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(similar to state prevailing rates under 

the current TRICARE methodology) for 

a given code within that state during the 

base year. States without eight paid 

claims will be set at the national ceiling, 

unless stated otherwise in the TRICARE 

Reimbursement Manual or the TRICARE 

Policy Manual. The statewide rate must 

also fall within the national floor and 

ceiling. In states where the average 

billed amount of claims is lower than 

the national floor, then the statewide 

rate will be equivalent to the national 

floor. In states where the average billed 

amount of claims is higher than the 

national ceiling, then the statewide rate 

will be equivalent to the national 

ceiling. Rental items and equipment 

will be calculated based on 10 percent 

of the fee schedule amount for a 

purchased item and used items and 

equipment will be calculated based on 

75 percent of the fee schedule amount 

for a new item. 

There will be several deviations to the 

above methodology. For PEN items and 

items involving splints, casts, and interocular lenses, the fee schedule amounts 

will use a national rate (i.e. there will 

be no national floors or ceilings and no 

state-to-state variation), which will be 

equal to the mean, or average, charges 

of all paid claims nationwide during the 

base period (updated and trended 

forward by Medicare’s DMEPOS update 

factor). The base period for PEN items 

will use 2002 (or later) claims data, and 

2013 or later claims data for splints, 

casts, and inter-ocular lenses. DHA may 

also establish fee schedule amounts 

using a cross-walk method to establish 

statewide rates for items comparable to 

DMEPOS items with already established 

rates (this method is consistent with 

Medicare’s regulation to not pay more 

than a comparable item as identified in 

42 CFR 405.502). For items removed 

from Medicare’s fee schedule, DHA will 

use the last known Medicare fee 

schedule rate and trend it forward to the 

present using Medicare’s annual 

DMEPOS update factor. 

The following table provides a 

summary of methodologies for 

establishing rates in the TRICARE Fee 

Schedule: 

Current methodology Category Methodology 

Use the 80th percentile of all qualified billed 

charges within the state as the state prevailing rate.

Pay the claim using the state prevailing rate 

or billed charges, whichever is lower.

Surgical Dressings and 

Certain DME.

Set national ceiling at median of all paid claims nationwide during 

base year. 

Set national floor at 85% of national ceiling. 

Calculate average billed charge for a state during base year. 

Trend forward the base year state average, floor, and ceiling using 

Medicare’s update factor. 

—If state average is within the national floor and ceiling, it becomes 

the state rate. 

Prosthetics and Orthotics, 

including Therapeutic 

Shoes and Inserts.

Set national ceiling and floor at 90% and 120% respectively of the 

nationwide average of claims paid during base year. 

Calculate average billed charge for a state during base year. 

Trend forward the base year state average, floor, and ceiling using 

Medicare’s update factor. 

—If state average is within the national floor and ceiling, it becomes 

the state rate. 

Parenteral and Enteral .... Calculate average billed charge nationwide during base year and 

trend forward using Medicare’s update factor. 

Splints, Casts, and IOLs The national average becomes the state rate for every state (i.e., no 

variation between states). 

Codes that require use of 

cross-walk method.

Use the same rate as a comparable code with an existing rate. 

Codes removed from 

Medicare’s fee schedule.

Use the last rate from on Medicare’s fee schedule and trend it upwards using Medicare’s update factor. 

Codes with fewer than 50 

paid claims nationally 

each year since 1994.

There is an insufficient number of national claims to establish a ceiling and floor. Use current methodology for reimbursement, and 

code will not be added to the fee schedule. 

DHA will be responsible for 

establishing and updating and the 

accurate calculation of TRICARE’s 

DMEPOS and PEN fee schedule prices. 

Proposed statewide rates are available 

for review on the DHA website at 

https://health.mil/Military-HealthTopics/Business-Support/Rates-andReimbursement/Durable-MedicalEquipment-Prosthetics-Orthotics-andSupplies. 

Dated: December 22, 2020. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2020–SCC–0162] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

State Educational Agency and Local 

Educational Agency—School Data 

Collection and Reporting Under ESEA, 

Title I, Part A 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension without changes 

of a currently approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

28, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection request by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

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activities, please contact Todd 

Stephenson, (202) 205–1645. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: State Educational 

Agency and Local Educational 

Agency—School Data Collection and 

Reporting under ESEA, Title I, Part A. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0622. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

changes of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 52. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,080. 

Abstract: Although the U.S. 

Department of Education (ED) 

determines Title I, Part A allocations for 

Local Educational Agencies (LEAs), 

State Educational Agencies (SEAs) must 

adjust ED-determined Title I, Part A 

LEA allocations to account for newly 

created LEAs and LEA boundary 

changes, to redistribute Title I, Part A 

funds to small LEAs (under 20,000 total 

population) using alternative poverty 

data, and to reserve funds for school 

improvement, State administration, and 

the State academic achievement awards 

program. This control number covers 

only the burden associated with the 

actual procedures an SEA must follow 

when adjusting ED-determined LEA 

allocations. 

Dated: December 21, 2020. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; State 

Personnel Development Grants 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 

2021 for the State Personnel 

Development Grants (SPDG) program, 

Assistance Listing Number 84.323A. 

This notice relates to the approved 

information collection under OMB 

control number 1820–0028. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: December 29, 

2020. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 9, 2021. 

Pre-Application Webinar Information: 

No later than January 4, 2021, OSERS 

will post pre-recorded informational 

webinars designed to provide technical 

assistance to interested applicants. The 

webinars may be found at www2.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/osep/new-osepgrants.html. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: May 10, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 13, 2019 

(84 FR 3768), and available at 

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019- 

02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Coffey, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 5161, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–5076. 

Telephone: (202) 245–6673. Email: 

jennifer.coffey@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

this program is to assist State 

educational agencies (SEAs) in 

reforming and improving their systems 

for personnel preparation and 

professional development in early 

intervention, educational, and transition 

services in order to improve results for 

children with disabilities. 

Priorities: This notice contains three 

absolute priorities. In accordance with 

34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), Absolute 

Priority 1 is from the notice of final 

priorities and definitions published in 

the Federal Register on August 2, 2012 

(77 FR 45944) (2012 NFP). Absolute 

Priority 2 is from sections 651 through 

655 of the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act (IDEA), as amended by 

the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). 

Absolute Priority 3 is from the notice of 

final priority and definitions for this 

program published in the Federal 

Register on July 29, 2020 (85 FR 45525) 

(2020 NFP). 

Under this competition, Absolute 

Priority 3 constitutes its own funding 

category, and the Department intends to 

award one-third of the SPDG grants 

under this competition to grants under 

Absolute Priority 3 provided 

applications of sufficient quality are 

submitted. Applications will be rank 

ordered separately for Absolute Priority 

3. Therefore, applicants must clearly 

identify if the proposed project 

addresses Absolute Priority 3. 

Absolute Priorities: For FY 2021 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition, 

these priorities are absolute priorities. 

Applicants must address Absolute 

Priorities 1 and 2. They may also choose 

to address Absolute Priority 3. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only 

applications that meet all the priorities 

that they choose to address. 

These priorities are: 

Absolute Priority 1: Effective and 

Efficient Delivery of Professional 

Development. 

The Department establishes a priority 

to assist SEAs in reforming and 

improving their systems for personnel 

(as that term is defined in section 651(b) 

of IDEA) preparation and professional 

development of individuals providing 

early intervention, educational, and 

transition services in order to improve 

results for children with disabilities. 


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