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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 230 (Thursday, November 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71177-71178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28866]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2012-HA-0150]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Health Affairs announces the proposed extension of a 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 January 
28, 2013.

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, 2nd Floor, 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.

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 
Services Systems (DHSS) Program Executive Office (PEO), ATTN: Maj 
Ethiel Rodriguez, Defense Health Headquarters (DHHQ) 7700 Arlington 
Boulevard, Falls Church, Virginia 22042-2902, or call DHSS, at 703-681-
1137.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Centralized Credentials 
Quality Assurance System (CCQAS); OMB Control Number 0720-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: CCQAS v2.9.11 is an automated Tri-Service, Web-
based database containing credentialing, privileging, risk management, 
and adverse actions information on direct healthcare providers in the 
MHS. CCQAS also allows providers to apply for privileges online. This 
latter capability allows for a privileging workflow for new providers, 
for transfers (TDY and PCS), for modification of privileges, and for 
renewal of privileges and staff reappointment within the system. CCQAS 
was CAC enforced December 2009 and as part of the Federal Health Care 
Center, North Chicago, VA PIV users gained access in October 2010. In 
November 2011, CCQAS was PKI/SSO integrated.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 80,000.
    Number of Respondents: 40,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.

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    Average Burden per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Currently, CCQAS provides credentialing, privileging, risk-
management and adverse actions capabilities which support medical 
quality assurance activities in the direct care system. CCQAS is fully 
deployed world-wide and is used by all Services (Army, Navy, Air Force) 
and Components (Guard, Reserve). CCQAS serves users functioning at the 
facility (defined by an individual UIC), Service, and DoD levels. 
Access to CCQAS modules and capabilities within each module is 
permissions-based, so that users have access tailored to the functions 
they perform and sensitive information receives maximal protection. 
Within each module, access control is available to the screen level.

    Dated: November 26, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-28866 Filed 11-28-12; 8:45 am]
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