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###### Department of Defense

###### Office of the Secretary

          - [Docket ID: DOD-2017-HA-0036]

# AGENCY:

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD HA), 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 November 15, 2017.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be emailed to Ms. Cortney Higgins, DoD Desk Officer, at                         *Oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.*                         Please identify the proposed information collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and title of the information collection.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Fred Licari, 571-372-0493, or                         *whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Title, Associated Form and OMB Number:*                     TRICARE Award Fee Provider Survey; OMB Control Number 0720-0048.                

*Type of Request:*                     Reinstatement.                

*Number of Respondents:*                     1,224.                

*Responses per Respondent:*                     1.                

*Annual Responses:*                     1,224.                

*Average Burden per Response:*                     5 minutes.                

*Annual Burden Hours:*                     102.                

*Needs and Uses:*                     The information collection requirement is necessary to obtain and record TRICARE network civilian provider-user satisfaction with the administrative processes/services of managed care support contractors (MCSC) in three TRICARE regions within the United States (North, West, and South) and three regions internationally (Europe, Pacific and Latin America). The survey will obtain TRICARE network civilian provider opinions regarding claims processing, customer service, and administrative support by the TRICARE regional contractors. The reports of findings from these surveys, coupled with performance criteria from other sources, will be used by the TRICARE Regional Administrative Contracting Officers to determine incentive award fee determination.                

*Affected Public:*                     Businesses or other for profit; not for-profit institutions.                

*Frequency:*                     Monthly.                

*Respondent's Obligation:*                     Voluntary.                

*OMB Desk Officer:*                     Ms. Cortney Higgins.                

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 ID 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.                

*DOD Clearance Officer:*                     Mr. Frederick Licari.                

Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 03F09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.

Dated: October 11, 2017.

Aaron Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 2017-22321 Filed 10-13-17; 8:45 am]

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