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Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal
Disease Prospective Payment System,
and Quality Incentive Program;
Correction
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Final rule, correction.
AGENCY:
This document corrects
technical and typographical errors that
appeared in the final rule published in
the Federal Register on November 6,
2015, entitled ‘‘Medicare Program; EndStage Renal Disease Prospective
Payment System, and Quality Incentive
Program.’’
DATES: This correction is effective on
December 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CMS ESRD Payment mailbox at
ESRDPayment@cms.hhs.gov, for issues
related to the ESRD PPS payment
provisions. Heidi Oumarou, (410) 786–
7942, for issues related to the ESRD
market basket. Tamyra Garcia, (410)
786–0856, for issues related to the ESRD
QIP.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
In FR Doc. 2015–27928 of November
6, 2015 (80 FR 68967) (hereinafter
referred to as the CY 2016 ESRD PPS
final rule) there are technical and
typographical errors that are discussed
in the ‘‘Summary of Errors,’’ and further
identified and corrected in the
‘‘Correction of Errors’’ section below.
The provisions in this correction notice
are effective as if they had been
included in the CY 2016 ESRD PPS final
rule published in the Federal Register
on November 6, 2015.
II. Summary of Errors
On page 68968, in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section we found
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an error in the email address provided
to contact us for ESRD PPS payment
issues. The correct email address is
ESRDPayment@cms.hhs.gov. In
addition, the telephone number
provided for questions related to the
ESRD market basket was incorrect for
Heidi Oumarou. The correct telephone
number is 410–786–7942.
On page 68976, we made a
typographic error by including the
words ‘‘case-mix’’ in the beginning of
sentence.’’ On page 68986, under the
heading ‘‘Body Surface Area (BSA)’’, we
made a typographical error in the value
1.020. We inadvertently inserted the
letter ‘‘I’’ instead of the number ‘‘1’’ in
that value.
On page 69044, we made a technical
error in the title of Table 17—
‘‘Estimated Numerical Values for the
Performance Standards for the PY 2018
ESRD QIP Clinical Measures Using the
Most Recently Available Data,’’ by
indicating that the values were
estimates instead of finalized numerical
values. In addition, there were errors in
the achievement threshold, benchmark,
and performance standard values
presented in Table 17 ‘‘for Payment
Year 2018 of the End-Stage Renal
Disease Quality Incentive Program.
Specifically, the numerical values
published for the Kt/V Adult
Hemodialysis, Kt/V Pediatric
Hemodialysis, Standardized
Readmission Ratio clinical measures,
and ICH CAHPS were incorrect because
we inadvertently placed the numbers in
the incorrect columns.
On page 69069, in footnote 15
regarding the responsibilities of various
staff, we found an error in the hyperlink
to a document posted by the Bureau of
Labor & Statistics.
Finally, on page 69073, after ‘‘e.
Alternatives Considered,’’ we
inadvertenly did not include the subtitle
‘‘1. CY 2016 End-Stage Renal Disease’’
to delineate the analysis of alternatives
policies considered for the ESRD PPS.
III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking,
60-Day Comment Period, and Delay of
Effective Date
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA),
the agency is required to publish a
notice of the proposed rule in the
Federal Register before the provisions
of a rule take effect. Similarly, section
1871(b)(1) of the Act requires the
Secretary to provide notice of the
proposed rule in the Federal Register
and provide a period of not less than 60
days for public comment. In addition,
section 553(d) of the APA, and section
1871(e)(1)(B)(i) of the Act mandate a 30day delay in effective date after issuance
or publication of a rule. Sections
553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3) of the APA
provide for exceptions from the notice
and comment and delay in effective
date. APA requirements; in cases in
which these exceptions apply, sections
1871(b)(2)(C) and 1871(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the
Act provide exceptions from the notice
and 60-day comment period and delay
in effective date requirements as well.
Section 553(b)(B) of the APA and
section 1871(b)(2)(C) of the Act
authorize an agency to dispense with
normal rulemaking requirements for
good cause if the agency makes a
finding that the notice and comment
process are impracticable, unnecessary,
or contrary to the public interest. In
addition, both section 553(d)(3) of the
APA and section 1871(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the
Act allow the agency to avoid the 30day delay in effective date where such
delay is contrary to the public interest
and an agency includes a statement of
support.
In our view, this correcting document
does not constitute rulemaking that
would be subject to these requirements.
This correcting document is simply
correcting technical and typographical
errors in the preamble and does not
make substantive changes to the policies
or payment methodologies that were
adopted in the final rule, and therefore,
it is unnecessary to follow the notice
and comment procedure in this
instance.
