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the Board of Regents, Uniformed 

Services University of the Health 

Sciences will take place. 

DATES: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 open 

to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 10:45 

a.m. Closed session will occur from 

approximately 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Uniformed Services 

University of the Health Sciences, 4301 

Jones Bridge Road, Everett Alvarez Jr. 

Board of Regents Room (D3001), 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Nuetzi James, 301–295–3066 

(Voice), 301–295–1960 (Facsimile), 

jennifer.nuetzi-james@usuhs.edu 

(Email). Mailing address is 4301 Jones 

Bridge Road, A1020, Bethesda, 

Maryland 20814. Website: https://

www.usuhs.edu/vpe/bor. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., 

Appendix), the Government in the 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 

CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Defense, through the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, on 

academic and administrative matters 

critical to the full accreditation and 

successful operation of USU. These 

actions are necessary for USU to pursue 

its mission, which is to educate, train 

and comprehensively prepare 

uniformed services health professionals, 

officers, scientists and leaders to 

support the Military and Public Health 

Systems, the National Security and 

National Defense Strategies of the 

United States, and the readiness of our 

Uniformed Services. 

Agenda: The actions scheduled to 

occur include the review of the minutes 

from the Board meeting held on May 18, 

2018; recommendations regarding the 

awarding of associate, baccalaureate and 

post-baccalaureate degrees; 

recommendations regarding the 

approval of faculty appointments and 

promotions; and recommendations 

regarding award nominations. The USU 

President will provide a report on recent 

actions affecting academic and 

operational aspects of USU. Member 

reports will include an Academics 

Summary consisting of reports from the 

Dean of the F. Edward He ́bert School of 

Medicine, Dean of the Daniel K. Inouye 

Graduate School of Nursing, Executive 

Dean of the Postgraduate Dental College, 

Dean of the College of Allied Health 

Sciences, Vice President for Research, 

and Vice President for Information and 

Education Technology. Member Reports 

will also include a Finance and 

Administration Summary consisting of 

reports from the Senior Vice President 

of the Southern Region, Senior Vice 

President of the Western Region, Vice 

President for Finance and 

Administration, Commander of the USU 

Brigade, and the USU General Counsel. 

Additional reports include USU 

Construction Updates, Director of the 

Armed Forces Radiobiology Research 

Institute, USU President of the Faculty 

Senate, and Defense Medical Ethics 

Center. A closed session will be held, 

after the open session, to discuss active 

investigations and personnel actions. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 

Federal statutes and regulations (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 

CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165) and 

the availability of space, the meeting is 

open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 

10:45 a.m. Seating is on a first-come 

basis. Members of the public wishing to 

attend the meeting should contact 

Jennifer Nuetzi James no later than five 

business days prior to the meeting, at 

the address and phone number noted in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2, 

5–7), the DoD has determined that the 

portion of the meeting from 

approximately 10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. 

shall be closed to the public. The Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness), in consultation with the 

Department of Defense Office of General 

Counsel, has determined in writing that 

this portion of the Board’s meeting will 

be closed as the discussion will disclose 

sensitive personnel information, will 

include matters that relate solely to the 

internal personnel rules and practices of 

the agency, will involve allegations of a 

person having committed a crime or 

censuring an individual, and may 

disclose investigatory records compiled 

for law enforcement purposes. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 

section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and 41 CFR 102–3.140, 

the public or interested organizations 

may submit written comments to the 

Board about its approved agenda 

pertaining to this meeting or at any time 

regarding the Board’s mission. 

Individuals submitting a written 

statement must submit their statement 

to the Designated Federal Officer at the 

address listed above in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Written 

statements that do not pertain to a 

scheduled meeting of the Board may be 

submitted at any time. However, if 

individual comments pertain to a 

specific topic being discussed at the 

planned meeting, then these statements 

must be received at least 5 calendar 

days prior to the meeting, otherwise, the 

comments may not be provided to or 

considered by the Board until a later 

date. The Designated Federal Officer 

will compile all timely submissions 

with the Board’s Chair and ensure such 

submissions are provided to Board 

Members before the meeting. 

