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would be contrary to the public interest
to do otherwise). Therefore, we find
good cause to waive notice and
comment procedures and the 30-day
CBSA
code
10420 .....
Wage
Index 1
0.9604
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital
Insurance; and Program No. 93.774,
Medicare—Supplementary Medical
Insurance Program)
Dated: September 27, 2005.
Ann C. Agnew,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. 05–19610 Filed 9–29–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
42 CFR Part 418
[CMS–1286–CN]
RIN 0938–AN89
Medicare Program; Hospice Wage
Index for Fiscal Year 2006
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Final rule, correction.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document corrects
technical errors that appeared in the
final rule published in the Federal
Register on August 4, 2005, entitled
‘‘Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year
2006.’’ This document is effective on
October 1, 2005, the effective date of the
provisions of the final rule.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice is effective
on October 1, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terri Deutsch, (410) 786–9462.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Federal Register Doc. 05–15290 of
August 4, 2005 (70 FR 45130), entitled
‘‘Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year
2006,’’ includes errors that are
identified and corrected in the
‘‘Correction of Errors’’ section below.
The errors in this correcting notice are
effective as if they had been included in
the document published on August 4,
2005. Accordingly, the corrections are
effective on October 1, 2005, the
effective date of the provisions of the
August 4, 2005 final rule.
II. Summary of the Corrections to the
August 4, 2005 Final Rule
In the August 4, 2005 final rule, on
pages 45146 through 45167, we
published an Addendum. In Table A of
the addendum, we published the
updated urban and rural wage index
values for hospices utilizing the CoreBased Statistical Areas (CBSA)
designations. To ensure that hospice
providers were able to identify their
current wage index, Table A contains
the CBSA code, CBSA wage index,
CBSA county name, and the current
MSA designation. There are
typographical errors in the wage indexes
listed in the table that were as a result
of formatting the columns. In addition,
in several sections throughout the table
(that is, for the CBSA county names
located in the urban areas of
Gainesville, FL; Newark Union, NJ–PA;
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, LA; and
Wilmington, DE–MD–NJ), we
inadvertently omitted the asterisk that
corresponds to the footnotes that appear
at the end of the table.
This correction notice is consistent
with the published hospice wage index
values that will be used to make
payment as of October 1, 2005. In
section III of this notice, we provide a
description of the errors and the
changes being made to correct the
errors. Thus, for clarity, we will
republish only the section of the table
that contains errors.
III. Correction of Errors
In Federal Register Doc. 05–15290 of
August 4, 2005 (70 FR 45130), we are
making the following corrections to
Table A—Hospice Wage Index for Urban
Areas by CBSA:
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§ 418.304
[Corrected]
1. On page 45146, in the third column,
in lines 15 and 16, for CBSA code
10420, indent the CBSA county name
for ‘‘Portage, OH’’ and ‘‘Summit, OH’’ to
follow the format of the table.
The CBSA code for 10420 should read
as follows:
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Urban area (constituent counties or county equivalents) 2
Akron, OH .......................................................................................................................................................
Portage, OH
Summit, OH
2. On page 45150, in the third column,
in lines 25 through 27, for CBSA code
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names for ‘‘Bradley, TN’’ and ‘‘Polk,
TN’’ to follow the format of the table.
CBSA
Code
The CBSA code for 17420 should read
as follows:
Wage
Index 1
17420 .....
0.8337
Urban area (constituent counties or county equivalents) 2
Cleveland, TN .................................................................................................................................................
Bradley, TN
Polk, TN
3. On page 45151—
A. In the second column, in the 12th
entry, for CBSA code 19340, move the
wage index value ‘‘0.9076’’ from the
CBSA county name Rock Island, IL* to
‘‘Mercer, IL*.’’
I B. In the second column, in the 15th
entry for CBSA code 19380, move the
I
I
wage index value ‘‘0.9579’’ from the
CBSA county name Miami, OH* to
‘‘Prebele, OH*.’’
I C. In the third column, in the 14th
line from the bottom, for CBSA code
19780, remove the figure from in front
of the word ‘‘Madison.’’ In addition,
indent the CBSA county name for
Wage
index 1
Urban area
(constituents counties or country equivalents) 2
19340 .....
..................
0.9305
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL.
Henry, IL* .....................................................................................................................................................
Rock Island, IL* ...........................................................................................................................................
Scott, IA* ......................................................................................................................................................
Mercer, IL* ...................................................................................................................................................
