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required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. This rule is not a 

‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 

804(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 799 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Hazardous substances, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: December 4, 2006. 

James B. Gulliford, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, 

Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 

■ Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

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■ 1. The authority citation for part 799 

continues to read as follows: 

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§ 799.5085 [Amended] 

■ 2. By removing the entry ‘‘CAS No. 

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in Table 2 of paragraph (j) in § 799.5085. 

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HUMAN SERVICES 

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Services 

42 CFR Parts 405, 410, 411, 414, 415, 

and 424 

CMS–1321–CN 

RIN 0938–AN84 

Medicare Program; Revisions to 

Payment Policies, Five-Year Review of 

Work Relative Value Units, and 

Changes to the Practice Expense 

Methodology Under the Physician Fee 

Schedule, and Other Changes to 

Payment Under Part B; Corrections 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Correction. 

SUMMARY: This correction document 

corrects a limited number of technical 

and typographical errors in the final 

rule with comment period that appeared 

in the December 1, 2006 Federal 

Register (71 FR 69624). The final rule 

with comment period addressed 

Medicare Part B payment policy, 

including the physician fee schedule 

(PFS) that is applicable for calendar year 

(CY) 2007, finalized the CY 2006 

interim relative value units (RVUs), and 

established interim RVUs for new and 

revised procedure codes for CY 2007. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: This correction notice is 

effective January 1, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Milstead, (410) 786–3355. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In FR Doc. 06–9086 (71 FR 69624), the 

final rule with comment period entitled 

‘‘Medicare Program; Revisions to 

Payment Policies, Five-Year Review of 

Work Relative Value Units, and Changes 

to the Practice Expense Methodology 

Under the Physician Fee Schedule, and 

Other Changes to Payment Under Part B; 

Revisions to the Payment Policies of 

Ambulance Services Under the Fee 

Schedule for Ambulance Services; 

Ambulance Inflation Factor Update for 

CY 2007’’ (hereinafter referred to as the 

CY 2007 final rule with comment 

period), there were technical and 

typographical errors that are identified 

and corrected in this correction notice. 

The provisions of this correction notice 

are effective January 1, 2007. 

II. Summary of Errors 

A. Preamble 

In the preamble of the CY 2007 final 

rule with comment period, there were a 

number of technical errors and 

omissions. 

On page 69634, in step 8 of the 

Practice Expense (PE) methodology 

calculation, we erroneously stated in the 

parenthetical note that unadjusted work 

RVUs are used to calculate the service 

level allocators for indirect practice 

expenses (PEs) in this final rule. 

On pages 69636 and 69637, in Table 

1, ‘‘Calculation of PE RVUs under 

Methodology For Selected Codes’’, we 

found numerous errors that include 

amounts and row headings. 

On page 69640, under the discussion 

titled, ‘‘(4) Indirect PE RVUs 

Methodology’’ in the last sentence of the 

first response concerning the use of 

budget-neutralized work RVUs, we 

erroneously stated that we did not use 

the budget-neutralized work RVUs to 

calculate indirect PE. 

On page 69646, clarifying language 

was inadvertently omitted from the 

response. 

On page 69654, in Table 6, ‘‘Practice 

Expense Equipment Item Additions for 

CY 2007’’, one of the equipment items 

is misspelled. 

On page 69692, the word ‘‘a’’ was 

inadvertently omitted from a response. 

On page 69694, the word ‘‘receiving’’

was erroneously omitted from a 

response. 

On pages 69741 through 69743, in 

Table 15, ‘‘AMA RUC and HCPAC 

recommendations and CMS’ Decisions 

for New and Revised 2007 CPT Codes,’’

the title of the last column ‘‘2006 work 

RVUs’’ is incorrect. 

On page 69744, in Table 16, ‘‘AMA 

RUC Anesthesia Recommendations and 

CMS Decisions for New and Revised 

CPT codes’’, the RUC-recommended 

base value for CPT code 00626 is 

incorrect. 

On page 69744, under section E. 

‘‘Discussion of Codes for Which There 

Were No RUC recommendations or For 

Which the RUC Recommendations Were 

Not Accepted’’, we inadvertently 

omitted the discussion related to CPT 

code 15830. 

