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financial assistance (OFA) has been
received, this exemption will be
effective on January 23, 2007, unless
stayed pending reconsideration.
Petitions to stay that do not involve
environmental issues,2 formal
expressions of intent to file an OFA
under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and trail
use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR
1152.29 must be filed by January 2,
2007. Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by January 11,
2007, with the Surface Transportation
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to BSRC’s
representative: Michael M. Partain, Esq.,
United States Steel Corporation, 6200 E.
J. Oliver Boulevard, Suite 192, Fairfield,
AL 35064.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
BSRC has filed environmental and
historic reports which address the
effects, if any, of the abandonment on
the environment and historic resources.
SEA will issue an environmental
assessment (EA) by December 29, 2006.
Interested persons may obtain a copy of
the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500,
Surface Transportation Board,
Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by
calling SEA, at (202) 565–1539.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.] Comments on
environmental and historic preservation
matters must be filed within 15 days
after the EA becomes available to the
public.
Environmental, historic preservation,
public use, or trail use/rail banking
conditions will be imposed, where
appropriate, in a subsequent decision.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR
1152.29(e)(2), BSRC shall file a notice of
consummation with the Board to signify
that it has exercised the authority
granted and fully abandoned the line. If
consummation has not been effected by
BSRC’s filing of a notice of
consummation by December 22, 2007,
and there are no legal or regulatory
2 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
decision on environmental issues (whether raised
by a party or by the Board’s Section of
Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent
investigation) cannot be made before the
exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any
request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible
so that the Board may take appropriate action before
the exemption’s effective date.
3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which currently is set at $1,300. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
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barriers to consummation, the authority
to abandon will automatically expire.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: December 14, 2006.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Reasonable Charges for Medical Care
or Services; 2007 Calendar Year
Update
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Section 17.101 of Title 38 of
the Code of Federal Regulations sets
forth the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) medical regulations concerning
‘‘reasonable charges’’ for medical care or
services provided or furnished by VA to
a veteran:
—For a nonservice-connected
disability for which the veteran is
eligible for care (or the payment of
expenses of care) under a health plan
contract;
—For a nonservice-connected
disability incurred incident to the
veteran’s employment and covered
under a worker’s compensation law or
plan that provides reimbursement or
indemnification for such care and
services; or
—For a nonservice-connected
disability incurred as a result of a motor
vehicle accident in a State that requires
automobile accident reparations
insurance.
The regulations include
methodologies for establishing billed
amounts for the following types of
charges: acute inpatient facility charges;
skilled nursing facility/sub-acute
inpatient facility charges; partial
hospitalization facility charges;
outpatient facility charges; physician
and other professional charges,
including professional charges for
anesthesia services and dental services;
pathology and laboratory charges;
observation care facility charges;
ambulance and other emergency
transportation charges; and charges for
durable medical equipment, drugs,
injectables, and other medical services,
items, and supplies identified by
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding
System (HCPCS) Level II codes. The
regulations also provide that data for
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calculating actual charge amounts at
individual VA facilities based on these
methodologies will be posted on the
Internet site of the Veterans Health
Administration Chief Business Office,
currently at https://www.va.gov/cbo,
under ‘‘Charge Data.’’ Some of these
charges are hereby updated as described
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice. These changes are
effective January 1, 2007.
When charges for medical care or
services provided or furnished at VA
expense by either VA or non-VA
providers have not been established
under other provisions of the
regulations, the method for determining
VA’s charges is set forth at 38 CFR
17.101(a)(8).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Romona Greene, Chief Business Office
(168), Veterans Health Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20420, (202) 254–0361. (This is not a
toll free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Of the
charge types listed in the Summary
section of this notice, acute inpatient
facility charges and skilled nursing
facility/sub-acute inpatient facility
charges are not being changed. Acute
inpatient facility charges remain the
same as set forth in a notice published
in the Federal Register on September
28, 2006 (71 FR 57028). Skilled nursing
facility/sub-acute inpatient facility
charges remain the same as set forth in
a notice published in the Federal
Register on September 28, 2006 (71 FR
57028).
Based on the methodologies set forth
in 38 CFR 17.101, this document
provides an update to charges for 2007
HCPCS Level II and Current Procedural
Technology (CPT) codes. Charges are
also being updated based on more
recent versions of data sources for the
following charge types: partial
hospitalization facility charges;
outpatient facility charges; physician
and other professional charges,
including professional charges for
anesthesia services and dental services;
pathology and laboratory charges;
observation care facility charges;
ambulance and other emergency
transportation charges; and charges for
durable medical equipment, drugs,
injectables, and other medical services,
items, and supplies identified by
HCPCS Level II codes. These updated
charges are effective January 1, 2007.
In this update, we are retaining the
table designations used in the notice
posted on the Internet site of the
Veterans Health Administration Chief
Business Office currently at https://
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www1.va.gov/cbo, under ‘‘Charge Data.’’
The effective date of this change was
August 25, 2006 and the notice can also
be found in the Federal Register (71 FR
50504). Accordingly, the tables
identified as being updated by this
notice correspond to the applicable
tables posted on the internet with the
notice, beginning with Table C.
