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government-issued photo I.D., and (2) 

any type of secondary I.D., which 

verifies the individual’s name (i.e. debit 

card, credit card, work badge, social 

security card). 

Special Accommodations 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodations to access the public 

meeting should contact Ms. Duffy (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at 

least five (5) business days prior to the 

meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. 

Procedures for Providing Public 

Comments 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, and section 10(a)(3) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

comments to the Board about its 

mission and topics pertaining to this 

public session. 

Written comments are accepted until 

the date of the meeting, however, 

written comments should be received by 

the DFO at least five (5) business days 

prior to the meeting date so that the 

comments may be made available to the 

Board for their consideration prior to 

the meeting. 

Written comments should be 

submitted via email to the DFO (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) in the 

following formats (Adobe Acrobat, 

WordPerfect, or Word format). Please 

note: Since the Board operates under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended, all public 

presentations will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection, up to and 

including being posted on the Board’s 

Web site. 

Dated: September 25, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–23737 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Strategic Environmental Research and 

Development Program, Scientific 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is published in 

accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463). The topic of the meeting on 

October 20–22, 2009, is to review new 

start research requesting Strategic 

Environmental Research and 

Development Program (SERDP) funds in 

excess of $1M. This meeting is open to 

the public. Any interested person may 

attend, appear before, or file statements 

with the Scientific Advisory Board at 

the time and in the manner permitted by 

the Board. 

DATES: The meeting will be held: 

Tuesday, October 20, 2009, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, October 

21, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 

and Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 

8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the SERDP Office Conference Center, 

901 North Stuart Street, Suite 804, 

Arlington, VA 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jonathan Bunger, SERDP Office, 901 

North Stuart Street, Suite 303, 

Arlington, VA or by telephone at (703) 

696–2126. 

Dated: September 21, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–23744 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the Military Leadership 

Diversity Commission (MLDC) 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: 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, the Department of 

Defense announces that the Military 

Leadership Diversity Commission 

(MLDC) will meet on October 21 and 22, 

2009, in Arlington, VA. Subject to and 

the availability of space, the meeting 

will be open to the public. 

DATES: The MLDC will meet from 9 a.m. 

to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21 and 

Thursday, October 22, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Double Tree Hotel, 300 Army Navy 

Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Master Chief Steven A. Hady, 

Designated Federal Officer, MLDC, at 

(703) 602–0838, 1851 South Bell Street, 

Suite 532, Arlington, VA. E-mail 

Steven.Hady@wso.whs.mil. 

Committee’s Designated Federal 

Officer or Point of Contact: Master Chief 

Steven A. Hady, Designated Federal 

Officer, MLDC, at (703) 602–0838 or 

(703) 347–5295, 1851 South Bell Street, 

Suite 532, Arlington, VA. E-mail 

Steven.Hady@wso.whs.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is for the MLDC 

commissioners to discuss the 

congressional requirements of the 

Commission, and to map the 

Commission’s efforts to address these 

congressional concerns. 

Agenda 

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 

9 a.m. –1 p.m. 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO) opens 

the meeting; 

Commission Chairman opening 

remarks; 

Service Chiefs discussion regarding 

their visions of diversity (Invited); 

General Counsel Offices of OSD and 

Services Briefings. 

1 p.m. 

DFO adjourns the meeting. 

2 p.m.–6 p.m. 

DFO opens the meeting ; 

Chairman briefs to Commissioners 

(objectives and approach) followed 

by: 

Open discussion on objectives and 

approach; 

Discussion on outlines of white papers 

and the interim report; 

Discussion on elements of uniform DoD 

definition of diversity. 

6 p.m. 

Commission Chairman Closing 

Remarks; 

DFO adjourns the meeting. 

Thursday, October 22, 2009 

9 a.m.–12 p.m. 

DFO opens the meeting; 

Commission Chairman opening 

remarks; 

Enlisted and officer accessions briefings 

from the responsible military 

organizations. 

12 p.m. 

DFO adjourns the meeting. 

1 p.m–6 p.m. 

DFO opens the meeting; 

Service Academies briefing; 

Outreach programs briefings; 

Discussion on recruiting and outreach 

programs from the responsible 

military organizations. 


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6 p.m. 

Commission Chairman Closing 

Remarks; 

DFO adjourns the meeting. 

Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the 

availability of space, the October 21 and 

22 meetings will be open to the public. 

Please note that the availability of 

seating is on a first-come basis. 

Written Statements: 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, and section 10(a)(3) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to the Commission about its 

mission and functions. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time or in response to the stated agenda 

of a planned meeting of the MLDC. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Commission, and this 

individual will ensure that the written 

statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Contact information for the Designated 

Federal Officer can be obtained from the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice or from GSA’s 

FACA Database—https://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/public.asp. 

