September 23, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Migratory Bird Hunting; Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds
This rule prescribes the hunting seasons, hours, areas, and daily bag and possession limits for general waterfowl seasons and those early seasons for which States previously deferred selection. Taking of migratory birds is prohibited unless specifically provided for by annual regulations. This rule permits the taking of designated species during the 2005-06 season.
Pesticide Reregistration Performance Measures and Goals
This notice announces EPA's progress in meeting its performance measures and goals for pesticide reregistration during fiscal year 2004. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires EPA to publish information about EPA's annual achievements in this area. This notice discusses the integration of tolerance reassessment with the reregistration process, and describes the status of various regulatory activities associated with reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The notice gives total numbers of chemicals and products reregistered, tolerances reassessed, Data Call-Ins issued, and products registered under the ``fast-track'' provisions of FIFRA. Finally, this notice contains the schedule for completion of activities for specific chemicals during fiscal years 2005 through 2008.
Amicarbazone; Pesticide Tolerance
This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of amicarbazone and its metabolites in or on field corn and livestock commodities and indirect or inadvertent residues of amicarbazone and its metabolites in alfalfa, cotton, soybean and wheat. Arysta Lifescience North American Corporation (perviously known as Arvesta Corporation) requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
The Board has approved the fourth quarter 2005 rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads. The fourth quarter 2005 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 1.185. The fourth quarter 2005 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.572. The fourth quarter 2005 RCAF-5 is 0.548.
HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Standards for Electronic Health Care Claims Attachments
This rule proposes standards for electronically requesting and supplying particular types of additional health care information in the form of an electronic attachment to support submitted health care claims data. It would implement some of the requirements of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances-April Through June 2005
This notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published from April 2005 through June 2005, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. This notice provides information on national coverage determinations (NCDs) affecting specific medical and health care services under Medicare. Additionally, this notice identifies certain devices with investigational device exemption (IDE) numbers approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that potentially may be covered under Medicare. This notice also includes listings of all approval numbers from the Office of Management and Budget for collections of information in CMS regulations. Finally, this notice includes a list of Medicare-approved carotid stent facilities. Section 1871(c) of the Social Security Act requires that we publish a list of Medicare issuances in the Federal Register at least every 3 months. Although we are not mandated to do so by statute, for the sake of completeness of the listing, and to foster more open and transparent collaboration efforts, we are also including all Medicaid issuances and Medicare and Medicaid substantive and interpretive regulations (proposed and final) published during this 3-month time frame.
Medicare Program; Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting-October 26, 2005 Through October 28, 2005
In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), this notice announces the third meeting of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The purpose of the EMTALA TAG is to review regulations affecting hospital and physician responsibilities under EMTALA to individuals who come to a hospital seeking examination or treatment for medical conditions. The primary purpose of the third meeting is to enable the EMTALA TAG to hear additional testimony and further consider written responses from medical societies and other organizations on specific issues considered by the TAG at previous meetings. However, the public is permitted to attend this meeting and, to the extent that time permits and at the discretion of the Chairperson, the EMTALA TAG may hear comments from the floor.
Medicare Program; Meeting of the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee-November 29, 2005
This notice announces a public meeting of the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC). The Committee provides advice and recommendations about whether scientific evidence is adequate to determine whether certain medical items and services are reasonable and necessary under the Medicare statute. This meeting concerns the treatments for age-related macular degeneration. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)).
Medicare Program; Criteria and Standards for Evaluating Intermediary, Carrier, and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Regional Carrier Performance During Fiscal Year 2006
This notice describes the criteria and standards to be used for evaluating the performance of fiscal intermediaries (FIs), carriers, and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) regional carriers in the administration of the Medicare program beginning on the first day of the first month following publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The results of these evaluations are considered whenever we enter into, renew, or terminate an intermediary agreement, carrier contract, or DMEPOS regional carrier contract or take other contract actions, for example, assigning or reassigning providers or services to an intermediary or designating regional or national intermediaries. We are requesting public comment on these criteria and standards.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Application by the Accreditation Commission for Healthcare for Deeming Authority for Home Health Agencies
This proposed notice acknowledges the receipt of an application from the Accreditation Commission for Healthcare for recognition as a national accreditation program for home health agencies that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. Section 1865(b)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act requires that within 60 days of receipt of an organization's complete application, we publish a notice that identifies the national accrediting body making the request, describes the nature of the request, and provides at least a 30-day public comment period.
