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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Jennifer Smith, Deputy Director for 

Laboratory Management ASA(ALT) 

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

of the Army, Research and Technology, 

(703) 697–0685. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Eligibility: 

The entities allowed to participate in 

this competition are small businesses as 

defined in 13 CFR part 121. To qualify, 

the participating entity must fall within 

the size standard by North American 

Industry Classification System code 

541713, 541714, and 541715. 

There may be only one submission 

per business. In addition, each entity: 

• Shall provide registration 

information in the xTechSearch Cover 

Letter registration form; 

• Shall be incorporated in and 

maintain a primary place of business in 

the United States; 

• Shall perform the work in the 

United States. 

• May not be a Federal entity or 

Federal employee acting within the 

scope of their employment. 

Registered participants shall be 

required to agree to assume any and all 

risks and waive claims against the 

Federal Government and its related 

entities, except in the case of willful 

misconduct, for any injury, death, 

damage, or loss of property, revenue, or 

profits, whether direct, indirect, or 

consequential, arising from their 

participation in a prize competition, 

whether the injury, death, damage, or 

loss arises through negligence or 

otherwise. 

Participants shall be required to 

obtain liability insurance or 

demonstrate financial responsibility, in 

amounts determined by the Army, for 

claims by— 

• Third parties for death, bodily 

injury, or property damage, or loss 

resulting from an activity carried out in 

connection with participation in a prize 

competition, with the Federal 

Government named as an additional 

insured under the registered 

participant’s insurance policy and 

registered participants agreeing to 

indemnify the Federal Government 

against third party claims for damages 

arising from or related to prize 

competition activities; and 

• Federal Government for damage or 

loss to Government property resulting 

from such an activity. 

Prizes will be offered under 15 U.S.C. 

Section 3719 (Prize competitions). 

• The total prize pool is $1.95M. 

Evaluation Criteria and Process 

Phase I: Concept White Paper Contest 

• All interested eligible contestants 

will submit a xTechSearch Cover Letter 

registration form with a White Paper, of 

no greater than 1000 words, describing 

the novel technology concept, 

innovative application concept, and 

integration with the Army’s 

modernization priorities and outlining 

their knowledge, skills, capabilities, and 

approach for this challenge. Contestants’ 

concept papers will be reviewed by a 

panel of subject matter experts and 

judges who will select semifinalists who 

will be awarded a prize of $1000 and be 

invited to the Phase II xTechSearch 

Technology Pitch Forums. 

• Concept White Papers will be 

ranked based on the novelty of the 

proposed technology to revolutionizing 

and modernizing the Army. Each white 

paper must include the following: 

Æ Proposed Army Modernization 

Priority alignment, 

Æ Proposed concept and current 

technology maturity, 

• Concept White Paper Scoring 

Criteria: 

Æ Potential for Impact/ 

Revolutionizing the Army—50% 

Æ Scientific and Engineering 

Viability—30% 

Æ Team Experience and Abilities— 

20% 

Phase II: xTechSearch Technology 

Pitches 

• Up to one hundred twenty five 

(125) selected contestant semi-finalists 

will be invited to complete an in-person 

Technology pitch to a panel of Army 

and Department of Defense subject 

matter experts and judges at one of five 

selected locations across the United 

States. 

• xTechSearch Technology Pitches 

will be ranked based on the novelty of 

the proposed technology to 

revolutionizing and modernizing the 

Army. Finalists will be selected based 

on the propensity of the technology to 

revolutionize Army missions, solve an 

Army capability gap, and catalyze with 

Army assets. Each technology pitch 

must include a proposal to demonstrate 

proof-of-concept for the technologies 

within 6 months. 

• Up to twenty-five (25) finalists 

selected by the judge panel will receive 

a prize of $5000 and be invited to 

display an exhibit and make a formal 

public oral presentation of their 

proposal at the 2018 AUSA Annual 

Meeting Innovators’ Corner in 

Washington, DC. 

• Scoring Criteria: 

Æ Potential for Impact/ 

Revolutionizing the Army—50% 

Æ Scientific and Engineering 

Viability; Proof-of-Concept 

Demonstration Plan—30% 

Æ Team Experience and Abilities— 

20% 

Phase III: AUSA Innovators’ Corner 

• Up to twenty-five (25) xTechSearch 

finalists will be featured at Innovators’ 

Corner at the 2018 AUSA Annual 

Meeting and Exposition, 8–10 October 

2018 in Washington, DC. 