*
*
*
*
Urban area
(constitutent counties or county equivalents) 2
19380 .....
..................
0.9829
Dayton, OH. ....................................................................................................................................................
Greene, OH* ................................................................................................................................................
Miami, OH* ..................................................................................................................................................
Montgomery, OH* ........................................................................................................................................
Preble, OH* .................................................................................................................................................
*
*
*
MSA code
Wage
index 1
Urban area
(constitutent counties or county equivalents) 2
19780 .....
..................
0.9828
Des Moines, IA*.
Dallas, IA* ....................................................................................................................................................
Polk, IA* .......................................................................................................................................................
Warren, IA* ..................................................................................................................................................
Guthrie, IA* ..................................................................................................................................................
Madison, IA* ................................................................................................................................................
4. On page 45152, in the third
column—
I A. In line 14, for the CBSA code
20764, format the CBSA county name
for ‘‘Ocean, NJ*’’ to line-up with the
CBSA county name ‘‘Monmouth, NJ*.’’
I
B. In the 10th line from the bottom, for
CBSA code 22500, remove the asterisk
from the CBSA county name for
‘‘Florence, SC.’’
I C. In the 8th and 9th lines from the
bottom, for CBSA code 22500, add an
asterisk to the CBSA county name for
I
MSA code
Wage
index 1
Urban area
(constituent counties or county equivalents) 2
20764 .....
..................
1.1930
Edison, NJ.
Middlesex, NJ* .............................................................................................................................................
Somerset, NJ* .............................................................................................................................................
Monmouth, NJ* ............................................................................................................................................
Ocean, NJ* ..................................................................................................................................................
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‘‘Florence, SC’’ and indent the CBSA
county names for ‘‘Darlington, SC* and
Florence, SC’’ to follow the format of the
table.
The table for CBSA code 20764 and
22500 should read as follows:
CBSA
code
1.1680
2000
2000
2000
36
*
CBSA
code
0.9449
1960
1960
1960
14
*
Wage
index 1
*
44
MSA code
CBSA
code
0.9579
MSA code
‘‘Madison, IA*,’’ to follow the format of
the table.
The table for CBSA codes 19340,
19380, and 19780 should read as
follows:
CBSA
code
0.9076
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5015
5190
5190
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CBSA
code
Wage
index 1
Urban area
(constituent counties or county equivalents) 2
22500 .....
..................
0.9267
0.9436
Florence, SC.
Darlington, SC* ............................................................................................................................................
Florence, SC* ..............................................................................................................................................
5. On page 45153, in the third column,
for CBSA code 23540, add an asterisk to
I
the CBSA county name for ‘‘Alachua,
FL’’ and ‘‘Gilchrist, FL.’’
MSA code
42
2655
The table for CBSA code 23540
should read as follows:
CBSA
code
Wage
index 1
Urban area
(constituent counties or county equivalents) 2
23540 .....
..................
0.9642
1.0033
Gainesville, FL.
Alachua, FL* ................................................................................................................................................
Gilchrist, FL* ................................................................................................................................................
6. On page 45154, in the third column,
in the 16th line from the bottom, for
CBSA code 26580, indent the CBSA
I
CBSA
code
county name for ‘‘Boyd, KY’’ to follow
the format of the table.
Wage
index 1
26580 .....
1.0144
MSA code
2900
10
The table for CBSA code 26580
should read as follows:
Urban area
(constituent counties or county equivalents) 2
MSA code
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ....................................................................................................................
Boyd, KY.
Cabell, WV.
Greenup, KY.
Lawrence, OH.
Wayne, WV.
7. On page 45159, in the third column,
in lines 19 through 24, for CBSA code
35084, add an asterisk to the CBSA
I
county name for ‘‘Pike, PA’’, ‘‘Essex,
NJ,’’ ‘‘Morris, NJ,’’ ‘‘Sussex, NJ,’’
‘‘Union, NJ,’’ and ‘‘Hunterdon, NJ.’’
3400
The table for CBSA code 35084
should read as follows:
CBSA
code
Wage
index 1
Urban area
(constituent counties or county equivalents) 2
35084
..................
1.2122
1.2363
Newark-Union, NJ-PA.
Pike, PA* .....................................................................................................................................................
Essex, NJ* ...................................................................................................................................................
Morris, NJ* ...................................................................................................................................................
Sussex, NJ* .................................................................................................................................................
Union, NJ* ...................................................................................................................................................
Hunterdon, NJ* ............................................................................................................................................
