[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3781-3782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01399]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2022-HA-0011]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs

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(OASD(HA)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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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 March 
28, 2022.

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: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket 
listed above.
    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, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042, Terry McDavid, 
703-681-3645.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: 
Diagnosis Related Groups Reimbursement Two Parts; OMB Control Number 
0720-0017.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984, 
Public Law 98-94 amended Title 10, section 1079(j)(2)(A) of the U.S.C. 
and provided the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
Services (CHAMPUS) with the statutory authority to reimburse 
institutional providers based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). The 
TRICARE/CHAMPUS DRG-based payment system is modeled on the Medicare 
Prospective Payment System and was implemented on October 1, 1987. The 
TRICARE/CHAMPUS DRG-based payments apply only to hospital's operating 
costs and do not include any amounts for hospitals' capital or direct 
medical education costs. Any hospital subject to the DRG-based payment 
system, except for children's hospitals (whose capital and direct 
medical education costs are incorporated in the children's hospital 
differential), who want to be reimbursed for allowed capital and direct 
medical education costs must submit a request for payment to the 
TRICARE/CHAMPUS contractor. The request allows TRICARE to collect the 
information necessary to properly reimburse hospitals for its share of 
these costs
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5,600.
    Number of Respondents: 5,600.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 5,600.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: January 19, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-01399 Filed 1-24-22; 8:45 am]
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