[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57519-57543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15979]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-1530-CN]
RIN 0938-AM46


Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated 
Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Corrections

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Correction notice.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the 
July 31, 2006 Federal Register, entitled ``Medicare Program; 
Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing 
Facilities--Update--Notice.''
    Effective Date: This correction is effective October 1, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Ullman, (410) 786-5667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Background

    In FR Doc. 06-6615 of July 31, 2006 (71 FR 43158), there were 
several technical errors that this notice serves to identify and 
correct. One correction involves Table 10, which we use to illustrate 
the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) 
payment rate computations for a fictitious ``XYZ'' SNF located in Cedar 
Rapids, IA. In the example that appears in this table, RUG Group 
``CC2'' serves to illustrate the effect on the payment rates of 
applying the 128 percent add-on for SNF residents with AIDS under 
section 511 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA, P.L. 108-173). The table includes a 
footnote, marked with an asterisk that describes the MMA adjustment; 
however, we inadvertently omitted the corresponding asterisk within the 
table itself to identify the particular figure in the table to which 
this footnote refers. Accordingly, in section II of this document 
(``Correction of Errors''), we are restoring the asterisk that belongs 
next to the adjusted CC2 amount of ``$542.54'' that appears in Table 
10's ``Percent Adjustment'' column.
    In addition, in Table 12 (which displays the projected impact of 
the FY 2007 SNF PPS payment update, including the variation in impact 
by region and by certain other facility characteristics), we are 
correcting errors pertaining to the rural Outlying region. In the 
projected impact for the rural Outlying region, we inadvertently 
entered the incorrect figures of ``-2.9%'' and ``3.3%'' in the columns 
entitled ``Transition to CBSA'' and ``Total FY 2007 change,'' 
respectively. In this notice, we correct these figures to read ``0.0%'' 
and ``6.4%,'' respectively, and we also make corresponding revisions in 
the text of the narrative that accompanies Table 12. We note that the 
effect on the corrected table is solely distributional in nature and, 
accordingly, there is no change in the estimated aggregate expenditures 
for FY 2007 as set forth in the July 31, 2006 update notice. A further 
discussion of the projected impact of the FY 2007 SNF PPS payment 
update appears in the July 31, 2006 update notice (71 FR 43173-43176).
    Finally, we have determined that in the process of developing the 
most recent hospital wage index, we inadvertently used incorrect wage 
information for two providers. These two providers notified their 
fiscal intermediary in a timely fashion that their wage data were 
incorrect and we agreed to correct the wage data for these two 
providers. However, we inadvertently published the uncorrected wage 
data in the July 31, 2006 update notice. Incorporating their corrected 
data into our calculation of the national average hourly wage results 
in revised wage index values for a number of Core-Based Statistical 
Areas (CBSAs). Accordingly, we are revising and republishing Tables 8 
and 9, which appeared in an addendum to the July 31, 2006 update 
notice, to reflect the correct information.

II. Correction of Errors

    In FR Doc. 06-6615 (71 FR 43158), make the following corrections:
    1. On page 43170, Table 10, in the ``Percent adj'' column, the 
figure ``$542.54'' is revised to read ``$542.54*''.
    2. On page 43174, third column,
    a. In the first paragraph, line 10, the figure ``3.2 percent'' is 
revised to read ``6.4 percent''.
    b. In the final paragraph, the second sentence is revised to read 
as follows: ``For example, though facilities in the rural Mountain 
region experience only a slight payment increase of 1.2 percent, some 
providers (such as those in the rural Outlying region) show a greater 
increase of 6.4 percent. `` In the third sentence, the phrase ``urban 
Mountain'' is revised to read ``rural Outlying''.
    3. On page 43175, Table 12, the entries displayed for the rural 
Outlying region in the columns entitled ``Transition to full CBSA'' and 
``Total FY 2007 change'' are revised to read ``0.0%'' and ``6.4%'', 
respectively.
    4. On pages 43176 through 43198, Table 8 is revised to read as 
follows:

                 Table 8.-- FY 2007 Wage Index For Urban Areas Based On CBSA Labor Market Areas
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                                                                                                          Wage
                  CBSA code                              Urban area (constituent counties)               index
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10180.......................................  Abilene, TX............................................     0.8000
                                              Callahan County, TX....................................
                                              Jones County, TX.......................................
                                              Taylor County, TX......................................
10380.......................................  Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebasti[aacute]n, PR.............     0.3915
                                              Aguada Municipio, PR...................................
                                              Aguadilla Municipio, PR................................
                                              A[ntilde]asco Municipio, PR............................
                                              Isabela Municipio, PR..................................
                                              Lares Municipio, PR....................................
                                              Moca Municipio, PR.....................................
                                              Rinc[oacute]n Municipio, PR............................
                                              San Sebasti[aacute]n Municipio, PR.....................
10420.......................................  Akron, OH..............................................     0.8654
                                              Portage County, OH.....................................
                                              Summit County, OH......................................
10500.......................................  Albany, GA.............................................     0.8991
                                              Baker County, GA.......................................
                                              Dougherty County, GA...................................
                                              Lee County, GA.........................................
                                              Terrell County, GA.....................................
                                              Worth County, GA.......................................
10580.......................................  Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY............................     0.8720
                                              Albany County, NY......................................
                                              Rensselaer County, NY..................................
                                              Saratoga County, NY....................................
                                              Schenectady County, NY.................................
                                              Schoharie County, NY...................................
10740.......................................  Albuquerque, NM........................................     0.9458

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                                              Bernalillo County, NM..................................
                                              Sandoval County, NM....................................
                                              Torrance County, NM....................................
                                              Valencia County, NM....................................
10780.......................................  Alexandria, LA.........................................     0.8006
                                              Grant Parish, LA.......................................
                                              Rapides Parish, LA.....................................
10900.......................................  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ......................     0.9947
                                              Warren County, NJ......................................
                                              Carbon County, PA......................................
                                              Lehigh County, PA......................................
                                              Northampton County, PA.................................
11020.......................................  Altoona, PA............................................     0.8812
                                              Blair County, PA.......................................
11100.......................................  Amarillo, TX...........................................     0.9169
                                              Armstrong County, TX...................................
                                              Carson County, TX......................................
                                              Potter County, TX......................................
                                              Randall County, TX.....................................
11180.......................................  Ames, IA...............................................     0.9760
                                              Story County, IA.......................................
11260.......................................  Anchorage, AK..........................................     1.2023
                                              Anchorage Municipality, AK.............................
                                              Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK..........................
11300.......................................  Anderson, IN...........................................     0.8681
                                              Madison County, IN.....................................
11340.......................................  Anderson, SC...........................................     0.9017
                                              Anderson County, SC....................................
11460.......................................  Ann Arbor, MI..........................................     1.0826
                                              Washtenaw County, MI...................................
11500.......................................  Anniston-Oxford, AL....................................     0.7770
                                              Calhoun County, AL.....................................
11540.......................................  Appleton, WI...........................................     0.9455
                                              Calumet County, WI.....................................
                                              Outagamie County, WI...................................
11700.......................................  Asheville, NC..........................................     0.9216
                                              Buncombe County, NC....................................
                                              Haywood County, NC.....................................
                                              Henderson County, NC...................................
                                              Madison County, NC.....................................
12020.......................................  Athens-Clarke County, GA...............................     0.9856
                                              Clarke County, GA......................................
                                              Madison County, GA.....................................
                                              Oconee County, GA......................................
                                              Oglethorpe County, GA..................................
12060.......................................  Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA.....................     0.9762
                                              Barrow County, GA......................................
                                              Bartow County, GA......................................
                                              Butts County, GA.......................................
                                              Carroll County, GA.....................................
                                              Cherokee County, GA....................................
                                              Clayton County, GA.....................................
                                              Cobb County, GA........................................
                                              Coweta County, GA......................................
                                              Dawson County, GA......................................
                                              DeKalb County, GA......................................
                                              Douglas County, GA.....................................
                                              Fayette County, GA.....................................
                                              Forsyth County, GA.....................................
                                              Fulton County, GA......................................
                                              Gwinnett County, GA....................................
                                              Haralson County, GA....................................
                                              Heard County, GA.......................................
                                              Henry County, GA.......................................
                                              Jasper County, GA......................................
                                              Lamar County, GA.......................................
                                              Meriwether County, GA..................................
                                              Newton County, GA......................................
                                              Paulding County, GA....................................
                                              Pickens County, GA.....................................
                                              Pike County, GA........................................

