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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 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Consideration will be given to all
comments received by August 5, 2005.
Title and OMB Number: Commissary
Evaluation and Utility Surveys—
Generic; OMB Number 0704–0407.
Type of Request: Extension.
Number of Respondents: 6,633.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 6,633.
Average Burden Per Response: 1.34
minutes (average).
Annual Burden Hours: 148.
Needs and Uses: The Defense
Commissary Agency (DeCA) will
conduct a variety of one-time surveys to
include customer satisfaction and
preference surveys on various services
and processes within the commissary
system. The survey population will
include, but is not limited to, persons
eligible to use the commissary
throughout the world. The information
collected will be used to support or
assess: (1) Commissary renovation and
new construction, (2) commissary site
decisions, (3) impact to commissaries
that are near a closing commissary or a
commissary that is undergoing some
other kind of transformation, (4)
processes within the commissaries, (5)
commissary patrons perception of
savings compared to local commercial
supermarkets, and (6) demographic
mark-up of commissary users.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Lewis
Oleinick. Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
Mr. Oleinick at the Office of
Management and Budget, Desk Officer
for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia
Toppings. Written requests for copies of
the information collection proposal
should be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/
ESD/Information Management Division,
1225 South Clark Street, Suite 504,
Arlington, VA 22202–4326.
ACTION:
DATES:
Dated: June 27, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Dated: June 27, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Notice.
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 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by August 5, 2005.
Title, Form, and OMB Number:
Application for Uniformed Services
Identification Card—DEERS Enrollment;
DD Form 1172; OMB Number 0704–
0020.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 1,146,898.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 1,146,898.
Average Burden Per Response: 5
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 95,575.
Needs and Uses: This information
collection requirement is needed to
obtain the necessary information to
authorize members of the Uniformed
Services, their spouses and dependents,
and other authorized individuals certain
benefits and privileges. These privileges
include health care, use of commissary,
base exchange, and morale, welfare, and
recreation facilities. This information
collection is needed to obtain the
necessary data to determine eligibility,
to provide eligible individuals with an
identification care for benefits and
privileges administered by the
Uniformed Services, and maintain a
centralized database of eligible
individuals.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Lewis
Oleinick.
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
Mr. Oleinick at the Office of
Management and Budget, Desk Officer
for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia
Toppings.
Written requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/ESD/
Information Management Division, 1225
South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arlington,
VA 22202–4326.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
New Collection; Comment Request
Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs,
DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health
Affairs) announces the new collection of
a public information collection and
seeks public comment on the provisions
thereof. Comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the new 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 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 September 6,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations on the information
collection will be sent to Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health
Affairs) TRICARE Management Activity,
Contracting Office, 16401 East
Centretech Parkway, Aurora Colorado
80011–9088—Attn: Mr. Bruce Mitterer
or Mr. Marty Blomberg.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection, please
write to the above address or contact
one of the following: Mr. Bruce Mitterer,
TRICARE Management Activity,
Contracting Officer, or Mr. Marty
Blomberg, 16401 East Centretech
Parkway, Aurora, Colorado 80011–9088,
1–303–676–3575.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: TRIWEST/TRICARE Provider
Satisfaction Survey.
Needs and Uses: The data will be
used to improve the services and
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relationship between providers and
TriWest to ensure that TriWest is
delivering upon the commitment to
provide ‘‘Beneficiary satifaction at the
highest possible level’’.
Affected Public: Individuals or
household.
Annual Burden Hours: 145 hours.
Number of Respondents: 850.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: .17
hours.
Frequency: Annually.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The TriWest Healthcare Alliance is a
Phoenix-based corporation that partners
with the Department of Defense (DoD) to
provide access to cost-effective, high
quality health care for our nation’s
active and retired uniformed services
members and their families. These
individuals are eligible for the DoD’s
regionally managed health care program
for the military, called TRICARE.
TriWest is under contract with the DoD
to manage and administer TRICARE
throughout the 21-state TRICARE West
Region.
In addition to supporting military
families through the TRICARE program,
TriWest has developed relationships
with organizations such as the USO,
Fisher House, the Women in Military
Service for America Memorial
Foundation and other military relief and
support associations to strengthen
America’s military community locally
and nationally.
TRICARE West includes the following
states:
• Alaska
• Arizona
• California
• Colorado
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Minnesota
• Missouri (except the St. Louis area)
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• North Dakota
• Oregon
• South Dakota
• Texas (El Paso area only)
• Utah
• Washington
• Wyoming
Dated: June 27, 2005.
Patricia Toppings,
Alternative OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
TRICARE; Healthy Choices for Life
Initiatives Demonstration Projects for
TRICARE Prime Beneficiaries
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of Healthy Choices for
Life Initiatives Demonstration Projects
for TRICARE Prime Beneficiaries.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice is to advise
interested parties of demonstration
projects that the Department of Defense
Military Health System proposes to
implement and evaluate under the
Healthy Choices for Life Initiatives: A
Tobacco Cessation Quitline
Demonstration project and a Weight
Management Demonstration project.
