1914 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 7 / Thursday, January 10, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Bureau of the Public Debt 

Proposed Collection: Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

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 Disclaimer and Consent 

with Respect to United States Savings 

Bonds/Notes. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before March 12, 2008, to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Bureau of the Public Debt, Brian 

Lallemont, 200 Third Street, Avery 4–A, 

Parkersburg, WV 26106–5312, or e-mail 

to Brian.Lallemont@bpd.treas.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Brian Lallemont, 

Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third 

Street, Avery 4–A, Parkersburg, WV 

26106–5312, (304) 480–8108. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Disclaimer and Consent With 

Respect to United States Savings Bonds/ 

Notes. 

OMB Number: 1535–0113. 

Form Number: PD F 1849. 

Abstract: The information is 

requested when the requested savings 

bonds/notes transaction would appear 

to affect the right, title or interest of 

some other person. 

Current Actions: None. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 6 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 700. 

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 

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: January 3, 2008. 

Brian Lallemont, 

Records Management Program Manager. 

[FR Doc. 08–58 Filed 1–9–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Copayment for Medication 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is hereby giving notice that 

there is no change in the medication 

copayment rate for calendar year 2008 

and the rate will remain at $8.00. The 

total amount of copayments in a 

calendar year for a veteran enrolled in 

one of the Priority Groups 2 through 6 

shall not exceed the cap of $960.00. 

These rates are based on the 

Prescription Drug component of the 

Medical Consumer Price Index as cited 

in title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, 

part 17, § 17.110. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tony Guagliardo, Director, Business 

Policy (163), Veterans Health 

Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 254–

0406. (This is not a toll-free number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA is 

required by law to charge certain 

veterans a copayment for each 30-day or 

less supply of medication provided on 

an outpatient basis (other than 

medication administered during 

treatment) for treatment of a non-service 

connected condition. Public Law 106–

117, the Veterans’ Millennium Health 

Care and Benefits Act, gives the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority 

to increase the medication copayment 

amount and to establish a calendar year 

cap on the amount of medication 

copayments charged to veterans 

enrolled in Priority Groups 2 through 6. 

When veterans reach the calendar year 

cap, they will continue to receive 

medications without additional 

copayments for that calendar year. 

Formula for Calculating the Medication 

Copayment Amount 

Each calendar year beginning after 

December 31, 2002, the Prescription 

Drug component of the Medical 

Consumer Price Index of the previous 

September 30 is divided by the Index as 

of September 30, 2001. The ratio is then 

multiplied by the original copayment 

amount of $7.00. The copayment 

amount of the new calendar year is then 

rounded down to the whole dollar 

amount. 

Computation of Calendar Year 2008 

Medication Copayment Amount 

a. Prescription Drug Medical 

Consumer Price Index as of September 

30, 2007 = 370.9. 

b. Prescription Drug Medical 

Consumer Price Index as of September 

30, 2001 = 304.8. 

c. Index = 370.9 divided by 304.8 = 

1.2168. 

d. (INDEX) × $7= $8.52. 

e. Copayment amount = $8.00. 

Dated: January 3, 2008. 

James B. Peake, 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E8–211 Filed 1–9–08; 8:45 am] 

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