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chronic diseases or conditions, and any 

associated cost savings. The TRICARE 

Management Activity (TMA) chose a 

phased approach to determine the 

efficacy and cost effectiveness of its 

disease management demonstration, 

beginning with beneficiaries identified 

with the disease states of asthma, 

congestive heart failure, and diabetes. 

TMA now intends to expand the disease 

management services to TRICARE 

Standard beneficiaries with the 

additional disease states of cancer, 

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 

(COPD), and anxiety and depression 

disorders as well as continue the 

original disease states of asthma, 

congestive heart failure, and diabetes. 

This expansion and continuation of the 

DM demonstration project will be 

conducted under the authority provided 

in 10 U.S.C. 1092. 

DATES: The expansion of the 

demonstration will be effective April 1, 

2009 and will continue for a period of 

2 years until March 31, 2011. The terms 

and conditions of the original 

demonstration notice will continue. 

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) 681–4029. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

For additional information on the 

TRICARE demonstration project for DM, 

please see 72 FR 32628–32629. The 

demonstration notice focused on 

explaining the differences between the 

DM benefits available to TRICARE 

Standard and TRICARE Prime 

beneficiaries and the manner in which 

DM services had been provided prior to 

the demonstration. The prior notice 

explained that for purposes of the 

demonstration, the Department of 

Defense (DoD) would waive, for these 

DM services provided to Standard 

beneficiaries, the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 

1079(a)(13) and 32 CFR 199.4(g)(39) that 

expressly exclude clinical preventive 

services for TRICARE Standard 

beneficiaries. The prior notice also 

explained the enrollment process and 

cap on DM costs. 

B. Description of Expansion of 

Demonstration Project 

Under this demonstration, DoD has 

waived, for disease management 

services provided to TRICARE Standard 

beneficiaries, the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 

1079(a)(13) and 32 CFR 199.4(g)(39) that 

expressly exclude clinical preventive 

services for TRICARE Standard 

beneficiaries in the current benefit. The 

Military Health System (MHS) has 

enrolled TRICARE Standard 

beneficiaries in its DM programs. DM 

services provided to Standard 

beneficiaries have included, but have 

not been limited to: Clinical preventive 

examinations, patient education and 

counseling services, and periodic 

screening exams. MHS DM program 

costs have been capped not to exceed 

the amount approved by the contracting 

officer. The DM program costs are total 

costs of DM services provided to both 

Prime and Standard beneficiaries. Only 

those beneficiaries identified by the 

TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) 

for disease management of asthma, 

congestive heart failure, and diabetes 

have been included in the current 

program. TMA is now expanding the 

demonstration by including the 

additional disease states of cancer, 

COPD, and anxiety and depression 

disorders. Beneficiaries identified by 

TMA are included in the DM program 

unless they choose to opt out. This 

action directly reduces variation across 

the system and results in improved 

consistency and quality for beneficiaries 

with targeted chronic illness, regardless 

of TRICARE classification. Furthermore, 

including TRICARE Standard 

beneficiaries in current DM efforts 

informs the MHS about total potential 

savings and return on investment (ROI) 

associated with DM, a stated 

requirement of the John Warner 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2007. Continuing to provide 

the current three, and adding the 

additional three diseases to the systemwide DM program, will improve the 

quality of care of our beneficiaries. By 

educating patients about their disease 

and helping them manage their 

symptoms, many of the complications of 

these diseases can be avoided, possibly 

slowing the progression of their chronic 

disease, thus resulting in significant cost 

savings. 

C. Implementation 

The expansion of the demonstration 

will be effective on April 1, 2009. The 

terms and conditions of the original 

demonstration as provided in the Notice 

in 72 FR 32368–32369 will continue on 

that date. 

