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community support review by any Bank
under this part.
§ 1290.5
CRA standard.
(a) Verification of CRA rating. For
each member that is subject to the
requirements of the CRA, the Bank
shall, in accordance with its community
support program policies and
procedures, verify the rating in the
member’s most recent CRA evaluation
with that member’s appropriate Federal
banking agency or from information
made publicly available by the Federal
Financial Institutions Examination
Council.
(b) Compliance with CRA standard. A
member shall be in compliance with the
CRA standard if the member received a
rating of ‘‘Outstanding’’ or
‘‘Satisfactory’’ in its most recent CRA
evaluation.
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§ 1290.6
First-time homebuyer standard.
(a) Eligible first-time homebuyer
programs and activities. The following
programs and activities are eligible firsttime homebuyer programs and activities
for purposes of determining Bank
members’ compliance with the first-time
homebuyer standard:
(1) An established record of lending to
first-time homebuyers;
(2) In-house first-time homebuyer
programs, such as marketing plans and
outreach programs;
(3) Other in-house lending products
that serve first-time homebuyers;
(4) Underwriting standards that are
appropriate for first-time homebuyers
and consistent with safe and sound
lending practices;
(5) Participation in non-governmental
first-time homebuyer programs;
(6) Participation in federal
government programs that serve firsttime homebuyers;
(7) Participation in state or local
government programs targeted to firsttime homebuyers;
(8) Financial support or technical
assistance to community groups or
organizations that assist first-time
homebuyers;
(9) Participation in loan consortia that
make loans to first-time homebuyers;
(10) Participation in or support of
special counseling or homeownership
education targeted to first-time
homebuyers;
(11) Participation in investments or
loans that support first-time homebuyer
programs; and
(12) Other first-time homebuyer
programs or activities, as determined by
a Bank in its discretion.
(b) Compliance with first-time
homebuyer standard. A member shall be
in compliance with the first-time
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homebuyer standard if the member has
engaged in one or more eligible firsttime homebuyer programs or activities
in the period covered by the most recent
first-time homebuyer support statement.
A member that has received a rating in
its most recent CRA evaluation of
‘‘Outstanding’’ shall be deemed to be in
compliance with the first-time
homebuyer standard.
(c) First-time homebuyer support
statement. Each Bank shall prescribe the
form of the first-time homebuyer
support statement to be completed by its
members, which shall set forth all of the
eligible first-time homebuyer programs
and activities under paragraph (a) of this
section. The Bank shall require
members to submit a completed firsttime homebuyer support statement to
the Bank at least once every two
calendar years. The Bank shall require
each member to identify and describe
the eligible first-time homebuyer
programs or activities engaged in by the
member on the first-time homebuyer
support statement. The accuracy of the
first-time homebuyer support statement
shall be certified by a senior officer of
the member. A member that has
received a rating in its most recent CRA
evaluation of ‘‘Outstanding’’ shall not be
required to submit a first-time
homebuyer support statement.
§ 1290.7
Reports.
Each Bank shall submit a report
annually by May 1 to FHFA that
identifies the results of the Bank’s
community support compliance
determinations for that year, including
whether any members are subject to
long-term advances restrictions.
Dated: November 4, 2011.
Edward J. DeMarco,
Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance
Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Part 75
RIN 1219–AB65
Proximity Detection Systems for
Continuous Mining Machines in
Underground Coal Mines
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
In response to requests from
interested parties, the Mine Safety and
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Health Administration (MSHA) is
extending the comment period on the
proposed rule addressing Proximity
Detection Systems for Continuous
Mining Machines in Underground Coal
Mines. This extension gives commenters
additional time to comment on the
proposed rule. The proposal was
published on August 31, 2011.
DATES: All comments must be received
or postmarked by midnight Eastern
Standard Time on November 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
identified with ‘‘RIN 1219–AB65’’ and
may be sent by any of the following
methods:
(1) Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Facsimile: (202) 693–9441. Include
‘‘RIN 1219–AB65’’ in the subject line of
the message.
(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, Virginia 22209–3939.
(4) Mail or Hand Delivery: MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia. Sign in
at the receptionist’s desk on the 21st
floor.
