81 FR 47789 - Defense Health Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 141 (July 22, 2016)

Page Range		47789-47790
FR Document		2016-17349

The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Health Board will take place.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Health Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the 
Defense Health Board will take place.

DATES: 

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (Open Session)
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Administrative Session)
12:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (Open Session)

ADDRESSES: The St. Anthony, San Antonio--Peraux Room, 300 East Travis 
Street, San Antonio, TX 78205 (Pre-meeting registration required; see 
guidance in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, ``Public's Accessibility to the 
Meeting'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Executive Director of the Defense 
Health Board is Ms. Christine Bader, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 
5101, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, (703) 681-6653, Fax: (703) 681-
9539, [email protected]. For meeting information, please 
contact Ms. Kendal Brown, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls 
Church, Virginia 22042, [email protected], (703) 681-6670, 
Fax: (703) 681-9539.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., 
Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 
U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150. Additional information, 
including the agenda and electronic registration, is available at the 
DHB Web site, http://www.health.mil/About-MHS/Other-MHS-Organizations/Defense-Health-Board/Meetings.

Purpose of the Meeting

    The purpose of the meeting is to provide progress updates on 
specific taskings before the DHB. In addition, the DHB will receive 
information briefings on current issues or lessons learned related to 
military medicine, health policy, health research, disease/injury 
prevention, health promotion, and health care delivery.

Agenda

    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165 
and subject to availability of space, the DHB meeting is open to the 
public from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 
August 9, 2016. The DHB anticipates receiving progress updates from the 
Health Care Delivery Subcommittee on the pediatric clinical preventive 
services tasking, Public Health Subcommittee on its review of improving 
Defense Health Program medical research processes, and a subset of the 
Board on the Deployment Health Centers review. In addition, the DHB 
anticipates receiving information briefings on the Military Health 
System Population Health Portal; the Army Medical Home; a review of 
recommendations from the 2014 DHB report Combat Trauma Lessons Learned 
from Military Operations of 2001-2013; an update on progress in the 
evolution of the Joint Trauma System; a review of the recent National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on A National 
Trauma Care System: Integrating Military and Civilian Trauma Systems to 
Achieve Zero Preventable Deaths After Injury; and advances in 
genitourinary reconstruction following combat trauma. Any changes to 
the agenda can be found at the link provided in this SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section.

Public's Accessibility to the Meeting

    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165 
and subject to availability of space, this meeting is open to the 
public. Seating is limited and is on a first-come basis. All members of 
the public who wish to attend the public meeting must contact Ms. 
Kendal Brown at the number listed in the section FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT no later than 12:00 p.m. on Monday, August 1, 2016 
to register. Additional details will be provided to all registrants.

Special Accommodations

    Individuals requiring special accommodations to access the public 
meeting should contact Ms. Kendal Brown at least five (5) business days 
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Written Statements

    Any member of the public wishing to provide comments to the DHB may 
do so in accordance with section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, and the procedures 
described in this notice.
    Individuals desiring to provide comments to the DHB may do so by 
submitting a written statement to the DHB Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO) (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Written statements should 
not be longer than two type-written pages and address the following 
details: The issue, discussion, and a recommended course of action. 
Supporting documentation may also be included, as needed, to establish 
the appropriate historical context and to provide any necessary 
background information.
    If the written statement is not received at least five (5) business 
days prior to the meeting, the DFO may choose to postpone consideration 
of the statement until the next open meeting.
    The DFO will review all timely submissions with the DHB President 
and ensure they are provided to members of the DHB before the meeting 
that is subject to this notice. After reviewing the written comments, 
the President and the DFO may choose to invite the submitter to orally 
present their issue during an open portion of this meeting or at a 
future meeting. The DFO, in consultation with the DHB President, may 
allot time for members of the public to present their issues for review 
and discussion by the Defense Health Board.

