These collection instruments serve as
application for enrollment, disenrollment, and Primary Care Manager
(PCM) Change for the Department of Defense's TRICARE Prime program.
The information collected provides the necessary data to determine
beneficiary eligibility, to identify the selection of a health care
option. This revision updates the DD Form 2876 fields to ease
completion by the TRICARE beneficiary and to expedite processing by
the TRICARE regional contractors.
There has been a increase in
the number of TRICARE Prime enrollment, disenrollment and change
transactions since the previous approval. We do not expect the
number of forms received by the MCSCs to increase due to the
TRICARE beneficiaries now having two other options to enroll,
dis-enroll or change their enrollment. Those options (calling their
MCSC or using the BWE web portal) can be completed much quicker,
with the call providing immediate confirmation the action was
completed and BWE being available 24x7. There was an error in the
original burden calculation at the time the 60-day FRN
published.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.