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well as related office visits, for 

adolescents and adults at increased risk 

of acquiring HIV, when provided to 

TRICARE Prime patients of by network 

providers to TRICARE Select patients, 

will be considered clinical preventive 

services not subject to cost-sharing. 

Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for 

Breast Cancer Screening as a Clinical 

Preventive Services Benefit: DHA will 

permanently cover digital breast 

tomosynthesis (DBT), also known as 3D 

mammography, as a clinical preventive 

services benefit not subject to costsharing. 

Provisional Coverage Changes 

Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for 

Breast Cancer Screening as a Clinical 

Preventive Services Benefit: Provisional 

Coverage of DBT for breast cancer 

screening, which spanned from January 

1, 2020, to December 31, 2024, will 

lapse. However, as noted above, DHA 

will continue to cover DBT as a clinical 

preventive services benefit not subject 

to cost-sharing. 

Platelet-Rich Plasma for Major Joint 

Treatment and Rehabilitation: Plateletrich plasma (PRP) injections are 

excluded from coverage for all 

indications. The use of PRP for knee 

osteoarthritis and lateral elbow 

tendinopathy was covered under 

Provisional Coverage status from 

October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2024. 

Provisional Coverage of PRP lapsed on 

September 30, 2024, and will not be 

replaced with permanent coverage. 

Appendix A 

Certain TRICARE enrollee out-ofpocket costs (enrollment fees, 

premiums, catastrophic caps, 

deductibles, and copayments) are 

adjusted annually by federal law and 

regulations based on the annual Cost of 

Living Adjustment (COLA) applied to 

Uniformed Service member retired pay. 

A difference in copayments remains 

between those who joined a Uniformed 

Service before January 1, 2018, (Group 

A), and those who joined on or after that 

date (Group B). 

The retiree COLA is typically 

announced after the federal fiscal year 

begins in October. Beneficiary out-ofpocket expenses impacted by the 2025 

COLA will be posted to the tricare.mil/ 

changes web page before the start of 

TRICARE Open Season, November 11, 

2024. 

Premium Based Plans 

The CY 2025 monthly premiums for 

TRICARE Reserve Select, TRICARE 

Retired Reserve, and TRICARE Young 

Adult and the quarterly premiums for 

Continued Health Care Benefit Program 

will be posted to the tricare.mil/changes 

web page once announced. 

Pharmacy Out-of-Pocket Expenses for 

CY 2025 

TRICARE Pharmacy copayments will 

remain unchanged on January 1, 2025: 

PHARMACY COPAYMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025 * 

Year 

Retail network 

generic 

formulary 

30-day supply 

Retail network 

brand-name 

formulary 

30-day supply 

Retail network 

non-formulary 

30-day supply 

Mail order 

generic 

formulary 

90-day supply 

Mail order 

brand-name 

formulary 

90-day supply 

Mail order 

Non-formulary 

90-day supply 

2025 ..................... $16 $43 $76 ** $13 $38 $76 

* Active-duty Service members (ADSM) enjoy a $0 copay for covered drugs at any pharmacy. 

** For all beneficiaries except ADSM, select brand-name maintenance medications (taken for long-term conditions) may only be filled twice at 

retail and then must be filled through home delivery or military pharmacy. 

Dated: November 5, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26066 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Health Board; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)), 

Department Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the Defense Health Board (DHB) will 

take place. 

DATES: Open to the public Tuesday, 

November 19, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12 

p.m. eastern standard time (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The address of the open 

meeting is 8111 Gatehouse Rd, Room 

345, Falls Church, VA 22042. The 

meeting will be held both in-person and 

virtually. To participate in the meeting, 

see the Meeting Accessibility section for 

instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

CAPT Shawn Clausen, 703–275–6060 

(voice), shawn.s.clausen.mil@health.mil 

(email). Mailing address is 7700 

Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls 

Church, Virginia 22042. Website: 

https://www.health.mil/dhb. The most 

up-to-date changes to the meeting 

agenda can be found on the website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, 

United States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Federal Advisory 

Committee Act’’ or ‘‘FACA’’), title 5, 

U.S.C. 552b (commonly known as the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’), 

and 41, Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR), sections 102–3.140 and 102– 

3.150. 

Due to circumstances beyond the 

control of the DoD, the DHB was unable 

to provide public notification required 

by 41 CFR 102–3.150(a) concerning its 

November 19, 2024 meeting. 

Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 

Management Officer, for the Department 

of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day 

notification requirement. 