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                                              Rockdale County, GA....................................
                                              Spalding County, GA....................................
                                              Walton County, GA......................................
12100.......................................  Atlantic City, NJ......................................     1.1831
                                              Atlantic County, NJ....................................
12220.......................................  Auburn-Opelika, AL.....................................     0.8096
                                              Lee County, AL.........................................
12260.......................................  Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.........................     0.9667
                                              Burke County, GA.......................................
                                              Columbia County, GA....................................
                                              McDuffie County, GA....................................
                                              Richmond County, GA....................................
                                              Aiken County, SC.......................................
                                              Edgefield County, SC...................................
12420.......................................  Austin-Round Rock, TX..................................     0.9344
                                              Bastrop County, TX.....................................
                                              Caldwell County, TX....................................
                                              Hays County, TX........................................
                                              Travis County, TX......................................
                                              Williamson County, TX..................................
12540.......................................  Bakersfield, CA........................................     1.0725
                                              Kern County, CA........................................
12580.......................................  Baltimore-Towson, MD...................................     1.0088
                                              Anne Arundel County, MD................................
                                              Baltimore County, MD...................................
                                              Carroll County, MD.....................................
                                              Harford County, MD.....................................
                                              Howard County, MD......................................
                                              Queen Anne's County, MD................................
                                              Baltimore City, MD.....................................
12620.......................................  Bangor, ME.............................................     0.9711
                                              Penobscot County, ME...................................
12700.......................................  Barnstable Town, MA....................................     1.2539
                                              Barnstable County, MA..................................
12940.......................................  Baton Rouge, LA........................................     0.8084
                                              Ascension Parish, LA...................................
                                              East Baton Rouge Parish, LA............................
                                              East Feliciana Parish, LA..............................
                                              Iberville Parish, LA...................................
                                              Livingston Parish, LA..................................
                                              Pointe Coupee Parish, LA...............................
                                              St. Helena Parish, LA..................................
                                              West Baton Rouge Parish, LA............................
                                              West Feliciana Parish, LA..............................
12980.......................................  Battle Creek, MI.......................................     0.9762
                                              Calhoun County, MI.....................................
13020.......................................  Bay City, MI...........................................     0.9251
                                              Bay County, MI.........................................
13140.......................................  Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX...............................     0.8595
                                              Hardin County, TX......................................
                                              Jefferson County, TX...................................
                                              Orange County, TX......................................
13380.......................................  Bellingham, WA.........................................     1.1104
                                              Whatcom County, WA.....................................
13460.......................................  Bend, OR...............................................     1.0743
                                              Deschutes County, OR...................................
13644.......................................  Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD....................     1.0903
                                              Frederick County, MD...................................
                                              Montgomery County, MD..................................
13740.......................................  Billings, MT...........................................     0.8712
                                              Carbon County, MT......................................
                                              Yellowstone County, MT.................................
13780.......................................  Binghamton, NY.........................................     0.8786
                                              Broome County, NY......................................
                                              Tioga County, NY.......................................
13820.......................................  Birmingham-Hoover, AL..................................     0.8894
                                              Bibb County, AL........................................
                                              Blount County, AL......................................
                                              Chilton County, AL.....................................
                                              Jefferson County, AL...................................
                                              St. Clair County, AL...................................

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                                              Shelby County, AL......................................
                                              Walker County, AL......................................
13900.......................................  Bismarck, ND...........................................     0.7240
                                              Burleigh County, ND....................................
                                              Morton County, ND......................................
13980.......................................  Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA..................     0.8213
                                              Giles County, VA.......................................
                                              Montgomery County, VA..................................
                                              Pulaski County, VA.....................................
                                              Radford City, VA.......................................
14020.......................................  Bloomington, IN........................................     0.8533
                                              Greene County, IN......................................
                                              Monroe County, IN......................................
                                              Owen County, IN........................................
14060.......................................  Bloomington-Normal, IL.................................     0.8944
                                              McLean County, IL......................................
14260.......................................  Boise City-Nampa, ID...................................     0.9401
                                              Ada County, ID.........................................
                                              Boise County, ID.......................................
                                              Canyon County, ID......................................
                                              Gem County, ID.........................................
                                              Owyhee County, ID......................................
14484.......................................  Boston-Quincy, MA......................................     1.1679
                                              Norfolk County, MA.....................................
                                              Plymouth County, MA....................................
                                              Suffolk County, MA.....................................
14500.......................................  Boulder, CO............................................     1.0350
                                              Boulder County, CO.....................................
14540.......................................  Bowling Green, KY......................................     0.8148
                                              Edmonson County, KY....................................
                                              Warren County, KY......................................
14740.......................................  Bremerton-Silverdale, WA...............................     1.0913
                                              Kitsap County, WA......................................
14860.......................................  Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT........................     1.2659
                                              Fairfield County, CT...................................
15180.......................................  Brownsville-Harlingen, TX..............................     0.9430
                                              Cameron County, TX.....................................
15260.......................................  Brunswick, GA..........................................     1.0164
                                              Brantley County, GA....................................
                                              Glynn County, GA.......................................
                                              McIntosh County, GA....................................
15380.......................................  Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY..............................     0.9424
                                              Erie County, NY........................................
                                              Niagara County, NY.....................................
15500.......................................  Burlington, NC.........................................     0.8674
                                              Alamance County, NC....................................
15540.......................................  Burlington-South Burlington, VT........................     0.9474
                                              Chittenden County, VT..................................
                                              Franklin County, VT....................................
                                              Grand Isle County, VT..................................
15764.......................................  Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA........................     1.0970
                                              Middlesex County, MA...................................
15804.......................................  Camden, NJ.............................................     1.0392
                                              Burlington County, NJ..................................
                                              Camden County, NJ......................................
                                              Gloucester County, NJ..................................
15940.......................................  Canton-Massillon, OH...................................     0.9031
                                              Carroll County, OH.....................................
                                              Stark County, OH.......................................
15980.......................................  Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL..............................     0.9342
                                              Lee County, FL.........................................
16180.......................................  Carson City, NV........................................     1.0025
                                              Carson City, NV........................................
16220.......................................  Casper, WY.............................................     0.9145
                                              Natrona County, WY.....................................
16300.......................................  Cedar Rapids, IA.......................................     0.8888
                                              Benton County, IA......................................
                                              Jones County, IA.......................................
                                              Linn County, IA........................................
16580.......................................  Champaign-Urbana, IL...................................     0.9644
                                              Champaign County, IL...................................

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                                              Ford County, IL........................................
                                              Piatt County, IL.......................................
16620.......................................  Charleston, WV.........................................     0.8542
                                              Boone County, WV.......................................
                                              Clay County, WV........................................
                                              Kanawha County, WV.....................................
                                              Lincoln County, WV.....................................
                                              Putnam County, WV......................................
16700.......................................  Charleston-North Charleston, SC........................     0.9145
                                              Berkeley County, SC....................................
                                              Charleston County, SC..................................
                                              Dorchester County, SC..................................
16740.......................................  Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC......................     0.9554
                                              Anson County, NC.......................................
                                              Cabarrus County, NC....................................
                                              Gaston County, NC......................................
                                              Mecklenburg County, NC.................................
                                              Union County, NC.......................................
                                              York County, SC........................................
16820.......................................  Charlottesville, VA....................................     1.0125
                                              Albemarle County, VA...................................
                                              Fluvanna County, VA....................................
                                              Greene County, VA......................................
                                              Nelson County, VA......................................
                                              Charlottesville City, VA...............................
16860.......................................  Chattanooga, TN-GA.....................................     0.8948
                                              Catoosa County, GA.....................................
                                              Dade County, GA........................................
                                              Walker County, GA......................................
                                              Hamilton County, TN....................................
                                              Marion County, TN......................................
                                              Sequatchie County, TN..................................
16940.......................................  Cheyenne, WY...........................................     0.9060
                                              Laramie County, WY.....................................
16974.......................................  Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL..........................     1.0751
                                              Cook County, IL........................................
                                              DeKalb County, IL......................................
                                              DuPage County, IL......................................
                                              Grundy County, IL......................................
                                              Kane County, IL........................................
                                              Kendall County, IL.....................................
                                              McHenry County, IL.....................................
                                              Will County, IL........................................
17020.......................................  Chico, CA..............................................     1.1053
                                              Butte County, CA.......................................
17140.......................................  Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN........................     0.9601
                                              Dearborn County, IN....................................
                                              Franklin County, IN....................................
                                              Ohio County, IN........................................
                                              Boone County, KY.......................................
                                              Bracken County, KY.....................................
                                              Campbell County, KY....................................
                                              Gallatin County, KY....................................
                                              Grant County, KY.......................................
                                              Kenton County, KY......................................
                                              Pendleton County, KY...................................
                                              Brown County, OH.......................................
                                              Butler County, OH......................................
                                              Clermont County, OH....................................
                                              Hamilton County, OH....................................
                                              Warren County, OH......................................
17300.......................................  Clarksville, TN-KY.....................................     0.8436
                                              Christian County, KY...................................
                                              Trigg County, KY.......................................
                                              Montgomery County, TN..................................
                                              Stewart County, TN.....................................
17420.......................................  Cleveland, TN..........................................     0.8109
                                              Bradley County, TN.....................................
                                              Polk County, TN........................................
17460.......................................  Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH............................     0.9400
                                              Cuyahoga County, OH....................................

