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14. On page 72481, in Addendum B
for HCPCS code G0010, in—
a. Column 4, the SI code ‘‘B’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘S’’.
b. Column 5, the APC code ‘‘0436’’ is
added.
c. Column 6, the relative weight
‘‘0.3826’’ is added.
d. Column 7, the payment rate
‘‘$26.35’’ is added.
e. Column 9, the minimum
unadjusted copayment $5.27’’ is added.
Corrections to the Addenda in AA and
BB
Addendum AA—Final ASC Covered
Surgical Procedures for CY 2011
(Including Surgical Procedures for
Which Payment is Packaged) and
Addendum BB—Final ASC Covered
Ancillary Services Integral to Covered
Surgical Procedures for CY 2011
(Including Ancillary Services for Which
Payment is Packaged)
Changes to the MPFS impacted
multiple CPT/HCPCS codes on
Addenda AA and BB. Therefore, we are
republishing Addenda AA and BB in
their entirety to take into account the
updated CY 2011 MPFS information
and the corrected PIs for the seven
HCPCS codes. We note that the revised
rates continue to reflect the negative
update to the MPFS for CY 2011 based
on current law at the time of publication
of the CY 2011 MPFS final rule and the
corrections to the PE RVUs and CFs. See
attached charts.
We also are adding the following
footnotes to the conclusion of
Addendum AA:
Note 1: The Medicare program payment is
80 percent of the total payment amount and
beneficiary coinsurance is 20 percent of the
total payment amount. Section 4104, as
amended by section 10406, of the Affordable
Care Act waives coinsurance and deductible
for most preventive services, identified with
a double asterisk (**).
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Note 2: Payment indicators for ‘‘officebased’’ procedures (P2, P3) are based on a
comparison of the final rates according to the
ASC standard ratesetting methodology and
the MPFS. At the time we compiled this
Addendum, current law requires a negative
update to the MPFS payment rates for CY
2011. For a discussion of those rates, we refer
readers to the CY 2011 MPFS final rule.
*: Asterisked codes(*) indicate that the
procedure’s ‘‘office-based’’ designation is
temporary because we have insufficient
claims data. We will reconsider this
designation when new claims data become
available.
**: Double-asterisked codes(*) indicate
that the coinsurance and deductible are
waived under section 4104, as amended by
section 10406, of the Affordable Care Act,
which waives coinsurance and deductible for
most preventive services.
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We are adding the following footnotes
to the conclusion of Addendum BB:
Note 1: The Medicare program payment is
80 percent of the total payment amount and
beneficiary coinsurance is 20 percent of the
total payment amount. Section 4104, as
amended by section 10406, of the Affordable
Care Act waives the coinsurance and
deductible for most preventive services,
identified with a double asterisk (**).
Note 2: Payment indicators for radiology
services (Z2, Z3) are based on a comparison
of the final rates according to the ASC
standard ratesetting methodology and the
MPFS. At the time we compiled this
Addendum, current law required a negative
update to the MPFS payment rates for CY
2011. For a discussion of those rates, we refer
readers to the CY 2011 MPFS final rule.
**: Defined as a preventive service with no
coinsurance or deductible. Section 4104, as
amended by section 10406, of the Affordable
Care Act waives the coinsurance and
deductible for most preventive services
IV. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
and Delay in Effective Date
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 the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 553(b)). We also ordinarily
provide a 30-day delay in the effective
date of the provisions of a rule in
accordance the APA (5 U.S.C. 553(d)).
However, we can waive both the notice
and comment procedures and the 30day delay in the effective date if the
Secretary finds, for good cause, that it is
impracticable, unnecessary or contrary
to the public interest to follow the
notice and comment procedures or to
comply with the 30-day delay in the
effective date, and incorporates a
statement of the findings and the
reasons therefore in the notice.
Therefore, for reasons noted below,
we find good cause to waive proposed
rulemaking and the 30-day delayed
effective date for the technical
corrections in this notice. This notice
merely provides technical corrections to
the CY 2011 OPPS/ASC final rule that
was effective on January 1, 2011 and
does not make substantive changes to
the policies or payment methodologies
that were adopted in that final rule. As
a result, this notice is intended to
ensure that the CY 2011 OPPS/ASC
final rule with comment period
accurately reflects the policies adopted
in the final rule. Since the provisions of
the CY 2011 OPPS/ASC final rule were
promulgated previously through notice
and comment rulemaking and this
notice merely conforms the document to
the final policies of the CY 2011 OPPS/
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ASC final rule with comment period, we
believe it is unnecessary to undergo
further notice and comment procedures.
