Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting, 72136-72137 [2019-27943]

Download as PDF 72136 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 249 / Monday, December 30, 2019 / Notices received in any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78), or you may visit https:// DocketsInfo.dot.gov. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov or to the street address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact: Director, Office of Information Technology, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20590. For privacy issues, please contact: Claire W. 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Agenda [DOT–OST–2018–0206] Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice of public meeting. This notice announces a meeting of the Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee (AAPB Advisory Committee). SUMMARY: The meeting will be held on January 15, 2020, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on January 16, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Requests to speak during the meeting must be received by January 8, 2020. Requests to attend the meeting must be received by January 13, 2020. Requests for accommodations of a disability must be received by January 13, 2020. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Gorman, Senior Trial Attorney, Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), at robert.gorman@dot.gov or 202–366– 9350. Any committee-related request should be sent to the person listed in this section. The meeting will be held at the DOT Headquarters at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Copies of the meeting minutes will be available at https:// www.regulations.gov. After entering the docket number (DOT–OST–2018–0206), click on the link to ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and choose the document to review. Written materials may be submitted to this docket. If you do not have access to the internet, you may view the docket by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12–140 on the ground floor of the DOT’s West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. ADDRESSES: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00247 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The AAPB Advisory Committee was created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), in accordance with Section 418 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, to review options to improve the disclosure of charges and fees for air medical services, better inform consumers of insurance options for such services, and protect consumers from balance billing. The first meeting of the AAPB Advisory Committee is designed to gather foundational background information on the air ambulance industry, insurance and billing practices, and consumer issues such as disclosure of fees and balance billing. At the meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics: • Overview of the air ambulance industry; • Air ambulance costs and billing; • Insurance and air ambulance payment systems; and • Disclosure and separation of charges, cost shifting, and balance billing. III. Public Participation The meeting will be open to the public on a first-come, first served basis. As space is limited and access to the DOT Headquarters building is controlled for security purposes, members of the public who wish to attend in person must RSVP to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section with your name and affiliation. The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, such as sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Oral comments from members of the public joining the meeting may be allowed if time permits. The time for each commenter may be limited. Individuals wishing to reserve speaking time during the meeting must submit a request at the time of registration, as well as the name, address, and organizational affiliation of the proposed speaker. Speakers are requested to submit a written copy of their prepared remarks for inclusion in the meeting records and for circulation to AAPB Advisory Committee members. Any member of the public may submit a written statement to the committee through the docket at any time. E:\FR\FM\30DEN1.SGM 30DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 249 / Monday, December 30, 2019 / Notices Issued this 19th day of December, 2019, in Washington, DC. Blane A. Workie, Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, U.S. Department of Transportation. [FR Doc. 2019–27943 Filed 12–27–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P matter of public record. Therefore, you should submit only information that you wish to make publicly available. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FinCEN Resource Center at 1–800–767– 2825 or electronically at frc@fincen.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Statutory and Regulatory Provisions DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal; Comment Request; Renewal Without Change of the Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Legal Entity Customers Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (‘‘FinCEN’’), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, FinCEN invites comment on the proposed renewal, without change, to a currently approved information collection relating to beneficial ownership requirements for legal entity customers of covered financial institutions. Under Bank Secrecy Act regulations, covered financial institutions are required to collect, and to maintain records of, the information used to identify and verify the identity of the names of the beneficial owners of their legal entity customers, subject to certain exclusions and exemptions. This request for comment is made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments are welcome and must be received on or before February 28, 2020. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: • Federal E-rulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Refer to Docket Number FINCEN–2019– 0007 and the specific Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) control number 1506–0070. • Mail: Policy Division, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183. Refer to Docket Number FINCEN–2019–0007 and OMB control number 1506–0070. Please submit comments by one method only. Comments will also be incorporated into FinCEN’s retrospective regulatory review process, as mandated by Executive Orders 12866 and 13563. All comments submitted in response to this notice will become a khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:00 Dec 27, 2019 Jkt 250001 FinCEN exercises regulatory functions primarily under the Currency and Financial Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and other legislation. This legislative framework is commonly referred to as the ‘‘Bank Secrecy Act’’ (‘‘BSA’’).1 The Secretary of the Treasury has delegated to the Director of FinCEN the authority to implement, administer, and enforce compliance with the BSA and associated regulations.2 Pursuant to this authority, FinCEN may issue regulations requiring financial institutions to keep records and file reports that ‘‘have a high degree of usefulness in criminal, tax, or regulatory investigations or proceedings, or in the conduct of intelligence or counterintelligence activities, including analysis, to protect against international terrorism.’’ 3 Additionally, FinCEN is authorized to impose regulations to maintain procedures to ensure compliance with the BSA and FinCEN’s implementing regulations, and to guard against money laundering, which includes imposing on financial institutions customer due diligence requirements within the anti-money laundering (‘‘AML’’) program requirements.4 Under 31 CFR 1010.230 covered financial institutions 5 are required to establish and maintain written procedures that are reasonably designed to identify and verify beneficial owners of new accounts opened by legal entity customers and to include such procedures in their AML programs. Covered financial institutions may obtain the required identifying information by either obtaining a prescribed certification form from the individual opening the account on behalf of a legal entity customer, or by obtaining from the individual the 1 The BSA is codified at 12 U.S.C. 1829b, 12 U.S.C. 1951–1959, 31 U.S.C. 5311–5314 and 5316– 5332 and notes thereto, with implementing regulations at 31 CFR Chapter X. See 31 CFR 1010.100(e). 2 Treasury Order 180–01 (Jul. 1, 2014). 3 31 U.S.C. 5311. 4 31 U.S.C. 5318(a) and (h). 5 Covered financial institutions include banks, brokers or dealers in securities, mutual funds, and futures commission merchants and introducing brokers in commodities. See 31 CFR 1010.230(f) and 31 CFR 1010.605(e)(1). PO 00000 Frm 00248 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 72137 information required by the form by another means, provided the individual certifies the accuracy of the information. Covered financial institutions must also maintain a record of the identifying information obtained, and a description of any document relied on, of any nondocumentary methods and results of any measures undertaken, and the resolutions of substantive discrepancies. These requirements will assist law enforcement in financial investigations, advance counterterrorism and broader national security interests, improve financial institutions’ ability to assess and mitigate risk, help prevent evasion of targeted financial sanctions, facilitate tax compliance, enhance financial transparency of legal entities, and advance U.S. compliance with international standards and commitments. II. Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) 6 Title: 31 CFR 1010.230—Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Legal Entity Customers. OMB Control Number: 1506–0070. Form Number: Appendix A to § 1010.230—Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers. Abstract: FinCEN is issuing this notice to renew the OMB control number for the regulations contained in 31 CFR 1010.230 that require covered financial institutions to collect, and to maintain records of, the information used to identify and verify the identity of the names of the beneficial owners of their legal entity customers. Type of Review: Renewal without change of a currently approved information collection. Affected Public: Business and other for-profit institutions and non-profit institutions. Frequency: As required. Burden: a. Update and maintain beneficial ownership identification procedures: 20 minutes.7 b. Customer identification, verification, and review and recordkeeping of the beneficial ownership information: A range of 20 to 40 minutes per legal entity customer (an average of 30 minutes per legal entity customer). 6 Public Law 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). final rule recognized a burden of 56 hours to develop the initial procedures (40 hours for small entities). (See 81 FR 29398, May 11, 2016). Once procedures are developed, an annual burden of 20 minutes is recognized for revisions to and maintenance of such procedures. Covered financial institutions were required to comply with this rule by May 11, 2018, so no burden hours are included in this analysis for the initial development of procedure. 7 The E:\FR\FM\30DEN1.SGM 30DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72136-72137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27943]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[DOT-OST-2018-0206]


Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee; Notice of 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Air Ambulance and 
Patient Billing Advisory Committee (AAPB Advisory Committee).

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 15, 2020, from 9:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m., and on January 16, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
Requests to speak during the meeting must be received by January 8, 
2020. Requests to attend the meeting must be received by January 13, 
2020. Requests for accommodations of a disability must be received by 
January 13, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Gorman, Senior Trial Attorney, 
Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT), at [email protected] or 202-366-9350. Any 
committee-related request should be sent to the person listed in this 
section.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DOT Headquarters at 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Copies of the meeting minutes 
will be available at https://www.regulations.gov. After entering the 
docket number (DOT-OST-2018-0206), click on the link to ``Open Docket 
Folder'' and choose the document to review. Written materials may be 
submitted to this docket. If you do not have access to the internet, 
you may view the docket by visiting the Docket Management Facility in 
Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT's West Building, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The AAPB Advisory Committee was created under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), in accordance with Section 418 of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2018, to review options to improve the 
disclosure of charges and fees for air medical services, better inform 
consumers of insurance options for such services, and protect consumers 
from balance billing.

II. Agenda

    The first meeting of the AAPB Advisory Committee is designed to 
gather foundational background information on the air ambulance 
industry, insurance and billing practices, and consumer issues such as 
disclosure of fees and balance billing. At the meeting, the agenda will 
cover the following topics:
     Overview of the air ambulance industry;
     Air ambulance costs and billing;
     Insurance and air ambulance payment systems; and
     Disclosure and separation of charges, cost shifting, and 
balance billing.

III. Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public on a first-come, first 
served basis. As space is limited and access to the DOT Headquarters 
building is controlled for security purposes, members of the public who 
wish to attend in person must RSVP to the person listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section with your name and affiliation. The 
U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing equal 
access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative 
formats or services because of a disability, such as sign language, 
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Oral comments from members of the public joining the meeting may be 
allowed if time permits. The time for each commenter may be limited. 
Individuals wishing to reserve speaking time during the meeting must 
submit a request at the time of registration, as well as the name, 
address, and organizational affiliation of the proposed speaker. 
Speakers are requested to submit a written copy of their prepared 
remarks for inclusion in the meeting records and for circulation to 
AAPB Advisory Committee members. Any member of the public may submit a 
written statement to the committee through the docket at any time.


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    Issued this 19th day of December, 2019, in Washington, DC.
Blane A. Workie,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, 
U.S. Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2019-27943 Filed 12-27-19; 8:45 am]
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