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                                              Geauga County, OH......................................
                                              Lake County, OH........................................
                                              Lorain County, OH......................................
                                              Medina County, OH......................................
17660.......................................  Coeur d'Alene, ID......................................     0.9344
                                              Kootenai County, ID....................................
17780.......................................  College Station-Bryan, TX..............................     0.9045
                                              Brazos County, TX......................................
                                              Burleson County, TX....................................
                                              Robertson County, TX...................................
17820.......................................  Colorado Springs, CO...................................     0.9701
                                              El Paso County, CO.....................................
                                              Teller County, CO......................................
17860.......................................  Columbia, MO...........................................     0.8542
                                              Boone County, MO.......................................
                                              Howard County, MO......................................
17900.......................................  Columbia, SC...........................................     0.8933
                                              Calhoun County, SC.....................................
                                              Fairfield County, SC...................................
                                              Kershaw County, SC.....................................
                                              Lexington County, SC...................................
                                              Richland County, SC....................................
                                              Saluda County, SC......................................
17980.......................................  Columbus, GA-AL........................................     0.8239
                                              Russell County, AL.....................................
                                              Chattahoochee County, GA...............................
                                              Harris County, GA......................................
                                              Marion County, GA......................................
                                              Muscogee County, GA....................................
18020.......................................  Columbus, IN...........................................     0.9318
                                              Bartholomew County, IN.................................
18140.......................................  Columbus, OH...........................................     1.0107
                                              Delaware County, OH....................................
                                              Fairfield County, OH...................................
                                              Franklin County, OH....................................
                                              Licking County, OH.....................................
                                              Madison County, OH.....................................
                                              Morrow County, OH......................................
                                              Pickaway County, OH....................................
                                              Union County, OH.......................................
18580.......................................  Corpus Christi, TX.....................................     0.8564
                                              Aransas County, TX.....................................
                                              Nueces County, TX......................................
                                              San Patricio County, TX................................
18700.......................................  Corvallis, OR..........................................     1.1546
                                              Benton County, OR......................................
19060.......................................  Cumberland, MD-WV......................................     0.8446
                                              Allegany County, MD....................................
                                              Mineral County, WV.....................................
19124.......................................  Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX................................     1.0075
                                              Collin County, TX......................................
                                              Dallas County, TX......................................
                                              Delta County, TX.......................................
                                              Denton County, TX......................................
                                              Ellis County, TX.......................................
                                              Hunt County, TX........................................
                                              Kaufman County, TX.....................................
                                              Rockwall County, TX....................................
19140.......................................  Dalton, GA.............................................     0.9093
                                              Murray County, GA......................................
                                              Whitfield County, GA...................................
19180.......................................  Danville, IL...........................................     0.9266
                                              Vermilion County, IL...................................
19260.......................................  Danville, VA...........................................     0.8451
                                              Pittsylvania County, VA................................
                                              Danville City, VA......................................
19340.......................................  Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL....................     0.8846
                                              Henry County, IL.......................................
                                              Mercer County, IL......................................
                                              Rock Island County, IL.................................
                                              Scott County, IA.......................................

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19380.......................................  Dayton, OH.............................................     0.9037
                                              Greene County, OH......................................
                                              Miami County, OH.......................................
                                              Montgomery County, OH..................................
                                              Preble County, OH......................................
19460.......................................  Decatur, AL............................................     0.8159
                                              Lawrence County, AL....................................
                                              Morgan County, AL......................................
19500.......................................  Decatur, IL............................................     0.8172
                                              Macon County, IL.......................................
19660.......................................  Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL.................     0.9263
                                              Volusia County, FL.....................................
19740.......................................  Denver-Aurora, CO......................................     1.0930
                                              Adams County, CO.......................................
                                              Arapahoe County, CO....................................
                                              Broomfield County, CO..................................
                                              Clear Creek County, CO.................................
                                              Denver County, CO......................................
                                              Douglas County, CO.....................................
                                              Elbert County, CO......................................
                                              Gilpin County, CO......................................
                                              Jefferson County, CO...................................
                                              Park County, CO........................................
19780.......................................  Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.........................     0.9214
                                              Dallas County, IA......................................
                                              Guthrie County, IA.....................................
                                              Madison County, IA.....................................
                                              Polk County, IA........................................
                                              Warren County, IA......................................
19804.......................................  Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI...........................     1.0281
                                              Wayne County, MI.......................................
20020.......................................  Dothan, AL.............................................     0.7381
                                              Geneva County, AL......................................
                                              Henry County, AL.......................................
                                              Houston County, AL.....................................
20100.......................................  Dover, DE..............................................     0.9847
                                              Kent County, DE........................................
20220.......................................  Dubuque, IA............................................     0.9133
                                              Dubuque County, IA.....................................
20260.......................................  Duluth, MN-WI..........................................     1.0042
                                              Carlton County, MN.....................................
                                              St. Louis County, MN...................................
                                              Douglas County, WI.....................................
20500.......................................  Durham, NC.............................................     0.9826
                                              Chatham County, NC.....................................
                                              Durham County, NC......................................
                                              Orange County, NC......................................
                                              Person County, NC......................................
20740.......................................  Eau Claire, WI.........................................     0.9630
                                              Chippewa County, WI....................................
                                              Eau Claire County, WI..................................
20764.......................................  Edison, NJ.............................................     1.1190
                                              Middlesex County, NJ...................................
                                              Monmouth County, NJ....................................
                                              Ocean County, NJ.......................................
                                              Somerset County, NJ....................................
20940.......................................  El Centro, CA..........................................     0.9076
                                              Imperial County, CA....................................
21060.......................................  Elizabethtown, KY......................................     0.8697
                                              Hardin County, KY......................................
                                              Larue County, KY.......................................
21140.......................................  Elkhart-Goshen, IN.....................................     0.9426
                                              Elkhart County, IN.....................................
21300.......................................  Elmira, NY.............................................     0.8240
                                              Chemung County, NY.....................................
21340.......................................  El Paso, TX............................................     0.9053
                                              El Paso County, TX.....................................
21500.......................................  Erie, PA...............................................     0.8827
                                              Erie County, PA........................................
21604.......................................  Essex County, MA.......................................     1.0418
                                              Essex County, MA.......................................

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21660.......................................  Eugene-Springfield, OR.................................     1.0876
                                              Lane County, OR........................................
21780.......................................  Evansville, IN-KY......................................     0.9071
                                              Gibson County, IN......................................
                                              Posey County, IN.......................................
                                              Vanderburgh County, IN.................................
                                              Warrick County, IN.....................................
                                              Henderson County, KY...................................
                                              Webster County, KY.....................................
21820.......................................  Fairbanks, AK..........................................     1.1059
                                              Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK.......................
21940.......................................  Fajardo, PR............................................     0.4036
                                              Ceiba Municipio, PR....................................
                                              Fajardo Municipio, PR..................................
                                              Luquillo Municipio, PR.................................
22020.......................................  Fargo, ND-MN...........................................     0.8250
                                              Cass County, ND........................................
                                              Clay County, MN........................................
22140.......................................  Farmington, NM.........................................     0.8589
                                              San Juan County, NM....................................
22180.......................................  Fayetteville, NC.......................................     0.8945
                                              Cumberland County, NC..................................
                                              Hoke County, NC........................................
22220.......................................  Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO..................     0.8865
                                              Benton County, AR......................................
                                              Madison County, AR.....................................
                                              Washington County, AR..................................
                                              McDonald County, MO....................................
22380.......................................  Flagstaff, AZ..........................................     1.1601
                                              Coconino County, AZ....................................
22420.......................................  Flint, MI..............................................     1.0969
                                              Genesee County, MI.....................................
22500.......................................  Florence, SC...........................................     0.8388
                                              Darlington County, SC..................................
                                              Florence County, SC....................................
22520.......................................  Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL.............................     0.7843
                                              Colbert County, AL.....................................
                                              Lauderdale County, AL..................................
22540.......................................  Fond du Lac, WI........................................     1.0063
                                              Fond du Lac County, WI.................................
22660.......................................  Fort Collins-Loveland, CO..............................     0.9544
                                              Larimer County, CO.....................................
22744.......................................  Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL......     1.0133
                                              Broward County, FL.....................................
22900.......................................  Fort Smith, AR-OK......................................     0.7731
                                              Crawford County, AR....................................
                                              Franklin County, AR....................................
                                              Sebastian County, AR...................................
                                              Le Flore County, OK....................................
                                              Sequoyah County, OK....................................
23020.......................................  Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL.................     0.8643
                                              Okaloosa County, FL....................................
23060.......................................  Fort Wayne, IN.........................................     0.9517
                                              Allen County, IN.......................................
                                              Wells County, IN.......................................
                                              Whitley County, IN.....................................
23104.......................................  Fort Worth-Arlington, TX...............................     0.9569
                                              Johnson County, TX.....................................
                                              Parker County, TX......................................
                                              Tarrant County, TX.....................................
                                              Wise County, TX........................................
23420.......................................  Fresno, CA.............................................     1.0943
                                              Fresno County, CA......................................
23460.......................................  Gadsden, AL............................................     0.8066
                                              Etowah County, AL......................................
23540.......................................  Gainesville, FL........................................     0.9277
                                              Alachua County, FL.....................................
                                              Gilchrist County, FL...................................
23580.......................................  Gainesville, GA........................................     0.8958
                                              Hall County, GA........................................
23844.......................................  Gary, IN...............................................     0.9334

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                                              Jasper County, IN......................................
                                              Lake County, IN........................................
                                              Newton County, IN......................................
                                              Porter County, IN......................................
24020.......................................  Glens Falls, NY........................................     0.8324
                                              Warren County, NY......................................
                                              Washington County, NY..................................
24140.......................................  Goldsboro, NC..........................................     0.9171
                                              Wayne County, NC.......................................
24220.......................................  Grand Forks, ND-MN.....................................     0.7949
                                              Polk County, MN........................................
                                              Grand Forks County, ND.................................
24300.......................................  Grand Junction, CO.....................................     0.9668
                                              Mesa County, CO........................................
24340.......................................  Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI...............................     0.9455
                                              Barry County, MI.......................................
                                              Ionia County, MI.......................................
                                              Kent County, MI........................................
                                              Newaygo County, MI.....................................
24500.......................................  Great Falls, MT........................................     0.8598
                                              Cascade County, MT.....................................
24540.......................................  Greeley, CO............................................     0.9602
                                              Weld County, CO........................................
24580.......................................  Green Bay, WI..........................................     0.9787
                                              Brown County, WI.......................................
                                              Kewaunee County, WI....................................
                                              Oconto County, WI......................................
24660.......................................  Greensboro-High Point, NC..............................     0.8866
                                              Guilford County, NC....................................
                                              Randolph County, NC....................................
                                              Rockingham County, NC..................................
24780.......................................  Greenville, NC.........................................     0.9432
                                              Greene County, NC......................................
                                              Pitt County, NC........................................
24860.......................................  Greenville, SC.........................................     0.9804
                                              Greenville County, SC..................................
                                              Laurens County, SC.....................................
                                              Pickens County, SC.....................................
25020.......................................  Guayama, PR............................................     0.3235
                                              Arroyo Municipio, PR...................................
                                              Guayama Municipio, PR..................................
                                              Patillas Municipio, PR.................................
25060.......................................  Gulfport-Biloxi, MS....................................     0.8915
                                              Hancock County, MS.....................................
                                              Harrison County, MS....................................
                                              Stone County, MS.......................................
25180.......................................  Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV..........................     0.9038
                                              Washington County, MD..................................
                                              Berkeley County, WV....................................
                                              Morgan County, WV......................................
25260.......................................  Hanford-Corcoran, CA...................................     1.0282
                                              Kings County, CA.......................................
25420.......................................  Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA................................     0.9402
                                              Cumberland County, PA..................................
                                              Dauphin County, PA.....................................
                                              Perry County, PA.......................................
25500.......................................  Harrisonburg, VA.......................................     0.9073
                                              Rockingham County, VA..................................
                                              Harrisonburg City, VA..................................
25540.......................................  Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT...............     1.0894
                                              Hartford County, CT....................................
                                              Litchfield County, CT..................................
                                              Middlesex County, CT...................................
                                              Tolland County, CT.....................................
25620.......................................  Hattiesburg, MS........................................     0.7430
                                              Forrest County, MS.....................................
                                              Lamar County, MS.......................................
                                              Perry County, MS.......................................
25860.......................................  Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC...........................     0.9010
                                              Alexander County, NC...................................
                                              Burke County, NC.......................................

