Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 30, 2014 / Notices 78575 

identified as ‘‘VA Medical Facility 

Locations V3.16 (Jan 15).’’ 

As indicated in 38 CFR 17.101(m), 

when VA provides or furnishes 

prescription drugs not administered 

during treatment, ‘‘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. 

VA determines the amount of the 

national average administrative cost 

annually for the prior fiscal year 

(October through September) and then 

applies the charge at the start of the next 

calendar year. The national average 

administrative drug cost for calendar 

year 2015 is $13.10. This change will be 

posted at http://www.va.gov/CBO/

payerinfo.asp and identified as ‘‘CY 

2015 Average Administrative Cost for 

Prescriptions.’’ 

Consistent with § 17.101, the national 

average administrative cost, the updated 

data tables, and supplementary tables 

containing the changes described in this 

notice will be posted online, as 

indicated in this notice. This notice will 

be posted at http://www.va.gov/CBO/

apps/rates/index.asp under the heading 

‘‘Federal Registers, Rules, and Notices’’ 

and identified as, ‘‘V3.16 Federal 

Register Notice 01/01/15 (Outpatient 

and Professional), and National 

Administrative Cost (PDF).’’ The 

national average administrative cost, 

updated data tables, and the 

supplementary tables containing the 

changes described will be effective until 

changed by a subsequent Federal 

Register notice. 

Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 

designee, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose 

D. Riojas, Chief of Staff, approved this 

document on December 18, 2014, for 

publication. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

William F. Russo, 

Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy 

& Management, Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30309 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Section 102(c) of the Veterans Access, 

Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of Tribal Consultation. 

SUMMARY: As required by section 102(c) 

of the Veterans Access, Choice, and 

Accountability Act of 2014, the 

Secretary of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) and the Director of the 

Indian Health Service will jointly 

submit to Congress a report on the 

feasibility and advisability of entering 

into and expanding certain 

reimbursement agreements. VA is 

seeking Tribal Consultation on section 

102(c). 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

VA on or before January 14, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tracey Parker Warren, VA Office of 

Tribal Government Relations by phone 

at (202) 461–7400 (this is not a toll-free 

number), or by email at Tribal

governmentconsultation@va.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted to Tracey Parker Warren, VA 

Office of Public and Intergovernmental 

Affairs, Office of Tribal Government 

Relations by email at Tribalgovernment

consultation@va.gov, by fax to (202) 

273–5716, or by hand-delivery to 

Director, Office of Tribal Government 

Relations (075F), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 

20420. Comments should indicate that 

the submission is in response to ‘‘Notice 

of Tribal Consultation: Section 102(c) of 

the Veterans Access, Choice, and 

Accountability Act of 2014.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA’s 

Office of Tribal Government Relations 

(OTGR) is seeking Tribal Consultation 

on section 102(c) of the Veterans 

Access, Choice, and Accountability Act 

of 2014, Public Law (P.L.) 113–146. 

Public Law 113–146, section 102(c) 

(as revised by section 409(b)(2) of Public 

Law 113–175). OTGR specifically seeks 

Tribal Consultation in the form of 

written comments concerning the 

feasibility and advisability of Indian 

Health Service and Tribal Health 

Programs entering into agreements with 

VA for reimbursement of the costs of 

direct care services provided to eligible 

Veterans who are not American Indian 

or Alaska Native. 

Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 

designee, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose 

D. Riojas, Chief of Staff, approved this 

document on December 23, 2014, for 

publication. 

Dated: December 23, 2014. 

William F. Russo, 

Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy 

& Management, Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30527 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am] 

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