[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 189 (Monday, October 1, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55672-55673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4851]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
42 CFR Part 418
[CMS-1539-CN]
RIN 0938-AO72
Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2008
Correction
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Correction of final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects typographical errors that appeared in
the final rule published in the August 31, 2007 Federal Register
entitled ``Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2008.''
DATES: Effective Date: These corrections are effective on October 1,
2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Deutsch, (410) 786-9462.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In FR Doc. 07-4292 of August 31, 2007 (72 FR 50214), there were
errors that are identified and corrected in ``Section III Correction of
Errors''. The provisions in this correction notice are effective as if
they had been included in the August 31, 2007 final rule. Accordingly,
these corrections are effective October 1, 2007.
II. Summary of Errors
Table A of the Addendum lists the fiscal year (FY) 2008 urban wage
index values for hospice providers by Core-Based Statistical Areas
(CBSA) designations. To ensure that hospice providers are able to
identify their FY 2008 wage index value, table A contains the CBSA
codes, CBSA county name
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(urban area), and CBSA wage index for urban geographic areas. However,
for CBSA codes 29940 and 44140, on pages 50238 and 50245, respectively,
we inaccurately specified the urban areas.
These errors do not represent a change in policy. In addition,
these changes are consistent with the proposed rule (72 FR 24146 and
24162) and how the urban areas have been defined in the past.
III. Correction of Errors
FR Doc. 07-4292 of August 31, 2007 (72 FR 50214), make the
following corrections:
1. On page 50238, in ``TABLE A--HOSPICE WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS
BY CBSA,'' the urban area for CBSA code 29940 is corrected to read as
follows:
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Urban area (constituent
CBSA code counties or county Wage index \1\
equivalents) \2\
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29940.......................... Lawrence, KS, Douglas, 0.8923
KS.
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2. On page 50245, in ``TABLE A--HOSPICE WAGE INDEX FOR URBAN AREAS
BY CBSA,'' the urban area for CBSA code 44140 is corrected to read as
follows:
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Urban area (constituent
CBSA code counties or county Wage index \1\
equivalents) \2\
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44140.......................... Springfield, MA, 1.0751
Franklin, MA, Hampden,
MA, Hampshire, MA.
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IV. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
We ordinarily publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the
Federal Register to provide a period for public comment before the
provisions of a rule take effect, in accordance with section 553(b) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However, we
can waive this notice and comment procedure if the Secretary finds, for
good cause, that the 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.
Section 553(d) of the APA ordinarily requires a 30-day delay in
effective date of final rules after the date of their publication in
the Federal Register. This 30-day delay in effective date can be
waived, however, if an agency finds for good cause that the delay is
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and the
agency incorporates a statement of the findings and its reasons in the
rule issued.
The revisions contained in this document merely correct
typographical errors in Table A of the Addendum. These corrections are
necessary to ensure that the final rule accurately reflects the correct
urban areas. Since these changes do not represent any policy changes,
but are merely technical in nature, we find that public comments on
these revisions are unnecessary. Therefore, we find good cause to waive
notice and comment procedures and the 30-days 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 26, 2007.
Ann C. Agnew,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. 07-4851 Filed 9-28-07; 8:45 am]
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