Availability of Materials for the 

Meeting: Additional information, 

including the agenda, is available on the 

DHB website, https://www.health.mil/ 

dhb. A copy of the agenda or any 

updates to the agenda for the November 

19, 2024, meeting will be available on 

the DHB website. Any other materials 

presented in the meeting may also be 

obtained at the meeting. Purpose of the 

Meeting: The DHB provides 

independent advice and 

recommendations to maximize the 

safety and quality of, as well as access 

to, health care for DoD health care 

beneficiaries. The purpose of the 

meeting is to provide progress updates 

on specific tasks before the DHB. 

Agenda: The DHB anticipates 

receiving an update on the Ethical 

Implementation of Artificial Intelligence 

(AI) in the Military Health System 

tasking and a briefing on essential 

questions and necessary elements of AI 

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Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 

through 102–3.165 and subject to the 

availability of space, this meeting will 

be held in-person and virtually and is 

open to the public from 9 a.m. to 12 

p.m. on November 19, 2024, EST. 

Seating and virtual participation is 

limited and is on a first-come basis. All 

members of the public who wish to 

participate must register by emailing 

their name, rank/title, and organization/ 

company to dha.dhb@health.mil or by 

contacting Ms. Camille Gaviola at (703) 

275–6047 no later than Thursday, 

November 14, 2024. Additional details 

will be required from all members of the 

public attending in-person that do not 

have Gatehouse building access. Once 

registered, participant access 

information will be provided. 

Special Accommodations: Individuals 

requiring special accommodations to 

access the public meeting should 

contact Ms. Camille Gaviola 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 related to its current taskings 

or mission may do so at any time in 

accordance with section 10(a)(3) of the 

FACA, 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102– 

3.140, and the procedures described in 

this notice. Written statements may be 

submitted to the DHB’s Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO), CAPT Clausen, at 

shawn.s.clausen.mil@health.mil. 

Supporting documentation may also be 

included, 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. 

Dated: November 4, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25940 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Membership of the Performance 

Review Board 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Defense (OSD), Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of board membership. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

appointment of the DoD, OSD, Joint 

Staff, Defense Agencies, and DoD Field 

Activities, Performance Review Board 

(PRB) members, to include the U.S. 

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 

The PRB shall provide fair and impartial 

review of Senior Executive Service and 

Senior Professional performance 

appraisals and make recommendations 

regarding performance ratings and 

performance awards to the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense. 

DATES: The board membership is 

applicable beginning on September 30, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Laura E. Devlin Dominguez, Assistant 

Director for Office of the Secretary of 

Defense Senior Executive Management 

Office, Washington Headquarters 

Service, Department of Defense, (703) 

693–8373. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

publication of PRB membership is 

required by 5 United States Code 

(U.S.C.) 4314(c)(4). In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the following 

executives are appointed to the OSD 

PRB with specific PRB panel 

assignments being made from this 

group. Executives listed will serve a 

one-year renewable term, beginning 

September 30, 2024. 

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Appointing Authority—Dr. Kathleen H. 

Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense 

Principal Executive Representative— 

Ms. Jennifer C. Walsh 

Chairperson—Mr. Kevin M. Mulvihill 

PRB Panel Members 

Robert P. Helfant 

Fredrick E. Carr 

Susan J. Goodyear 

John M. Tenaglia 

Serena Chan 

Sandra (Liz) E. Clark 

Brent C. Harvey 

Pamela M. Franceschi 

Raymond D. O’Toole, Jr. 

Robert E. Irie 

Krystyna M.A. Kolesar 

Jaques Reifman 

Jennifer L. Desautel 

David T. Beckwith 

Keith E. Buchholz 

Leonard G. Litton 

Efstathia Fragogiannis 

Robert E. Thompson 

Leigh E. Method 

Christine M. Condon 

John E. Kreul 

Robert M. Brady 

Lewis Ratchford, Jr. 

Julia P. Sokol 

Juanita M. Christensen 

Christopher S. Argo 

John G. Fiore 

PRB Panel Members—Alternates 

Laura J. Gross 

David R. Kless 

Karen A. Schultheis 

Todd A. Srivcr 

Tina M. Pierce 

Shirley L. Reed 

Rosalie W. Tinsley 

William (Bill) G. Fitzhugh 

Lee A. Kelley 

Michael R. Odle 

Yvette S. Weber 

Mark S. Gorak 

Raju H. Shah 

Sudha Vyas 

Monica C. Williams 

Dated: November 5, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25985 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2024–OS–0097] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition and 

Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), Department 

of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by December 9, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

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