[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57622-57623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22807]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DoD-2013-HA-0195]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the 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: (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 November
18, 2013.
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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, docket
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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
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 Lt. Col. Judith
Schulik, TRICARE Policy and Operations, TRICARE Management Activity,
5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 810, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone (703)
681-0039.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Certification of non-
contributory TriCare supplemental insurance plan; OMB Control Number
0720-0044.
Needs and Uses: Section 707 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 added section 1097c to Title 10.
Section 1097c prohibits employers from offering financial or other
incentives to certain TRICARE-eligible employees to not enroll in an
employer-offered group health plan. In other words, employers may no
longer offer TRICARE supplemental insurance plans as part of an
employee benefit package. Employers may, however, offer TRICARE
supplemental insurance plans as part of an employee benefit package
provided the plan is not paid for in whole or in part by the employer
and is not endorsed by the employer. When such TRICARE supplemental
plans are offered, the employer must properly document that they did
not provide any payment for the benefit nor receive any direct or
indirect consideration or compensation for offering the benefit; the
employer's only involvement is providing the administrative support.
That certification will be provided upon request to the Department of
Defense.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Annual Burden Hours: 250 hours.
Number of Respondents: 1,500.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondents are employers who make available non-contributory
TRICARE supplemental insurance plan to their employees. This new
paperwork requirement is consistent with section 707 of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 which added
Section 1097c to Title 10. Per Section 1097c, employers may no longer
offer TRICARE supplemental insurance plans as part of an employee
benefit package. They may offer TRICARE supplemental insurance plans,
however, provided the plan is not paid for in whole or in part by the
employer and is not endorsed by the employer. When such TRICARE
supplemental plans are offered, the employer must properly document
that they did not provide any payment for the benefit nor receive any
direct or indirect consideration or compensation for offering the
benefit; the employer's only involvement is providing the
administrative support. One certification must be completed per
employer. It should be kept on file by the employer for as long as such
plans are offered. The employer will provide the certification to the
Department of Defense upon request.
Dated: September 16, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-22807 Filed 9-18-13; 8:45 am]
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