On page 69747, we incorrectly stated 

that pricing information for an item was 

not provided. 

On page 69760, in section B 

‘‘Anesthesia Fee Schedule Conversion 

Factor,’’ the discussion concerning the 

adjustment factor in Table 32 did not 

address all the included adjustments. In 

addition, Table 32 did not reflect the 

additional adjustment. 

On page 69768, in Table 35, a footnote 

was inadvertently omitted. 

On page 69770, in Table 36, a footnote 

was inadvertently omitted. 

These corrections are reflected in 

section III.A. of this correction notice. 

B. Addenda 

The following errors in Addenda B 

and C are revised under this correction 

notice. These addenda will not appear 

in the Code of Federal Regulations. 

In Addendum B, pages 69796 through 

70011, we are making the following 

corrections: 

(1) An indicator ‘‘+’’ denoting that the 

published RVUs are not used was 

omitted from the following Physicians’

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) 

or alphanumeric Healthcare Procedure 

Coding System (HCPCS) codes: 

• 11000: 11975, 11977; 

• 15000: 15850; 

• 37000: 37216; 

• 38000: 38204, 38207, 38208, 38209, 

38210, 38211, 38212, 38213, 38214, 

38215; 

• 43000: 43842; 

• 58000: 58300; 

• 61000: 61630, 61635, 61640, 61641, 

61642; 

• 72000: 72159, 72159–TC, 72159–26; 

• 73000: 73225, 73225–TC, 73225–26; 

• 76000: 76390, 76390–TC, 76390–26; 

• 78000: 78350, 78350–TC, 78350–26, 

78351, 78890, 78890–TC, 78890–26, 

78891, 78891–TC, 78891–26; 

• 90000: 90875, 90876, 90885, 90887, 

90918, 90919, 90920, 90921, 90922, 

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• 92000: 92015, 92310, 92314, 92340, 

92341, 92342, 92352, 92353, 92354, 

92355, 92358, 92370, 92371, 92551; 

• 93000: 93668, 93740, 93740–TC, 

93740–26, 93770, 93770–TC, 93770–26; 

• 94000: 94005, 94150, 94150–TC, 

94150–26; 

• 96000: 96040, 96155, 96902; 

• 97000: 97010, 97014, 97810, 97811, 

97813, 97814; 

• 98000: 98943, 98960, 98961, 98962; 

• 99000: 99091, 99173, 99339, 99340, 

99358, 99359, 99360, 99363, 99364, 

99374, 99375, 99377, 99378, 99379, 

99380, 99381, 99382, 99383, 99384, 

99385, 99386, 99387, 99391, 99392, 

99393, 99394, 99395, 99396, 99397, 

99401, 99402, 99403, 99404, 99411, 

99412, 99420; 

• G codes: G0122, G0122–TC, G0122–

26, G0252–26, G0337. 

(2) Incorrect RVUs were listed for the 

following CPT codes: 38207, 38210, 

38211, 38212, 38213, 38214, and 38215. 

(3) Incorrect practice expense RVUs 

were listed for the following CPT and 

HCPCS codes: 73223, 73323–TC, 76775, 

76775–TC, 76775–26, 95060, 95065, 

G0389, G0389–TC, G0389–26, G0392, 

and G0393. 

(4) Incorrect status indicators and 

RVUs were listed for CPT codes 93235, 

93624, and 93624–TC. 

In Addendum C, page 70015, an 

indicator ‘‘+’’ denoting that the 

published RVUs are not used was 

omitted from the following Physicians’

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) 

or alphanumeric Healthcare Procedure 

Coding System (HCPCS) codes: 

• 90000: 94005, 96040, 99363, and 

99364. 

These corrections are reflected in 

section III.B. of this correction notice. 

III. Correction of Errors 

A. Correction of Errors in the Preamble 

1. On page 69634, in the 2nd column, 

in the 8th full paragraph, lines 11 

through 13, in step 8 of the PE 

methodology calculation, the sentence 

‘‘In this final rule, unadjusted work 

RVUs are used’’ is removed. 