We have updated the list of data
sources, presented in Supplementary
Table 1, that were used to establish the
updated charges described in this
notice.
As a reminder, in Supplementary
Table 3 published in the Federal
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Register dated September 28, 2006, we
set forth the list of VA medical facility
locations, which includes their threedigit Zip Codes and provider based/nonprovider based designations. In
accordance with the final rule,
subsequent updates to Supplementary
Table 3 will be posted on the Internet
site of the Veterans Health
Administration Chief Business Office.
Consistent with the regulations, the
updated data tables and supplementary
tables containing the changes described
in this notice will be made available
during January 2007, on the internet site
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of the Veterans Health Administration
Chief Business Office, currently at
https://www1.va.gov/cbo, under ‘‘Charge
Data (Rates)’’. The updated data tables
and supplementary tables containing
the changes described will be effective
until changed by a subsequent Federal
Register notice.
Approved: December 6, 2006.
Gordon H. Mansfield,
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6–22000 Filed 12–21–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Reasonable Charges for Medical Care or Services; 2007 Calendar
Year Update
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 17.101 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations
sets forth the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations
concerning ``reasonable charges'' for medical care or services provided
or furnished by VA to a veteran:
--For a nonservice-connected disability for which the veteran is
eligible for care (or the payment of expenses of care) under a health
plan contract;
--For a nonservice-connected disability incurred incident to the
veteran's employment and covered under a worker's compensation law or
plan that provides reimbursement or indemnification for such care and
services; or
--For a nonservice-connected disability incurred as a result of a
motor vehicle accident in a State that requires automobile accident
reparations insurance.
The regulations include methodologies for establishing billed
amounts for the following types of charges: acute inpatient facility
charges; skilled nursing facility/sub-acute inpatient facility charges;
partial hospitalization facility charges; outpatient facility charges;
physician and other professional charges, including professional
charges for anesthesia services and dental services; pathology and
laboratory charges; observation care facility charges; ambulance and
other emergency transportation charges; and charges for durable medical
equipment, drugs, injectables, and other medical services, items, and
supplies identified by Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
(HCPCS) Level II codes. The regulations also provide that data for
calculating actual charge amounts at individual VA facilities based on
these methodologies will be posted on the Internet site of the Veterans
Health Administration Chief Business Office, currently at https://
www.va.gov/cbo, under ``Charge Data.'' Some of these charges are hereby
updated as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice. These changes are effective January 1, 2007.
When charges for medical care or services provided or furnished at
VA expense by either VA or non-VA providers have not been established
under other provisions of the regulations, the method for determining
VA's charges is set forth at 38 CFR 17.101(a)(8).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Romona Greene, Chief Business Office
(168), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs,
810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 254-0361. (This is
not a toll free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Of the charge types listed in the Summary
section of this notice, acute inpatient facility charges and skilled
nursing facility/sub-acute inpatient facility charges are not being
changed. Acute inpatient facility charges remain the same as set forth
in a notice published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2006 (71
FR 57028). Skilled nursing facility/sub-acute inpatient facility
charges remain the same as set forth in a notice published in the
Federal Register on September 28, 2006 (71 FR 57028).
Based on the methodologies set forth in 38 CFR 17.101, this
document provides an update to charges for 2007 HCPCS Level II and
Current Procedural Technology (CPT) codes. Charges are also being
updated based on more recent versions of data sources for the following
charge types: partial hospitalization facility charges; outpatient
facility charges; physician and other professional charges, including
professional charges for anesthesia services and dental services;
pathology and laboratory charges; observation care facility charges;
ambulance and other emergency transportation charges; and charges for
durable medical equipment, drugs, injectables, and other medical
services, items, and supplies identified by HCPCS Level II codes. These
updated charges are effective January 1, 2007.
In this update, we are retaining the table designations used in the
notice posted on the Internet site of the Veterans Health
Administration Chief Business Office currently at https://
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www1.va.gov/cbo, under ``Charge Data.'' The effective date of this
change was August 25, 2006 and the notice can also be found in the
Federal Register (71 FR 50504). Accordingly, the tables identified as
being updated by this notice correspond to the applicable tables posted
on the internet with the notice, beginning with Table C.
We have updated the list of data sources, presented in
Supplementary Table 1, that were used to establish the updated charges
described in this notice.
As a reminder, in Supplementary Table 3 published in the Federal
Register dated September 28, 2006, we set forth the list of VA medical
facility locations, which includes their three-digit Zip Codes and
provider based/non-provider based designations. In accordance with the
final rule, subsequent updates to Supplementary Table 3 will be posted
on the Internet site of the Veterans Health Administration Chief
Business Office.
Consistent with the regulations, the updated data tables and
supplementary tables containing the changes described in this notice
will be made available during January 2007, on the internet site of the
Veterans Health Administration Chief Business Office, currently at
https://www1.va.gov/cbo, under ``Charge Data (Rates)''. The updated data
tables and supplementary tables containing the changes described will
be effective until changed by a subsequent Federal Register notice.
Approved: December 6, 2006.
Gordon H. Mansfield,
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-22000 Filed 12-21-06; 8:45 am]
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