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14. On page 72481, in Addendum B 

for HCPCS code G0010, in— 

a. Column 4, the SI code ‘‘B’’ is 

corrected to read ‘‘S’’. 

b. Column 5, the APC code ‘‘0436’’ is 

added. 

c. Column 6, the relative weight 

‘‘0.3826’’ is added. 

d. Column 7, the payment rate 

‘‘$26.35’’ is added. 

e. Column 9, the minimum 

unadjusted copayment $5.27’’ is added. 

Corrections to the Addenda in AA and 

BB 

Addendum AA—Final ASC Covered 

Surgical Procedures for CY 2011 

(Including Surgical Procedures for 

Which Payment is Packaged) and 

Addendum BB—Final ASC Covered 

Ancillary Services Integral to Covered 

Surgical Procedures for CY 2011 

(Including Ancillary Services for Which 

Payment is Packaged) 

Changes to the MPFS impacted 

multiple CPT/HCPCS codes on 

Addenda AA and BB. Therefore, we are 

republishing Addenda AA and BB in 

their entirety to take into account the 

updated CY 2011 MPFS information 

and the corrected PIs for the seven 

HCPCS codes. We note that the revised 

rates continue to reflect the negative 

update to the MPFS for CY 2011 based 

on current law at the time of publication 

of the CY 2011 MPFS final rule and the 

corrections to the PE RVUs and CFs. See 

attached charts. 

We also are adding the following 

footnotes to the conclusion of 

Addendum AA: 

Note 1: The Medicare program payment is 

80 percent of the total payment amount and 

beneficiary coinsurance is 20 percent of the 

total payment amount. Section 4104, as 

amended by section 10406, of the Affordable 

Care Act waives coinsurance and deductible 

for most preventive services, identified with 

a double asterisk (**). 

Note 2: Payment indicators for ‘‘officebased’’ procedures (P2, P3) are based on a 

comparison of the final rates according to the 

ASC standard ratesetting methodology and 

the MPFS. At the time we compiled this 

Addendum, current law requires a negative 

update to the MPFS payment rates for CY 

2011. For a discussion of those rates, we refer 

readers to the CY 2011 MPFS final rule. 

*: Asterisked codes(*) indicate that the 

procedure’s ‘‘office-based’’ designation is 

temporary because we have insufficient 

claims data. We will reconsider this 

designation when new claims data become 

available. 

**: Double-asterisked codes(*) indicate 

that the coinsurance and deductible are 

waived under section 4104, as amended by 

section 10406, of the Affordable Care Act, 

which waives coinsurance and deductible for 

most preventive services. 

We are adding the following footnotes 

to the conclusion of Addendum BB: 

Note 1: The Medicare program payment is 

80 percent of the total payment amount and 

beneficiary coinsurance is 20 percent of the 

total payment amount. Section 4104, as 

amended by section 10406, of the Affordable 

Care Act waives the coinsurance and 

deductible for most preventive services, 

identified with a double asterisk (**). 

Note 2: Payment indicators for radiology 

services (Z2, Z3) are based on a comparison 

of the final rates according to the ASC 

standard ratesetting methodology and the 

MPFS. At the time we compiled this 

Addendum, current law required a negative 

update to the MPFS payment rates for CY 

2011. For a discussion of those rates, we refer 

readers to the CY 2011 MPFS final rule. 

**: Defined as a preventive service with no 

coinsurance or deductible. Section 4104, as 

amended by section 10406, of the Affordable 

Care Act waives the coinsurance and 

deductible for most preventive services 

IV. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking 

and Delay in 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 rule 

take effect, in accordance with 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 rule in 

accordance the APA (5 U.S.C. 553(d)). 

However, we can waive both the notice 

and comment procedures and the 30- 

day delay in the effective date if the 

Secretary finds, for good cause, that it is 

impracticable, unnecessary or contrary 

to the public interest to follow the 

notice and comment procedures or to 

comply with the 30-day delay in the 

effective date, and incorporates a 

statement of the findings and the 

reasons therefore in the notice. 

Therefore, for reasons noted below, 

we find good cause to waive proposed 

rulemaking and the 30-day delayed 

effective date for the technical 

corrections in this notice. This notice 

merely provides technical corrections to 

the CY 2011 OPPS/ASC final rule that 

was effective on January 1, 2011 and 

does not make substantive changes to 

the policies or payment methodologies 

that were adopted in that final rule. As 

a result, this notice is intended to 

ensure that the CY 2011 OPPS/ASC 

final rule with comment period 

accurately reflects the policies adopted 

in the final rule. Since the provisions of 

the CY 2011 OPPS/ASC final rule were 

promulgated previously through notice 

and comment rulemaking and this 

notice merely conforms the document to 

the final policies of the CY 2011 OPPS/ 

ASC final rule with comment period, we 

believe it is unnecessary to undergo 

further notice and comment procedures. 

In addition, we believe it is in the 

public interest to have the correct 

information and to have it as soon as 

possible and not delay its 

dissemination. For the reasons stated 

above, we find that both notice and 

comment procedures and the 30-day 

delay in effective date for this correction 

document are unnecessary and contrary 

to the public interest. Therefore, we find 

there is good cause to waive notice and 

comment procedures and the 30-day 

delay in effective date for this correction 

document. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.774, Medicare— 

Supplementary Medical Insurance Program) 

Dated: March 4, 2011. 

