[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14521-14522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05460]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-HA-0031]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Health Agency (DHA), 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 May 16, 
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

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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 Medical Benefits 
and Reimbursement Section, Health Plan Design Branch, TRICARE Health 
Plan Division, Defense Health Agency, 16401 E. Centretech Parkway, 
Aurora, CO 80011, Erica Ferron, 303-676-3626.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Childbirth and 
Breastfeeding Support Demonstration Survey; OMB Control Number 0720-
CBDS.
    Needs and Uses: The Childbirth and Breastfeeding Support 
Demonstration Survey is necessary to solicit information from TRICARE 
beneficiaries who have given birth in the specified reporting period 
(initial survey for beneficiaries who gave birth in calendar year 2021, 
with follow on surveys sent to beneficiaries who give birth each 
calendar year quarter through the end of 2026, with the final survey 
sent in early 2027). Approximately 100,000 TRICARE beneficiaries give 
birth each year; about 60 percent of those births occur in private 
sector care and the other 40 percent in direct care (military treatment 
facilities). The survey is mandated by Section 746 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116-283, enacted on January 1, 2021).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Number of Respondents: 16,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 16,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 9 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: March 8, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-05460 Filed 3-14-22; 8:45 am]
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