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                                              Caldwell County, NC....................................
                                              Catawba County, NC.....................................
25980.......................................  Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA1...........................     0.9177
                                              Liberty County, GA.....................................
                                              Long County, GA........................................
26100.......................................  Holland-Grand Haven, MI................................     0.9163
                                              Ottawa County, MI......................................
26180.......................................  Honolulu, HI...........................................     1.1096
                                              Honolulu County, HI....................................
26300.......................................  Hot Springs, AR........................................     0.8782
                                              Garland County, AR.....................................
26380.......................................  Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.........................     0.8082
                                              Lafourche Parish, LA...................................
                                              Terrebonne Parish, LA..................................
26420.......................................  Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX.........................     1.0008
                                              Austin County, TX......................................
                                              Brazoria County, TX....................................
                                              Chambers County, TX....................................
                                              Fort Bend County, TX...................................
                                              Galveston County, TX...................................
                                              Harris County, TX......................................
                                              Liberty County, TX.....................................
                                              Montgomery County, TX..................................
                                              San Jacinto County, TX.................................
                                              Waller County, TX......................................
26580.......................................  Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH...........................     0.8997
                                              Boyd County, KY........................................
                                              Greenup County, KY.....................................
                                              Lawrence County, OH....................................
                                              Cabell County, WV......................................
                                              Wayne County, WV.......................................
26620.......................................  Huntsville, AL.........................................     0.9007
                                              Limestone County, AL...................................
                                              Madison County, AL.....................................
26820.......................................  Idaho Falls, ID........................................     0.9088
                                              Bonneville County, ID..................................
                                              Jefferson County, ID...................................
26900.......................................  Indianapolis-Carmel, IN................................     0.9895
                                              Boone County, IN.......................................
                                              Brown County, IN.......................................
                                              Hamilton County, IN....................................
                                              Hancock County, IN.....................................
                                              Hendricks County, IN...................................
                                              Johnson County, IN.....................................
                                              Marion County, IN......................................
                                              Morgan County, IN......................................
                                              Putnam County, IN......................................
                                              Shelby County, IN......................................
26980.......................................  Iowa City, IA..........................................     0.9714
                                              Johnson County, IA.....................................
                                              Washington County, IA..................................
27060.......................................  Ithaca, NY.............................................     0.9928
                                              Tompkins County, NY....................................
27100.......................................  Jackson, MI............................................     0.9560
                                              Jackson County, MI.....................................
27140.......................................  Jackson, MS............................................     0.8271
                                              Copiah County, MS......................................
                                              Hinds County, MS.......................................
                                              Madison County, MS.....................................
                                              Rankin County, MS......................................
                                              Simpson County, MS.....................................
27180.......................................  Jackson, TN............................................     0.8853
                                              Chester County, TN.....................................
                                              Madison County, TN.....................................
27260.......................................  Jacksonville, FL.......................................     0.9165
                                              Baker County, FL.......................................
                                              Clay County, FL........................................
                                              Duval County, FL.......................................
                                              Nassau County, FL......................................
                                              St. Johns County, FL...................................
27340.......................................  Jacksonville, NC.......................................     0.8231

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                                              Onslow County, NC......................................
27500.......................................  Janesville, WI.........................................     0.9655
                                              Rock County, WI........................................
27620.......................................  Jefferson City, MO.....................................     0.8332
                                              Callaway County, MO....................................
                                              Cole County, MO........................................
                                              Moniteau County, MO....................................
                                              Osage County, MO.......................................
27740.......................................  Johnson City, TN.......................................     0.8043
                                              Carter County, TN......................................
                                              Unicoi County, TN......................................
                                              Washington County, TN..................................
27780.......................................  Johnstown, PA..........................................     0.8620
                                              Cambria County, PA.....................................
27860.......................................  Jonesboro, AR..........................................     0.7662
                                              Craighead County, AR...................................
                                              Poinsett County, AR....................................
27900.......................................  Joplin, MO.............................................     0.8605
                                              Jasper County, MO......................................
                                              Newton County, MO......................................
28020.......................................  Kalamazoo-Portage, MI..................................     1.0704
                                              Kalamazoo County, MI...................................
                                              Van Buren County, MI...................................
28100.......................................  Kankakee-Bradley, IL...................................     1.0083
                                              Kankakee County, IL....................................
28140.......................................  Kansas City, MO-KS.....................................     0.9495
                                              Franklin County, KS....................................
                                              Johnson County, KS.....................................
                                              Leavenworth County, KS.................................
                                              Linn County, KS........................................
                                              Miami County, KS.......................................
                                              Wyandotte County, KS...................................
                                              Bates County, MO.......................................
                                              Caldwell County, MO....................................
                                              Cass County, MO........................................
                                              Clay County, MO........................................
                                              Clinton County, MO.....................................
                                              Jackson County, MO.....................................
                                              Lafayette County, MO...................................
                                              Platte County, MO......................................
                                              Ray County, MO.........................................
28420.......................................  Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA...........................     1.0343
                                              Benton County, WA......................................
                                              Franklin County, WA....................................
28660.......................................  Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX...........................     0.8901
                                              Bell County, TX........................................
                                              Coryell County, TX.....................................
                                              Lampasas County, TX....................................
28700.......................................  Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA.......................     0.7985
                                              Hawkins County, TN.....................................
                                              Sullivan County, TN....................................
                                              Bristol City, VA.......................................
                                              Scott County, VA.......................................
                                              Washington County, VA..................................
28740.......................................  Kingston, NY...........................................     0.9367
                                              Ulster County, NY......................................
28940.......................................  Knoxville, TN..........................................     0.8249
                                              Anderson County, TN....................................
                                              Blount County, TN......................................
                                              Knox County, TN........................................
                                              Loudon County, TN......................................
                                              Union County, TN.......................................
29020.......................................  Kokomo, IN.............................................     0.9669
                                              Howard County, IN......................................
                                              Tipton County, IN......................................
29100.......................................  La Crosse, WI-MN.......................................     0.9426
                                              Houston County, MN.....................................
                                              La Crosse County, WI...................................
29140.......................................  Lafayette, IN..........................................     0.8931
                                              Benton County, IN......................................
                                              Carroll County, IN.....................................

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                                              Tippecanoe County, IN..................................
29180.......................................  Lafayette, LA..........................................     0.8289
                                              Lafayette Parish, LA...................................
                                              St. Martin Parish, LA..................................
29340.......................................  Lake Charles, LA.......................................     0.7914
                                              Calcasieu Parish, LA...................................
                                              Cameron Parish, LA.....................................
29404.......................................  Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI......................     1.0570
                                              Lake County, IL........................................
                                              Kenosha County, WI.....................................
29460.......................................  Lakeland, FL...........................................     0.8879
                                              Polk County, FL........................................
29540.......................................  Lancaster, PA..........................................     0.9589
                                              Lancaster County, PA...................................
29620.......................................  Lansing-East Lansing, MI...............................     1.0088
                                              Clinton County, MI.....................................
                                              Eaton County, MI.......................................
                                              Ingham County, MI......................................
29700.......................................  Laredo, TX.............................................     0.7811
                                              Webb County, TX........................................
29740.......................................  Las Cruces, NM.........................................     0.9273
                                              Dona Ana County, NM....................................
29820.......................................  Las Vegas-Paradise, NV.................................     1.1430
                                              Clark County, NV.......................................
29940.......................................  Lawrence, KS...........................................     0.8365
                                              Douglas County, KS.....................................
30020.......................................  Lawton, OK.............................................     0.8065
                                              Comanche County, OK....................................
30140.......................................  Lebanon, PA............................................     0.8679
                                              Lebanon County, PA.....................................
30300.......................................  Lewiston, ID-WA........................................     0.9853
                                              Nez Perce County, ID...................................
                                              Asotin County, WA......................................
30340.......................................  Lewiston-Auburn, ME....................................     0.9126
                                              Androscoggin County, ME................................
30460.......................................  Lexington-Fayette, KY..................................     0.9181
                                              Bourbon County, KY.....................................
                                              Clark County, KY.......................................
                                              Fayette County, KY.....................................
                                              Jessamine County, KY...................................
                                              Scott County, KY.......................................
                                              Woodford County, KY....................................
30620.......................................  Lima, OH...............................................     0.9042
                                              Allen County, OH.......................................
30700.......................................  Lincoln, NE............................................     1.0092
                                              Lancaster County, NE...................................
                                              Seward County, NE......................................
30780.......................................  Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR......................     0.8890
                                              Faulkner County, AR....................................
                                              Grant County, AR.......................................
                                              Lonoke County, AR......................................
                                              Perry County, AR.......................................
                                              Pulaski County, AR.....................................
                                              Saline County, AR......................................
30860.......................................  Logan, UT-ID...........................................     0.9022
                                              Franklin County, ID....................................
                                              Cache County, UT.......................................
30980.......................................  Longview, TX...........................................     0.8788
                                              Gregg County, TX.......................................
                                              Rusk County, TX........................................
                                              Upshur County, TX......................................
31020.......................................  Longview, WA...........................................     1.0011
                                              Cowlitz County, WA.....................................
31084.......................................  Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA....................     1.1760
                                              Los Angeles County, CA.................................
31140.......................................  Louisville, KY-IN......................................     0.9118
                                              Clark County, IN.......................................
                                              Floyd County, IN.......................................
                                              Harrison County, IN....................................
                                              Washington County, IN..................................
                                              Bullitt County, KY.....................................

