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Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Health Affairs 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 February 27,
2017.
You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Department of Defense, Office
of the Deputy Chief Management
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and
Compliance, Regulatory and Advisory
Committee Division, 4800 Mark Center
Drive, Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA
22350–1700.
Instructions: All submissions received
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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 https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
Any associated form(s) for this
collection may be located within this
same electronic docket and downloaded
for review/testing. Follow the
instructions at https://
www.regulations.gov for submitting
comments. Please submit comments on
any given form identified by docket
number, form number, and title.
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 ATTN: Ms. Shane Pham,
7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101,
Falls Church, VA 22042–5101, or call at
(703) 681–8666.
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Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: TRICARE Plus Enrollment
Application and TRICARE Plus
Disenrollment Request; DD Form 2853
and DD Form 2854; OMB Control
Number 0720–0028.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary for
enrollment and disenrollment in the
Department of Defense’s TRICARE Plus
Health Plan established in accordance
with Title 10 U.S.C. 1099 (which calls
for a healthcare enrollment system) and
1086 (which authorizes TRICARE
eligibility of Medicare Eligible Persons
and has resulted in the development of
a new enrollment option called
TRICARE Plus) and the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Policy Memorandum to Establish the
TRICARE Plus Program, June 22, 2001.
The information collected hereby
provides the TRICARE contractors with
necessary data to determine beneficiary
eligibility and to identify the selection
of a health care option.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Annual Burden Hours: 386.
Number of Respondents: 3305.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 3305.
Average Burden per Response: 7
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
The Department of Defense
established TRICARE Plus as an
enrollment option for persons who are
eligible for care in Military Treatment
Facilities (MTF) and not enrolled in
TRICARE Prime. TRICARE Plus
provides an opportunity to enroll with
a primary care provider at a specific
MTF, to the extent capacity exists. This
is a way to facilitate primary care
appointments at an MTF when needed.
TRICARE Plus enrollment will help
MTFs maintain an adequate clinical
case mix for Graduate Medical
Education programs and support
readiness-related medical skills
sustainment activities. In order to carry
out this program, it is necessary that
certain beneficiaries electing to enroll/
disenroll in TRICARE Plus complete an
enrollment application/disenrollment
request. Completion of the enrollment
forms is an essential element of the
TRICARE program. There is no lock-in
and no enrollment fee for TRICARE
Plus.
Dated: December 20, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the New Haven
Harbor (New Haven, Connecticut)
Navigation Improvement Project
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice of intent.
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), New England
District is conducting a feasibility study
and Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) to examine navigationimprovements to the existing New
Haven Harbor Federal Navigation
project. The non-Federal sponsor for the
study is the New Haven Port Authority
in partnership with the Connecticut
State Port Authority. Inadequate
channel depths result in navigation
inefficiencies in transporting goods into
and out of the harbor. To reach the
terminals, larger ships must lighter
outside the breakwaters and/or
experience delays while waiting for
favorable tide conditions, or both.
Deeper and wider navigation features
(main channel, maneuvering area, and
turning basin) are needed to increase the
navigation efficiency and safety of New
Haven Harbor.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed action
and EIS can be answered by: Mr. Todd
Randall, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
New England District, 696 Virginia
Road, Concord, MA 01742–2751, (978)
318–8518, email: todd.a.randall@
usace.army.mil.
SUMMARY:
A public scoping meeting will be
held on January 24, 2017 from 6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. (registration starts at 6:00
p.m.) at the Hall of Records, Hearing
Room, 200 Orange Street, New Haven,
Connecticut.
DATES:
The Corps
participation in this study is authorized
by a resolution of the Senate Committee
on the Environment and Public Works
dated July 31, 2007. This study was
initiated at the request of the New
Haven Port Authority and the
Connecticut State Port Authority. The
study is being cost-shared 50-percent
Federal and 50-percent non-Federal
with the New Haven Port Authority.
Proposed Action: The study will
consider navigation improvements
including deepening and widening the
federal navigation project. The New
Haven Harbor navigation project’s main
ship channel, maneuvering area, and
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turning basin are authorized to a depth
of ¥35 feet mean lower low water
(MLLW). The main ship channel is
about 5 miles long extending from deep
water in Long Island Sound to the
terminals at the head of the harbor. The
channel varies in width from 500 feet
(outer-harbor) to 400 feet (inner-harbor),
and widens to 800 feet along the
terminals. Deeper and wider channels,
maneuvering area, and turning basin are
needed to increase the navigation
efficiency and safety of New Haven
Harbor.
Alternatives: The feasibility study will
identify, evaluate, and recommend to
decision makers an appropriate,
coordinated and workable solution to
the navigation inefficiencies at New
Haven Harbor. Alternatives will include
analyzing various incremental channel
depths and widths based upon need, as
well as alternative dredging
methodologies. In addition, the study
will evaluate various dredged material
disposal alternatives such as beneficial
use (e.g., marsh creation, beach
nourishment, historic disposal mound
capping), nearshore placement, open
water placement, and upland
placement.
Public Involvement and Scoping: Full
public participation of affected Federal,
state and local agencies, affected Indian
tribes, and other interested private
organizations and parties is invited. All
interested parties are encouraged to
submit their names and email addresses
to the address noted above, to be placed
on the project mailing list to receive fact
sheets, newsletters and related public
notices. The Corps and the New Haven
Port Authority will host a public
meeting on the study on January 24,
2017 (see DATES section). The public is
invited to attend and further identify
issues that should be addressed in the
EIS. In addition to this notice, the date,
place, and time of the public meeting
will be announced in the local
newspaper and on the USACE New
England District Web page. Following
the scoping process, a public
informational meeting will be held in
2017 to present and discuss potential
project alternatives. The Draft Integrated
Feasibility Report and Environmental
Impact Statement (IFR/EIS) is scheduled
to be complete in April of 2018 and will
be available for public review and
comment.