2. On pages 69636 through 69637, in 

Table 1: Calculation of PE RVUs under 

Methodology for Selected Codes, the 

table is corrected to read as follows: 

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3. On page 69640, in the 2nd column, 

the 1st full paragraph, the response 

beginning with the phrase ‘‘As 

discussed in section III.D.3. of this final 

rule with comment period * * *’’ and 

ending with the phrase ‘‘* * * budgetneutralized work RVUs to calculate 

indirect PE’’ is corrected to read as 

follows: 

‘‘As discussed elsewhere in this rule, 

we do not believe it would be 

appropriate to allow the increases in 

work RVUs for certain services as a 

result of the 5-Year Review to reduce 

aggregate payments for PEs and 

professional liability under the 

Medicare PFS. Our final policy to use 

the budget-neutralized work RVUs in 

the calculation of indirect PEs 

appropriately maintains the current 

relationships between the work, PE, and 

professional liability (malpractice 

insurance expense) components of the 

PFS. We also believe it is important to 

apply the revised, budget-neutralized 

work RVUs consistently within the PFS 

framework. It would not be consistent to 

apply one set of work RVUs for work 

payments, but a different set for 

purposes of calculating indirect PEs. 

Therefore, we will base the calculation 

of both the work payments and the 

indirect PEs on the revised, budgetneutralized work RVUs adopted as part 

of this final rule, and maintain the 

overall current relationships between 

work, PE, and professional liability. The 

PE RVUs in Addendum B and 

throughout the rest of this rule reflect 

this policy.’’

4. On page 69646, in the 2nd column, 

the 4th full paragraph, the response ‘‘We 

will implement these changes for CY 

2007’’ is corrected to read as follows: 

‘‘We are implementing these changes for 

CY 2007. Because we are implementing 

the bottom-up methodology, which 

utilizes the direct inputs to determine 

the PE RVUs for CY 2007, a separate 

payment for the contrast media used in 

various imaging procedures will be 

available. In addition to the CPT code 

representing the imaging procedure, 

providers are instructed to use the 

appropriate HCPCS Q-code, Q9942 

through Q9964, to separately bill for the 

contrast medium utilized in performing 

the service.’’

5. On page 69654, in Table 6, Practice 

Expense Equipment Item Additions for 

CY 2007, column 2, line 16, the word 

‘‘Acerine’’ is corrected to read 

‘‘Aerocrine.’’

6. On page 69692, in the 3rd column, 

1st paragraph, line 10, the phrase 

‘‘verified in large trial’’ is corrected to 

read as ‘‘verified in a large trial.’’

7. On page 69694, in the 3rd column, 

3rd paragraph, lines 8 through 9, the 

phrase ‘‘may also be FDA-approved’’ is 

corrected to read ‘‘may also be receiving 

FDA-approved.’’

8. On pages 69741 through 69743, in 

Table 15, ‘‘AMA RUC and HCPAC 

recommendations and CMS’’ Decisions 

for New and Revised 2007 CPT Codes’’, 

last column, the column heading, ‘‘2006 

work RVU’’ is corrected to read ‘‘2007 

work RVU’’. 

9. On page 69744, in Table 16: AMA 

RUC Anesthesia Recommendations and 

CMS Decisions for New and Revised 

CPT Codes, column 3 (RUCrecommendation), line 2 (CPT code 

00626), the value ‘‘13.00’’ is corrected to 

read ‘‘15.00.’’

10. On page 69744, in the 1st column, 

after the 2nd full paragraph following 

the table, after the sentence ‘‘This 

summary refers only to work RVUs’’ and 

before the sentence beginning ‘‘For CPT 

code 22857 * * * ’’ the following 

paragraph is added to read as follows: 

‘‘For CPT code 15830, Excision, 

excessive skin and subcutaneous tissue 

(includes lipectomy); abdomen, 

infraumbilical panniculectomy, the RUC 

recommended 15.60 work RVUs. We 

reviewed the summary of 

recommendations for an add-on 

procedure to CPT code 15830, CPT code 

15847, Excision, excessive skin and 

subcutaneous tissue (includes 

lipectomy); abdomen (eg, 

abdominoplasty) (includes umbilical 

transposition and fascial pilcation (List 

separately in addition to code for 

primary procedure), in which the RUC 

and the specialty society recommended 

that this code be carrier-priced to reduce 

the potential for abuse. In order to 

reduce the potential for abuse, we 

believe that, payment for CPT code 

15830 should be similarly restricted and 

medical necessity should be established 

prior to payment. Therefore, we have 

assigned a status indicator of ‘‘R’’

(Restricted) to this code.’’

