[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78337-78338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25118]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-HA-0111; Req No. OS-2024-00038-FR]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
(OASD(HA)), Department of Defense (DoD).

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ACTION: 60-day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
Defense Health Agency (DHA) announces a proposed public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 January 
16, 2024.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
1700.
    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 Defense Health 
Agency, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042, Amanda Grifka, 
703-681-1771.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Health Care Survey of DoD 
Beneficiaries; OMB Control Number: 0720-HCSD.
    Needs and Uses: Legal authority for this information collection is 
found in the 1993 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (Pub. L. 
102-484). The Health Care Survey of DoD Beneficiaries (HCSDB) is the 
only population-based Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and 
Systems (CAHPS) Health Plan Survey (v5.0) administered to a 
statistically representative, world-wide sample of all eligible DoD 
beneficiaries by the DHA. The instrument includes an additional module 
that is the only population-based measurement of Healthy People 2030 
goals and health metrics reflecting the priorities of senior health 
leaders. The HCSDB is a population-based survey, not a healthcare 
encounter-based survey. As such, the HCSDB is the only survey able to 
measure access to care and other metrics for beneficiaries who may not 
be using the TRICARE health system due to barriers to care they 
encounter. This information collection, which began in 2008, continues 
to be of critical importance to DHA and Congress in assessing Military 
Health System (MHS) and Managed Care Support Contractor performance by 
allowing for trending by various beneficiary categories over time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 7,125.
    Number of Respondents: 28,500
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 28,500.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: November 7, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-25118 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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