98-33974. Proposed collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71098-71099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33974]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (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 (Health 
Affairs) announces the proposed reinstatement 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 February 
22, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the TRICARE Management 
Activity, Special Contract Operations Branch, ATTN: Terri Katsouranis, 
16401 East Centretech Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011-9043.

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 above address, or call the Special Contract 
Operations Branch at [phone].
    Title Associated Form; and OMB Number: Continued Health Care 
Benefit Program; OMB Number 0704-0364.
    Needs and uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
for individuals to apply for enrollment in the Continued Health Care 
Benefit Program (CHCBP). The CHCBP is a program of temporary health 
benefit coverage comparable to the health benefits provided for former 
civilian employees of the Federal Government.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 150.
    Number of Respondents: 600 per year.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are beneficiaries who lose their Military Health System 
entitlement who desire to enroll in the Continued Health Care Benefits 
Program. These beneficiaries include former active duty members and 
their families, unremarried former spouses, emancipated children, and 
children placed for adoption or legal custody. This form is used to 
apply for enrollment in the Continued Health Care Benefit Program of 
temporary health benefit coverage comparable to the health benefits 
provided for former civilian employees of the Federal Government.


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    Dated: December 17, 1998.
L. M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-33974 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am]
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