In addition, we believe it is in the
public interest to have the correct
information and to have it as soon as
possible and not delay its
dissemination. For the reasons stated
above, we find that both notice and
comment procedures and the 30-day
delay in effective date for this correction
document are unnecessary and contrary
to the public interest. Therefore, we find
there is good cause to waive notice and
comment procedures and the 30-day
delay in effective date for this correction
document.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.774, Medicare—
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Dawn L. Smalls,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
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47 CFR Parts 1 and 63
[IB Docket No. 04–47; FCC 07–118]
Modifications of the Rules and
Procedures Governing the Provisions
of International Telecommunications
Service
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
information collection requirements
international telecommunications
service regulations. The information
collection requirements were approved
on February 18, 2011 by OMB.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR
63.19(a)(1) and (a)(2) and 47 CFR
63.24(c), published at 72 FR 54363,
September 25, 2007, are effective on
March 11, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information, please contact
Cathy Williams, cathy.williams@fcc.gov
or on (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on February
18, 2011, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
63.19(a)(1) and (a)(2) and 47 CFR
SUMMARY:
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63.24(c). The Commission publishes
this document to announce the effective
date of these rule sections. See In the
Matter of Amendment of Parts 1 and 63
of the Commission’s Rules, IB Docket
No. 04–47; FCC 07–118, 72 FR 54363,
September 25, 2007.
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Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the Commission is notifying the public
that it received OMB approval on
February 18, 2011, for the information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 63.19(a)(1) and (a)(2) and 47 CFR
63.24(c). Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
current, valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
The OMB Control Number is 3060–
0686 and the total annual reporting
burdens for respondents for this
information collection are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0686.
Title: International Section 214
Process and Tariff Requirements, 47
CFR 63.10, 63.11, 63.13, 63.18, 63.19,
63.21, 63.24, 63.25 and 1.1311.
Form No.: FCC Form 214.
OMB Approval Date: February 18,
2011.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28,
2014.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1,670
respondents; 10,264 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50–
16 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j)11, 201–205, 211,
214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, 310 and 403
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j),
161, 21, 201–205, 214, 219, 220, 303(r),
309, and sections 34–39.
Total Annual Burden: 34,376 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $3,625,391.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The Federal
Communications Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) received approval from
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the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the revision of OMB Control
No. 3060–0686 titled, ‘‘International
Section 214 Authorization Process and
Tariff Requirements—47 CFR 63.10,
63.13, 63.18, 63.19, 63.21, 63.24, 63.25
and 1.1311.’’ This information collection
was revised to receive OMB approval for
information collection requirements that
were adopted in the Matter of
Amendment of Parts 1 and 63 of the
Commission’s Rules, IB Docket No. 04–
47; FCC 07–118 on June 20, 2007
(released June 22, 2007). The following
information collection requirements
received OMB approval on February 18,
2011:
Section 63.19(a)(1) states that the
carrier shall notify all affected
customers of the planned
discontinuance, reduction or
impairment at least 30 days prior to its
planned action. Notice shall be in
writing to each affected customer unless
the Commission authorizes in advance,
for good cause shown, another form of
notice.
Section 63.19(a)(2) states that the
carrier shall file with this Commission
a copy of the notification on the date on
which notice has been given to all
affected customers. The filing may be
made by letter (sending an original and
five copies to the Office of the Secretary,
and a copy to the Chief, International
Bureau) and shall identify the
geographic areas of the planned
discontinuance, reduction or
impairment and the authorization(s)
pursuant to which the carrier provides
service.
Section 63.24(c) requires that a
transfer of control is a transaction in
which the authorization remains held
by the same entity, but there is a change
in the entity or entities that control the
authorization holder. A change from
less than 50 percent ownership to 50
percent or more ownership shall always
be considered a transfer of control. A
change from 50 percent or more
ownership to less than 50 percent
ownership shall always be considered a
transfer of control. In all other
situations, whether the interest being
transferred is controlling must be
determined on a case-by-case basis.
