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provider communications, claims 

processing, appeals, provider 

enrollment, medical review and 

provider audit and reimbursement. The 

survey will be conducted yearly and 

annual reports of the results will be 

available via an online reporting system 

for use by TMA (HPA&E). The survey 

will be based on the Medicare 

Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey 

(MCPSS) core instrument that may 

include additional DoD specific 

questions. The MCPSS provides a 

standardized instrument for measuring 

providers’ perspectives on satisfaction 

with their Medicare Contractors as well 

as providing the capability to make 

statistically valid comparisons of results 

to national and system-wide statistical 

findings. 

Dated: January 18, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–331 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5007–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DOD–2007–OS–0003] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 

and Readiness) announces a proposed 

extension of a previously approved 

public information collection and seeks 

public comment on the provisions 

thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden of the proposed information 

collection; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by March 27, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness), ODUSD (PI)/Defense Human 

Resources Activity, ATTN: Ms. Heidi 

Boyd, 4040 Fairfax Boulevard, Suite 

200, Arlington, VA 22201, or call (703) 

696–1074. 

Title and OMB Control Number: 

Application for Department of Defense 

Common Access Card—DEERS 

Enrollment, DD Form 1172–2, OMB 

Number 0704–0415. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection requirement is needed to 

obtain the necessary data to establish a 

record in the Defense Enrollment 

Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) for 

individuals not pre-enrolled in the 

DEERS, and to maintain a centralized 

database of individuals eligible for a 

DoD identification card. This 

information is used to establish 

eligibility for the DoD Common Access 

Card (CAC) for individuals that are 

either employed by or associated with 

the Department of Defense. The 

information also provides a source of 

data for demographic reports. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 300,000. 

Number of Respondents: 500,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Summary of Information Collected: 

The DD Form 1172–2, Application for 

Department of Defense Common Access 

Card—DEERS Enrollment, the form 

associated with this information 

collection, is used to collect relevant 

data (e.g., name, identifying 

information, employment status, 

citizenship) from the respondent. The 

data collected establish eligibility for 

the appropriate DoD Common Access 

Card for those individuals not preenrolled in the Defense Enrollment 

Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). 

The Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive—12 (HSPD–12), dated August 

27, 2004, directed the promulgation of 

a Federal standard for secure and 

reliable forms of identification for 

Federal Employees and contractors that 

will be interoperable among the Federal 

departments and agencies. The 

Department of Defense is in the process 

of adjusting the Common Access Card 

(CAC) program so that it meets the 

requirements of HSPD–12. 

HSPD–12 mandates smart card 

technology and supports the use of 

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to make 

access control decisions for both logical 

access to computer systems and 

physical access to federal facilities. PKI 

is a key and certificate management 

infrastructure designed to support 

confidentiality, integrity, availability, 

authorization, and access control for 

both computer networks and physical 

access. Public Law 106–65, Section 373, 

codified at 10 United States Code 

annotated, ‘‘other provisions,’’ directs 

the Department to develop and 

implement a Smart Card program. The 

Deputy Secretary of Defense 

memorandum, dated November 10, 

1999, ‘‘Smart Card Adoption and 

Implementation,’’ directs the 

implementation of smart card 

technology as a Department-wide 

Common Access Card (CAC) that shall 

be: The standard ID card for active duty 

military personnel (to include the 

Selected Reserve); DoD civilian 

employees, eligible contractor personnel 

and other eligible personnel; the 

principal card used to enable physical 

access to buildings and controlled 

spaces; and will be used to gain access 

to the Department’s computer networks 

and systems. The Deputy Secretary 

directs the CAC shall be issued and 

maintained using the infrastructure 

provided by the Defense Enrollment 

Eligibility Reporting System and the 

Real-time Automated Personnel 

Identification System (RAPIDS). 

Individuals included in this 

information collection are eligible 

contractor employees, eligible, foreign 

national personnel and other eligible 

individuals outside of the DoD. 

Personnel included in this information 

collection are considered to be eligible 

for a CAC if they require logical access 

to DoD computer systems, are eligible 

for DoD benefits and entitlements, 


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require physical access to multiple DoD 

facilities or require access to multiple 

Federal agencies in compliance with the 

Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive—12 (HSPD–12). 

