2022-12650. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OUSD(HA)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:

60-Day information collection notice.

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 August 12, 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: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox 24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, docket 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 Defense Health Agency Privacy and Civil Liberties Office, Defense Health Agency Headquarters, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls Church, VA 22042-5101, Ms. Christina Demaria, or call [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Centralized Credentials and Quality Assurance System; 0720-AAGX.

Needs and Uses: The information collected in the Centralized Credentials Quality Assurance System (CCQAS) is necessary so that Military Health System health care providers can gain access to CCQAS. CCQAS enables the military medical community to electronically manage the credentials, privileges, and adverse actions of medical personnel and is hosted at secure Defense Information Systems Agency facilities. It is deployed worldwide for use by over 1,350 professional medical staff coordinators and contains nearly 120,000 active credential records for Active Duty, Reserve, Guard, Civil Service, contractor, and volunteer healthcare providers in the Military Health System.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 750,000.

Number of Respondents: 62,500.

Responses per Respondent: 3.

Annual Responses: 187,500.

Average Burden per Response: 4 hours.

Frequency: On occasion.

Dated: June 7, 2022.

Aaron T. Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.