MSHA will post all comments
without change, including any personal
information provided. Access comments
electronically on https://
www.regulations.gov and on MSHA’s
Web site at https://www.msha.gov/
currentcomments.asp. Review
comments in person at the Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, Virginia. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 21st floor.
MSHA maintains a list that enables
subscribers to receive email notification
when the Agency publishes rulemaking
documents in the Federal Register. To
subscribe, go to https://www.msha.gov/
subscriptions/subscribe.aspx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roslyn B. Fontaine, Acting Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations and
Variances, MSHA, at
Fontaine.Roslyn@dol.gov (Email), (202)
693–9440 (Voice), or (202) 693–9441
(Fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Extension of Comment Period
On August 31, 2011 (76 FR 54163),
MSHA published a proposed rule,
Proximity Detection Systems for
Continuous Mining Machines in
Underground Coal Mines. MSHA
conducted hearings on October 18,
October 20, October 25, and October 27
of 2011. In response to commenters,
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MSHA is providing additional time for
interested parties to comment on the
proposed rule. MSHA is extending the
comment period from November 14,
2011 to November 28, 2011. All
comments and supporting
documentation must be received or
postmarked by November 28, 2011.
Dated: November 7, 2011.
Joseph A. Main,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety
and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
38 CFR Part 51
RIN 2900–AO02
Technical Revisions To Update
Reference to the Required Assessment
Tool for State Nursing Homes
Receiving Per Diem Payments From
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its
regulations to update the reference to
the required resident assessment tool for
State homes that receive per diem from
VA for providing nursing home care to
veterans. The proposed rule would
require State nursing homes receiving
per diem from VA to use the most recent
version of the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) Resident
Assessment Instrument/Minimum Data
Set (MDS), which is version 3.0. This
will ensure that the standard used to
assess veterans is the same as the
standard applicable to Medicare and
Medicaid beneficiaries.
DATES: Comments must be received by
VA on or before January 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted through https://
www.regulations.gov; by mail or hand
delivery to the Director, Office of
Regulation Policy and Management
(02REG), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or
by fax to (202) 273–9026. Comments
should indicate that they are submitted
in response to ‘‘RIN 2900–AO02,
Technical Revisions to Update
Reference to the Required Assessment
Tool for State Nursing Homes Receiving
Per Diem Payments From VA.’’ Copies
of comments received will be available
for public inspection in the Office of
Regulation Policy and Management,
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Room 1063B, between the hours of
8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday (except holidays). Please call
(202) 461–4902 (this is not a toll-free
number) for an appointment. In
addition, during the comment period,
comments may be viewed online
through the Federal Docket Management
System at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Quest, Chief, State Veterans
Home Clinical & Survey Oversight,
Geriatrics and Extended Care Services
(114), Veterans Health Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420, (202) 461–6064. (This is not a
toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April,
2009, VA published in the Federal
Register a rule amending part 51 of title
38, Code of Federal Regulations, which
set forth a mechanism for paying per
diem to State homes providing nursing
home care to eligible veterans. 74 FR
19426–01 (Apr. 29, 2009). This
regulation went into effect on May 29,
2009. 38 CFR 51.110. This proposed
rule would amend 38 CFR part 51 to
update reference to the required
resident assessment tool for State homes
providing nursing home care, The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) Resident Assessment
Instrument/Minimum Data Set (MDS).
The MDS is a core set of screening,
clinical, and functional status elements
that form the foundation of the
comprehensive assessment for all
residents of long term care facilities
certified to participate in Medicare and
Medicaid. While these certified facilities
complete the MDS as a condition of
receiving CMS payments for the
provision of long term care to Medicare
and Medicaid beneficiaries, the MDS is
the standardized assessment instrument
in long term care generally, and is
designed to identify the health care
needs of residents and generate a plan
of care regardless of source of payment
for the individual resident. VA therefore
requires State homes receiving per diem
for the provision of long term care to
veterans to use the MDS, and to transmit
data from the MDS electronically to the
VA Austin Information Technology
Center (AITC), for the purpose of
monitoring certain care indicators for
the benefit of veterans. The MDS
version currently required by the
regulation is MDS 2.0. 38 CFR
51.110(b)(1)(i).