1.2223
8. On page 45160—
A. In the first column, in the first
entry from the bottom, for CBSA code
1.0183, remove the CBSA code ‘‘1.0183’’
I
I
and add in its place the CBSA code
‘‘38540.’’
I B. In the second column, in the first
entry from the bottom, in the wage
index column, add the wage index value
MSA code
5660
5640
5640
5640
5640
5015
‘‘1.0183’’ to the CBSA county name
‘‘Power, ID*.’’
The table for CBSA code 38540
should read as follows:
CBSA
code
Wage
index 1
Urban area
(constituent counties or county equivalents) 2
38540 .....
..................
0.9773
1.0183
Pocatello, ID..
Bannock, ID* ................................................................................................................................................
Power, ID* ...................................................................................................................................................
9. On page 45166, in the third column,
in the 6th through 9th lines from the
bottom, for CBSA code 47940, add an
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‘‘Black Hawk, IA,’’ ‘‘Bremer, IA’’, and
‘‘Grundy, IA.’’
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CBSA
code
Wage
index 1
Urban area
(constituent counties or county equivalents) 2
47940 .....
..................
0.9157
0.9113
57177
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Black Hawk, IA * ..........................................................................................................................................
Bremer, IA * .................................................................................................................................................
Grundy, IA * .................................................................................................................................................
10. On page 45167, in the third
column, in lines 22 through 24, for
CBSA code 48864, add an asterisk to the
I
CBSA county names for ‘‘Cecil, MD’’,
New Castle, DE,’’ and ‘‘Salem, NJ.’’
MSA code
The table for CBSA code 48864
should read as follows:
CBSA
code
Wage
index 1
Urban area
(constituent counties or county equivalents) 2
48864 .....
..................
1.1757
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ.
Cecil, MD * ...................................................................................................................................................
New Castle, DE * .........................................................................................................................................
Salem, NJ * ..................................................................................................................................................
1.1600
IV. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
We ordinarily publish a notice of
proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register to provide a period for public
comment before the provisions of a rule
take effect in accordance with section
553(b) of the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However,
we can waive this notice and comment
procedure if the Secretary finds, for
good cause, that the notice and
comment process is impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest, and incorporate a statement of
the finding and the reasons therefore in
the notice.
The revisions contained in this rule,
correct formatting and typographical
errors in various sections of a table.
These corrections are necessary to
ensure that the final rule accurately
reflects the correct wage index value
used to calculate payment to hospices.
Since they are not substantive and
merely technical, we find that public
comments on these revisions are both
unnecessary and impracticable.
Therefore, we find good cause to waive
notice and comment procedures.
In addition, the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) normally requires
a 30-day delay in the effective date of
a final rule. Since this notice simply
makes technical modifications to a final
rule that has previously gone through
notice-and-comment rulemaking and
the corrections are only to formatting
errors, we believe good cause also exists
under the APA to waive the 30-day
delay in the effective date. Thus, this
notice is effective October 1, 2005.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital
Insurance; and Program No. 93.774,
Medicare—Supplementary Medical
Insurance Program)
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Dated: September 27, 2005.
Ann C. Agnew,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
42 CFR Part 418
[CMS-1286-CN]
RIN 0938-AN89
Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2006
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Final rule, correction.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the
final rule published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2005,
entitled ``Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2006.'' This document is
effective on October 1, 2005, the effective date of the provisions of
the final rule.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice is effective on October 1, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Deutsch, (410) 786-9462.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Federal Register Doc. 05-15290 of August 4, 2005 (70 FR 45130),
entitled ``Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2006,'' includes errors
that are identified and corrected in the ``Correction of Errors''
section below. The errors in this correcting notice are effective as if
they had been included in the document published on August 4, 2005.
Accordingly, the corrections are effective on October 1, 2005, the
effective date of the provisions of the August 4, 2005 final rule.
II. Summary of the Corrections to the August 4, 2005 Final Rule
In the August 4, 2005 final rule, on pages 45146 through 45167, we
published an Addendum. In Table A of the addendum, we published the
updated urban and rural wage index values for hospices utilizing the
Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSA) designations. To ensure that
hospice providers were able to identify their current wage index, Table
A contains the CBSA code, CBSA wage index, CBSA county name, and the
current MSA designation. There are typographical errors in the wage
indexes listed in the table that were as a result of formatting the
columns. In addition, in several sections throughout the table (that
is, for the CBSA county names located in the urban areas of
Gainesville, FL; Newark Union, NJ-PA; Waterloo-Cedar Falls, LA; and
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ), we inadvertently omitted the asterisk that
corresponds to the footnotes that appear at the end of the table.