Medicare Program; Part A Premium for Calendar Year 2006 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement
This annual notice announces Medicare's Hospital Insurance (Part A) premium for uninsured enrollees in calendar year (CY) 2006. This premium is to be paid by enrollees age 65 and over who are not otherwise eligible (hereafter known as the ``uninsured aged'') and for certain disabled individuals who have exhausted other entitlement. The monthly Part A premium for the 12 months beginning January 1, 2006 for these individuals will be $393. The reduced premium for certain other individuals as described in this notice will be $216. Section 1818(d) of the Social Security Act specifies the method to be used to determine these amounts.
Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for Calendar Year 2006
This notice announces the inpatient hospital deductible and the hospital and extended care services coinsurance amounts for services furnished in calendar year (CY) 2006 under Medicare's Hospital Insurance program (Medicare Part A). The Medicare statute specifies the formulae used to determine these amounts. For CY 2006, the inpatient hospital deductible will be $952. The daily coinsurance amounts for CY 2006 will be: (a) $238 for the 61st through 90th day of hospitalization in a benefit period; (b) $476 for lifetime reserve days; and (c) $119.00 for the 21st through 100th day of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility in a benefit period.
Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible for Calendar Year 2006
This notice announces the monthly actuarial rates for aged (age 65 and over) and disabled (under age 65) beneficiaries enrolled in Part B of the Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) program beginning January 1, 2006. In addition, this notice announces the monthly premium for aged and disabled beneficiaries and the annual deductible to be paid during 2006. The monthly actuarial rates for 2006 are $176.90 for aged enrollees and $203.70 for disabled enrollees. The monthly Part B premium rate for 2006 is $88.50 which is equal to 50 percent of the monthly actuarial rate for aged enrollees or about 25 percent of Part B costs for aged enrollees. (The 2005 premium rate was $78.20.) The Part B deductible for 2006 is $124.00.
Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Malathion; Revised Risk Assessments, Notice of Availability, and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options
This notice announces the availability of EPA's revised human health risk assessment and as well as the start of a 60-day comment period ecological risk assessment for the organophosphate pesticide malathion. A revised human health assessment on malathion was conducted to incorporate toxicity data which EPA received after 2000. Since no additional ecological data on malathion has been received after 2000, EPA's ecological risk characterization has remained unchanged. This notice also solicits information or data from stakeholders and interested parties to help refine the malathion risk assessment, and encourages parties to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the potential risks which have been identified. EPA is developing an Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for malathion through the full, 6-Phase public participation process, which in this case includes reissuing the revised risk assessment for an additional Phase 5 public comment period. The Agency uses this process to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.
Little Belt-Castle-Crazy Mountains Travel Management Plan EIS, Lewis and Clark National Forest; Cascade, Judith Basin, Meagher, Wheatland, Sweetgrass, and Park Counties, MT
The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement on a proposal to develop a travel management plan to regulate motorized and non-motorized travel on roads and trails on lands administered by the Belt Creek, Judith Musselshell, and White Sulphur Ranger Districts of the Lewis and Clark National Forest. Approximately 924,800 acres of National Forest System lands are contained within the analysis area. The purpose of the project is to evaluate the impacts of motorized and non-motorized travel within the planning area, and to identify and select an alternative that allows recreational use and enjoyment of the National Forest System lands, minimizes resource damage, reduces adverse effects to terrestrial and aquatic species, and mitigates or reduces conflicts between types of uses. Needs for securing additional legal public access routes to reach National Forest System lands may be identified and discussed, but no decision will be made on acquiring specific routes.
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