[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17882-17883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1786]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Department of Defense Task Force on the Future of Military Health 
Care

AGENCY: DoD

ACTION:  Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and 41 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) 102-3.140 through 160, the Department of Defense announces the 
following committee meeting:
    Name of Committee: Department of Defense Task Force on the Future 
of Military Health Care, a duly established subcommittee of the Defense 
Health Board.
    Date of Meeting: April 18, 2007.
    Time of Meeting: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Place of Meeting: National Transportation Safety Board Conference 
Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20594.
    Purpose of Meeting: To obtain, review, and evaluate information 
related to the Task Force's congressionally-directed mission to examine 
matters relating to the future of military health care. The Task Force 
members will receive briefings on topics related to the delivery of 
military health care during the public meeting.
    Agenda: Discussion topics include: Efficiencies of the military 
healthcare system; outreach programs and mail order pharmacy issues.
    Prior to the public meeting the Task Force will conduct an 
Administrative Work Meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. to discuss 
solely administrative matters of the Task Force, and to receive 
administrative information from the Department of Defense. In addition, 
the Task Force, following its public meeting, will conduct a 
Preparatory Work Meeting from 4:10 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. to solely analyze 
relevant issues and facts in preparation for the Task Force's next 
public meeting. Both the Administrative and Preparatory Meetings will 
be held at the National Transportation Safety Board Conference Center, 
and pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.160(a) and (b), both the Administrative 
Work Meetings and the Preparatory Work Meetings are closed to the 
public.
    Additional information and meeting registration is available online 
at the Task Force Web site: www.DoDfuturehealthcare.net.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colonel Christine Bader, Executive 
Secretary, Department of Defense Task Force on the Future of Military 
Health Care, TMA/Code: DHS, Five Skyline Place, Suite 810, 5111 
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3206, (703) 681-3279, ext. 
109 ([email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Open sessions of the meeting will be limited 
by space accommodations. Any interested person may attend; however, 
seating is limited to the space available at the National 
Transportation Safety Board Conference Center. Individuals or 
organizations wishing to submit written comments for consideration by 
the Task Force should provide their comments in an electronic (PDF 
Format) document through the Task Force Web site (http://www.DoDfuturehealthcare.net) at the ``Contact Us'' page, no later than 
five (5) business days prior to the scheduled meeting.
    Due to scheduling difficulties the Task Force was unable to 
finalize its agenda in time to publish notice of its meeting in the 
Federal Register for the 15-calendar days required by 41 CFR 102-
3.150(a). Accordingly, the Committee Management Officer for the 
Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), waives the 15-
calendar day notification requirement.

    Dated: April 5, 2007.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-1786 Filed 4-6-07; 10:40 am]
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