     Dated: July 19, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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ability of consumers to afford or to and non-covered loans, the Bureau Many lenders are developing new
understand and compare credit options seeks to learn more about the marketing technological channels for delivering
marketed to consumers facing liquidity of ancillary products to consumers consumer financial products to the
crisis in a way that raises consumer facing liquidity crisis and borrowing market place. State, local and tribal laws
protection concerns or impedes their outside the mainstream credit system. are continually evolving in response to
ability to understand or anticipate the Moreover, ancillary products can these forces. The Bureau seeks to
full cost of the loan to that consumer? affect the affordability of consumer apprise itself of current and expected
a. If so, what specific back-end pricing credit. The Bureau’s Concurrent changes in the marketplace for high-cost
fees, contractual terms, or other Proposal includes the cost of credit loans that could present consumer
business activities exist in the insurance, debt suspension agreements, protection concerns. Moreover, the
marketplace or are likely to evolve in and credit-related ancillary products Bureau is mindful that, in the past,
the future? sold in originating a loan in calculating markets supplying credit to borrowers
b. If so, what back-end pricing fees, the total cost of credit for purposes of facing cash shortfalls have evolved in
contractual terms, or other business determining whether a longer duration response to regulatory action, thereby
activities are associated with consumer loan is covered by the proposed rule. causing the government considerable
harm? The Bureau’s Concurrent Proposal also difficulty in addressing some consumer
c. What data, evidence, or other would require that creditors consider protection issues.
information tends to show the current or the cost of these products in Bearing in mind the potential for
likely future prevalence of consumer determining borrowers’ ability to repay. future evolution in this market and in
harm, if any, associated with such back- Nevertheless, the Bureau seeks to obtain lender practices:
end pricing in covered or non-covered more information about the prevalence 20. Are there other marketing,
high-cost loans? and affordability of add-on products in origination, underwriting, or collection
VI. Potential Consumer Harm from non-covered loans made to consumers practices that currently exist or, if the
Ancillary Products facing liquidity crisis. Bureau issues a final rule along the lines
With respect to these potential issues: of the Concurrent Proposal, are likely to
In the Bureau’s experience, the 17. Aside from affordability, are there
marketing of ancillary products, emerge, that pose risk to consumers and
consumer protection concerns arising may warrant Bureau regulatory,
sometimes called ‘‘add-ons,’’ can lead to out of the marketing of ancillary
consumer protection concerns.39 For supervisory, enforcement, or consumer
products in covered payday, vehicle educational action?
instance, the Bureau is concerned that title, or similar loans? If so, what
some creditors may engage in sales and 21. Are there arrangements with
evidence, data, or other information brokers, credit service organizations, or
marketing practices that raise consumer shows the current or likely future
protection concerns with respect to the other intermediaries in the marketing,
prevalence of these concerns? origination, underwriting, collection or
sale of credit insurance, debt suspension 18. To what extent do lenders making
or debt cancellation agreements, and information-sharing practices associated
non-covered, high-cost loans consider with non-covered high-cost credit
other credit related ancillary products. the cost of ancillary products in
For example, in the past four years the markets that pose risk to consumers and
determining whether borrowers have may warrant Bureau regulatory,
Bureau has announced numerous the ability to repay?
different public enforcement actions supervisory, enforcement, or consumer
a. If they do so, how do they do it?
associated with illegal marketing of add- b. If lenders do not currently consider educational action?
ons that led to approximately $2.4 the affordability of such products, what 22. If so, what specific actions or
billion in consumer redress, refunds, would be a reasonable method of policies should the Bureau consider in
and forgiven debts. In these ancillary underwriting for this component of the addressing such consumer harm? Other
product matters, the Bureau, in some loan? than usury limits applicable to an
instances working in cooperation with c. What evidence, data, or other extension of credit, which Congress has
other Federal or State regulators, information shows the current or likely not authorized the Bureau to establish,
imposed over $128 million in civil future prevalence of unaffordable are there examples of existing law,
money penalties. Among other practices ancillary products in non-covered regulations, or other policy
and concerns, the Bureau has found or loans? interventions that the Bureau should
alleged that some companies offering 19. Are there other consumer consider?
ancillary products failed to accurately protection concerns associated with the Dated: June, 2016.
describe those products, offered marketing or use of ancillary products Richard Cordray,
products that provided little or no in combination with covered or non- Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial
benefit to consumers without disclosing covered, high-cost credit? If so, what Protection.
this fact, stated or implied that ancillary evidence, data, or other information [FR Doc. 2016–13492 Filed 7–21–16; 8:45 am]
products were required as a condition of shows the current or likely future BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P
borrowing when they were not, and prevalence of such consumer protection
billed consumers for add-on products concerns?
without permission.40 For both covered
VII. Potential Market Evolution and
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
39 Examples of ancillary products include credit
Other Topics Not Identified
insurance, debt suspension or debt cancellation The market for high-cost consumer Office of the Secretary
agreements, and identity theft protection plans.
credit is currently in transition due to
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40 See, e.g., Citibank, N.A., CFPB No. 2015–
regulatory and technological change. Defense Health Board; Notice of
CFPB–0015 (July 21, 2015), available at http://
files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201507_cfpb_consent- Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
order-citibank-na-department-stores-national-bank- American-Express-Centurion-Consent-Order.pdf;
and-citicorp-credit-services-inc-usa.pdf; Am. Discover Bank, CFPB No. 2012–CFPB–0005 (Sept. AGENCY:Department of Defense (DoD).
Express Centurion Bank, CFPB No. 2012–CFPB– 24, 2012), available at http:// Notice of Federal Advisory
ACTION:
0002 (Oct. 1, 2012), available at http:// files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201209_cfpb_consent_ Committee meeting.
files.consumerfinance.gov/f/2012–CFPB–0002- order_0005.pdf.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is Health Subcommittee on its review of context and to provide any necessary
