Notices. Notice of meeting
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BILLING CODE 5001-06-M DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Meeting of the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel AGENCY: Department of Defense, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs). ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel. The panel will review and comment on recommendations made to the Director, TRICARE Management Activity, by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee regarding the Uniform Formulary.
The meeting will be open to the public. Seating is limited and will be provided only to the first 220 people signing in. All persons must sign in legibly. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. DATES: Wednesday, March 23, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ADDRESSES: Naval Heritage Center Theater, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Martel, TRICARE Management Activity, Pharmacy Operations, Beneficiary Advisory Panel, Suite 810, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone 703-681-0064 ext. 3672, fax 703-681-1242, or e-mail at *richard.martel@tma.osd.mil.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel will only review and comment on the development of the uniform formulary as reflected in the recommendations of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee coming out of that body's meeting in February 2005. The DoD P&T information and subject matter for that meeting are available at *http://pec.ha.osd.mil.* Any private citizen is permitted to file a written statement with the advisory panel. Statements must be submitted electronically to The Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel, c/o Mr.
Richard Martel, *richard.martel@tma.osd.mil.* In order to be considered by the panel prior to the meeting, statements must be submitted electronically no later than March 16, 2005. Any private citizen is permitted to speak at the Beneficiary Advisory Panel meeting, time permitting. One hour has been reserved for public comments, and speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The amount of time allocated to a speaker will not exceed five minutes. Private citizens wishing to speak at the meeting may sign up at the meeting on a first-come, first-served basis.
Dated: February 25, 2005. Jeannette Owings-Ballard, OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 05-4029 Filed 3-1-05; 8:45 am]