Dated: January 18, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–332 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DoD–2007–HA–0004] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Health Affairs announces a new 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by March 27, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and or RIN 

number and title, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) for this 

Federal Register document. The general 

policy for comments and other 

submissions from members of the public 

is to make these submissions available 

for public viewing on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 

(OASD), ATTN: Col Grant Kotovsky, 

5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 810A, Falls 

Church, VA 22041–3206, or call (703) 

681–0039. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Defense Medical Human 

Resources System internet (DMHRSi); 

OMB Control Number 0720–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: DMHRSi is a Joint 

Medical Information system software 

application that provides the Military 

Health System (MHS) with a 

comprehensive enterprise human 

resource system with capabilities to 

manage personnel, manpower, 

education & training, labor cost 

assignment and readiness functional 

areas. It has built-in safeguards to limit 

access and visibility of personal or 

sensitive information in accordance 

with the Privacy Act of 1974. The 

application will account for everyone in 

the MHS—Active Duty, Reserves, 

National Guard, government civilian, 

contractors and volunteers assigned or 

borrowed—this also includes non 

appropriated fund employees and 

foreign nationals. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 13,280. 

Number of Respondents: 40,000. 

Responses per Respondent: Four. 

Average Burden per Response: .083. 

Frequency: Annually. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

DMHRSi is one of the premier Joint 

Medical Information System software 

applications. It provides the Military 

Health System (MHS) (including Health 

Affairs, the TRICARE Management 

Activity, and the JMISO Office) with a 

comprehensive enterprise human 

resource system with capabilities to 

manage our personnel, manpower, 

education & training, labor cost 

assignment, and readiness functional 

areas. Everyone in the MHS—Active 

Duty, Reserves, National Guard, 

government civilian, contractor, and 

volunteer—assigned or borrowed, will 

be accounted for in DMHRSi. 

Most JMIS products are designed for 

deployment to medical facilities and 

field use. DMHRSi has applicability at 

the headquarters level allowing JMIS to 

use this product to conduct its own dayto-day workforce management. This 

comprehensive tool provides the 

capability to manage positions, develop 

telephone rosters, monitor individual 

training status, etc. Deciding to 

implement DMHRSi within all JMIS 

program offices, provides a great 

opportunity to LEAD BY EXAMPLE 

using the application just as we expect 

those ‘‘in the field’’ to do. 

The information in DMHRSi is 

sometimes personal or sensitive; 

therefore it contains built-in safeguards 

to limit access and visibility of this 

information. DMHRSi uses role-based 

security so a user sees only the 

information for which permission has 

been granted. It uses state-of-the-market 

128-bit encryption security for our 

transactions. It is DITSCAP certified, 

having been subjected to and passed 

thorough security testing and evaluation 

by independent parties. It meets 

safeguards specified by the Privacy Act 

of 1974 in that it maintains a published 

Department of Defense (DoD) Privacy 

Impact Assessment and System of 

Record covering Active Duty Military, 

Reserve, National Guard, and 

government civilian employees, to 

include non-appropriated fund 

employees and foreign nationals, DoD 

contractors, and volunteers. DMHRSi is 

hosted in a secure facility managed by 

the Defense Information Systems 

Agency. 

For JMIS military and government 

civilian personnel, most of the required 

data is received from Service or DoD 

source systems. However, there may be 

some additional data entered locally. 

For contract support personnel, records 

must be created. So, the first step to 

implement DMHRSi in JMIS is to collect 

selected data and have it entered into 

the application. JMIS will provide 

templates to ease this initial data 

gathering process. 

Once the initial record is created, 

there is some data such as local address 

and phone number that each employee 

can review and maintain individually. 

This is accomplished through the 

DMHRSi Employee Self-Service 

interface. Therefore, the second step to 

implement DMHRSi in JMIS is for all 

personnel to complete two online 

courses, Introduction to DMHRSi and 

DMHRSi Employee Self-Service. 

Training is through the MHS Learning 

Management System—MHS Learn—

accessed at https:// 

mhslearn.satx.disa.mil. MHS Learn 

guidance including login instructions 

and timelines for completion will be 

provided separately. 


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