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Service Project Collection Tool for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35). Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, David 

Premo, at 202–606–6717 or email to 

dpremo@cns.gov. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, by 

any of the following two methods 

within 30 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: 202–395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk 

Officer for the Corporation for National 

and Community Service; or 

(2) By email to: smar@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of CNCS, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments 

A 60-day Notice requesting public 

comment was published in the Federal 

Register on Thursday, November 6, 

2014. This comment period ended 

January 5, 2015. No public comments 

were received from this Notice. 

Description: CNCS wants to help 

promote activities across the country 

and also be able to assess impact of 

CNCS initiatives. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Day of Service Project 

Promotion Tool. 

OMB Number: 3045–0122. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Any person or group 

organizing a service project in 

conjunction with a CNCS Initiative. 

Total Respondents: 100,000. 

Frequency: 6 times annually. 

Average Time per Response: Averages 

10 minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

100,000. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): None. 

Dated: January 27, 2015. 

Theodore Miller, 

Chief of External Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01831 Filed 1–29–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2015–HA–0008] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Health Affairs announces a 

proposed 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 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 31, 2015. 

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, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–3100. 

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. 

Any associated form(s) for this 

collection may be located within this 

same electronic docket and downloaded 

for review/testing. Follow the 

instructions at http://

www.regulations.gov for submitting 

comments. Please submit comments on 

any given form identified by docket 

number, form number, and title. 

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, 

Performance Evaluation & Transition 

Management Branch, ATTN: Ann 

Fazzini, 16401 E. Centretech Parkway, 

Aurora, CO 80011–9066, telephone 303– 

676–3613. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Health Insurance Claim Form, 

UB–04 CMS.1450, OMB Number 0720– 

0013. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary for a 

medical institution to claim benefits 

under the Defense Health Program, 

TRICARE which includes the Civilian 

Health and Medical Program for the 

Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). The 

information collected will be used by 

TRICARE/CHAMPUS to determine 

beneficiary eligibility, other health 

insurance liability, certification that the 

beneficiary received the care, and that 

the provider is authorized to receive 

TRICARE/CHAMPUS payments. The 

form will be used by TRICARE/

CHAMPUS and its contractors to 

determine the amount of benefits to be 

paid by TRICARE/CHAMPUS to 

institutional providers. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Annual Burden Hours: 135,000. 

Number of Respondents: 540,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

This collection instrument is for use 

by medical institutions filing for 


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reimbursement with the Defense Health 

Program, TRICARE, which includes the 

Civilian Health and Medical Program of 

the Uniformed Services (TRICARE/

CHAMPUS). TRICARE/CHAMPUS is a 

health benefits entitlement program for 

the dependents of active duty members 

of the Uniformed Services, and 

deceased sponsors, retirees and their 

dependents, of the Department of 

Homeland Security (Coast Guard) 

sponsors and certain North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration, and 

Public Health Service eligible 

beneficiaries. Use of the UB–04/CMS– 

1450 continues TRICARE/CHAMPUS 

commitments to use the national 

standard claim form for reimbursement 

of medical services/supplies provided 

by institutional providers. 

Dated: January 27, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01793 Filed 1–29–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of Army 

Notice of Intent To Seek Partners for a 

Cooperative Research and 

Development Agreement and 

Licensing Opportunity for Smoothed 

Symbol Transition Modulation 

Invented by U.S. Army Aviation and 

Missile Command 

AGENCY: Department of Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent Seeking 

Partners. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Aviation and 

Missile Command (AMRDEC) is seeking 

Cooperative Research and Development 

Agreement (CRADA) partners to 

collaborate in transitioning smoothed 

symbol transition modulation (SSTM) 

into commercial and/or government 

application(s). SSTM references 

approved for public release are provided 

[2–4]. Interested potential CRADA 

collaborators will receive detailed 

information on the current status of the 

project after signing a confidentiality 

disclosure agreement (CDA) with 

AMRDEC. Guidelines for the 

preparation of a full CRADA proposal 

will be communicated shortly thereafter 

to all respondents with whom initial 

confidential discussions will have 

established sufficient mutual interest. 

