[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75051-75052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26057]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD-2015-HA-0049]
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 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: 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 December
27, 2016.
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 Deputy Chief
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, 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.
Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting
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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 the Defense Health
Services Systems (DHSS) Program Executive Office (PEO), ATTN: CDR
Patrick Amersbach, Defense Health Headquarters (DHHQ), 7700 Arlington
Boulevard, Falls Church VA 22042-2902, or call 703-681-0845.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Centralized Credentials
Quality Assurance System (CCQAS); OMB Control Number 0720-TBD.
Needs and Uses: CCQAS v2.9.11 is an automated Tri-Service, Web-
based database containing credentialing, privileging, risk management,
and adverse actions information on direct healthcare providers in the
MHS. CCQAS also allows providers to apply for privileges online. This
latter capability allows for a privileging workflow for new providers,
for transfers (TDY and PCS), for modification of privileges, and for
renewal of privileges and staff reappointment within the system. CCQAS
was CAC enforced December 2009 and as part of the Federal Health Care
Center, North Chicago, VA PIV users gained access in October 2010. In
November 2011, CCQAS was PKI/SSO integrated.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 642,000.
Number of Respondents: 53,500.
Responses per Respondent: 3.
Annual Responses: 160,500.
Average Burden per Response: 4 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Currently, CCQAS provides credentialing, privileging, risk-
management and adverse actions capabilities which support medical
quality assurance activities in the direct care system. CCQAS is fully
deployed world-wide and is used by all Services (Army, Navy, Air Force)
and Components (Guard, Reserve). CCQAS serves users functioning at the
facility (defined by an individual UIC), Service, and DoD levels.
Access to CCQAS modules and capabilities within each module is
permissions-based, so that users have access tailored to the functions
they perform and sensitive information receives maximal protection.
Within each module, access control is available to the screen level.
Dated: October 24, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-26057 Filed 10-27-16; 8:45 am]
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