[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8684-8685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4094]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense will submit to OMB for emergency 
processing, the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs/
TRICARE Management Activity announces a proposed new 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 has practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 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.
    Title and OMB Number: Pharmacy Redesign Pilot Program; OMB Number 
0720-[To Be Determined].
    Type of Request: New Collection; Emergency processing requested 
with a shortened public comment period ending March 7, 2000. An 
approval date of March 15, 2000, has been requested.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses & Prime: 2,000.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 333.
    Needs and Uses: This collection instrument serves as an application 
form for enrollment in the TRICARE Pharmacy Redesign Pilot Program. The 
information collected will be used to

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provide the Managed Care Support Contractors, contracted to supply 
administrative support, with the data to determine beneficiary 
eligibility, other health insurance liability, and premium payment. The 
Fiscal Year 1999 Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act 
(Public Law 105-261) directed the Department of Defense to develop a 
system-wide pharmacy redesign plan and to implement the redesigned 
benefit at two sites for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries. The pharmacy 
redesign implementation will be evaluated by an independent entity 
outside the Department of Defense. An eligible beneficiary for the 
pharmacy redesign demonstration is a member or former member of the 
uniformed services as described in section 1074(b) of Title 10; a 
dependent of the member described in section 1076(a)(2)(B) or 1076(b) 
of Title 10; or a dependent of a member of the uniformed services who 
died while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, who meets 
the following requirements: (a) 65 years of age or older, (b) entitled 
to Medicare Part A, (c) enrolled in Medicare Part B, and (d) resides in 
the implementation area.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Frequency: On Occasion and Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Allison Eydt.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Eydt at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for D0D (Health Affairs), Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, or by fax at (703) 604-6270.

    Dated: February 14, 2000.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 00-4094 Filed 2-18-00; 8:45 am]
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