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                                              Henry County, KY.......................................
                                              Jefferson County, KY...................................
                                              Meade County, KY.......................................
                                              Nelson County, KY......................................
                                              Oldham County, KY......................................
                                              Shelby County, KY......................................
                                              Spencer County, KY.....................................
                                              Trimble County, KY.....................................
31180.......................................  Lubbock, TX............................................     0.8613
                                              Crosby County, TX......................................
                                              Lubbock County, TX.....................................
31340.......................................  Lynchburg, VA..........................................     0.8694
                                              Amherst County, VA.....................................
                                              Appomattox County, VA..................................
                                              Bedford County, VA.....................................
                                              Campbell County, VA....................................
                                              Bedford City, VA.......................................
                                              Lynchburg City, VA.....................................
31420.......................................  Macon, GA..............................................     0.9519
                                              Bibb County, GA........................................
                                              Crawford County, GA....................................
                                              Jones County, GA.......................................
                                              Monroe County, GA......................................
                                              Twiggs County, GA......................................
31460.......................................  Madera, CA.............................................     0.8154
                                              Madera County, CA......................................
31540.......................................  Madison, WI............................................     1.0840
                                              Columbia County, WI....................................
                                              Dane County, WI........................................
                                              Iowa County, WI........................................
31700.......................................  Manchester-Nashua, NH..................................     1.0243
                                              Hillsborough County, NH................................
                                              Merrimack County, NH...................................
31900.......................................  Mansfield, OH1.........................................     0.9271
                                              Richland County, OH....................................
32420.......................................  Mayagu[eacute]z, PR....................................     0.3848
                                              Hormigueros Municipio, PR..............................
                                              Mayag[uuml]ez Municipio, PR............................
32580.......................................  McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX.............................     0.8773
                                              Hidalgo County, TX.....................................
32780.......................................  Medford, OR............................................     1.0818
                                              Jackson County, OR.....................................
32820.......................................  Memphis, TN-MS-AR......................................     0.9373
                                              Crittenden County, AR..................................
                                              DeSoto County, MS......................................
                                              Marshall County, MS....................................
                                              Tate County, MS........................................
                                              Tunica County, MS......................................
                                              Fayette County, TN.....................................
                                              Shelby County, TN......................................
                                              Tipton County, TN......................................
32900.......................................  Merced, CA.............................................     1.1471
                                              Merced County, CA......................................
33124.......................................  Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL..........................     0.9812
                                              Miami-Dade County, FL..................................
33140.......................................  Michigan City-La Porte, IN.............................     0.9118
                                              LaPorte County, IN.....................................
33260.......................................  Midland, TX............................................     0.9786
                                              Midland County, TX.....................................
33340.......................................  Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI......................     1.0218
                                              Milwaukee County, WI...................................
                                              Ozaukee County, WI.....................................
                                              Washington County, WI..................................
                                              Waukesha County, WI....................................
33460.......................................  Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI................     1.0946
                                              Anoka County, MN.......................................
                                              Carver County, MN......................................
                                              Chisago County, MN.....................................
                                              Dakota County, MN......................................
                                              Hennepin County, MN....................................
                                              Isanti County, MN......................................

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                                              Ramsey County, MN......................................
                                              Scott County, MN.......................................
                                              Sherburne County, MN...................................
                                              Washington County, MN..................................
                                              Wright County, MN......................................
                                              Pierce County, WI......................................
                                              St. Croix County, WI...................................
33540.......................................  Missoula, MT...........................................     0.8928
                                              Missoula County, MT....................................
33660.......................................  Mobile, AL.............................................     0.7913
                                              Mobile County, AL......................................
33700.......................................  Modesto, CA............................................     1.1729
                                              Stanislaus County, CA..................................
33740.......................................  Monroe, LA.............................................     0.7997
                                              Ouachita Parish, LA....................................
                                              Union Parish, LA.......................................
33780.......................................  Monroe, MI.............................................     0.9707
                                              Monroe County, MI......................................
33860.......................................  Montgomery, AL.........................................     0.8009
                                              Autauga County, AL.....................................
                                              Elmore County, AL......................................
                                              Lowndes County, AL.....................................
                                              Montgomery County, AL..................................
34060.......................................  Morgantown, WV.........................................     0.8423
                                              Monongalia County, WV..................................
                                              Preston County, WV.....................................
34100.......................................  Morristown, TN.........................................     0.7933
                                              Grainger County, TN....................................
                                              Hamblen County, TN.....................................
                                              Jefferson County, TN...................................
34580.......................................  Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA.............................     1.0517
                                              Skagit County, WA......................................
34620.......................................  Muncie, IN.............................................     0.8562
                                              Delaware County, IN....................................
34740.......................................  Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI.............................     0.9941
                                              Muskegon County, MI....................................
34820.......................................  Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.............     0.8810
                                              Horry County, SC.......................................
34900.......................................  Napa, CA...............................................     1.3374
                                              Napa County, CA........................................
34940.......................................  Naples-Marco Island, FL................................     0.9941
                                              Collier County, FL.....................................
34980.......................................  Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN...................     0.9847
                                              Cannon County, TN......................................
                                              Cheatham County, TN....................................
                                              Davidson County, TN....................................
                                              Dickson County, TN.....................................
                                              Hickman County, TN.....................................
                                              Macon County, TN.......................................
                                              Robertson County, TN...................................
                                              Rutherford County, TN..................................
                                              Smith County, TN.......................................
                                              Sumner County, TN......................................
                                              Trousdale County, TN...................................
                                              Williamson County, TN..................................
                                              Wilson County, TN......................................
35004.......................................  Nassau-Suffolk, NY.....................................     1.2662
                                              Nassau County, NY......................................
                                              Suffolk County, NY.....................................
35084.......................................  Newark-Union, NJ-PA....................................     1.1892
                                              Essex County, NJ.......................................
                                              Hunterdon County, NJ...................................
                                              Morris County, NJ......................................
                                              Sussex County, NJ......................................
                                              Union County, NJ.......................................
                                              Pike County, PA........................................
35300.......................................  New Haven-Milford, CT..................................     1.1953
                                              New Haven County, CT...................................
35380.......................................  New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA........................     0.8831
                                              Jefferson Parish, LA...................................
                                              Orleans Parish, LA.....................................

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                                              Plaquemines Parish, LA.................................
                                              St. Bernard Parish, LA.................................
                                              St. Charles Parish, LA.................................
                                              St. John the Baptist Parish, LA........................
                                              St. Tammany Parish, LA.................................
35644.......................................  New York-Wayne-White Plains, NY-NJ.....................     1.3177
                                              Bergen County, NJ......................................
                                              Hudson County, NJ......................................
                                              Passaic County, NJ.....................................
                                              Bronx County, NY.......................................
                                              Kings County, NY.......................................
                                              New York County, NY....................................
                                              Putnam County, NY......................................
                                              Queens County, NY......................................
                                              Richmond County, NY....................................
                                              Rockland County, NY....................................
                                              Westchester County, NY.................................
35660.......................................  Niles-Benton Harbor, MI................................     0.8915
                                              Berrien County, MI.....................................
35980.......................................  Norwich-New London, CT.................................     1.1932
                                              New London County, CT..................................
36084.......................................  Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA............................     1.5819
                                              Alameda County, CA.....................................
                                              Contra Costa County, CA................................
36100.......................................  Ocala, FL..............................................     0.8867
                                              Marion County, FL......................................
36140.......................................  Ocean City, NJ.........................................     1.0472
                                              Cape May County, NJ....................................
36220.......................................  Odessa, TX.............................................     1.0073
                                              Ector County, TX.......................................
36260.......................................  Ogden-Clearfield, UT...................................     0.8995
                                              Davis County, UT.......................................
                                              Morgan County, UT......................................
                                              Weber County, UT.......................................
36420.......................................  Oklahoma City, OK......................................     0.8843
                                              Canadian County, OK....................................
                                              Cleveland County, OK...................................
                                              Grady County, OK.......................................
                                              Lincoln County, OK.....................................
                                              Logan County, OK.......................................
                                              McClain County, OK.....................................
                                              Oklahoma County, OK....................................
36500.......................................  Olympia, WA............................................     1.1081
                                              Thurston County, WA....................................
36540.......................................  Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA............................     0.9450
                                              Harrison County, IA....................................
                                              Mills County, IA.......................................
                                              Pottawattamie County, IA...............................
                                              Cass County, NE........................................
                                              Douglas County, NE.....................................
                                              Sarpy County, NE.......................................
                                              Saunders County, NE....................................
                                              Washington County, NE..................................
36740.......................................  Orlando, FL............................................     0.9452
                                              Lake County, FL........................................
                                              Orange County, FL......................................
                                              Osceola County, FL.....................................
                                              Seminole County, FL....................................
36780.......................................  Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.....................................     0.9315
                                              Winnebago County, WI...................................
36980.......................................  Owensboro, KY..........................................     0.8748
                                              Daviess County, KY.....................................
                                              Hancock County, KY.....................................
                                              McLean County, KY......................................
37100.......................................  Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.......................     1.1546
                                              Ventura County, CA.....................................
37340.......................................  Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL......................     0.9443
                                              Brevard County, FL.....................................
37460.......................................  Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL.............................     0.8027
                                              Bay County, FL.........................................
37620.......................................  Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH............................     0.7977