publishing this notice to announce that improving Defense Health Program background information.
the following Federal Advisory medical research processes, and a subset If the written statement is not
Committee meeting of the Defense of the Board on the Deployment Health received at least five (5) business days
Health Board will take place. Centers review. In addition, the DHB prior to the meeting, the DFO may
DATES: anticipates receiving information choose to postpone consideration of the
briefings on the Military Health System statement until the next open meeting.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 Population Health Portal; the Army The DFO will review all timely
9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. (Open Session) Medical Home; a review of submissions with the DHB President
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Administrative recommendations from the 2014 DHB and ensure they are provided to
Session) report Combat Trauma Lessons Learned members of the DHB before the meeting
12:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (Open Session) from Military Operations of 2001–2013; that is subject to this notice. After
ADDRESSES: The St. Anthony, San an update on progress in the evolution reviewing the written comments, the
Antonio—Peraux Room, 300 East Travis of the Joint Trauma System; a review of President and the DFO may choose to
Street, San Antonio, TX 78205 (Pre- the recent National Academies of invite the submitter to orally present
meeting registration required; see Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine their issue during an open portion of
guidance in SUPPLEMENTARY report on A National Trauma Care this meeting or at a future meeting. The
INFORMATION, ‘‘Public’s Accessibility to System: Integrating Military and Civilian DFO, in consultation with the DHB
the Meeting’’). Trauma Systems to Achieve Zero President, may allot time for members of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Preventable Deaths After Injury; and the public to present their issues for
Executive Director of the Defense Health advances in genitourinary review and discussion by the Defense
Board is Ms. Christine Bader, 7700 reconstruction following combat Health Board.
Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls trauma. Any changes to the agenda can Dated: July 19, 2016.
Church, Virginia 22042, (703) 681–6653, be found at the link provided in this Aaron Siegel,
Fax: (703) 681–9539, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
christine.e.bader.civ@mail.mil. For Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting Officer, Department of Defense.
meeting information, please contact Ms. [FR Doc. 2016–17349 Filed 7–21–16; 8:45 am]
Kendal Brown, 7700 Arlington Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls Church, 102–3.140 through 102–3.165 and
Virginia 22042, kendal.l.brown2.ctr@ subject to availability of space, this
mail.mil, (703) 681–6670, Fax: (703) meeting is open to the public. Seating is DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
681–9539. limited and is on a first-come basis. All
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
members of the public who wish to Office of the Secretary
meeting is being held under the attend the public meeting must contact
[Docket ID DOD–2015–OS–0048]
provisions of the Federal Advisory Ms. Kendal Brown at the number listed
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., in the section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Submission for OMB Review;
CONTACT no later than 12:00 p.m. on
Appendix, as amended), the Comment Request
Government in the Sunshine Act of Monday, August 1, 2016 to register.
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and Additional details will be provided to ACTION: Notice.
41 CFR 102–3.150. Additional all registrants.
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense
information, including the agenda and Special Accommodations has submitted to OMB for clearance, the
electronic registration, is available at the following proposal for collection of
DHB Web site, http://www.health.mil/ Individuals requiring special
accommodations to access the public information under the provisions of the
About-MHS/Other-MHS-Organizations/ Paperwork Reduction Act.
Defense-Health-Board/Meetings. meeting should contact Ms. Kendal
Brown at least five (5) business days DATES: Consideration will be given to all
Purpose of the Meeting prior to the meeting so that appropriate comments received by August 22, 2016.
The purpose of the meeting is to arrangements can be made. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
provide progress updates on specific Written Statements Licari, 571–372–0493.
taskings before the DHB. In addition, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DHB will receive information briefings Any member of the public wishing to Title, Associated Form and OMB
on current issues or lessons learned provide comments to the DHB may do Number: ‘‘Department of Defense
related to military medicine, health so in accordance with section 10(a)(3) of Security Agreement,’’ ‘‘Appendage to
policy, health research, disease/injury the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 41 Department of Defense Security
prevention, health promotion, and CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, and Agreement,’’ ‘‘Certificate Pertaining to
health care delivery. the procedures described in this notice. Foreign Interests;’’ DD Forms 441, 441–
Individuals desiring to provide 1 and SF 328; OMB Control Number
Agenda comments to the DHB may do so by 0704–0194.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR submitting a written statement to the Type of Request: Reinstatement, with
102–3.140 through 102–3.165 and DHB Designated Federal Officer (DFO) change, of a previously approved
subject to availability of space, the DHB (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). collection for which approval has
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meeting is open to the public from 9:00 Written statements should not be longer expired.
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 than two type-written pages and address Number of Respondents: 6,851.
p.m. on August 9, 2016. The DHB the following details: The issue, Responses per Respondent: 1.
anticipates receiving progress updates discussion, and a recommended course Annual Responses: 6,851.
from the Health Care Delivery of action. Supporting documentation Average Burden per Response: 1.5
Subcommittee on the pediatric clinical may also be included, as needed, to hours.
preventive services tasking, Public establish the appropriate historical Annual Burden Hours: 4171.3 hours.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
Dates		Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Contact		The Executive Director of the Defense Health Board is Ms. Christine Bader, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, (703) 681-6653, Fax: (703) 681- 9539, [email protected] For meeting information, please contact Ms. Kendal Brown, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, [email protected], (703) 681-6670, Fax: (703) 681-9539.
FR Citation		81 FR 47789

81 FR 47789 - Defense Health Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 141 (July 22, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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