D. Evaluation 

An independent evaluation of the 

demonstration will be conducted. The 

evaluation will be designed to use a 

combination of administrative and 

survey measures of health care 

outcomes (clinical, utilization, financial, 

and humanistic measures) to provide 

analyses and comment on meeting its 

goal of providing uniform disease 

management policies and practices 

across the MHS. 

Dated: March 9, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

will meet in closed session on May 13– 

14, 2009; at the Pentagon, Arlington, 

VA. The mission of the Defense Science 

Board is to advise the Secretary of 

Defense and the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology & 

Logistics on scientific and technical 

matters as they affect the perceived 

needs of the Department of Defense. At 

this meeting, the Board will discuss 

interim finding and recommendations 

resulting from ongoing Task Force 

activities. The Board will also discuss 

plans for future consideration of 

scientific and technical aspects of 

specific strategies, tactics, and policies 

as they may affect the U. S. national 

defense posture and homeland security. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Debra Rose, Executive Officer, Defense 

Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, 

Room 3B888A, Washington, DC 20301– 

3140, via e-mail at debra.rose@osd.mil, 

or via phone at (703) 571–0084. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law No. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

App. 2) and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the 

Department of Defense has determined 

that these Defense Science Board 

Quarterly meeting will be closed to the 

public. Specifically, the Under Secretary 

of Defense (Acquisition, Technology 

and Logistics), with the coordination of 

the DoD Office of General Counsel, has 

determined in writing that all sessions 

of these meetings will be closed to the 

public because they will be concerned 

throughout with matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). 

Interested persons may submit a 

written statement for consideration by 

the Defense Science Board. Individuals 

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above, at any point, however, if a 

written statement is not received at least 

10 calendar days prior to the meeting, 

which is the subject of this notice, then 

it may not be provided to or considered 

by the Defense Science Board. The 

Designated Federal Official will review 

all timely submissions with the Defense 

Science Board Chairperson, and ensure 

they are provided to members of the 

Defense Science Board before the 

meeting that is the subject of this notice. 

Dated: March 9, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the National Defense 

University Visitors (BOV) 

AGENCY: Department of Defense; 

National Defense University. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Defense 

University (NDU), Designated Federal 

Officer, has scheduled a meeting of the 

Board of Visitors. The National Defense 

University Board of Visitors is a Federal 

Advisory Board. The Board meets twice 

a year in proceedings that are open to 

the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 

28–29, 2009 from 1130–1700 on the 

28th and continuing on the 29th from 

0800–1200. 

ADDRESSES: The Board of Visitors 

meeting will be held at Building 62, 

Marshall Hall, Room 155, National 

Defense University, 300 5th Avenue, 

Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319– 

5066. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

point of contact for this notice is 

Jeanette Tolbert @ (202) 685–3955, Fax 

(202) 685–3328 or TolbertJ@ndu.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

will discuss: State of the University, 

National Security Professional 

Development, Accreditation, and 

Federal Policy. The meeting is open to 

the public; limited space is made 

available for observers and will be 

allocated on a first-come, first-serve 

basis. 

Dated: March 9, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–5629 Filed 3–13–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 15, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

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waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

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information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

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statutory obligations. The Director, 

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information collection, grouped by 

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extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) 

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) 

Description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5) 

Respondents and frequency of 

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or 

Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites 

public comment. 

Dated: March 10, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, IC Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Title: Grants for the Centers for 

International Business Education 

Program. 

Frequency: Every 5 years. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 50. 

Burden Hours: 1,000. 

Abstract: This is an application 

package for institutions of higher 

education to apply for funding to the 

Title VI Centers for International 

Business Education program. This 

program provides grants to fund Centers 

for International Business Education 

that serve as national centers for 

teaching and research on international 

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This information collection is being 

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0001). Therefore, the 30-day public 

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Requests for copies of the information 

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‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 3960. When 

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view. Written requests for information 

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Requests may also be electronically 

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Comments regarding burden and/or 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

International Energy Agency Meetings 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Industry Advisory Board 

(IAB) to the International Energy