Statements being submitted in 

response to the agenda mentioned in 

this notice must be received by the 

Designated Federal Officer at least five 

calendar days prior to the meeting 

which is the subject of this notice. 

Written statements received after this 

date may not be provided to or 

considered by the Commission until its 

next meeting. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submissions with the 

MLDC Chairperson and ensure they are 

provided to all members of the 

Commission before the meeting that is 

the subject of this notice. 

Dated: September 25, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–23742 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Military Health Risk Management 

Demonstration Project 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs/ 

TRICARE Management Activity, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of a Military Health Risk 

Management demonstration project. 

SUMMARY: This notice is to advise 

interested parties of a Military Health 

System (MHS) demonstration project 

entitled ‘‘Military Health Risk 

Management Demonstration Project’’. 

This demonstration project, which will 

be available for participation by select 

non-Medicare eligible, retired TRICAREeligible beneficiaries, and their family 

members, is designed to evaluate the 

efficacy of providing incentives to 

encourage healthy behaviors on the part 

of these MHS beneficiaries. 

DATES: Effective Date: This 

demonstration will be effective from 

October 1, 2009, until February 28, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Barry Cohen, Director of Healthcare 

Operations—TRICARE Management 

Activity, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 810, 

Falls Church, VA 22041–3206; 

telephone (703) 681–7515. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

Health Risk Management involves 

utilizing a self-reported health risk 

assessment to identify areas where 

TRICARE beneficiaries may be at risk to 

develop certain chronic illnesses. The 

questionnaire covers a wide range of 

lifestyle behaviors and health issues. In 

addition, physiological and biometric 

measures such as blood pressure, 

glucose level, lipids, nicotine use, and 

weight are also considered to aid in 

determining the overall level of risk for 

chronic disease. This demonstration 

project will assess the effects of 

providing incentives along with 

wellness programs and healthy 

behaviors and lifestyle practices among 

non-Medicare-eligible retired 

beneficiaries and their family members 

who are enrolled in TRICARE Prime. 

B. National Defense Authorization Act 

(NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) 

Military Health Risk Management 

Directive 

Section 712 of the NDAA for FY09 

requires the Department to develop a 

wellness assessment to be offered to 

beneficiaries enrolled in the 

demonstration project. The wellness 

assessment will incorporate nationally 

recognized standards for health and 

healthy behaviors, will be offered to 

determine a baseline assessment, and 

will be repeated at appropriate intervals. 

The wellness assessment will include a 

self-reported health risk assessment, 

physiological, and biometric measures; 

including at least blood pressure, 

glucose level, lipids, nicotine use and 

weight. Non-Medicare-eligible retired 

beneficiaries of the MHS and their 

dependents who are enrolled in 

TRICARE Prime and who reside in the 

demonstration project service areas will 

be offered the opportunity to enroll in 

the demonstration project. The 

demonstration project will be conducted 

in at least three geographic areas within 

the United States where TRICARE Prime 

is offered. The area covered by the 

project will be referred to as the 

demonstration project service area. 

Programs will be developed to assist 

enrollees to improve healthy behaviors, 

as identified by the wellness 

assessment. For the purpose of 

conducting the demonstration project, 

monetary and/or nonmonetary 

incentives will be offered to enrollees to 

encourage participation in the 

demonstration project. 

C. Description of Demonstration Project 

The Military Health Risk Management 

demonstration project will be conducted 

to evaluate whether monetary incentives 

in conjunction with wellness programs 

will encourage healthy behaviors among 

non-Medicare-eligible retired 

beneficiaries and their family members 

who are enrolled in TRICARE Prime and 

reside in the demonstration project 

service areas. The duration of the 

project will be approximately 3 years. 

There will be a monetary incentive 

award to enrollees for full participation 

in this project of an amount equivalent 

to 50 percent of the annual TRICARE 

Prime enrollment fee ($230/family or 

$115/individual). 

For the purpose of this study, at least 

one demonstration project service area 

will encompass a military treatment 

facility (MTF), and the others will 

encompass areas supported exclusively 

by purchased care. The National Naval 

Medical Center, Medical Homes 

Program, Bethesda, MD, has been 

selected as the MTF demonstration 

project service area; the Designated 

Provider Programs at Martin’s Point, 

Portland, ME, and CHRISTUS Health, 

Houston, TX, have been selected as the 

purchased care demonstration project 

service areas. 

D. Implementation 

Each site will be responsible for 

identifying a cohort of retired 

beneficiaries and their family members 

who are enrolled in TRICARE Prime and 

are non-Medicare-eligible to participate 

in the demonstration. Following the 

enrollment period, the site will 

maintain the demographic, clinical, and 

other data required to evaluate the 

effectiveness of the demonstration. The 


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