Office of the Secretary 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This proposed rule conforms to the requirements of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996. It promotes public trust by making the maximum amount of information available to the public, in both hard copy and electronic formats, on the operation and activities of the Department of Defense, consistent with DoD responsibility to protect national security and other DoD interests as provided by applicable law. It also allows a requester to obtain Agency records from the Department of Defense that are available through other public information services without invoking the FOIA.

DOT publication of the names of the persons selected to serve on the various Departmental PRBs as required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4).

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 96-463, notice is hereby given that the Independent Review Panel to Study the Relationships between Military Department General Counsels and Judge Advocates General will hold an open meeting at the Hilton Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202, on July 28-29, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Panel will meet to conduct deliberations and to address other matters the Panel deems appropriate concerning the relationships between the legal elements of their respective Military Departments. These sessions will be open to the public, subject to the availability of space. In keeping with the spirit of FACA, the Panel welcomes written comments concerning its work from the public at any time. Interested citizens are encouraged to attend the sessions.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on April 27, 2005 (FR Vol. 70, No. 80, page 21835). No comments were received.

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Pub. L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.

The Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment Project published an Open Meeting notice in the Federal Register of June 23, 2005. Notice is amended to reflect the addition of a closed meeting session following the morning's 9 a.m.-12 p.m. open meeting session on July 15, 2005. The closed session will be held from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. In accordance with Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, as amended, it has been determined that the Project's meeting in the afternoon concerns matters deemed confidential and/or proprietary in nature pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and will be closed to the public.

This notice is to advise interested parties of demonstration projects that the Department of Defense Military Health System proposes to implement and evaluate under the Healthy Choices for Life Initiatives: A Tobacco Cessation Quitline Demonstration project and a Weight Management Demonstration project. The Tobacco Cessation Demonstration project is being done to measure the effectiveness of a toll-free telephone Tobacco Quitline alone, or when used in conjunction with prescription pharmacotherapy in curtailing or stopping the use of tobacco products by demonstration participants. This portion of the Demonstration will enable DoD to evaluate these selected interventions in a DoD beneficiary population and gather data for health care costs and utilization. The Demonstration will occur in four states: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Minnesota. The Tobacco Cessation Demonstration project will provide information that will enable DoD to determine whether behavior modification, either alone or with pharmacotherapy, should be added to the TRICARE Prime benefit for the treatment of patients who use or are dependent upon tobacco. The Weight Management Demonstration project will allow the DoD to determine the efficacy and acceptability of distance behavioral interventions and pharmacotherapy in producing and maintaining clinically significant weight loss in at-risk overweight or obese individuals. The Weight Management Demonstration project will occur in four states: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. The Weight Management Demonstration project will provide information that will enable DoD to determine whether to seek a change in statute to authorize, as part of the TRICARE benefit, behavior modification either alone or with pharmacotherapy for the treatment of patients that are overweight or obese. Certain preventive care services not normally provided as part of basic program benefits under TRICARE are covered benefits when provided to TRICARE Prime enrollees. Tobacco cessation and weight loss programs, along with pharmacotherapy, are currently not benefits under either the TRICARE basic program or under TRICARE Prime. This demonstration will evaluate whether these services should be extended to Prime beneficiaries as additional preventive care benefits. These Demonstration projects are being conducted under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 1092.

The Department of Homeland Security published a document in the Federal Register of June 27, 2005, concerning the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) meeting on Tuesday, July 12, 2005. The time has changed for the meeting.

In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service announces the proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service announces the proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is publishing a notice of a revised system of records, 09-90-0024, ``Unified Financial Management System, HHS/OS'' which was published in the Federal Register on September 7, 1999. The revised notice changes the system name from ``09-90-0024, Financial Transactions of HHS Accounting and Finance Offices'' to ``09-90-0024, Unified Financial Management System'' to meet the needs of the newly-established Unified Financial Management System (UFMS), and update Agency information.

The Defense Science Board Task Force on Roles and Authorities of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering will meet in closed session on July 28, 2005, at SAI, 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. The Task Force will examine the past and current roles and authorities for the Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E). 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 these meetings, the Task Force will review and evaluate concepts to determine appropriate future roles and authorities of the DDR&E including an analysis of the relationship of the Director to other senior science and technology (S&T) and acquisition officials of the military departments and the Defense Agencies; the relationship of the Director to the performance of the following functions: planning, programming, and budgeting of the S&T programs of the DoD; management of DoD laboratories and technical centers; promotion of the rapid transition of technologies to acquisition programs within the DoD; promotion of the transfer of technologies into and from the commercial sector; the coordination of DoD S&T activities with organizations outside the DoD; technical review of DoD acquisition programs and policies; training and education activities for the national scientific and technical workforce; development of science and technology policies and programs relating to the maintenance of the national technology and industrial base; and the development of new technologies in support of the transformation of the Armed Forces. The Task Force will also examine the duties of the Director as the Chief Technology Office of the DoD.

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Pub. L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.

The Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment Project published a notice of Open Meeting in the Federal Register of June 23, 2005. The document cited a General Information section that should be removed and incorrect contact telephone numbers.

The American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 requires the Secretary of the Interior to certify that we developed an informational notice about the Act and its provisions. The Act also requires the Secretary of the Interior to certify that we sent the notice to individual Indian holders of interest in trust or restricted land by direct mail, and published the notice in the Federal Register and newspapers. This certification fulfills this requirement.

The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will award up to U.S. $4 million through one or more cooperative agreements to an organization or organizations to improve access to and quality of education programs as a means to combat exploitive child labor among indigenous children in Ecuador. Projects funded under this solicitation will provide educational and training opportunities to indigenous children as a means of removing and/or preventing them from engaging in exploitive work or the worst forms of child labor. The activities funded will complement and expand upon existing projects and programs to improve basic education in the country of interest. Applications must respond to the entire Statement of Work outlined in this solicitation. In Ecuador, activities under these cooperative agreements will provide the direct delivery of quality basic education to indigenous working children and those at risk of entering work, and will result in their enrollment, persistence, and completion of an education or training program.

In notice document 05-10620 beginning on page 30787 in the issue of Friday, May 27, 2005, make the following modification: On page 30787, in the second column, under the heading ``Agency'', the language, ``Key Dates: Deadline for Submission of Application is July 11, 2005.'', should be changed to read, ``Key Dates: Deadline for Submission of Application is July 15, 2005.''. On page 30787, in the second column, first sentence of the ``Summary'', the language ``The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will award up to U.S. $2 million through one or more cooperative agreements to an organization or organizations* * *'', should be changed to read, ``The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will award up to U.S. $4 million through one or more cooperative agreements to an organization or organizations* * *''. On page 30791, in the second column, first sentence of the second paragraph of Section II ``Award Information'', the language, ``Up to U.S. $2 million will be awarded under this solicitation'', should be changed to read, ``Up to U.S. $4 million will be awarded under this solicitation.''