• Finalists will provide a display and 

a presentation on their submission in an 

Army-sponsored exhibit space and 

engage with Department of Defense 

(DoD) customers, industry partners, and 

academia. 

• Up to twelve (12) Phase III prize 

winners will be announced, four (4) 

each day. Phase III prize winners will be 

awarded prizes of $125,000 and 6 

months to demonstrate proof-of-concept 

for their xTechSearch technology, to be 

demonstrated at an xTechSearch Finale 

Demonstration. 

Phase IV: xTechSearch Finale 

Demonstration—April 2019 

• Each Phase III winner will 

demonstrate proof-of-concept for their 

technology solution to senior DoD, 

Government, and industry leadership. 

The winner of the Finale Demonstration 

will be awarded a prize of $200,000. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. Section 3719; Pub. L. 

96–480, Section 24, as added Pub. L. 111– 

358, title I, Section 105a, Jan. 4, 2011 Stat. 

3989 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13669 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DOD–2018–HA–0038] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Agency, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Information collection notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Defense Health Agency 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 


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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 August 27, 2018. 

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 Chief Management Officer, 

Directorate for Oversight and 

Compliance, 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 the Defense Health 

Agency, TRICARE Health Plan, Policy 

and Benefits, 8111 Gatehouse Road, 

Falls Church, VA, 22042, Ms. Vonda 

Lawson or call (703) 275–6221. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: TriCare DoD/CHAMPUS 

Medical Claim Patient’s Request for 

Medical Payment; DD–2642; OMB 

Control Number 0720–0006. 

Needs and Uses: The DD–2642, 

‘‘TRICARE DoD/CHAMPUS Medical 

Claim Patient’s Request for Medical 

Payment’’ form is used by TRICARE 

beneficiaries to claim reimbursement for 

medical expenses under the TRICARE 

Program (formerly the Civilian Health 

and Medical Program of the Uniformed 

Services (CHAMPUS)). The information 

collected will be used by TRICARE to 

determine beneficiary eligibility, other 

health insurance liability, certification 

that the beneficiary has the received 

care, and reimbursement for medical 

services received. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 207,500. 

Number of Respondents: 830,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 830,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

The respondents to this information 

collection are TRICARE beneficiaries 

which include active duty service 

members, retirees, family members, and 

others. The DD–2642 is used by 

beneficiaries to file for reimbursement 

of out-of-pocket costs paid to providers 

and suppliers for authorized health care 

services or supplies. The information 

collected by the DD–2642 also aids 

TRICARE in determining beneficiary 

eligibility, health insurance liability and 

to certify the beneficiary has received 

the medical care as indicated. 

Respondents may obtain the DD–2642 

by various methods. The DD–2642 may 

be completed online via the TRICARE 

website, tricare.mil. Additionally, 

respondents may print the form from 

the TRICARE website or the Department 

of Defense forms web page, 

www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/forms/ and 

complete the DD–2642 by hand. 

Respondents may also call their 

designated regional contractor who can 

direct respondents on how to obtain the 

DD–2642. Respondents can identify 

their regional contractor through the 

TRICARE website. Respondents residing 

overseas may visit their local military 

treatment facility Tricare Service Center 

to request a copy of the DD–2642. 

Respondents may complete the DD– 

2642 online and submit it immediately, 

or in some cases, choose to mail their 

completed DD–2642 to their regional 

contractor. The regional contractor then 

enters the information into the 

TRICARE Record Encounter Data 

System. 

Dated: June 21, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13712 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2018–OS–0017] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

DoD. 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

has submitted to OMB for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by July 26, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be 

emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD 

Desk Officer, at oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Please identify the 

proposed information collection by DoD 

Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and 

title of the information collection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Licari, 571–372–0493, or whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Basic Criminal History and 

Statement of Admission (Department of 

Defense Child Care Services Programs); 

DD Form 2981; OMB Control Number 

0704–0516. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with 

change. 

Number of Respondents: 5,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 5,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,250. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

obtain a self-reported record of criminal 

history from each individual who comes 

into regular, reoccurring contact with 

children under the age of 18 years. 

Individuals are required to self-report 

any arrests, charges or convictions that 

would keep the individual from 

obtaining or maintaining a favorable 

suitability or fitness determination. 

Programs impacted are referenced 

within the 42 U.S. Code § 13041 and 

include impacted individuals such as 

employees, DoD contractors, providers, 

adults residing in a family child care 

home, volunteers, and others with 

regular reoccurring contact with 

children. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

You may also submit comments and 

recommendations, identified by Docket 

ID number and title, by the following 

method: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, Docket 


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