11. On page 69747, in the 3rd column, 

1st paragraph, lines 2 through 5, the 

sentence ‘‘We were not able to include 

a price for the pedigree software 

equipment as it was not provided with 

the PE inputs’’ is corrected to read as 

‘‘We included a price of $950 for the 

pedigree software desktop version as the 

typical equipment used in a physician 

office.’’

12. On page 69760, 

a. In the 3rd column, 1st full 

paragraph, lines 10 through 12, the 

sentence ‘‘The adjustment factor in 

Table 32 includes the combined effect of 

the PE adjustment and the BN 

adjustment’’ is corrected to read ‘‘The 

adjustment factor in Table 32 includes 

the combined effect of the PE 

adjustment, the BN adjustment and the 

adjustment to anesthesia work to 

account for the increase in the work of 

the E/M codes.’’

b. In the 3rd column, Table 32 is 

corrected as follows: 

TABLE 32 

2006 Anesthesia Conversion 

Factor.

$17.7663 

2007 Update ........................... ¥5.0 percent 

(0.94953) 

2007 Combined Adjustment 

PE and BN.

0.9110 

2007 Anesthesia Conversion 

Factor.

$15.3682 

13. On page 69768, Table 35 is 

corrected by adding a footnote to read 

as follows: 

‘‘**Components may not sum due to 

rounding error.’’

14. On page 69770, Table 36 is 

corrected by adding a footnote to read 

as follows: 

‘‘Note: When applying the 0.8994 

work adjuster to the work relative 

values printed in Addendum B, you 

must round the product to two decimal 

places.’’

B. Addenda 

1. On pages 69796 through 70011, in 

Addendum B: Relative Value Units 

(RVUs) And Related Information the 

following entries are corrected to read as 

follows: 


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ADDENDUM B.

