81 FR 41963 - Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 124 (June 28, 2016)

The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel (``the Panel'').

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41963-41964]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15318]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is renewing the charter for the Uniform Formulary 
Beneficiary Advisory Panel (``the Panel'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel's charter is being renewed 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1074g(c) and in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) 
and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d). The Panel's charter and contact information for 
the Panel's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be found at http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    The Panel provides the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness, independent advice and recommendations on the 
development of the uniform formulary. The Secretary of Defense shall 
consider the comments of the Panel before implementing the uniform 
formulary or implementing changes to the uniform formulary.
    The Panel is composed of no more than 15 members that include 
members that represent: Non-governmental organizations and associations 
that represent the views and interest of a large number of eligible 
covered beneficiaries; contractors responsible for the TRICARE retail 
pharmacy program; contractors responsible for the national mail-order 
pharmacy program; and TRICARE network providers. All members of the 
Panel are appointed to provide advice on behalf of the Government on 
the basis of their best judgment without representing any particular 
point of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. 
Except for reimbursement of official Panel-related travel and per diem, 
Panel members serve without compensation.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the Panel membership about the Panel's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Panel. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Panel, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration.


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    Dated: June 23, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-15318 Filed 6-27-16; 8:45 am]
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