Even if this were a rulemaking to
which the notice and comment and
delayed effective date requirements
applied, we find that there is good cause
to waive such requirements.
Undertaking further notice and
comment procedures to incorporate the
corrections in this document into the
CY 2016 ESRD PPS final rule or
delaying the effective date would be
contrary to the public interest because it
is in the public’s interest for dialysis
facilities to receive appropriate
payments in as timely a manner as
possible, and to ensure that the CY 2016
ESRD PPS final rule accurately reflects
our policies as of the date they take
effect and are applicable. Further, such
procedures would be unnecessary,
because we are not altering the payment
methodologies or policies, but rather,
we are simply correctly implementing
the policies that we previously
proposed, received comment on, and
subsequently finalized. This correcting
document is intended solely to ensure
that the CY 2016 ESRD PPS final rule
accurately reflects these payment
methodologies and policies. For these
reasons, we believe we have good cause
to waive the notice and comment and
effective date requirements.
IV. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 2015–27928 of November
6, 2015 (80 FR 68968), make the
following corrections:
1. On page 68968, first column, under
section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT:—
a. In line 1, the email address ‘‘CMS
ESRD PAYMENT@cms.hhs.gov’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘ESRDPAYMENT@
cms.hhs.gov’’.
b. In lines 3 and 4, the telephone
number ‘‘410–786–7342’’ is corrected to
read ‘‘410–786–7942’’.
2. On page 68976, first column, first
full paragraph, line 21, remove the word
‘‘case-mix’’.
3. On page 68986, second column,
first paragraph under the heading ‘‘Body
Surface Area (BSA),’’ line 5, the figure
‘‘l.020’’ is corrected to read ‘‘1.020’’.
4. On page 69044, Table 17 is
corrected to read as follows:
TABLE 17—FINAL NUMERICAL VALUES FOR THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE PY 2018 ESRD QIP CLINICAL
MEASURES USING THE MOST RECENTLY AVAILABLE DATA
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Achievement threshold
Vascular Access Type:
%Fistula ....................................................
%Catheter .................................................
Kt/V:
Adult Hemodialysis ...................................
Adult Peritoneal Dialysis ...........................
Pediatric Hemodialysis .............................
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Benchmark
53.51% ....................................
16.79% ....................................
79.60% ....................................
2.59% ......................................
65.94%.
8.80%.
92.88% ....................................
75.42% ....................................
81.25% ....................................
99.43% ....................................
97.06% ....................................
96.88% ....................................
97.24%.
89.47%.
93.94%.
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TABLE 17—FINAL NUMERICAL VALUES FOR THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE PY 2018 ESRD QIP CLINICAL
MEASURES USING THE MOST RECENTLY AVAILABLE DATA—Continued
Measure
Achievement threshold
Benchmark
Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis .....................
Hypercalcemia .................................................
NHSN Bloodstream Infection SIR ....................
Standardized Readmission Ratio ....................
Standardized Transfusion Ratio ......................
ICH CAHPS .....................................................
43.22% ....................................
3.92% ......................................
1.812 .......................................
1.297 .......................................
1.470 .......................................
15th percentile of eligible facilities’ performance during
CY 2015.
88.39% ....................................
0.00% ......................................
0 ..............................................
0.588 .......................................
0.431 .......................................
90th percentile of eligible facilities’ performance during
CY 2015.
11. On page 69069, third column,
bottom of the page, footnote 15, the
reference to ‘‘https://www.bls/gov/ooh/
healthcare/medical-records-and-healthinformation-technicians.htm’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘https://www.bls.gov/
ooh/healthcare/medical-records-andhealth-information-technicians.htm’’.
12. On page 69073, second column
under the heading ‘‘e. Alternatives
Considered’’ add the sub-heading ‘‘1.
CY 2016 End-Stage Renal Disease’’.
DATES:
Dated: December 28, 2015.
Madhura Valverde,
Executive Secretary to the Department,
Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2015–32967 Filed 12–30–15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Communications
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ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approved, on an emergency basis, a
revision to an approved information
collection to implement new collection
requirements contained in the
Broadcast Incentive Auction Report and
Order, Expanding the Economic and
Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum
Through Incentive Auctions, FCC 14–
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The amendments adding 47 CFR
1.2205(c) and 1.2205(d), published at 79
FR 48442, August 15, 2014, are effective
on December 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Cathy Williams,
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, (202) 418–
2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on December
10, 2015, OMB approved, on an
emergency basis, a revision to an
approved information collection to
implement new information collection
requirements under 47 CFR 1.2205(c)
and 1.2205(d), published at 79 FR 48442
on August 15, 2014. The OMB Control
Number is 3060–0995. The Commission
publishes this document as an
announcement of the effective date of
the rules and requirements. If you have
any comments on the burden estimates
listed below, or how the Commission
can improve the collections and reduce
any burdens caused thereby, please
contact Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington,
DC 20554. Please include the OMB
Control Number, 3060–0995, in your
correspondence. The Commission will
also accept your comments via the
Internet if you send them to PRA@
fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an email to fcc504@
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the Commission is notifying the public
that it received emergency approval
from OMB on December 10, 2015 for the
revised information collection
requirements contained in the
information collection 3060–0995,
Section 1.2105(c), Bidding Application
and Certification Procedures; Sections
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Performance standard
72.60%.