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RELATIVE

VALUE

UNITS (RVU

S) AND

RELATED INFORMATION

—

CORRECTIONS

CPT 1/ 

HCPCS2 Mod Status Description 

Physician 

work 

RVUs 3

Fully implemented nonfacility PE 

RVUs 

Year 

2007 

transitional 

non-facility PE 

RVUs 

Fully implemented facility 

PE RVUs 

Year 

2007 

transitional facility PE 

RVUs 

Malpractice 

RVUs 

Fully implemented nonfacility 

total 

Year 

2007 

transitional 

non-facility total 

Fully implemented facility 

total 

Year 

2007 

transitional facility total Glob- al 

11975 .... .......... N Insert contraceptive cap .............................................. 1.48+ 1.52 1.45 0.34 0.51 0.17 3.17 3.10 1.99 2.16 XXX 11977 .... .......... N Removal/reinsert contra cap ....................................... 3.30+ 1.97 2.20 0.76 1.14 0.37 5.64 5.87 4.43 4.81 XXX 15850 .... .......... B Removal of sutures ..................................................... 0.78+ 1.19 1.47 0.18 0.27 0.05 2.02 2.30 1.01 1.10 XXX 37216 .... .......... N Transcath stent, cca w/o eps ...................................... 18.85+ NA NA 5.75 8.05 1.04 NA NA 25.64 27.94 090 38204 .... .......... B Bl donor search management ..................................... 2.00+ 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.06 2.97 2.97 2.97 2.97 XXX 38207 .... .......... I Cryopreserve stem cells ............................................. 0.89+ 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.01 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 XXX 38208 .... .......... I Thaw preserved stem cells ......................................... 0.56+ 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.02 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 XXX 38209 .... .......... I Wash harvest stem cells ............................................. 0.24+ 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.01 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 XXX 38210 .... .......... I T-cell depletion of harvest ........................................... 1.57+ 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.03 2.32 2.32 2.32 2.32 XXX 38211 .... .......... I Tumor cell deplete of harvst ....................................... 1.42+ 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.02 2.09 2.09 2.09 2.09 XXX 38212 .... .......... I Rbc depletion of harvest ............................................. 0.94+ 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.02 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.39 XXX 38213 .... .......... I Platelet deplete of harvest .......................................... 0.24+ 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.01 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 XXX 38214 .... .......... I Volume deplete of harvest .......................................... 0.81+ 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.01 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.19 XXX 38215 .... .......... I Harvest stem cell concentrte ...................................... 0.94+ 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.02 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.39 XXX 43842 .... .......... N V-band gastroplasty .................................................... 20.90+ NA NA 6.75 7.53 2.45 NA NA 30.10 30.88 090 58300 .... .......... N Insert intrauterine device ............................................. 1.01+ 0.62 1.22 0.23 0.34 0.12 1.75 2.35 1.36 1.47 XXX 61630 .... .......... N Intracranial angioplasty ............................................... 22.07+ NA NA 6.44 10.98 2.02 NA NA 30.53 35.07 090 61635 .... .......... N Intracran angioplsty w/stent ........................................ 24.28+ NA NA 6.95 11.89 2.21 NA NA 33.44 38.38 090 61640 .... .......... N Dilate ic vasospasm, init ............................................. 12.32+ NA NA 2.85 2.85 0.71 NA NA 15.88 15.88 000 61641 .... .......... N Dilate ic vasospasm add-on ........................................ 4.33+ NA NA 1.00 1.00 0.25 NA NA 5.58 5.58 ZZZ 61642 .... .......... N Dilate ic vasospasm add-on ........................................ 8.66+ NA NA 2.00 2.00 0.50 NA NA 11.16 11.16 ZZZ 72159 .... .......... N Mr angio spine w/o&w/dye .......................................... 1.80+ 14.49 13.31 NA NA 0.74 17.03 15.85 NA NA XXX 72159 .... TC .... N Mr angio spine w/o&w/dye .......................................... 0.00+ 14.07 12.69 NA NA 0.64 14.71 13.33 NA NA XXX 72159 .... 26 ..... N Mr angio spine w/o&w/dye .......................................... 