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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 22, 2011 / Rules and Regulations
Dated: December 23, 2010.
Ervin J. Barchenger,
Regional Director, Mid-Continent Region.
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For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 30 CFR Part 901 is amended
as set forth below:
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Original amendment
submission date
chronological order by ‘‘Date of final
publication’’ to read as follows:
PART 901—ALABAMA
1. The authority citation for Part 901
continues to read as follows:
§ 901.15 Approval of Alabama regulatory
program amendments.
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Copayments for Medications After
June 30, 2010
Coast Guard
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
33 CFR Parts 100, 117, 147, and 165
ACTION:
[USCG–2010–0399]
SUMMARY:
Quarterly Listings; Safety Zones,
Security Zones, Special Local
Regulations, Drawbridge Operation
Regulations and Regulated Navigation
Areas
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of expired temporary
rules issued; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard published a
document in the Federal Register of
February 9, 2011, concerning the
expiration of temporary rules. The
document contained an incorrect docket
number.
DATES: Effective February 22, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on this notice contact Yeoman
First Class Denise Johnson, Office of
Regulations and Administrative Law,
telephone (202) 372–3862.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Correction
In the Federal Register of February 9,
2011, in FR Vol. 76, No. 27, on page
7107, in the second column, correct the
docket number [USCG–2011–0399] to
read [USCG–2010–0399].
Dated: February 10, 2011.
K.A. Sinniger,
Chief, Office of Regulations and
Administrative Law.
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This document affirms as
final an interim final rule that froze
until January 1, 2012, the copayment
required for certain medications. Under
those amendments, the copayment
amount for veterans in the Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care
system, enrollment priority categories 2
through 6, will remain at $8 and the
copayment amount for veterans in
enrollment priority categories 7 and 8
will remain at $9. The maximum annual
copayment amount will also not
increase. On January 1, 2012, the
copayment amounts will increase based
on the prescription drug component of
the Medical Consumer Price Index (CPI–
P). When the copayment increases, the
maximum annual copayment amount
automatically increases in turn.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is
effective on February 22, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roscoe Butler, Acting Director, Business
Policy, Chief Business Office, 810
Vermont Avenue, Washington, DC
20420, 202–461–1586. (This is not a
toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 38
U.S.C. 1722A(a), VA must require
veterans to pay a $2 copayment for each
30-day supply of medication furnished
on an outpatient basis for the treatment
of a nonservice-connected disability or
condition. Under 38 U.S.C. 1722A(b),
VA may, by regulation, increase that
copayment and establish a maximum
annual copayment (a ‘‘cap’’). We
interpret section 1722A(b) to mean that
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VA has discretion to determine the
appropriate copayment amount and
annual cap amount for medication
furnished on an outpatient basis for
covered treatment, provided that any
decision by VA to increase the
copayment amount or annual cap
amount is the subject of a rulemaking
proceeding. We have implemented this
statute in 38 CFR 17.110.
On June 9, 2010, we published a final
rule that affirmed as final an interim
final rule that amended § 17.110 to
‘‘freeze’’ at $8 the copayment required
for prescription medications through
June 30, 2010. 75 FR 32668. Also on
June 9, 2010, we published an interim
final rule amending § 17.110 such that
the copayment amounts are fixed at $8
for veterans in enrollment priority
categories 2 through 6 of VA’s health
care system, and at $9 for veterans in
priority categories 7 and 8 through
December 31, 2011. 75 FR 32670. Any
changes to these copayment amounts
that would take effect after December
31, 2011, would be based on changes to
the CPI–P, as described in
§ 17.110(b)(1)(iv).
In addition, § 17.110(b)(2) includes a
cap on the total amount of copayments
in a calendar year for a veteran enrolled
in one of VA’s health care enrollment
system priority categories 2 through 6.
The amount of the cap for the period
from January 1, 2010, through December
31, 2011 is fixed at $960. Also under
paragraph (b)(2), the ‘‘cap of $960 shall
be increased by $120 for each $1
increase in the copayment amount.’’
In the June 9, 2010, interim final rule,
we cited the previous interim final rule
published on December 31, 2009
(adopted without change as a final rule
on June 9, 2010 (75 FR 32668)), in
which we stated that we had concerns
about increasing copayments under the
methodology in current 38 CFR
17.110(b)(1)(iv). 75 FR 32670. We stated
that we needed ‘‘time to determine
whether an increase [in copayments]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Parts 100, 117, 147, and 165
[USCG-2010-0399]
Quarterly Listings; Safety Zones, Security Zones, Special Local
Regulations, Drawbridge Operation Regulations and Regulated Navigation
Areas
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of expired temporary rules issued; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard published a document in the Federal Register
of February 9, 2011, concerning the expiration of temporary rules. The
document contained an incorrect docket number.
DATES: Effective February 22, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice contact
Yeoman First Class Denise Johnson, Office of Regulations and
Administrative Law, telephone (202) 372-3862.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of February 9, 2011, in FR Vol. 76, No. 27,
on page 7107, in the second column, correct the docket number [USCG-
2011-0399] to read [USCG-2010-0399].
Dated: February 10, 2011.
K.A. Sinniger,
Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law.
[FR Doc. 2011-3867 Filed 2-18-11; 8:45 am]
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