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to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A). Currently the Bureau of 

the Public Debt within the Department 

of the Treasury is soliciting comments 

concerning the Application For 

Disposition Of Retirement Plan and/or 

Individual Retirement Bonds Without 

Administration Of Deceased Owner’s 

Estate. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 30, 2012 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Bureau of the Public Debt, Bruce A. 

Sharp, 200 Third Street A4–A, 

Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, or 

bruce.sharp@bpd.treas.gov. The 

opportunity to make comments online is 

also available at www.pracomment.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies should be directed to Bruce A. 

Sharp, Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 

Third Street A4–A, Parkersburg, WV 

26106–1328, (304) 480–8150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application For Disposition Of 

Retirement Plan and/or Individual 

Retirement Bonds Without 

Administration Of Deceased Owner’s 

Estate. 

OMB Number: 1535–0032. 

Form Number: PD F 3565. 

Abstract: The information is used to 

support a request for disposition by the 

heirs of deceased owners or Retirement 

Plan and/or Individual Retirement 

bonds. 

Current Actions: None. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

350. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 117. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Bruce A. Sharp, 

Bureau Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Prescription Drugs Not Administered 

During Treatment; Update to 

Administrative Cost for Calendar Year 

2012 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) notice informs the public of 

the updated ‘‘National Average 

Administrative Costs’’ for purposes of 

calculating VA’s charges for 

prescription drugs that were not 

administered during treatment but were 

provided or furnished by VA to a 

veteran for: A nonservice-connected 

disability for which the veteran is 

entitled to care (or the payment of 

expenses of care) under a health plan 

contract; a nonservice-connected 

disability incurred incident to the 

veteran’s employment and covered 

under a worker’s compensation law or 

plan that provides reimbursement or 

indemnification for such care and 

services; or a nonservice-connected 

disability incurred as a result of a motor 

vehicle accident in a State that requires 

automobile accident reparations 

insurance. This updated administrative 

cost charge was effective on January 1, 

2012, for Calendar Year 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Romona Greene, Chief Business Office 

(10NB1A), Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–1595. 

This is not a toll free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

17.101 of title 38, Code of Federal 

Regulations, sets forth VA’s medical 

regulations concerning the collection or 

recovery by VA for medical care or 

services provided or furnished to a 

veteran for a nonservice-connected 

disability. As provided in 38 CFR 

17.101(m), when VA provides or 

furnishes prescription drugs not 

administered during treatment for: (1) A 

nonservice-connected disability for 

which the veteran is entitled to care (or 

the payment of expenses of care) under 

a health plan contract; (2) a nonserviceconnected disability incurred incident 

to the veteran’s employment and 

covered under a worker’s compensation 

law or plan that provides 

reimbursement or indemnification for 

such care and services; or (3) a 

nonservice-connected disability 

incurred as a result of a motor vehicle 

accident in a State that requires 

automobile accident reparations 

insurance, ‘‘charges billed separately for 

such prescription drugs will consist of 

the amount that equals the total of the 

actual cost to VA for the drugs and the 

national average of VA administrative 

costs associated with dispensing the 

drugs for each prescription.’’ 

Section 17.101(m) includes the 

methodology for calculating the national 

average administrative cost for 

prescription drug charges not 

administered during treatment. The 

administrative cost is determined 

annually using VA’s managerial cost 

accounting system. Under this 

accounting system, the national average 

administrative cost is determined by 

adding the total VA national drug 

general overhead costs (such as costs of 

buildings and maintenance, utilities, 

billing, and collections) to the total VA 

national drug dispensing costs (such as 

costs of the labor of the pharmacy 

department, packaging, and mailing) 

with the sum divided by the actual 

number of VA prescriptions filled 

nationally. The labor cost also includes 

cost for the professional activity of 

reviewing and dispensing a 

prescription. 

Based on this accounting system, VA 

will determine the amount of the 

national average administrative cost 

annually for the prior fiscal year 

(October through September) and then 

apply the charge at the start of the next 

calendar year. The national average 

administrative cost for calendar year 

2012 is $12.39 and was effective on 

January 1, 2012. 

This notice will be posted at http:// 

www1.va.gov/CBO/apps/rates/index.asp 

under the heading ‘‘Federal Registers, 

Rules, and Notices’’ and identified as 

‘‘Administrative Charge Federal 

Register Notice, CY 2012.’’ Following 

this Federal Register notice, all 

subsequent Federal Register notices 

providing updates on the administrative 

charge will be published in conjunction 

with the Federal Register notices 

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providing updates on the charges for 

outpatient facilities and professional 

services. 

Approved: March 23, 2012. 

John R. Gingrich, 

Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7621 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] 

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