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                                              Washington County, OH..................................
                                              Pleasants County, WV...................................
                                              Wirt County, WV........................................
                                              Wood County, WV........................................
37700.......................................  Pascagoula, MS.........................................     0.8215
                                              George County, MS......................................
                                              Jackson County, MS.....................................
37860.......................................  Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.........................     0.8000
                                              Escambia County, FL....................................
                                              Santa Rosa County, FL..................................
37900.......................................  Peoria, IL.............................................     0.8982
                                              Marshall County, IL....................................
                                              Peoria County, IL......................................
                                              Stark County, IL.......................................
                                              Tazewell County, IL....................................
                                              Woodford County, IL....................................
37964.......................................  Philadelphia, PA.......................................     1.0996
                                              Bucks County, PA.......................................
                                              Chester County, PA.....................................
                                              Delaware County, PA....................................
                                              Montgomery County, PA..................................
                                              Philadelphia County, PA................................
38060.......................................  Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ............................     1.0287
                                              Maricopa County, AZ....................................
                                              Pinal County, AZ.......................................
38220.......................................  Pine Bluff, AR.........................................     0.8383
                                              Cleveland County, AR...................................
                                              Jefferson County, AR...................................
                                              Lincoln County, AR.....................................
38300.......................................  Pittsburgh, PA.........................................     0.8674
                                              Allegheny County, PA...................................
                                              Armstrong County, PA...................................
                                              Beaver County, PA......................................
                                              Butler County, PA......................................
                                              Fayette County, PA.....................................
                                              Washington County, PA..................................
                                              Westmoreland County, PA................................
38340.......................................  Pittsfield, MA.........................................     1.0266
                                              Berkshire County, MA...................................
38540.......................................  Pocatello, ID..........................................     0.9400
                                              Bannock County, ID.....................................
                                              Power County, ID.......................................
38660.......................................  Ponce, PR..............................................     0.4842
                                              Juana D[iacute]az Municipio, PR........................
                                              Ponce Municipio, PR....................................
                                              Villalba Municipio, PR.................................
38860.......................................  Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME..................     0.9908
                                              Cumberland County, ME..................................
                                              Sagadahoc County, ME...................................
                                              York County, ME........................................
38900.......................................  Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA....................     1.1416
                                              Clackamas County, OR...................................
                                              Columbia County, OR....................................
                                              Multnomah County, OR...................................
                                              Washington County, OR..................................
                                              Yamhill County, OR.....................................
                                              Clark County, WA.......................................
                                              Skamania County, WA....................................
38940.......................................  Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL.........................     0.9833
                                              Martin County, FL......................................
                                              St. Lucie County, FL...................................
39100.......................................  Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY...................     1.0911
                                              Dutchess County, NY....................................
                                              Orange County, NY......................................
39140.......................................  Prescott, AZ...........................................     0.9836
                                              Yavapai County, AZ.....................................
39300.......................................  Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA...............     1.0783
                                              Bristol County, MA.....................................
                                              Bristol County, RI.....................................
                                              Kent County, RI........................................
                                              Newport County, RI.....................................

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                                              Providence County, RI..................................
                                              Washington County, RI..................................
39340.......................................  Provo-Orem, UT.........................................     0.9537
                                              Juab County, UT........................................
                                              Utah County, UT........................................
39380.......................................  Pueblo, CO.............................................     0.8753
                                              Pueblo County, CO......................................
39460.......................................  Punta Gorda, FL........................................     0.9405
                                              Charlotte County, FL...................................
39540.......................................  Racine, WI.............................................     0.9356
                                              Racine County, WI......................................
39580.......................................  Raleigh-Cary, NC.......................................     0.9864
                                              Franklin County, NC....................................
                                              Johnston County, NC....................................
                                              Wake County, NC........................................
39660.......................................  Rapid City, SD.........................................     0.8833
                                              Meade County, SD.......................................
                                              Pennington County, SD..................................
39740.......................................  Reading, PA............................................     0.9622
                                              Berks County, PA.......................................
39820.......................................  Redding, CA............................................     1.3198
                                              Shasta County, CA......................................
39900.......................................  Reno-Sparks, NV........................................     1.1963
                                              Storey County, NV......................................
                                              Washoe County, NV......................................
40060.......................................  Richmond, VA...........................................     0.9177
                                              Amelia County, VA......................................
                                              Caroline County, VA....................................
                                              Charles City County, VA................................
                                              Chesterfield County, VA................................
                                              Cumberland County, VA..................................
                                              Dinwiddie County, VA...................................
                                              Goochland County, VA...................................
                                              Hanover County, VA.....................................
                                              Henrico County, VA.....................................
                                              King and Queen County, VA..............................
                                              King William County, VA................................
                                              Louisa County, VA......................................
                                              New Kent County, VA....................................
                                              Powhatan County, VA....................................
                                              Prince George County, VA...............................
                                              Sussex County, VA......................................
                                              Colonial Heights City, VA..............................
                                              Hopewell City, VA......................................
                                              Petersburg City, VA....................................
                                              Richmond City, VA......................................
40140.......................................  Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA...................     1.0904
                                              Riverside County, CA...................................
                                              San Bernardino County, CA..............................
40220.......................................  Roanoke, VA............................................     0.8647
                                              Botetourt County, VA...................................
                                              Craig County, VA.......................................
                                              Franklin County, VA....................................
                                              Roanoke County, VA.....................................
                                              Roanoke City, VA.......................................
                                              Salem City, VA.........................................
40340.......................................  Rochester, MN..........................................     1.1408
                                              Dodge County, MN.......................................
                                              Olmsted County, MN.....................................
                                              Wabasha County, MN.....................................
40380.......................................  Rochester, NY..........................................     0.8994
                                              Livingston County, NY..................................
                                              Monroe County, NY......................................
                                              Ontario County, NY.....................................
                                              Orleans County, NY.....................................
                                              Wayne County, NY.......................................
40420.......................................  Rockford, IL...........................................     0.9989
                                              Boone County, IL.......................................
                                              Winnebago County, IL...................................
40484.......................................  Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH.................     1.0159
                                              Rockingham County, NH..................................

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                                              Strafford County, NH...................................
40580.......................................  Rocky Mount, NC........................................     0.8854
                                              Edgecombe County, NC...................................
                                              Nash County, NC........................................
40660.......................................  Rome, GA...............................................     0.9193
                                              Floyd County, GA.......................................
40900.......................................  Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA................     1.3372
                                              El Dorado County, CA...................................
                                              Placer County, CA......................................
                                              Sacramento County, CA..................................
                                              Yolo County, CA........................................
40980.......................................  Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI.....................     0.8874
                                              Saginaw County, MI.....................................
41060.......................................  St. Cloud, MN..........................................     1.0362
                                              Benton County, MN......................................
                                              Stearns County, MN.....................................
41100.......................................  St. George, UT.........................................     0.9265
                                              Washington County, UT..................................
41140.......................................  St. Joseph, MO-KS......................................     1.0118
                                              Doniphan County, KS....................................
                                              Andrew County, MO......................................
                                              Buchanan County, MO....................................
                                              DeKalb County, MO......................................
41180.......................................  St. Louis, MO-IL.......................................     0.9005
                                              Bond County, IL........................................
                                              Calhoun County, IL.....................................
                                              Clinton County, IL.....................................
                                              Jersey County, IL......................................
                                              Macoupin County, IL....................................
                                              Madison County, IL.....................................
                                              Monroe County, IL......................................
                                              St. Clair County, IL...................................
                                              Crawford County, MO....................................
                                              Franklin County, MO....................................
                                              Jefferson County, MO...................................
                                              Lincoln County, MO.....................................
                                              St. Charles County, MO.................................
                                              St. Louis County, MO...................................
                                              Warren County, MO......................................
                                              Washington County, MO..................................
                                              St. Louis City, MO.....................................
41420.......................................  Salem, OR..............................................     1.0438
                                              Marion County, OR......................................
                                              Polk County, OR........................................
41500.......................................  Salinas, CA............................................     1.4337
                                              Monterey County, CA....................................
41540.......................................  Salisbury, MD..........................................     0.8953
                                              Somerset County, MD....................................
                                              Wicomico County, MD....................................
41620.......................................  Salt Lake City, UT.....................................     0.9402
                                              Salt Lake County, UT...................................
                                              Summit County, UT......................................
                                              Tooele County, UT......................................
41660.......................................  San Angelo, TX.........................................     0.8362
                                              Irion County, TX.......................................
                                              Tom Green County, TX...................................
41700.......................................  San Antonio, TX........................................     0.8844
                                              Atascosa County, TX....................................
                                              Bandera County, TX.....................................
                                              Bexar County, TX.......................................
                                              Comal County, TX.......................................
                                              Guadalupe County, TX...................................
                                              Kendall County, TX.....................................
                                              Medina County, TX......................................
                                              Wilson County, TX......................................
41740.......................................  San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA......................     1.1354
                                              San Diego County, CA...................................
41780.......................................  Sandusky, OH...........................................     0.9302
                                              Erie County, OH........................................
41884.......................................  San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA...............     1.5165
                                              Marin County, CA.......................................