Dawn L. Smalls, 

Executive Secretary to the Department. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5674 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

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47 CFR Parts 1 and 63 

[IB Docket No. 04–47; FCC 07–118] 

Modifications of the Rules and 

Procedures Governing the Provisions 

of International Telecommunications 

Service 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved, for a period of three years, the 

information collection requirements 

international telecommunications 

service regulations. The information 

collection requirements were approved 

on February 18, 2011 by OMB. 

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 

63.19(a)(1) and (a)(2) and 47 CFR 

63.24(c), published at 72 FR 54363, 

September 25, 2007, are effective on 

March 11, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information, please contact 

Cathy Williams, cathy.williams@fcc.gov 

or on (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document announces that, on February 

18, 2011, OMB approved, for a period of 

three years, the information collection 

requirements contained in 47 CFR 

63.19(a)(1) and (a)(2) and 47 CFR 


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63.24(c). The Commission publishes 

this document to announce the effective 

date of these rule sections. See In the 

Matter of Amendment of Parts 1 and 63 

of the Commission’s Rules, IB Docket 

No. 04–47; FCC 07–118, 72 FR 54363, 

September 25, 2007. 

Synopsis 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

the Commission is notifying the public 

that it received OMB approval on 

February 18, 2011, for the information 

collection requirements contained in 47 

CFR 63.19(a)(1) and (a)(2) and 47 CFR 

63.24(c). Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency 

may not conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information unless it displays a 

current, valid OMB Control Number. 

No person shall be subject to any 

penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

The OMB Control Number is 3060– 

0686 and the total annual reporting 

burdens for respondents for this 

information collection are as follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0686. 

Title: International Section 214 

Process and Tariff Requirements, 47 

CFR 63.10, 63.11, 63.13, 63.18, 63.19, 

63.21, 63.24, 63.25 and 1.1311. 

Form No.: FCC Form 214. 

OMB Approval Date: February 18, 

2011. 

OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 

2014. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 1,670 

respondents; 10,264 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.50– 

16 hours (average). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement, recordkeeping 

requirement and third party disclosure 

requirement. 

Obligation To Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j)11, 201–205, 211, 

214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, 310 and 403 

of the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 

161, 21, 201–205, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 

309, and sections 34–39. 

Total Annual Burden: 34,376 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $3,625,391. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Needs and Uses: The Federal 

Communications Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) received approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the revision of OMB Control 

No. 3060–0686 titled, ‘‘International 

Section 214 Authorization Process and 

Tariff Requirements—47 CFR 63.10, 

63.13, 63.18, 63.19, 63.21, 63.24, 63.25 

and 1.1311.’’ This information collection 

was revised to receive OMB approval for 

information collection requirements that 

were adopted in the Matter of 

Amendment of Parts 1 and 63 of the 

Commission’s Rules, IB Docket No. 04– 

47; FCC 07–118 on June 20, 2007 

(released June 22, 2007). The following 

information collection requirements 

received OMB approval on February 18, 

2011: 

Section 63.19(a)(1) states that the 

carrier shall notify all affected 

customers of the planned 

discontinuance, reduction or 

impairment at least 30 days prior to its 

planned action. Notice shall be in 

writing to each affected customer unless 

the Commission authorizes in advance, 

for good cause shown, another form of 

notice. 

Section 63.19(a)(2) states that the 

carrier shall file with this Commission 

a copy of the notification on the date on 

which notice has been given to all 

affected customers. The filing may be 

made by letter (sending an original and 

five copies to the Office of the Secretary, 

and a copy to the Chief, International 

Bureau) and shall identify the 

geographic areas of the planned 

discontinuance, reduction or 

impairment and the authorization(s) 

pursuant to which the carrier provides 

service. 

Section 63.24(c) requires that a 

transfer of control is a transaction in 

which the authorization remains held 

by the same entity, but there is a change 

in the entity or entities that control the 

authorization holder. A change from 

less than 50 percent ownership to 50 

percent or more ownership shall always 

be considered a transfer of control. A 

change from 50 percent or more 

ownership to less than 50 percent 

ownership shall always be considered a 

transfer of control. In all other 

situations, whether the interest being 

transferred is controlling must be 

determined on a case-by-case basis. 

Once a carrier determines that there has 

been a transfer of control, it must file an 

application with the Commission. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Gloria Miles, 

Federal Register Liaison, Office of the 

Secretary, Office of Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5634 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Parts 1 and 63 

[IB Docket No. 04–47; FCC 10–187] 

Modifications of the Rules and 

Procedures Governing the Provisions 

of International Telecommunications 

Service 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved, for a period of three years, the 

information collection requirements in 

international telecommunications 

service regulations. The information 

collection requirements were approved 

on February 18, 2011 by OMB. 

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 

1.767(k)(4), published at 75 FR 81488, 

December 28, 2010, are effective on 

March 11, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information, please contact 

Cathy Williams, cathy.williams@fcc.gov 

or on (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document announces that, on February 

18, 2011, OMB approved, for a period of 

three years, the information collection 

requirements contained in 47 CFR 

1.7676(k)(4). The Commission publishes 

this document to announce the effective 

date of this rule section. See In the 

Matter of Amendment of Parts 1 and 63 

of the Commission’s Rules, IB Docket 

No. 04–47; FCC 10–187, 75 FR 81488, 

December 28, 2010. 

Synopsis 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

the Commission is notifying the public 

that it received OMB approval on 

February 18, 2011, for the information 

collection requirements contained in 47 

CFR 1.767(k)(4). Under 5 CFR 1320, an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a current, valid OMB Control 

Number. 

No person shall be subject to any 

penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

The OMB Control Number is 3060– 

0944 and the total annual reporting 

burdens for respondents for this 

information collection are as follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0944. 


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