This correction notice is consistent with the published hospice
wage index values that will be used to make payment as of October 1,
2005. In section III of this notice, we provide a description of the
errors and the changes being made to correct the errors. Thus, for
clarity, we will republish only the section of the table that contains
errors.
III. Correction of Errors
0
In Federal Register Doc. 05-15290 of August 4, 2005 (70 FR 45130), we
are making the following corrections to Table A--Hospice Wage Index for
Urban Areas by CBSA:
Sec. 418.304 [Corrected]
0
1. On page 45146, in the third column, in lines 15 and 16, for CBSA
code 10420, indent the CBSA county name for ``Portage, OH'' and
``Summit, OH'' to follow the format of the table.
The CBSA code for 10420 should read as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constituent
CBSA code Wage Index counties or county MSA code
1 equivalents) 2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
10420.............. 0.9604 Akron, OH.................. 0080
Portage, OH...............
Summit, OH................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
2. On page 45150, in the third column, in lines 25 through 27, for CBSA
code 17420, move the CBSA county name for ``Cleveland, TN'' to line-up
with the column and indent the CBSA county
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names for ``Bradley, TN'' and ``Polk, TN'' to follow the format of the
table.
The CBSA code for 17420 should read as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constituent
CBSA Code Wage Index counties or county MSA code
1 equivalents) 2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
17420.............. 0.8337 Cleveland, TN.............. 44
Bradley, TN...............
Polk, TN..................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
3. On page 45151--
0
A. In the second column, in the 12th entry, for CBSA code 19340, move
the wage index value ``0.9076'' from the CBSA county name Rock Island,
IL* to ``Mercer, IL*.''
0
B. In the second column, in the 15th entry for CBSA code 19380, move
the wage index value ``0.9579'' from the CBSA county name Miami, OH* to
``Prebele, OH*.''
0
C. In the third column, in the 14th line from the bottom, for CBSA code
19780, remove the figure from in front of the word ``Madison.'' In
addition, indent the CBSA county name for ``Madison, IA*,'' to follow
the format of the table.
The table for CBSA codes 19340, 19380, and 19780 should read as
follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constituents
CBSA code Wage index counties or country MSA code
\1\ equivalents) \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19340.............. .......... Davenport-Moline-Rock
Island, IA-IL.
0.9305 Henry, IL*................ 1960
Rock Island, IL*.......... 1960
Scott, IA*................ 1960
0.9076 Mercer, IL*............... 14
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constitutent
CBSA code Wage index counties or county MSA code
\1\ equivalents) \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19380.............. .......... Dayton, OH................. ..........
0.9829 Greene, OH*............... 2000
Miami, OH*................ 2000
Montgomery, OH*........... 2000
0.9579 Preble, OH*............... 36
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constitutent
CBSA code Wage index counties or county MSA code
\1\ equivalents) \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19780.............. .......... Des Moines, IA*............
0.9828 Dallas, IA*............... 2120
Polk, IA*................. 2120
Warren, IA*............... 2120
0.9449 Guthrie, IA*.............. 16
Madison, IA*.............. 16
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
4. On page 45152, in the third column--
0
A. In line 14, for the CBSA code 20764, format the CBSA county name for
``Ocean, NJ*'' to line-up with the CBSA county name ``Monmouth, NJ*.''
0
B. In the 10th line from the bottom, for CBSA code 22500, remove the
asterisk from the CBSA county name for ``Florence, SC.''
0
C. In the 8th and 9th lines from the bottom, for CBSA code 22500, add
an asterisk to the CBSA county name for ``Florence, SC'' and indent the
CBSA county names for ``Darlington, SC* and Florence, SC'' to follow
the format of the table.
The table for CBSA code 20764 and 22500 should read as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constituent
CBSA code Wage index counties or county MSA code
\1\ equivalents) \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
20764.............. .......... Edison, NJ.................
1.1930 Middlesex, NJ*............ 5015
Somerset, NJ*............. 5015
1.1680 Monmouth, NJ*............. 5190
Ocean, NJ*................ 5190
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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* * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constituent
CBSA code Wage index counties or county MSA code
\1\ equivalents) \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
22500.............. .......... Florence, SC...............