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                                              San Francisco County, CA...............................
                                              San Mateo County, CA...................................
41900.......................................  San Germ[aacute]n-Cabo Rojo, PR........................     0.4885
                                              Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR................................
                                              Lajas Municipio, PR....................................
                                              Sabana Grande Municipio, PR............................
                                              San Germ[aacute]n Municipio, PR........................
41940.......................................  San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.....................     1.5543
                                              San Benito County, CA..................................
                                              Santa Clara County, CA.................................
41980.......................................  San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR...........................     0.4452
                                              Aguas Buenas Municipio, PR.............................
                                              Aibonito Municipio, PR.................................
                                              Arecibo Municipio, PR..................................
                                              Barceloneta Municipio, PR..............................
                                              Barranquitas Municipio, PR.............................
                                              Bayam[oacute]n Municipio, PR...........................
                                              Caguas Municipio, PR...................................
                                              Camuy Municipio, PR....................................
                                              Can[oacute]vanas Municipio, PR.........................
                                              Carolina Municipio, PR.................................
                                              Cata[ntilde]o Municipio, PR............................
                                              Cayey Municipio, PR....................................
                                              Ciales Municipio, PR...................................
                                              Cidra Municipio, PR....................................
                                              Comer[iacute]o Municipio, PR...........................
                                              Corozal Municipio, PR..................................
                                              Dorado Municipio, PR...................................
                                              Florida Municipio, PR..................................
                                              Guaynabo Municipio, PR.................................
                                              Gurabo Municipio, PR...................................
                                              Hatillo Municipio, PR..................................
                                              Humacao Municipio, PR..................................
                                              Juncos Municipio, PR...................................
                                              Las Piedras Municipio, PR..............................
                                              Lo[iacute]za Municipio, PR.............................
                                              Manat[iacute] Municipio, PR............................
                                              Maunabo Municipio, PR..................................
                                              Morovis Municipio, PR..................................
                                              Naguabo Municipio, PR..................................
                                              Naranjito Municipio, PR................................
                                              Orocovis Municipio, PR.................................
                                              Quebradillas Municipio, PR.............................
                                              R[iacute]o Grande Municipio, PR........................
                                              San Juan Municipio, PR.................................
                                              San Lorenzo Municipio, PR..............................
                                              Toa Alta Municipio, PR.................................
                                              Toa Baja Municipio, PR.................................
                                              Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR............................
                                              Vega Alta Municipio, PR................................
                                              Vega Baja Municipio, PR................................
                                              Yabucoa Municipio, PR..................................
42020.......................................  San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA........................     1.1598
                                              San Luis Obispo County, CA.............................
42044.......................................  Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA...........................     1.1473
                                              Orange County, CA......................................
42060.......................................  Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA...................     1.1091
                                              Santa Barbara County, CA...............................
42100.......................................  Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.............................     1.5457
                                              Santa Cruz County, CA..................................
42140.......................................  Santa Fe, NM...........................................     1.0824
                                              Santa Fe County, NM....................................
42220.......................................  Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA................................     1.4464
                                              Sonoma County, CA......................................
42260.......................................  Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL..........................     0.9868
                                              Manatee County, FL.....................................
                                              Sarasota County, FL....................................
42340.......................................  Savannah, GA...........................................     0.9351
                                              Bryan County, GA.......................................
                                              Chatham County, GA.....................................
                                              Effingham County, GA...................................

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42540.......................................  Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.............................     0.8347
                                              Lackawanna County, PA..................................
                                              Luzerne County, PA.....................................
                                              Wyoming County, PA.....................................
42644.......................................  Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA...........................     1.1434
                                              King County, WA........................................
                                              Snohomish County, WA...................................
42680.......................................  Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL...............................     0.9573
                                              Indian River County, FL................................
43100.......................................  Sheboygan, WI..........................................     0.9026
                                              Sheboygan County, WI...................................
43300.......................................  Sherman-Denison, TX....................................     0.8502
                                              Grayson County, TX.....................................
43340.......................................  Shreveport-Bossier City, LA............................     0.8865
                                              Bossier Parish, LA.....................................
                                              Caddo Parish, LA.......................................
                                              De Soto Parish, LA.....................................
43580.......................................  Sioux City, IA-NE-SD...................................     0.9200
                                              Woodbury County, IA....................................
                                              Dakota County, NE......................................
                                              Dixon County, NE.......................................
                                              Union County, SD.......................................
43620.......................................  Sioux Falls, SD........................................     0.9559
                                              Lincoln County, SD.....................................
                                              McCook County, SD......................................
                                              Minnehaha County, SD...................................
                                              Turner County, SD......................................
43780.......................................  South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI............................     0.9842
                                              St. Joseph County, IN..................................
                                              Cass County, MI........................................
43900.......................................  Spartanburg, SC........................................     0.9174
                                              Spartanburg County, SC.................................
44060.......................................  Spokane, WA............................................     1.0447
                                              Spokane County, WA.....................................
44100.......................................  Springfield, IL........................................     0.8890
                                              Menard County, IL......................................
                                              Sangamon County, IL....................................
44140.......................................  Springfield, MA........................................     1.0079
                                              Franklin County, MA....................................
                                              Hampden County, MA.....................................
                                              Hampshire County, MA...................................
44180.......................................  Springfield, MO........................................     0.8469
                                              Christian County, MO...................................
                                              Dallas County, MO......................................
                                              Greene County, MO......................................
                                              Polk County, MO........................................
                                              Webster County, MO.....................................
44220.......................................  Springfield, OH........................................     0.8593
                                              Clark County, OH.......................................
44300.......................................  State College, PA......................................     0.8784
                                              Centre County, PA......................................
44700.......................................  Stockton, CA...........................................     1.1442
                                              San Joaquin County, CA.................................
44940.......................................  Sumter, SC.............................................     0.8083
                                              Sumter County, SC......................................
45060.......................................  Syracuse, NY...........................................     0.9691
                                              Madison County, NY.....................................
                                              Onondaga County, NY....................................
                                              Oswego County, NY......................................
45104.......................................  Tacoma, WA.............................................     1.0789
                                              Pierce County, WA......................................
45220.......................................  Tallahassee, FL........................................     0.8942
                                              Gadsden County, FL.....................................
                                              Jefferson County, FL...................................
                                              Leon County, FL........................................
                                              Wakulla County, FL.....................................
45300.......................................  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL....................     0.9144
                                              Hernando County, FL....................................
                                              Hillsborough County, FL................................
                                              Pasco County, FL.......................................
                                              Pinellas County, FL....................................

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45460.......................................  Terre Haute, IN........................................     0.8765
                                              Clay County, IN........................................
                                              Sullivan County, IN....................................
                                              Vermillion County, IN..................................
                                              Vigo County, IN........................................
45500.......................................  Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR............................     0.8104
                                              Miller County, AR......................................
                                              Bowie County, TX.......................................
45780.......................................  Toledo, OH.............................................     0.9586
                                              Fulton County, OH......................................
                                              Lucas County, OH.......................................
                                              Ottawa County, OH......................................
                                              Wood County, OH........................................
45820.......................................  Topeka, KS.............................................     0.8730
                                              Jackson County, KS.....................................
                                              Jefferson County, KS...................................
                                              Osage County, KS.......................................
                                              Shawnee County, KS.....................................
                                              Wabaunsee County, KS...................................
45940.......................................  Trenton-Ewing, NJ......................................     1.0835
                                              Mercer County, NJ......................................
46060.......................................  Tucson, AZ.............................................     0.9202
                                              Pima County, AZ........................................
46140.......................................  Tulsa, OK..............................................     0.8103
                                              Creek County, OK.......................................
                                              Okmulgee County, OK....................................
                                              Osage County, OK.......................................
                                              Pawnee County, OK......................................
                                              Rogers County, OK......................................
                                              Tulsa County, OK.......................................
                                              Wagoner County, OK.....................................
46220.......................................  Tuscaloosa, AL.........................................     0.8542
                                              Greene County, AL......................................
                                              Hale County, AL........................................
                                              Tuscaloosa County, AL..................................
46340.......................................  Tyler, TX..............................................     0.8811
                                              Smith County, TX.......................................
46540.......................................  Utica-Rome, NY.........................................     0.8396
                                              Herkimer County, NY....................................
                                              Oneida County, NY......................................
46660.......................................  Valdosta, GA...........................................     0.8369
                                              Brooks County, GA......................................
                                              Echols County, GA......................................
                                              Lanier County, GA......................................
                                              Lowndes County, GA.....................................
46700.......................................  Vallejo-Fairfield, CA..................................     1.5137
                                              Solano County, CA......................................
47020.......................................  Victoria, TX...........................................     0.8560
                                              Calhoun County, TX.....................................
                                              Goliad County, TX......................................
                                              Victoria County, TX....................................
47220.......................................  Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ.......................     0.9832
                                              Cumberland County, NJ..................................
47260.......................................  Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC.............     0.8790
                                              Currituck County, NC...................................
                                              Gloucester County, VA..................................
                                              Isle of Wight County, VA...............................
                                              James City County, VA..................................
                                              Mathews County, VA.....................................
                                              Surry County, VA.......................................
                                              York County, VA........................................
                                              Chesapeake City, VA....................................
                                              Hampton City, VA.......................................
                                              Newport News City, VA..................................
                                              Norfolk City, VA.......................................
                                              Poquoson City, VA......................................
                                              Portsmouth City, VA....................................
                                              Suffolk City, VA.......................................
                                              Virginia Beach City, VA................................
                                              Williamsburg City, VA..................................
47300.......................................  Visalia-Porterville, CA................................     0.9968