Once a carrier determines that there has
been a transfer of control, it must file an
application with the Commission.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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47 CFR Parts 1 and 63
[IB Docket No. 04–47; FCC 10–187]
Modifications of the Rules and
Procedures Governing the Provisions
of International Telecommunications
Service
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
information collection requirements in
international telecommunications
service regulations. The information
collection requirements were approved
on February 18, 2011 by OMB.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR
1.767(k)(4), published at 75 FR 81488,
December 28, 2010, are effective on
March 11, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information, please contact
Cathy Williams, cathy.williams@fcc.gov
or on (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on February
18, 2011, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
1.7676(k)(4). The Commission publishes
this document to announce the effective
date of this rule section. See In the
Matter of Amendment of Parts 1 and 63
of the Commission’s Rules, IB Docket
No. 04–47; FCC 10–187, 75 FR 81488,
December 28, 2010.
SUMMARY:
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the Commission is notifying the public
that it received OMB approval on
February 18, 2011, for the information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 1.767(k)(4). Under 5 CFR 1320, an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a current, valid OMB Control
Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
The OMB Control Number is 3060–
0944 and the total annual reporting
burdens for respondents for this
information collection are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0944.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 1 and 63
[IB Docket No. 04-47; FCC 07-118]
Modifications of the Rules and Procedures Governing the
Provisions of International Telecommunications Service
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years,
the information collection requirements international
telecommunications service regulations. The information collection
requirements were approved on February 18, 2011 by OMB.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 63.19(a)(1) and (a)(2) and 47 CFR
63.24(c), published at 72 FR 54363, September 25, 2007, are effective
on March 11, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please
contact Cathy Williams, cathy.williams@fcc.gov or on (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on February
18, 2011, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 63.19(a)(1) and (a)(2) and
47 CFR
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63.24(c). The Commission publishes this document to announce the
effective date of these rule sections. See In the Matter of Amendment
of Parts 1 and 63 of the Commission's Rules, IB Docket No. 04-47; FCC
07-118, 72 FR 54363, September 25, 2007.
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB
approval on February 18, 2011, for the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR 63.19(a)(1) and (a)(2) and 47 CFR
63.24(c). Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB
Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
that does not display a valid OMB Control Number.
The OMB Control Number is 3060-0686 and the total annual reporting
burdens for respondents for this information collection are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0686.
Title: International Section 214 Process and Tariff Requirements,
47 CFR 63.10, 63.11, 63.13, 63.18, 63.19, 63.21, 63.24, 63.25 and
1.1311.
Form No.: FCC Form 214.
OMB Approval Date: February 18, 2011.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 2014.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,670 respondents; 10,264 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50-16 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 1,
4(i), 4(j)11, 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, 310 and 403 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
154(j), 161, 21, 201-205, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, and sections 34-
39.
Total Annual Burden: 34,376 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $3,625,391.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission
(``Commission'') received approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for the revision of OMB Control No. 3060-0686 titled,
``International Section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff
Requirements--47 CFR 63.10, 63.13, 63.18, 63.19, 63.21, 63.24, 63.25
and 1.1311.'' This information collection was revised to receive OMB
approval for information collection requirements that were adopted in
the Matter of Amendment of Parts 1 and 63 of the Commission's Rules, IB
Docket No. 04-47; FCC 07-118 on June 20, 2007 (released June 22, 2007).
The following information collection requirements received OMB approval
on February 18, 2011:
Section 63.19(a)(1) states that the carrier shall notify all
affected customers of the planned discontinuance, reduction or
impairment at least 30 days prior to its planned action. Notice shall
be in writing to each affected customer unless the Commission
authorizes in advance, for good cause shown, another form of notice.
Section 63.19(a)(2) states that the carrier shall file with this
Commission a copy of the notification on the date on which notice has
been given to all affected customers. The filing may be made by letter
(sending an original and five copies to the Office of the Secretary,
and a copy to the Chief, International Bureau) and shall identify the
geographic areas of the planned discontinuance, reduction or impairment
and the authorization(s) pursuant to which the carrier provides
service.
Section 63.24(c) requires that a transfer of control is a
transaction in which the authorization remains held by the same entity,
but there is a change in the entity or entities that control the
authorization holder. A change from less than 50 percent ownership to
50 percent or more ownership shall always be considered a transfer of
control. A change from 50 percent or more ownership to less than 50
percent ownership shall always be considered a transfer of control. In
all other situations, whether the interest being transferred is
controlling must be determined on a case-by-case basis. Once a carrier
determines that there has been a transfer of control, it must file an
application with the Commission.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-5634 Filed 3-10-11; 8:45 am]
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