U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Notice of Teleconference Meeting, 75494 [E8-29341]

Download as PDF 75494 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 239 / Thursday, December 11, 2008 / Notices mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES requirement in order to provide an alternate rule for paying outcome payments to a provider of services to whom a beneficiary in the treatment group has assigned a ticket. Under the alternate rule, we may pay outcome payments for months in which the beneficiary has earnings above the SGA amount. We may pay an outcome payment even though we reduce the benefit payment because of earnings instead of stopping the payment. Terminating the Alternate Rules for BOPD Participants Who Have Not Completed Their Trial Work Periods In the BOPD, we have been testing the overall effects of a benefit offset under the title II disability program, including its effectiveness in encouraging disability beneficiaries to return to work and its impact on agency operations. We have been gathering information regarding the effect of the availability of a benefit offset on beneficiaries’ efforts to work or increase their earnings. In addition, we have been evaluating our procedures to administer the benefit offset under the BOPD. Based on this evaluation, we have concluded that the process developed for administering the benefit offset under the BOPD is inefficient and administratively burdensome. We have used the information obtained from this pilot demonstration to develop and refine a national benefit offset demonstration project. Over the course of this pilot demonstration project, we shared significant data and analysis with the design contractor for the national demonstration project. Based on this information, the design contractor extensively modified its design proposals. We have concluded the contract for design of the national project, and we are developing a system to provide an efficient method for administering a benefit offset provision under the national demonstration project. Because the process we developed for administering the benefit offset under the BOPD proved to be inefficient and administratively burdensome, we are curtailing this pilot demonstration project. We are terminating the alternate rules for participants who have not worked long enough or at a sufficient level to qualify for the benefit offset provision. Effective January 1, 2009, we are terminating the alternate title II disability program rules and the alternate Ticket to Work program rule, for participants in the BOPD treatment group who have not completed their trial work periods by December 31, 2008. We will continue the alternate rules for participants in the treatment VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:27 Dec 10, 2008 Jkt 217001 group who have completed their trial work periods by December 31, 2008, and therefore are eligible for the benefit offset, until these beneficiaries complete their 72-month reentitlement periods. Dated: November 24, 2008. Alex Zemek, Executive Director, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, Department of State. [FR Doc. E8–29341 Filed 12–10–08; 8:45 am] Dated: December 5, 2008. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security. [FR Doc. E8–29334 Filed 12–10–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–19–P BILLING CODE 4191–02–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Copayment for Medication Department of Veterans Affairs. Notice. AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTION: [Public Notice 6408] U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Notice of Teleconference Meeting The U.S. National Commission for UNESCO will hold a meeting by conference call on Monday, December 22, 2008 beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The open portion of the meeting should last approximately twenty minutes and will address a variety of issues and projects related to UNESCO. Additional topic areas that relate to UNESCO may be discussed as needed. The Commission will accept brief oral comments from members of the public during the open portion of this teleconference meeting. The public comment period will be limited to approximately ten minutes in total with about three minutes allowed per speaker. Members of the public who wish to present oral comments or listen to the conference call must make arrangements with the Executive Secretariat of the National Commission by December 18, 2008. The second portion of the teleconference meeting will be closed to the public to allow the Commission to discuss applications for the UNESCO Young Professionals Program. This portion of the call will be closed to the public pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) because it is likely to involve discussion of information of a personal nature regarding the relative merits of individual applicants where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. For more information or to arrange to participate in the open portion of the teleconference meeting, contact Andrew Doran, Deputy Executive Director of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, Washington, DC 20037. Telephone: (202) 663–0028; Fax: (202) 663–0035; Email: DCUNESCO@state.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hereby giving notice that there is no change in the medication copayment rate for calendar year 2009 and the rate will remain at $8.00. The total amount of copayments in a calendar year for a veteran enrolled in one of the priority groups 2 through 6 shall not exceed the cap of $960.00. These rates are based on the Prescription Drug component of the Medical Consumer Price Index as cited in title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, part 17, section 17.110. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tony Guagliardo, Director, Business Policy (163), Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 1591. (This is not a toll-free number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA is required by law to charge certain veterans a copayment for each 30-day or less supply of medication provided on an outpatient basis (other than medication administered during treatment) for treatment of a non-service connected condition. Public Law 106– 117, The Veterans’ Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act, gives the Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority to increase the medication copayment amount and to establish a calendar year cap on the amount of medication copayments charged to veterans enrolled in priority groups 2 through 6. When veterans reach the calendar year cap, they will continue to receive medications without additional copayments for that calendar year. Formula for Calculating the Medication Copayment Amount: Each calendar year beginning after December 31, 2002, the Prescription Drug component of the Medical Consumer Price Index of the previous September 30 is divided by the Index as of September 30, 2001. The ratio is then multiplied by the original copayment amount of $7.00. The copayment amount of the new calendar year is then E:\FR\FM\11DEN1.SGM 11DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 239 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29341]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6408]


U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Notice of Teleconference 
Meeting

    The U.S. National Commission for UNESCO will hold a meeting by 
conference call on Monday, December 22, 2008 beginning at 11 a.m. 
Eastern Time. The open portion of the meeting should last approximately 
twenty minutes and will address a variety of issues and projects 
related to UNESCO. Additional topic areas that relate to UNESCO may be 
discussed as needed.
    The Commission will accept brief oral comments from members of the 
public during the open portion of this teleconference meeting. The 
public comment period will be limited to approximately ten minutes in 
total with about three minutes allowed per speaker. Members of the 
public who wish to present oral comments or listen to the conference 
call must make arrangements with the Executive Secretariat of the 
National Commission by December 18, 2008. The second portion of the 
teleconference meeting will be closed to the public to allow the 
Commission to discuss applications for the UNESCO Young Professionals 
Program. This portion of the call will be closed to the public pursuant 
to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(6) because it is likely to involve discussion of information of 
a personal nature regarding the relative merits of individual 
applicants where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy. For more information or to arrange to 
participate in the open portion of the teleconference meeting, contact 
Andrew Doran, Deputy Executive Director of the U.S. National Commission 
for UNESCO, Washington, DC 20037. Telephone: (202) 663-0028; Fax: (202) 
663-0035; E-mail: DCUNESCO@state.gov.

    Dated: November 24, 2008.
Alex Zemek,
Executive Director, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, Department of 
State.
 [FR Doc. E8-29341 Filed 12-10-08; 8:45 am]
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