[Federal Register: February 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 36)]
[Notices]               
[Page 8512-8513]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2009-HA-0027]

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Health Affairs announces the proposed extension of a 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 shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
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.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by April 
27, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to TRICARE Management 
Activity, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 810, Falls Church, VA 22041-3206 
(703 681-0039).
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Federal Agency Retail 
Pharmacy Program; OMB Number 0720-0032.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense is extending the 
information collection requirements under current OMB control number 
0720-0032. Specifically, under the collection of information, 
respondents (drug manufacturers) will base refund calculation reporting 
requirements on both the Federal Ceiling Price and the Federal Supply 
Schedule Price, whichever is lower. Previously, drug manufacturers' 
reporting requirements addressed only the Federal Ceiling Price. DoD 
will use the reporting and audit capabilities of the Pharmacy Data 
Transaction Service (PDTS) to validate refunds owed to the Government.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 16,000.
    Number of Respondents: 250.
    Responses per Respondent: 8.
    Average Burden per Response: 8 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The Department of Defense is extending the information collection

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requirements under current OMB control number 0720-0032. Specifically, 
under the collection of information, respondents (drug manufacturers) 
will base refund calculation reporting requirements on both the Federal 
Ceiling Price and the Federal Supply Schedule Price, whichever is 
lower. Previously, drug manufacturers' reporting requirements addressed 
only the Federal Ceiling Price. DoD will use the reporting and audit 
capabilities of the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service (PDTS) to 
validate refunds owed to the Government.

    Dated: February 19, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
 [FR Doc. E9-4015 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]

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