1.19%.
0.861.
0.998.
0.923.
50th percentile of eligible facilities’ performance during
CY 2015.
1.2105(c) and Section 1.2205,
Prohibition of Certain Communications.
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 current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number is
3060–0995. The foregoing document is
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13, October 1,
1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0995.
OMB Approval Date: December 10,
2015.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2016.
Title: Section 1.2105(c), Bidding
Application and Certification
Procedures; Sections 1.2105(c) and
Section 1.2205, Prohibition of Certain
Communications.
Form No.: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 10 respondents; 10
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5
hours to 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in sections 154(i), 309(j),
and 1452(a)(3) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i),
309(j)(5), and 1452(a)(3), and sections
1.2205(c) and 1.2205(d) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.2205(c),
(d).
Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $9,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
42 CFR Part 413
[CMS-1628-CN2]
RIN 0938-AS48
Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment
System, and Quality Incentive Program; Correction
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Final rule, correction.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects technical and typographical errors that
appeared in the final rule published in the Federal Register on
November 6, 2015, entitled ``Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease
Prospective Payment System, and Quality Incentive Program.''
DATES: This correction is effective on December 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CMS ESRD Payment mailbox at
ESRDPayment@cms.hhs.gov, for issues related to the ESRD PPS payment
provisions. Heidi Oumarou, (410) 786-7942, for issues related to the
ESRD market basket. Tamyra Garcia, (410) 786-0856, for issues related
to the ESRD QIP.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In FR Doc. 2015-27928 of November 6, 2015 (80 FR 68967)
(hereinafter referred to as the CY 2016 ESRD PPS final rule) there are
technical and typographical errors that are discussed in the ``Summary
of Errors,'' and further identified and corrected in the ``Correction
of Errors'' section below. The provisions in this correction notice are
effective as if they had been included in the CY 2016 ESRD PPS final
rule published in the Federal Register on November 6, 2015.
II. Summary of Errors
On page 68968, in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section we
found
[[Page 81768]]
an error in the email address provided to contact us for ESRD PPS
payment issues. The correct email address is ESRDPayment@cms.hhs.gov.
In addition, the telephone number provided for questions related to the
ESRD market basket was incorrect for Heidi Oumarou. The correct
telephone number is 410-786-7942.
On page 68976, we made a typographic error by including the words
``case-mix'' in the beginning of sentence.'' On page 68986, under the
heading ``Body Surface Area (BSA)'', we made a typographical error in
the value 1.020. We inadvertently inserted the letter ``I'' instead of
the number ``1'' in that value.
On page 69044, we made a technical error in the title of Table 17--
``Estimated Numerical Values for the Performance Standards for the PY
2018 ESRD QIP Clinical Measures Using the Most Recently Available
Data,'' by indicating that the values were estimates instead of
finalized numerical values. In addition, there were errors in the
achievement threshold, benchmark, and performance standard values
presented in Table 17 ``for Payment Year 2018 of the End-Stage Renal
Disease Quality Incentive Program. Specifically, the numerical values
published for the Kt/V Adult Hemodialysis, Kt/V Pediatric Hemodialysis,
Standardized Readmission Ratio clinical measures, and ICH CAHPS were
incorrect because we inadvertently placed the numbers in the incorrect
columns.
On page 69069, in footnote 15 regarding the responsibilities of
various staff, we found an error in the hyperlink to a document posted
by the Bureau of Labor & Statistics.
Finally, on page 69073, after ``e. Alternatives Considered,'' we
inadvertenly did not include the subtitle ``1. CY 2016 End-Stage Renal
Disease'' to delineate the analysis of alternatives policies considered
for the ESRD PPS.
III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking, 60-Day Comment Period, and Delay of
Effective Date
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA),
the agency is required to publish a notice of the proposed rule in the
Federal Register before the provisions of a rule take effect.