Dated: July 25, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16236 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2018–HA–0047] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 

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 

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 September 28, 

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 


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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 TRICARE Operations 

Plan, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Suite 5101, 

Falls Church, VA 22042–5101, ATTN: 

Mr. Mark Ellis or call (703) 275–6234. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: TRICARE Young Adult 

Application; DD–2947; OMB Control 

Number 0720–0049. 

Needs and Uses: The Ike Skelton 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11), Section 702, 

aligns TRICARE Program eligibility by 

providing a means to extend the age of 

eligibility of TRICARE dependents from 

age 21 or 23 up to age 26 to allow the 

purchase of extended dependent 

medical coverage across existing 

TRICARE program options (Select and 

Prime). This is consistent with the 

intent of the Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act, the implementing 

Health and Human Services regulations, 

and the limitations of Chapter 55 of 

Title 10. Section 702 allows qualified 

adult children not eligible for medical 

coverage at age 21 (23 if enrolled in a 

full-time course of study at an 

institution of higher learning approved 

by the Secretary of Defense) and are 

under age 26 to qualify to purchase 

medical coverage unless the dependent 

is enrolled in or eligible to purchase 

employer sponsored insurance per 

section 5000A(f)(2) of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 or is married. 

The dependents shall be able to 

purchase either the TRICARE Prime or 

Select benefits depending on if they 

meet specific program requirements and 

the availability of a desired plan in their 

geographic location. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 677.25. 

Number of Respondents: 2,709. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 2,709. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondents are adult age dependents 

of active duty military and veteran 

service members. Respondents complete 

the DD–2947, ‘‘TRICARE Young Adult 

Application,’’ in order to apply for, 

change, or terminate their TRICARE 

Young Adult coverage or to request a 

different Primary Care Manager (PCM). 

Respondents typically make these 

requests over the phone by calling their 

regional contractor responsible for 

processing the DD–2947. Respondents 

in the East and West of the U.S. process 

the DD–2947 through Humana and 

HealthNet respectively; respondents 

outside of those regions have their DD– 

2947 processed by International SOS. 

Dated: July 25, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16237 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2018–HA–0045] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 

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 

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 September 28, 

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 Decision Support 

Decision, Defense Health Agency, Attn: 

Dr. Kimberely Aiyelawo, 7700 Arlington 

Blvd., Suite 5101, Falls Church, VA 

22042–5101, or call 703–681–3636. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Department of Defense Patient 

Safety Culture Survey; OMB Control 

Number 0720–0034. 

Needs and Uses: The 2001 National 

Defense Authorization Act contains 

specific sections addressing patient 

safety in military and veterans’ health 

care systems. This legislation states that 

the Secretary of Defense shall establish 

a patient care error reporting and 

management system to study 

occurrences of errors in patient care and 

that one purpose of the system should 

be to ‘‘identify systemic factors that are 

associated with such occurrences’’ and 

‘‘to provide for action to be taken to 

correct the identified systemic factors.’’ 

(Sec. 754, items b2 and b3). In addition, 

the legislation states that the Secretary 

shall ‘‘continue research and 

development investments to improve 

communication, coordination, and team 

work in the provision of health care.’’ 

(Sec. 754, item d4). 

In its ongoing response to this 

legislation, and in support of its mission 

to ‘‘promote a culture of safety to 

eliminate preventable patient harm by 

engaging, educating and equipping 

patient-care teams to institutionalize 

evidence-based safe practices,’’ the DoD 

Patient Safety Program plans to field the 

Department of Defense Patient Safety 

Culture Survey. The Culture Survey is 

based on the Department of Health and 

Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality’s validated survey 

instrument. The survey obtains MHS 

staff opinions on patient safety issues 

such as teamwork, communications, 

medical error occurrence and response, 


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