The Tobacco Cessation Demonstration
project is being done to measure the
effectiveness of a toll-free telephone
Tobacco Quitline alone, or when used
in conjunction with prescription
pharmacotherapy in curtailing or
stopping the use of tobacco products by
demonstration participants. This
portion of the Demonstration will
enable DoD to evaluate these selected
interventions in a DoD beneficiary
population and gather data for health
care costs and utilization. The
Demonstration will occur in four states:
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and
Minnesota. The Tobacco Cessation
Demonstration project will provide
information that will enable DoD to
determine whether behavior
modification, either alone or with
pharmacotherapy, should be added to
the TRICARE Prime benefit for the
treatment of patients who use or are
dependent upon tobacco.
The Weight Management
Demonstration project will allow the
DoD to determine the efficacy and
acceptability of distance behavioral
interventions and pharmacotherapy in
producing and maintaining clinically
significant weight loss in at-risk
overweight or obese individuals. The
Weight Management Demonstration
project will occur in four states: Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. The
Weight Management Demonstration
project will provide information that
will enable DoD to determine whether
to seek a change in statute to authorize,
as part of the TRICARE benefit, behavior
modification either alone or with
pharmacotherapy for the treatment of
patients that are overweight or obese.
Certain preventive care services not
normally provided as part of basic
program benefits under TRICARE are
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covered benefits when provided to
TRICARE Prime enrollees. Tobacco
cessation and weight loss programs,
along with pharmacotherapy, are
currently not benefits under either the
TRICARE basic program or under
TRICARE Prime. This demonstration
will evaluate whether these services
should be extended to Prime
beneficiaries as additional preventive
care benefits. These Demonstration
projects are being conducted under the
authority of 10 U.S.C. 1092.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LCDR Robert Fry, Office of the Chief
Medical Officer, TRICARE Management
Activity (TMA), 5111 Leesburg Pike,
Skyline Five, Suite 810, Falls Church,
VA 22041–3206, telephone (703) 681–
0064.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
By law, under 10 U.S.C. 1079(a)(13),
TRICARE may cost share only medically
or psychologically necessary care under
the Basic Program. Under TRICARE
Prime, TRICARE may also provide
additional preventive health care
benefits. One of the major priorities of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs is the Healthy Choices for
Life Initiatives for a fit and ready force
and healthy beneficiary population.
Preventive health measures are an
integral part of Healthy Choices for Life.
Currently, uniform tobacco cessation
and weight management programs for
TRICARE Prime enrollees in the
Military Health System (MHS) have not
been established as a preventive benefit.
Tobacco Cessation
Tobacco use is the leading cause of
preventable death in the United States.
It is responsible for 440,000 deaths
annually nationwide, including 14,000
in the Department of Defense (DoD). The
case for an expanded and
comprehensive approach to tobacco
cessation in the DoD is compelling.
With estimated medical costs from
tobacco use that exceed $1.6 billion per
year and the observation of an alarming
increase in smoking prevalence among
young active duty service members, the
need for a global and effective DoD
strategy has never been greater.
Research indicates tobacco use has a
negative impact on readiness during
wartime (for example, 20–50 percent
reduction in night vision for smokers;
deleterious effects of rapid nicotine
withdrawal on cognitive function and
visual acuity; significant decrement in
tracking ability; and increased reaction
times). Tobacco use also (1) puts
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
New Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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In accordance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health
Affairs) announces the new collection of a public information
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the new 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 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
September 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the information
collection will be sent to Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs) TRICARE Management Activity, Contracting Office, 16401
East Centretech Parkway, Aurora Colorado 80011-9088--Attn: Mr. Bruce
Mitterer or Mr. Marty Blomberg.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection, please write to the above address or
contact one of the following: Mr. Bruce Mitterer, TRICARE Management
Activity, Contracting Officer, or Mr. Marty Blomberg, 16401 East
Centretech Parkway, Aurora, Colorado 80011-9088, 1-303-676-3575.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: TRIWEST/TRICARE Provider
Satisfaction Survey.
Needs and Uses: The data will be used to improve the services and
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relationship between providers and TriWest to ensure that TriWest is
delivering upon the commitment to provide ``Beneficiary satifaction at
the highest possible level''.
Affected Public: Individuals or household.
Annual Burden Hours: 145 hours.
Number of Respondents: 850.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: .17 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The TriWest Healthcare Alliance is a Phoenix-based corporation that
partners with the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide access to
cost-effective, high quality health care for our nation's active and
retired uniformed services members and their families. These
individuals are eligible for the DoD's regionally managed health care
program for the military, called TRICARE. TriWest is under contract
with the DoD to manage and administer TRICARE throughout the 21-state
TRICARE West Region.
In addition to supporting military families through the TRICARE
program, TriWest has developed relationships with organizations such as
the USO, Fisher House, the Women in Military Service for America
Memorial Foundation and other military relief and support associations
to strengthen America's military community locally and nationally.
TRICARE West includes the following states:
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri (except the St. Louis area)
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas (El Paso area only)
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Dated: June 27, 2005.
Patricia Toppings,
Alternative OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of
Defense.
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