1.80+ 0.42 0.62 0.42 0.62 0.10 2.32 2.52 2.32 2.52 XXX 73223 .... .......... A Mri joint upr extr w/o&w/dye ....................................... 2.15 16.74 23.38 NA NA 0.94 19.83 26.47 NA NA XXX 73223 .... 26 ..... A Mri joint upr extr w/o&w/dye ....................................... 2.15 0.61 0.69 0.61 0.69 0.10 2.86 2.94 2.86 2.94 XXX 73225 .... .......... N Mr angio upr extr w/o&w/dye ...................................... 1.73+ 14.47 12.38 NA NA 0.69 16.89 14.80 NA NA XXX 73225 .... TC .... N Mr angio upr extr w/o&w/dye ...................................... 0.00+ 14.07 11.78 NA NA 0.59 14.66 12.37 NA NA XXX 73225 .... 26 ..... N Mr angio upr extr w/o&w/dye ...................................... 1.73+ 0.40 0.60 0.40 0.60 0.10 2.23 2.43 2.23 2.43 XXX 76390 .... .......... N Mr spectroscopy .......................................................... 1.40+ 9.31 10.94 NA NA 0.66 11.37 13.00 NA NA XXX 76390 .... TC .... N Mr spectroscopy .......................................................... 0.00+ 8.99 10.51 NA NA 0.59 9.58 11.10 NA NA XXX 76390 .... 26 ..... N Mr spectroscopy .......................................................... 1.40+ 0.32 0.43 0.32 0.43 0.07 1.79 1.90 1.79 1.90 XXX 76775 .... .......... A Us exam abdo back wall, lim ...................................... 0.58 2.23 1.77 NA NA 0.11 2.92 2.46 NA NA XXX 76775 .... TC .... A Us exam abdo back wall, lim ...................................... 0.00 2.06 1.58 NA NA 0.08 2.14 1.66 NA NA XXX76775 .... 26 ..... A Us exam abdo back wall, lim ...................................... 0.58 0.17 0.19 0.17 0.19 0.03 0.78 0.80 0.78 0.80 XXX 78350 .... .......... N Bone mineral, single photon ....................................... 0.22+ 0.00 0.82 NA NA 0.06 0.28 1.10 NA NA XXX 78350 .... TC .... N Bone mineral, single photon ....................................... 0.00+ 0.00 0.75 NA NA 0.05 0.05 0.80 NA NA XXX 78350 .... 26 ..... N Bone mineral, single photon ....................................... 0.22+ 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.07 0.01 0.23 0.30 0.23 0.30 XXX 78351 .... .......... N Bone mineral, dual photon .......................................... 0.30+ NA NA 0.07 0.11 0.01 NA NA 0.38 0.42 XXX 78890 .... .......... B Nuclear medicine data proc ........................................ 0.05+ 0.38 1.10 NA NA 0.07 0.50 1.22 NA NA XXX 78890 .... TC .... B Nuclear medicine data proc ........................................ 0.00+ 0.37 1.08 NA NA 0.06 0.43 1.14 NA NA XXX 78890 .... 26 ..... B Nuclear medicine data proc ........................................ 0.05+ 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.08 XXX 78891 .... .......... B Nuclear med data proc ............................................... 0.10+ 0.86 2.22 NA NA 0.14 1.10 2.46 NA NA XXX 78891 .... TC .... B Nuclear med data proc ............................................... 0.00+ 0.84 2.18 NA NA 0.13 0.97 2.31 NA NA XXX 78891 .... 26 ..... B Nuclear med data proc ............................................... 0.10+ 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.04 0.01 0.13 0.15 0.13 0.15 XXX 90875 .... .......... N Psychophysiological therapy ....................................... 1.20+ 0.52 0.81 0.28 0.42 0.04 1.76 2.05 1.52 1.66 XXX 90876 .... .......... N Psychophysiological therapy ....................................... 1.90+ 0.67 1.04 0.44 0.66 0.05 2.62 2.99 2.39 2.61 XXX 90885 .... .......... B Psy evaluation of records ........................................... 0.97+ 0.22 0.33 0.22 0.33 0.02 1.21 1.32 1.21 1.32 XXX 90887 .... .......... B Consultation with family .............................................. 1.48+ 0.61 0.77 0.34 0.51 0.04 2.13 2.29 1.86 2.03 XXX 90918 .... .......... I ESRD related services, month .................................... 11.16+ 4.68 5.75 3.74 5.52 0.36 16.20 17.27 15.26 17.04 XXX 90919 .... .......... I ESRD related services, month .................................... 8.53+ 3.02 3.76 2.55 3.64 0.29 11.84 12.58 11.37 12.46 XXX 90920 .... .......... I ESRD related services, month .................................... 7.26+ 2.73 3.50 2.27 3.38 0.23 10.22 10.99 9.76 10.87 XXX 90921 .... .......... I ESRD related services, month .................................... 4.46+ 1.70 2.26 1.61 2.23 0.14 6.30 6.86 6.21 6.83 XXX 90922 .... .......... I ESRD related services, day ........................................ 0.37+ 0.16 0.20 0.12 0.19 0.01 0.54 0.58 0.50 0.57 XXX 90923 .... .......... I Esrd related services, day .......................................... 0.28+ 0.10 0.12 0.08 0.12 0.01 0.39 0.41 0.37 0.41 XXX 90924 .... .......... I Esrd related services, day .......................................... 0.24+ 0.09 0.11 0.08 0.11 0.01 0.34 0.36 0.33 0.36 XXX 


