Department of Defense August 10, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning organization and direction of work. Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

The Defense Intelligence Agency is proposing to alter a system to its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

This notice is to advise hospitals of an opportunity for net adjusted payments for radiology services for which TRICARE payments were not comparable to the pre-Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare fair rates for the period August 1, 2003, to May 1, 2009 (or other appropriate end date for OPPS- exempt hospitals.)