[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 77948-77949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30615]


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Vol. 80

Tuesday,

No. 240

December 15, 2015

Part V





Department of Defense





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

32 CFR Chs. I, V, VI, and VII

33 CFR Ch. II

36 CFR Ch. III

48 CFR Ch. II


Improving Government Regulations; Unified Agenda of Federal 
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this semiannual 
agenda of regulatory documents, including those that are procurement-
related, for public information and comments under Executive Order 
12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' This agenda incorporates the 
objective and criteria, when applicable, of the regulatory reform 
program under the Executive Order and other regulatory guidance. It 
contains DoD regulations initiated by DoD components that may have 
economic and environmental impact on State, local, or tribal interests 
under the criteria of Executive Order 12866. Although most DoD 
regulations listed in the agenda are of limited public impact, their 
nature may be of public interest and, therefore, are published to 
provide notice of rulemaking and an opportunity for public 
participation in the internal DoD rulemaking process. Members of the 
public may submit comments on individual proposed and interim final 
rulemakings at www.regulations.gov during the comment period that 
follows publication in the Federal Register.
    This agenda updates the report published on June 18, 2015, and 
includes regulations expected to be issued and under review over the 
next 12 months. The next agenda is scheduled to be published in the 
spring of 2016. In addition to this agenda, DoD components also publish 
rulemakings pertaining to their specific statutory administration 
requirements as required.
    The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at 
www.reginfo.gov.
    Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the 
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department of Defense's printed agenda entries 
include only:
    (1) Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, 
in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are 
likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities; and
    (2) any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic review 
under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain 
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's agenda 
requirements. Additional information on these entries is in the Unified 
Agenda available online.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the overall 
DoD regulatory improvement program and for general semiannual agenda 
information, contact Ms. Patricia Toppings, telephone 571-372-0485, or 
write to Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Directorate for 
Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory and Audit Matters Office, 4800 
Mark Center Drive, Suite 08F25, Alexandria, VA 22350, or email: 
[email protected].
    For questions of a legal nature concerning the agenda and its 
statutory requirements or obligations, write to Office of the General 
Counsel, 1600 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1600, or call 703-
697-2714.
    For general information on Office of the Secretary regulations, 
other than those which are procurement-related, contact Ms. Morgan 
Park, telephone 571-372-0489, or write to Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 08F25, 
Alexandria, VA 22350, or email: [email protected].
    For general information on Office of the Secretary regulations 
which are procurement-related, contact Ms. Jennifer Hawes, telephone 
571-372-6115, or write to Defense Acquisition Regulations Directorate, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 15D07-2, Alexandria, VA 22350, or email: 
[email protected].
    For general information on Department of the Army regulations, 
contact Ms. Brenda Bowen, telephone 703-428-6173, or write to the U.S. 
Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, ATTN: AAHS-RDR-C, 
Casey Building, Room 102, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315-
3860, or email: [email protected].
    For general information on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
regulations, contact Mr. Chip Smith, telephone 703-693-3644, or write 
to Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Policy and 
Legislation), 108 Army Pentagon, Room 2E569, Washington, DC 20310-0108, 
or email: [email protected].
    For general information on Department of the Navy regulations, 
contact CDR Noreen Hagerty-Ford, telephone 703-614-7408, or write to 
Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 
Administrative Law Division (Code 13), Washington Navy Yard, 1322 
Patterson Avenue SE., Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374-5066, or email: 
[email protected].
    For general information on Department of the Air Force regulations, 
contact Bao-Anh Trinh, telephone 703-614-8500, or write to Office of 
the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief, Information Dominance/Chief 
Information Officer (SAF CIO/A6), 1800 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, 
DC 20330-1800, or email: [email protected].
    For specific agenda items, contact the appropriate individual 
indicated in each DoD component report.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This edition of the Unified Agenda of 
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions is composed of the 
regulatory status reports, including procurement-related regulatory 
status reports, from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and 
the Departments of the Army and Navy. Included also is the regulatory 
status report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, whose civil works 
functions fall under the reporting requirements of Executive Order 
12866 and involve water resource projects and regulation of activities 
in waters of the United States.
    In addition, this agenda, although published under the reporting 
requirements of Executive Order 12866, continues to be the DoD single-
source reporting vehicle, which identifies regulations that are 
currently applicable under the various regulatory reform programs in 
progress. Therefore, DoD components will identify those rules which 
come under the criteria of the:
    a. Regulatory Flexibility Act;
    b. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
    c. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
    Those DoD regulations, which are directly applicable under these 
statutes, will be identified in the agenda and their action status 
indicated. Generally, the regulatory status reports in this agenda will 
contain five sections: (1) Prerule stage; (2) proposed rule stage; (3) 
final rule stage; (4) completed actions; and (5) long-term actions. 
Where certain regulatory actions indicate that small entities are 
affected, the effect on these

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entities may not necessarily have significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of these entities as defined in the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601(6)).
    Although not a regulatory agency, DoD will continue to participate 
in regulatory initiatives designed to reduce economic costs and 
unnecessary burdens upon the public. Comments and recommendations are 
invited on the rules reported and should be addressed to the DoD 
component representatives identified in the regulatory status reports. 
Although sensitive to the needs of the public, as well as regulatory 
reform, DoD reserves the right to exercise the exemptions and 
flexibility permitted in its rulemaking process in order to proceed 
with its overall defense-oriented mission. The publishing of this 
agenda does not waive the applicability of the military affairs 
exemption in section 553 of title 5 U.S.C. and section 3 of Executive 
Order 12866. Executive Order 13563 recognizes the importance of 
maintaining a consistent culture of retrospective review and analysis 
throughout the executive branch. DoD's retrospective review plan is 
intended to identify certain significant rules that are obsolete, 
unnecessary, unjustified, excessively burdensome, or counterproductive 
and can be accessed at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=DOD-2011-OS-0036.

    Dated: September 17, 2015.
David Tillotson III,
Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer.

   Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs--Final Rule Stage
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        Sequence No.                   Title             Identifier No.
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235.........................  TRICARE; Reimbursement          0720-AB47
                               of Long Term Care
                               Hospitals.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs (DODOASHA)

Final Rule Stage

235. Tricare; Reimbursement of Long Term Care Hospitals

    Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. ch 55
    Abstract: The rule implements the statutory provision in 10 United 
States Code 1079(j)(2) that TRICARE payment methods for institutional 
care shall be determined to the extent practicable in accordance with 
the same reimbursement rules as those that apply to payments to 
providers of services of the same type under Medicare. This rule 
implements a reimbursement methodology similar to that furnished to 
Medicare beneficiaries for services provided by long-term care 
hospitals. The revisions to this rule will be reported in future status 
updates as part of DoD's retrospective plan under Executive Order 
13563, completed in August 2011. DoD's full plan can be accessed at: 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=DOD-2011-OS-0036.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   01/26/15  80 FR 3926
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/27/15  .......................
Final Action........................   03/00/16  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Ann N. Fazzini, Department of Defense, Office of 
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, 1200 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301, Phone: 303 676-3803.
    RIN: 0720-AB47

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