Significant Issues: Significant issues
to be discussed in the DEIS include the
effects of dredging and disposal on the
physical, biological, cultural, and
socioeconomic environment of the
project area.
Environmental Review and
Consultation Requirements: The
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proposed project is subject to review
pursuant (but not limited to) to the
Coastal Zone Management Act, Clean
Water Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered
Species Act, Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act, Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, Marine Protection, Research, and
Sanctuaries Act, and the National
Environmental Policy Act.
Estimated Date: It is estimated that
the Draft IFR/EIS will be made available
to the public in April of 2018.
Dated: December 20, 2016.
Colonel Christopher J. Barron,
District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, New England.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0145]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Application for Grants Under the Credit
Enhancement for Charter School
Facilities Program (1894–0001)
Office of Innovation and
Improvement (OII), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
26, 2017.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2016–ICCD–0145. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
226–62, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
SUMMARY:
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For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Clifton Jones,
202–205–2204.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Application for
Grants under the Credit Enhancement
for Charter School Facilities Program
(1894–0001).
OMB Control Number: 1855–0007.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 15.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,200.
Abstract: An application is required
by statute to award the Credit
Enhancement for Charter School
Facilities Program (formerly known as
the Charter School Facilities Financing
Demonstration Program) grants. These
grants are made to private, non-profits;
public entities; and consortia of these
organizations. The funds are to be
deposited into a reserve account that
will be used to leverage private funds on
behalf of charter schools to acquire,
construct, and renovate school facilities.
The U.S. Department of Education is
seeking an OMB extension approval for
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the New
Haven Harbor (New Haven, Connecticut) Navigation Improvement Project
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District
is conducting a feasibility study and Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) to examine navigation-improvements to the existing New Haven
Harbor Federal Navigation project. The non-Federal sponsor for the
study is the New Haven Port Authority in partnership with the
Connecticut State Port Authority. Inadequate channel depths result in
navigation inefficiencies in transporting goods into and out of the
harbor. To reach the terminals, larger ships must lighter outside the
breakwaters and/or experience delays while waiting for favorable tide
conditions, or both. Deeper and wider navigation features (main
channel, maneuvering area, and turning basin) are needed to increase
the navigation efficiency and safety of New Haven Harbor.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and EIS can be answered by: Mr. Todd Randall, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, New England District, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742-
2751, (978) 318-8518, email: todd.a.randall@usace.army.mil.
DATES: A public scoping meeting will be held on January 24, 2017 from
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (registration starts at 6:00 p.m.) at the Hall
of Records, Hearing Room, 200 Orange Street, New Haven, Connecticut.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corps participation in this study is
authorized by a resolution of the Senate Committee on the Environment
and Public Works dated July 31, 2007. This study was initiated at the
request of the New Haven Port Authority and the Connecticut State Port
Authority. The study is being cost-shared 50-percent Federal and 50-
percent non-Federal with the New Haven Port Authority.
Proposed Action: The study will consider navigation improvements
including deepening and widening the federal navigation project. The
New Haven Harbor navigation project's main ship channel, maneuvering
area, and
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turning basin are authorized to a depth of -35 feet mean lower low
water (MLLW). The main ship channel is about 5 miles long extending
from deep water in Long Island Sound to the terminals at the head of
the harbor. The channel varies in width from 500 feet (outer-harbor) to
400 feet (inner-harbor), and widens to 800 feet along the terminals.
Deeper and wider channels, maneuvering area, and turning basin are
needed to increase the navigation efficiency and safety of New Haven
Harbor.
Alternatives: The feasibility study will identify, evaluate, and
recommend to decision makers an appropriate, coordinated and workable
solution to the navigation inefficiencies at New Haven Harbor.
Alternatives will include analyzing various incremental channel depths
and widths based upon need, as well as alternative dredging
methodologies. In addition, the study will evaluate various dredged
material disposal alternatives such as beneficial use (e.g., marsh
creation, beach nourishment, historic disposal mound capping),
nearshore placement, open water placement, and upland placement.
Public Involvement and Scoping: Full public participation of
affected Federal, state and local agencies, affected Indian tribes, and
other interested private organizations and parties is invited. All
interested parties are encouraged to submit their names and email
addresses to the address noted above, to be placed on the project
mailing list to receive fact sheets, newsletters and related public
notices. The Corps and the New Haven Port Authority will host a public
meeting on the study on January 24, 2017 (see DATES section). The
public is invited to attend and further identify issues that should be
addressed in the EIS. In addition to this notice, the date, place, and
time of the public meeting will be announced in the local newspaper and
on the USACE New England District Web page. Following the scoping
process, a public informational meeting will be held in 2017 to present
and discuss potential project alternatives. The Draft Integrated
Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (IFR/EIS) is
scheduled to be complete in April of 2018 and will be available for
public review and comment.
Significant Issues: Significant issues to be discussed in the DEIS
include the effects of dredging and disposal on the physical,
biological, cultural, and socioeconomic environment of the project
area.
Environmental Review and Consultation Requirements: The proposed
project is subject to review pursuant (but not limited to) to the
Coastal Zone Management Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered
Species Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Marine Protection, Research,
and Sanctuaries Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act.
Estimated Date: It is estimated that the Draft IFR/EIS will be made
available to the public in April of 2018.
Dated: December 20, 2016.
Colonel Christopher J. Barron,
District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England.
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