[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78620-78621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32283]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Meeting of the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972 (Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), Appendix, as amended) and 
the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (Title 5, U.S.C., Section 
(Sec.) 552b, as amended) the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the 
following Federal Advisory Committee Meeting:
    Name of Committee: Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel 
(hereafter referred to as the Panel).

DATES: January 12, 2012, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Naval Heritage Center Theater, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR Joseph Lawrence, DFO, Uniform 
Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel, 4130 Stanley Road, Suite 208, 
Building 1000, San Antonio, TX 78234-6012; Telephone: (210) 295-1271 
Fax: (210) 295-2789; Email Address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of Meeting: The Panel will review and comment on 
recommendations made to the Director of TRICARE Management Activity, by 
the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, regarding the Uniform 
Formulary.

Meeting Agenda

    1. Sign-In.
    2. Welcome and Opening Remarks.
    3. Public Citizen Comments.
    4. Scheduled Therapeutic Class Reviews (Comments will follow each 
agenda item):
    a. Antidepressants and Non-Opioid Pain Syndrome Agents.
    b. Pulmonary-1 Agents: Short Acting Beta Agonists.
    c. Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors for Erectile Dysfunction.
    d. Designated Newly Approved Drugs in Already-Reviewed Classes.
    e. Pertinent Utilization Management Issues.
    5. Panel Discussions and Vote.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to Title 5, U.S.C., Sec. 552b, as 
amended, and Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Sec. 102-
3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability of space, this meeting is 
open to the public. Seating is limited and will be provided only to the 
first 220 people signing-in. All persons must sign-in legibly.
    Administrative Work Meeting: Prior to the public meeting, the Panel 
will conduct an Administrative Work Meeting from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. to 
discuss administrative matters of the Panel. The Administrative Work 
Meeting will be held at the Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Pursuant to Title 41, CFR, Sec.  102-
3.160, the Administrative Work Meeting will be closed to the public.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to Title 41, CFR, Sec. Sec.  102-
3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or interested organizations may 
submit written statements to the membership of the Panel at any time or 
in response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting. Written 
statements should be submitted to the Panel's Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO). The DFO's contact information can be obtained from the 
General Services Administration's Federal Advisory Committee Act 
Database at https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
    Written statements that do not pertain to the scheduled meeting of 
the Panel may be submitted at any time. However, if individual comments 
pertain to a specific topic being discussed at a planned meeting, then 
these statements must be submitted no later than 5 business days prior 
to the meeting in question. The DFO will review all submitted written 
statements and provide copies to all the committee members.
    Public Comments: In addition to written statements, the Panel will 
set aside 1 hour for individuals or interested groups to address the 
Panel. To ensure consideration of their

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comments, individuals and interested groups should submit written 
statements as outlined in this notice; but if they still want to 
address the Panel, then they will be afforded the opportunity to 
register to address the Panel. The Panel's DFO will have a ``Sign-Up 
Roster'' available at the Panel meeting for registration on a first-
come, first-serve basis. Those wishing to address the Panel will be 
given no more than 5 minutes to present their comments, and at the end 
of the 1 hour time period, no further public comments will be accepted. 
Anyone who signs-up to address the Panel, but is unable to do so due to 
the time limitation, may submit their comments in writing; however, 
they must understand that their written comments may not be reviewed 
prior to the Panel's deliberation.
    To ensure timeliness of comments for the official record, the Panel 
encourages that individuals and interested groups consider submitting 
written statements instead of addressing the Panel.

    Dated: December 14, 2011.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2011-32283 Filed 12-16-11; 8:45 am]
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