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RELATIVE

VALUE

UNITS (RVU

S) AND

RELATED INFORMATION

—

CORRECTIONS

—Continued 

CPT 1/ 

HCPCS2 Mod Status Description 

Physician 

work 

RVUs 3

Fully implemented nonfacility PE 

RVUs 

Year 

2007 

transitional 

non-facility PE 

RVUs 

Fully implemented facility 

PE RVUs 

Year 

2007 

transitional facility PE 

RVUs 

Malpractice 

RVUs 

Fully implemented nonfacility 

total 

Year 

2007 

transitional 

non-facility total 

Fully implemented facility 

total 

Year 

2007 

transitional facility total Glob- al 

90925 .... .......... I Esrd related services, day .......................................... 0.15+ 0.05 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.01 0.21 0.23 0.21 0.23 XXX 92015 .... .......... N Refraction .................................................................... 0.38+ 0.10 1.14 0.09 0.14 0.01 0.49 1.53 0.48 0.53 XXX 92310 .... .......... N Contact lens fitting ...................................................... 1.17+ 1.05 1.10 0.27 0.41 0.04 2.26 2.31 1.48 1.62 XXX 92314 .... .......... N Prescription of contact lens ......................................... 0.69+ 1.13 0.99 0.16 0.24 0.01 1.83 1.69 0.86 0.94 XXX 92340 .... .......... N Fitting of spectacles .................................................... 0.37+ 0.44 0.64 0.08 0.13 0.01 0.82 1.02 0.46 0.51 XXX 92341 .... .......... N Fitting of spectacles .................................................... 0.47+ 0.46 0.67 0.11 0.16 0.01 0.94 1.15 0.59 0.64 XXX 92342 .... .......... N Fitting of spectacles .................................................... 0.53+ 0.48 0.69 0.12 0.19 0.01 1.02 1.23 0.66 0.73 XXX 92352 .... .......... B Special spectacles fitting ............................................. 0.37+ 0.56 0.65 0.08 0.13 0.01 0.94 1.03 0.46 0.51 XXX 92353 .... .......... B Special spectacles fitting ............................................. 0.50+ 0.59 0.70 0.12 0.17 0.02 1.11 1.22 0.64 0.69 XXX 92354 .... .......... B Special spectacles fitting ............................................. 0.00+ 0.28 6.72 NA NA 0.10 0.38 6.82 NA NA XXX 92355 .... .......... B Special spectacles fitting ............................................. 0.00+ 0.44 3.36 NA NA 0.01 0.45 3.37 NA NA XXX 92358 .... .......... B Eye prosthesis service ................................................ 0.00+ 0.23 0.79 NA NA 0.05 0.28 0.84 NA NA XXX 92370 .... .......... N Repair & adjust spectacles ......................................... 0.32+ 0.39 0.51 0.07 0.12 0.02 0.73 0.85 0.41 0.46 XXX 92371 .... .......... B Repair & adjust spectacles ......................................... 0.00+ 0.24 0.53 NA NA 0.02 0.26 0.55 NA NA XXX 92551 .... .......... N Pure tone hearing test, air .......................................... 0.00+ 0.25 0.25 NA NA 0.01 0.26 0.26 NA NA XXX 93235 .... .......... C ECG monitor/report, 24 hrs ......................................... 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA NA 0.00 0.00 0.00 NA NA XXX 93624 .... .......... C Electrophysiologic evaluation ...................................... 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 000 93624 .... TC .... C Electrophysiologic evaluation ...................................... 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 000 93668 .... .......... N Peripheral vascular rehab ........................................... 0.00+ 0.40 0.40 NA NA 0.01 0.41 0.41 NA NA XXX 93740 .... .......... B Temperature gradient studies ..................................... 0.16+ 0.04 0.15 NA NA 0.02 0.22 0.33 NA NA XXX 93740 .... TC .... B Temperature gradient studies ..................................... 0.00+ 0.00 0.11 NA NA 0.01 0.01 0.12 NA NA XXX 93740 .... 26 ..... B Temperature gradient studies ..................................... 0.16+ 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.01 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 XXX 93770 .... .......... B Measure venous pressure .......................................... 0.16+ 0.04 0.07 NA NA 0.02 0.22 0.25 NA NA XXX 93770 .... TC .... B Measure venous pressure .......................................... 0.00+ 0.00 0.02 NA NA 0.01 0.01 0.03 NA NA XXX 93770 .... 26 ..... B Measure venous pressure .......................................... 