On October 1, 2010, all CMS certified
long term care facilities were required to
update their assessment from MDS 2.0
to MDS 3.0. It is critical that VA
mandate by regulation that State homes
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receiving per diem to provide long term
care to veterans use the most up to date
version of MDS as well. This will ensure
that the most comprehensive assessment
is performed for all veterans in State
homes receiving per diem, and thereby
that the highest standard of care is
provided for those veterans. Indeed, if
veterans are assessed under the former
2.0 standard, VA would essentially
permit State homes to care for veterans
using a lower assessment standard than
that afforded other Federally funded
patients.
The most significant change in the
MDS 3.0 update requires that a direct
interview be conducted with all
residents who are able to be understood
at least some of the time, such that staff
must directly communicate with the
resident to complete certain sections of
the MDS. This is in contrast to staff
relying on the medical record to
complete certain MDS sections, as was
permitted under MDS 2.0. The sections
in MDS 3.0 which now require a direct
interview to complete relate to the
topics of cognition, mood, daily
activities and preferences, and pain. For
instance, a staff member providing
rehabilitation services to a resident can
no longer rely on a previous entry of a
Registered Nurse in the medical record
regarding a resident’s level of pain to
complete that staff member’s section of
the MDS. Direct interviewing ensures
firsthand, real time monitoring in the
MDS, improving accuracy of the entered
information. We agree with CMS’s
changes because we believe that MDS
3.0 provides a more accurate assessment
and will help ensure that the most
comprehensive care plan is developed,
and will help ensure that the highest
standard of care is provided.
The MDS assessment process itself
generates Quality Indicators, Quality
Measures, and Resource Utilization
Groups (RUGs). The RUGs are used in
nurse staffing methodology to determine
resident case mix, or how residents may
be categorized so that resources are
maximized to provide the highest
standard of care. The MDS 3.0 update
has increased the number of RUGs from
53 to 66. This increase reflects
technological advances in healthcare
and changes in resident and staff mix,
as well as changes in healthcare
practice. For example, conditions and
services such as mood assessment and
the pain interview have been added,
and the behavior section has been
modified, which now ensures these
issues are considered in care planning.
Because this change should lead to
improved long term care, we believe
that it is appropriate to require the
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[FR Doc No: 2011-29128]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Part 75
RIN 1219-AB65
Proximity Detection Systems for Continuous Mining Machines in
Underground Coal Mines
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: In response to requests from interested parties, the Mine
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the comment period
on the proposed rule addressing Proximity Detection Systems for
Continuous Mining Machines in Underground Coal Mines. This extension
gives commenters additional time to comment on the proposed rule. The
proposal was published on August 31, 2011.
DATES: All comments must be received or postmarked by midnight Eastern
Standard Time on November 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified with ``RIN 1219-AB65'' and may
be sent by any of the following methods:
(1) Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Facsimile: (202) 693-9441. Include ``RIN 1219-AB65'' in the
subject line of the message.
(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209-
3939.
(4) Mail or Hand Delivery: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia.
Sign in at the receptionist's desk on the 21st floor.
MSHA will post all comments without change, including any personal
information provided. Access comments electronically on https://www.regulations.gov and on MSHA's Web site at https://www.msha.gov/currentcomments.asp. Review comments in person at the Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room
2350, Arlington, Virginia. Sign in at the receptionist's desk on the
21st floor.
MSHA maintains a list that enables subscribers to receive email
notification when the Agency publishes rulemaking documents in the
Federal Register. To subscribe, go to https://www.msha.gov/subscriptions/subscribe.aspx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roslyn B. Fontaine, Acting Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances, MSHA, at
Fontaine.Roslyn@dol.gov (Email), (202) 693-9440 (Voice), or (202) 693-
9441 (Fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Extension of Comment Period
On August 31, 2011 (76 FR 54163), MSHA published a proposed rule,
Proximity Detection Systems for Continuous Mining Machines in
Underground Coal Mines. MSHA conducted hearings on October 18, October
20, October 25, and October 27 of 2011. In response to commenters,
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MSHA is providing additional time for interested parties to comment on
the proposed rule. MSHA is extending the comment period from November
14, 2011 to November 28, 2011. All comments and supporting
documentation must be received or postmarked by November 28, 2011.
Dated: November 7, 2011.
Joseph A. Main,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-29128 Filed 11-9-11; 8:45 am]
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