39314 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 123 / Monday, June 26, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

may be used while the facility is in

operation provided exposed food is

covered or removed from the area being

treated prior to application. Spray

concentrate shall be limited to a

maximum of 2.0% active ingredient.

Contamination of food or food contact

surfaces shall be avoided. Food contact

surfaces and equipment should be

throughly washed with an effective

cleaning compound and rinsed with

potable water after use of the product.

(4) To assure safe use of the additive,

its label and labeling shall conform to

that registered with the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, and

it shall be used in accordance with such

label and labeling.

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions.

[Reserved]

(c) Tolerances with regional

registrations. [Reserved]

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues.

[Reserved]

[FR Doc. 00–16077 Filed 6–23–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

42 CFR Parts 409, 410, 411, 413, 424,

and 484

[HCFA–1139–N]

Medicare Program; Town Hall Meeting

on July 18, 2000 to Present an

Overview of the Home Health

Prospective Payment System Final

Rule

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting on final rule.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

public meeting to provide information

on the home health prospective

payment system (HH PPS) final rule. We

intend to publish the final rule on or

about June 30, 2000 in the Federal

Register.

DATES: The HH PPS town hall meeting

is scheduled for Tuesday, July 18, 2000,

from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., E.S.T.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the HCFA Central Office Main

Auditorium, 7500 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, MD 21244–1850 with

satellite broadcast viewing areas located

in Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, and San

Francisco.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robin Phillips, HCFA, (410) 786–3010

(for general information). Alison Horan,

The Lewin Group, (703) 269–5606 (for

registration information).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We intend

to publish the home health prospective

payment system (HH PPS) final rule in

the Federal Register on or about June

30, 2000. We are planning to hold a

town hall meeting on Tuesday, July 18,

2000. We anticipate interested parties to

include: the home health agency (HHA)

industry association representatives,

HHA administrators and owners, home

care professionals, university-based and

private research organizations,

Congressional members and staff, home

care software vendors, beneficiary

advocates, and other interested parties.

In this meeting, we will provide an

overview of the HH PPS final rule and

will focus on a number of its key

components and present past and

current research efforts related to the

HH PPS.

This meeting will be broadcast live

from the HCFA Central Office Main

Auditorium and will include four

satellite broadcast viewing sites in

Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, and San

Francisco. All five sites have a capacity

of approximately 500 individuals. The

audiences viewing the broadcast via

satellite will have the ability to

participate in the question-and-answer

period at the end of this presentation.

For those who cannot attend in

Baltimore, the address of the downlink

sites, registration information, and

satellite coordinates for this

presentation will be posted on the

HCFA website www.hcfa.gov or you

may contact Alison Horan of The Lewin

Group at (703) 269–5606. Once

individuals are on this website, they

will need to highlight the red bullet, in

the lower right hand corner, titled

‘‘Events, Meetings, and Workgroups.’’

The meeting will conclude with a

question-and-answer session including

the HCFA Central Office location as

well as the three-satellite downlink

sites. The toll-free phone number to call

to participate will be broadcast during

the meeting.

While the meeting is open to the

public, attendance is limited to the

space available. Individuals must

register in advance as described below.

The Lewin Group will handle

registration for all five meeting sites.

Individuals may register through on the

HCFA website, www.hcfa.gov or you

may contact Alison Horan of The Lewin

Group at (703) 269–5606. Once

individuals are on this website, they

will need to highlight the red bullet, in

the lower right hand corner, titled

‘‘Events, Meetings, and Workgroups.’’

Each participant will receive a

confirmation letter as receipt of

registration. Each participant will be

provided with a meeting agenda at the

time of the meeting. If individuals have

any questions regarding registration,

they should contact The Lewin Group,

Alison Horan of The Lewin Group at

(703) 269–5606.

Authority: Section 1895 of the Social

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff).

Dated: June 21, 2000.

Nancy-Ann Min DeParle,

Administrator, Health Care Financing

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–16045 Filed 6–23–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[Docket No. 000619185–0185–01; I.D.

042400H]

RIN 0648–A006

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in

the Western Pacific; Western Pacific

Crustacean Fisheries; Northwestern

Hawaiian Islands Lobster Fishery;

Closure of the Year 2000 Fishery

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; emergency closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS issues a final rule to

close the 2000 Northwestern Hawaiian

Islands (NWHI) commercial lobster

fishery, which is scheduled to open on

July 1, 2000. This rule, which is

authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), amends

current regulations promulgated under

the Fishery Management Plan for

Crustacean Fisheries of the Western

Pacific Region (FMP). NMFS is closing

the lobster fishery to prevent the

potential for overfishing lobster

resources.

DATES: Effective July 1, 2000, through

December 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the

Environmental Assessment, Regulatory

Impact Review, and Final Regulatory

Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) are

available from Dr. Charles Karnella,

Administrator, Pacific Islands Area

Office, NMFS (PIAO), 1601 Kapiolani

Blvd., Rm 1101, Honolulu, HI 96814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alvin Katekaru, PIAO, 808–973–2937,