CRADA applications submitted after the 

due date may be considered if a suitable 

CRADA collaborator has not been 

identified by AMRDEC among the initial 

pool of respondents. Licensing of 

background technology related to this 

CRADA opportunity is also available to 

potential collaborators. 

DATES: Interested candidate partners 

must submit a statement of interest and 

capability to the AMRDEC point of 

contact before March 8, 2015 for 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions 

may be submitted to: Department of 

Army, US Army Research, Development 

and Engineering Command, Aviation 

and Missile Research, Development and 

Engineering Center, ATTN: RDMR–CST, 

Office of Research and Technology 

Applications (Ms. Wallace), 5400 

Fowler Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 

35898. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

can be directed to Ms. Cindy Wallace 

(256) 313–0895, Office of Research and 

Technology Applications, email: 

cindy.s.wallace.civ@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Project Description. AMRDEC seeks 

to ensure that technologies developed 

by AMRDEC are expeditiously 

commercialized and brought to practical 

use. The purpose of a CRADA is to find 

partner(s) to facilitate the development 

and commercialization of a technology 

that is in an early phase of development. 

Respondents interested in submitting a 

CRADA proposal should be aware that 

it may be necessary for them to secure 

a patent license to the above-mentioned 

patent pending technology in order to 

be able to commercialize products 

arising from a CRADA. CRADA partners 

are afforded an option to negotiate an 

exclusive license from the AMRDEC for 

inventions arising from the performance 

of the CRADA research plan. 

2. Technology Overview. 

Conventional modulation techniques 

have step changes between symbols. 

The step changes embed rectangular 

windowing functions, with poor power 

spectral density function characteristics, 

into the modulated waveform [1], [2], 

[3]. 

Smoothed symbol transition 

modulation (SSTM) [1], [2], [3], [4] 

waveform consists of half cycle raised 

cosine waveforms and zero slope line 

segments waveforms concatenated 

together to create a smooth waveform. 

All SSTM symbol transitions occur at 

zero slope points. The SSTM waveform 

requires less bandwidth and has a much 

faster power spectral density 

convergence than conventional 

modulation. 

Binary SSTM and 16 quadrature 

amplitude modulation SSTM (QAM– 

SSTM) simulations demonstrate the 

utility of the modulation technique [1], 

[2], [3], [4]. Smoothed symbol transition 

modulation simply adds one more block 

before the output (final) modulation 

stage [1], [2], [3], [4]. SSTM offers 

opportunities for improved performance 

under intersymbol interference, 

multipath signal conditions, dispersive 

channel conditions and timing jitter 

conditions. In terms of digital signal 

processing, SSTM is low cost, and offers 

significant performance improvements 

over conventional rectangular 

windowing function limited 

modulators. 

Under the CRADA, further research 

and development will be conducted on 

current and new algorithm(s) and 

further development in characterization 

is also needed. Based on the results of 

these experiments and other data, the 

program will then develop a target 

product profile. The developed 

algorithm(s) might be further improved 

to address specific aspects of this target 

product profile and, if necessary, to 

optimize its computation requirements 

and performance. The CRADA scope 

will also include studies beyond 

candidate selection including all aspects 

of algorithm studies, developments, 

simulations, optimization, and 

performance testing leading to a 

successful smoothed symbol transition 

modulation application. 

Collaborators should have experience 

in the development of digital signal 

processing algorithms, digital 

modulation, software defined radios, 

communications systems, and 

technology transition. The target end 

products include government and 

commercial communications systems, 

wireless applications (radio, television, 

WiFi, telecom, cell phones, data, 

satellite communications, et al.), radar, 

internet applications (cable modems), 

medical imaging, and other unique 

applications identified by the CRADA 

partner. 

The full CRADA proposal should 

include a capability statement with a 

detailed description of collaborators’ 

expertise in the following and related 

technology areas: (1) Conventional 

digital modulation, digital signal 

processing, software defined radios, 

communications systems, testing and 

evaluation of communications systems, 

etc.; (2) communications theory, 

information theory, and bit error rate; 

(3) expertise in windowing functions; 

(4) collaborators’ expertise in successful 

technology transition; and (5) 

collaborator’s ability to provide 

adequate funding to support some 

project studies is strongly encouraged. A 

preference will be given to collaborators 


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