0.9267 Darlington, SC*........... 42
0.9436 Florence, SC*............. 2655
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
5. On page 45153, in the third column, for CBSA code 23540, add an
asterisk to the CBSA county name for ``Alachua, FL'' and ``Gilchrist,
FL.''
The table for CBSA code 23540 should read as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constituent
CBSA code Wage index counties or county MSA code
\1\ equivalents) \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
23540.............. .......... Gainesville, FL............
0.9642 Alachua, FL*.............. 2900
1.0033 Gilchrist, FL*............ 10
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
6. On page 45154, in the third column, in the 16th line from the
bottom, for CBSA code 26580, indent the CBSA county name for ``Boyd,
KY'' to follow the format of the table.
The table for CBSA code 26580 should read as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constituent
CBSA code Wage index counties or county MSA code
\1\ equivalents) \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
26580.............. 1.0144 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY- 3400
OH.
Boyd, KY..................
Cabell, WV................
Greenup, KY...............
Lawrence, OH..............
Wayne, WV.................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
7. On page 45159, in the third column, in lines 19 through 24, for CBSA
code 35084, add an asterisk to the CBSA county name for ``Pike, PA'',
``Essex, NJ,'' ``Morris, NJ,'' ``Sussex, NJ,'' ``Union, NJ,'' and
``Hunterdon, NJ.''
The table for CBSA code 35084 should read as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constituent
CBSA code Wage index counties or county MSA code
\1\ equivalents) \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
35084............ .......... Newark-Union, NJ-PA........
1.2122 Pike, PA*................. 5660
1.2363 Essex, NJ*................ 5640
Morris, NJ*............... 5640
Sussex, NJ*............... 5640
Union, NJ*................ 5640
1.2223 Hunterdon, NJ*............ 5015
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
8. On page 45160--
0
A. In the first column, in the first entry from the bottom, for CBSA
code 1.0183, remove the CBSA code ``1.0183'' and add in its place the
CBSA code ``38540.''
0
B. In the second column, in the first entry from the bottom, in the
wage index column, add the wage index value ``1.0183'' to the CBSA
county name ``Power, ID*.''
The table for CBSA code 38540 should read as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constituent
CBSA code Wage index counties or county MSA code
\1\ equivalents) \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
38540.............. .......... Pocatello, ID..............
0.9773 Bannock, ID*.............. 6340
1.0183 Power, ID*................ 13
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
9. On page 45166, in the third column, in the 6th through 9th lines
from the bottom, for CBSA code 47940, add an asterisk to the CBSA
county names for ``Black Hawk, IA,'' ``Bremer, IA'', and ``Grundy,
IA.''
The table for CBSA code 47940 should read as follows:
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constituent
CBSA code Wage index counties or county MSA code
\1\ equivalents) \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
47940.............. .......... Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
0.9157 Black Hawk, IA *.......... 8920
0.9113 Bremer, IA *.............. 16
.......... Grundy, IA *.............. 16
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
10. On page 45167, in the third column, in lines 22 through 24, for
CBSA code 48864, add an asterisk to the CBSA county names for ``Cecil,
MD'', New Castle, DE,'' and ``Salem, NJ.''
The table for CBSA code 48864 should read as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Urban area (constituent
CBSA code Wage index counties or county MSA code
\1\ equivalents) \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
48864.............. .......... Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ.
1.1757 Cecil, MD *............... 9160
New Castle, DE *.......... 9160
1.1600 Salem, NJ *............... 6160
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IV. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
We ordinarily publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the
Federal Register to provide a period for public comment before the
provisions of a rule take effect in accordance with section 553(b) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However, we
can waive this notice and comment procedure if the Secretary finds, for
good cause, that the notice and comment process is impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and incorporate a
statement of the finding and the reasons therefore in the notice.
The revisions contained in this rule, correct formatting and
typographical errors in various sections of a table. These corrections
are necessary to ensure that the final rule accurately reflects the
correct wage index value used to calculate payment to hospices. Since
they are not substantive and merely technical, we find that public
comments on these revisions are both unnecessary and impracticable.
Therefore, we find good cause to waive notice and comment procedures.
In addition, the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) normally
requires a 30-day delay in the effective date of a final rule. Since
this notice simply makes technical modifications to a final rule that
has previously gone through notice-and-comment rulemaking and the
corrections are only to formatting errors, we believe good cause also
exists under the APA to waive the 30-day delay in the effective date.
Thus, this notice is effective October 1, 2005.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773,
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: September 27, 2005.
Ann C. Agnew,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. 05-19609 Filed 9-29-05; 8:45 am]
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