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                                              Tulare County, CA......................................
47380.......................................  Waco, TX...............................................     0.8633
                                              McLennan County, TX....................................
47580.......................................  Warner Robins, GA......................................     0.8380
                                              Houston County, GA.....................................
47644.......................................  Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI.......................     1.0054
                                              Lapeer County, MI......................................
                                              Livingston County, MI..................................
                                              Macomb County, MI......................................
                                              Oakland County, MI.....................................
                                              St. Clair County, MI...................................
47894.......................................  Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV...........     1.1054
                                              District of Columbia, DC...............................
                                              Calvert County, MD.....................................
                                              Charles County, MD.....................................
                                              Prince George's County, MD.............................
                                              Arlington County, VA...................................
                                              Clarke County, VA......................................
                                              Fairfax County, VA.....................................
                                              Fauquier County, VA....................................
                                              Loudoun County, VA.....................................
                                              Prince William County, VA..............................
                                              Spotsylvania County, VA................................
                                              Stafford County, VA....................................
                                              Warren County, VA......................................
                                              Alexandria City, VA....................................
                                              Fairfax City, VA.......................................
                                              Falls Church City, VA..................................
                                              Fredericksburg City, VA................................
                                              Manassas City, VA......................................
                                              Manassas Park City, VA.................................
                                              Jefferson County, WV...................................
47940.......................................  Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA...............................     0.8408
                                              Black Hawk County, IA..................................
                                              Bremer County, IA......................................
                                              Grundy County, IA......................................
48140.......................................  Wausau, WI.............................................     0.9722
                                              Marathon County, WI....................................
48260.......................................  Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH............................     0.8063
                                              Jefferson County, OH...................................
                                              Brooke County, WV......................................
                                              Hancock County, WV.....................................
48300.......................................  Wenatchee, WA..........................................     1.0346
                                              Chelan County, WA......................................
                                              Douglas County, WA.....................................
48424.......................................  West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL...........     0.9649
                                              Palm Beach County, FL..................................
48540.......................................  Wheeling, WV-OH........................................     0.7010
                                              Belmont County, OH.....................................
                                              Marshall County, WV....................................
                                              Ohio County, WV........................................
48620.......................................  Wichita, KS............................................     0.9063
                                              Butler County, KS......................................
                                              Harvey County, KS......................................
                                              Sedgwick County, KS....................................
                                              Sumner County, KS......................................
48660.......................................  Wichita Falls, TX......................................     0.8311
                                              Archer County, TX......................................
                                              Clay County, TX........................................
                                              Wichita County, TX.....................................
48700.......................................  Williamsport, PA.......................................     0.8139
                                              Lycoming County, PA....................................
48864.......................................  Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ...................................     1.0684
                                              New Castle County, DE..................................
                                              Cecil County, MD.......................................
                                              Salem County, NJ.......................................
48900.......................................  Wilmington, NC.........................................     0.9835
                                              Brunswick County, NC...................................
                                              New Hanover County, NC.................................
                                              Pender County, NC......................................
49020.......................................  Winchester, VA-WV......................................     1.0091

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                                              Frederick County, VA...................................
                                              Winchester City, VA....................................
                                              Hampshire County, WV...................................
49180.......................................  Winston-Salem, NC......................................     0.9276
                                              Davie County, NC.......................................
                                              Forsyth County, NC.....................................
                                              Stokes County, NC......................................
                                              Yadkin County, NC......................................
49340.......................................  Worcester, MA..........................................     1.0722
                                              Worcester County, MA...................................
49420.......................................  Yakima, WA.............................................     0.9847
                                              Yakima County, WA......................................
49500.......................................  Yauco, PR..............................................     0.3854
                                              Gu[aacute]nica Municipio, PR...........................
                                              Guayanilla Municipio, PR...............................
                                              Pe[ntilde]uelas Municipio, PR..........................
                                              Yauco Municipio, PR....................................
49620.......................................  York-Hanover, PA.......................................     0.9397
                                              York County, PA........................................
49660.......................................  Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA......................     0.8802
                                              Mahoning County, OH....................................
                                              Trumbull County, OH....................................
                                              Mercer County, PA......................................
49700.......................................  Yuba City, CA..........................................     1.0730
                                              Sutter County, CA......................................
                                              Yuba County, CA........................................
49740.......................................  Yuma, AZ...............................................     0.9109
                                              Yuma County, AZ........................................
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\1\ At this time, there are no hospitals located in this urban area on which to base a wage index.


 Table 9.--FY 2007 Wage Index Based on CBSA Labor Market Areas for Rural
                                  Areas
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Wage
         CBSA code                     Nonurban area             index
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1..........................  Alabama.........................     0.7591
2..........................  Alaska..........................     1.0661
3..........................  Arizona.........................     0.8908
4..........................  Arkansas........................     0.7307
5..........................  California......................     1.1454
6..........................  Colorado........................     0.9325
7..........................  Connecticut.....................     1.1709
8..........................  Delaware........................     0.9705
10.........................  Florida.........................     0.8594
11.........................  Georgia.........................     0.7593
12.........................  Hawaii..........................     1.0448
13.........................  Idaho...........................     0.8120
14.........................  Illinois........................     0.8320
15.........................  Indiana.........................     0.8538
16.........................  Iowa............................     0.8681
17.........................  Kansas..........................     0.7998
18.........................  Kentucky........................     0.7768
19.........................  Louisiana.......................     0.7438
20.........................  Maine...........................     0.8443
21.........................  Maryland........................     0.8926
22.........................  Massachusetts \1\...............     1.0216
23.........................  Michigan........................     0.9062
24.........................  Minnesota.......................     0.9153
25.........................  Mississippi.....................     0.7738
26.........................  Missouri........................     0.7927
27.........................  Montana.........................     0.8590
28.........................  Nebraska........................     0.8677
29.........................  Nevada..........................     0.8944
30.........................  New Hampshire...................     1.0853
31.........................  New Jersey \1\..................  .........
32.........................  New Mexico......................     0.8332
33.........................  New York........................     0.8232
34.........................  North Carolina..................     0.8588
35.........................  North Dakota....................     0.7215
36.........................  Ohio............................     0.8658
37.........................  Oklahoma........................     0.7629
38.........................  Oregon..........................     0.9753
39.........................  Pennsylvania....................     0.8320
40.........................  Puerto Rico \1\.................     0.4047
41.........................  Rhode Island \1\................  .........
42.........................  South Carolina..................     0.8566
43.........................  South Dakota....................     0.8480
44.........................  Tennessee.......................     0.7827
45.........................  Texas...........................     0.7965
46.........................  Utah............................     0.8140
47.........................  Vermont.........................     0.9744
48.........................  Virgin Islands..................     0.8467
49.........................  Virginia........................     0.7940
50.........................  Washington......................     1.0263
51.........................  West Virginia...................     0.7607
52.........................  Wisconsin.......................     0.9553
53.........................  Wyoming.........................     0.9295
65.........................  Guam............................     0.9611
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\1\ All counties within the State are classified as urban, with the
  exception of Massachusetts and Puerto Rico. Massachusetts and Puerto
  Rico have areas designated as rural; however, no short-term, acute
  care hospitals are located in the area(s) for FY 2007. Because more
  recent data are not available for those areas, we are using last
  year's wage index value.

III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking and Delayed 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 notice such as this take effect in accordance with 
section 553(b) of 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 notice in accordance with section 553(d) of 
the APA (5 U.S.C. 553(d)). However, we can waive both the notice and 
comment procedure and the 30-day delay in effective date if the 
Secretary finds, for good cause, that a notice and comment process is 
impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest, and 
incorporates a statement of the finding and the reasons therefore in 
the notice.
    We find for good cause that it is unnecessary to undertake notice 
and comment rulemaking because this notice merely provides technical 
corrections to the 2007 SNF PPS update notice. We are not making 
substantive changes to our payment methodologies or policies, but 
rather, are simply implementing correctly the payment methodologies and 
policies that we previously proposed, received comment on, and 
subsequently finalized. The public has already had the opportunity to 
comment on these payment

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methodologies and policies, and this correction notice is intended 
solely to ensure that the FY 2007 SNF PPS update notice accurately 
reflects them. Therefore, we believe that undertaking further notice 
and comment procedures to incorporate these corrections into the update 
notice is unnecessary and contrary to the public interest.
    Further, we believe a delayed effective date is unnecessary because 
this correction notice merely corrects inadvertent technical errors. 
The changes noted above do not make any substantive changes to the SNF 
PPS payment methodologies or policies. Moreover, we regard imposing a 
delay in the effective date as being contrary to the public interest. 
We believe that it is in the public interest for providers to receive 
appropriate SNF PPS payments in as timely a manner as possible and to 
ensure that the FY 2007 SNF PPS update notice accurately reflects our 
payment methodologies, payment rates, and policies. Therefore, we find 
good cause to waive notice and comment procedures, as well as the 30-
day delay in effective date.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, 
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: September 22, 2006.
Ann C. Agnew,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. E6-15979 Filed 9-28-06; 8:45 am]
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