Similarly, section 1871(b)(1) of the Act requires the Secretary to
provide notice of the proposed rule in the Federal Register and provide
a period of not less than 60 days for public comment. In addition,
section 553(d) of the APA, and section 1871(e)(1)(B)(i) of the Act
mandate a 30-day delay in effective date after issuance or publication
of a rule. Sections 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3) of the APA provide for
exceptions from the notice and comment and delay in effective date. APA
requirements; in cases in which these exceptions apply, sections
1871(b)(2)(C) and 1871(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act provide exceptions from
the notice and 60-day comment period and delay in effective date
requirements as well. Section 553(b)(B) of the APA and section
1871(b)(2)(C) of the Act authorize an agency to dispense with normal
rulemaking requirements for good cause if the agency makes a finding
that the notice and comment process are impracticable, unnecessary, or
contrary to the public interest. In addition, both section 553(d)(3) of
the APA and section 1871(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act allow the agency to
avoid the 30-day delay in effective date where such delay is contrary
to the public interest and an agency includes a statement of support.
In our view, this correcting document does not constitute
rulemaking that would be subject to these requirements. This correcting
document is simply correcting technical and typographical errors in the
preamble and does not make substantive changes to the policies or
payment methodologies that were adopted in the final rule, and
therefore, it is unnecessary to follow the notice and comment procedure
in this instance.
Even if this were a rulemaking to which the notice and comment and
delayed effective date requirements applied, we find that there is good
cause to waive such requirements. Undertaking further notice and
comment procedures to incorporate the corrections in this document into
the CY 2016 ESRD PPS final rule or delaying the effective date would be
contrary to the public interest because it is in the public's interest
for dialysis facilities to receive appropriate payments in as timely a
manner as possible, and to ensure that the CY 2016 ESRD PPS final rule
accurately reflects our policies as of the date they take effect and
are applicable. Further, such procedures would be unnecessary, because
we are not altering the payment methodologies or policies, but rather,
we are simply correctly implementing the policies that we previously
proposed, received comment on, and subsequently finalized. This
correcting document is intended solely to ensure that the CY 2016 ESRD
PPS final rule accurately reflects these payment methodologies and
policies. For these reasons, we believe we have good cause to waive the
notice and comment and effective date requirements.
IV. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 2015-27928 of November 6, 2015 (80 FR 68968), make the
following corrections:
1. On page 68968, first column, under section FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT:--
a. In line 1, the email address ``CMS ESRD PAYMENT@cms.hhs.gov'' is
corrected to read ``ESRDPAYMENT@cms.hhs.gov''.
b. In lines 3 and 4, the telephone number ``410-786-7342'' is
corrected to read ``410-786-7942''.
2. On page 68976, first column, first full paragraph, line 21,
remove the word ``case-mix''.
3. On page 68986, second column, first paragraph under the heading
``Body Surface Area (BSA),'' line 5, the figure ``l.020'' is corrected
to read ``1.020''.
4. On page 69044, Table 17 is corrected to read as follows:
Table 17--Final Numerical Values for the Performance Standards for the PY 2018 ESRD QIP Clinical Measures Using
the Most Recently Available Data
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Measure Achievement threshold Benchmark Performance standard
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Vascular Access Type:
%Fistula......................... 53.51%................. 79.60%................. 65.94%.
%Catheter........................ 16.79%................. 2.59%.................. 8.80%.
Kt/V:
Adult Hemodialysis............... 92.88%................. 99.43%................. 97.24%.
Adult Peritoneal Dialysis........ 75.42%................. 97.06%................. 89.47%.
Pediatric Hemodialysis........... 81.25%................. 96.88%................. 93.94%.
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Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis.... 43.22%................. 88.39%................. 72.60%.
Hypercalcemia........................ 3.92%.................. 0.00%.................. 1.19%.
NHSN Bloodstream Infection SIR....... 1.812.................. 0...................... 0.861.
Standardized Readmission Ratio....... 1.297.................. 0.588.................. 0.998.
Standardized Transfusion Ratio....... 1.470.................. 0.431.................. 0.923.
ICH CAHPS............................ 15th percentile of 90th percentile of 50th percentile of
eligible facilities' eligible facilities' eligible facilities'
performance during CY performance during CY performance during CY
2015. 2015. 2015.
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11. On page 69069, third column, bottom of the page, footnote 15,
the reference to ``https://www.bls/gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-records-and-health-information-technicians.htm'' is corrected to read ``https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-records-and-health-information-technicians.htm''.
12. On page 69073, second column under the heading ``e.
Alternatives Considered'' add the sub-heading ``1. CY 2016 End-Stage
Renal Disease''.
Dated: December 28, 2015.
Madhura Valverde,
Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human
Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-32967 Filed 12-30-15; 8:45 am]
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