Federal Register: November 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 214)
DOCID: fr06no09-26 FR Doc E9-26711
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Department
Docket ID: [Docket No. DoD-2009-HA-0027]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr06no09-26
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 7, 2009.
Title and OMB Number: Federal Agency Retail Pharmacy Program; OMB Number 07200032.
Type of Request: Reinstatement.
Number of Respondents: 250.
Responses per Respondent: 4.
Annual Responses: 1,000.
Average Burden per Response: 8 hours.
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Annual Burden Hours: 8,000 hours.
Needs and Uses: Pursuant to the terms of a contract awarded by DoD,
a commercial pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) will provide a retail
pharmacy network for the DoD TRICARE Management Activity. The PBM will
issue payment with Government funds for prescriptions dispensed by
retail network pharmacies to TRICARE beneficiaries. DoD will provide
manufacturers with itemized data on covered drugs purchased through
TRICARE retail network pharmacies in order to obtain appropriate
refunds on covered drugs delivered to TRICARE beneficiaries. The drug
manufacturers will validate the refund. The manufacturers currently use
information technology to download and decrypt their data and going
forward will utilize the webbased system to obtain their data and submit their disputes.
Affected Public: Business or otherforprofit.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Mr. John Kraemer.
Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Mr. Kraemer at the Office of Management and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by the following method:
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.
DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal
should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/Information Management
Division, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 222092133.
Dated: October 26, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. E926711 Filed 11509; 8:45 am]
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DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
DOCUMENT BODY:
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).