0.16+ 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.01 0.21 0.22 0.21 0.22 XXX 94005 .... .......... B Home vent mgmt supervision ..................................... 1.50+ 0.69 0.69 NA NA 0.06 2.25 2.25 NA NA XXX 94150 .... .......... B Vital capacity test ........................................................ 0.07+ 0.48 0.48 NA NA 0.02 0.57 0.57 NA NA XXX 94150 .... TC .... B Vital capacity test ........................................................ 0.00+ 0.46 0.45 NA NA 0.01 0.47 0.46 NA NA XXX 94150 .... 26 ..... B Vital capacity test ........................................................ 0.07+ 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.10 0.11 0.10 0.11 XXX 95060 .... .......... A Eye allergy tests .......................................................... 0.00 0.72 0.44 0.72 0.44 0.02 0.74 0.46 0.74 0.46 XXX 95065 .... .......... A Nose allergy test ......................................................... 0.00 0.65 0.31 0.65 0.31 0.01 0.66 0.32 0.66 0.32 XXX 96040 .... .......... B Genetic counseling, 30 min ........................................ 0.00+ 0.97 0.97 NA NA 0.01 0.98 0.98 NA NA XXX 96155 .... .......... N Interv hlth/behav fam no pt ......................................... 0.44+ 0.10 0.16 0.10 0.15 0.02 0.56 0.62 0.56 0.61 XXX 96902 .... .......... B Trichogram .................................................................. 0.41+ 0.11 0.16 0.10 0.15 0.01 0.53 0.58 0.52 0.57 XXX 97010 .... .......... B Hot or cold packs therapy ........................................... 0.06+ 0.07 0.06 NA NA 0.01 0.14 0.13 NA NA XXX 97014 .... .......... I Electric stimulation therapy ......................................... 0.18+ 0.18 0.19 NA NA 0.01 0.37 0.38 NA NA XXX 97810 .... .......... N Acupunct w/o stimul 15 min ........................................ 0.60+ 0.26 0.35 0.14 0.21 0.03 0.89 0.98 0.77 0.84 XXX 97811 .... .......... N Acupunct w/o stimul addl 15m .................................... 0.50+ 0.15 0.23 0.12 0.17 0.03 0.68 0.76 0.65 0.70 ZZZ 97813 .... .......... N Acupunct w/stimul 15 min ........................................... 0.65+ 0.27 0.37 0.15 0.23 0.03 0.95 1.05 0.83 0.91 XXX 97814 .... .......... N Acupunct w/stimul addl 15m ....................................... 0.55+ 0.19 0.27 0.13 0.19 0.03 0.77 0.85 0.71 0.77 ZZZ 98943 .... .......... N Chiropractic manipulation ............................................ 0.40+ 0.17 0.22 0.09 0.14 0.01 0.58 0.63 0.50 0.55 XXX 98960 .... .......... B Self-mgmt educ & train, 1 pt ....................................... 0.00+ 0.48 0.48 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.49 0.49 0.01 0.01 XXX 98961 .... .......... B Self-mgmt educ/train, 2–4 pt ....................................... 0.00+ 0.23 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.24 0.24 0.01 0.01 XXX 98962 .... .......... B Self-mgmt educ/train, 5–8 pt ....................................... 0.00+ 0.17 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.18 0.18 0.01 0.01 XXX 99091 .... .......... B Collect/review data from pt ......................................... 1.10+ 0.25 0.25 NA NA 0.04 1.39 1.39 NA NA XXX 99173 .... .......... N Visual acuity screen .................................................... 0.00+ 0.06 0.06 NA NA 0.01 0.07 0.07 NA NA XXX 99339 .... .......... B Domicil/r-home care supervis ..................................... 1.25+ 0.58 0.58 NA NA 0.06 1.89 1.89 NA NA XXX 99340 .... .......... B Domicil/r-home care supervis ..................................... 1.80+ 0.76 0.76 NA NA 0.07 2.63 2.63 NA NA XXX 99358 .... .......... B Prolonged serv, w/o contact ....................................... 2.10+ 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.09 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 ZZZ 99359 .... .......... B Prolonged serv, w/o contact ....................................... 1.00+ 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.04 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 ZZZ 99360 .... .......... X Physician standby services ......................................... 1.20+ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 XXX 99363 .... .......... B Anticoag mgmt, init ..................................................... 1.65+ 1.29 1.29 0.38 0.38 0.07 3.01 3.01 2.10 2.10 XXX 99364 .... .......... B Anticoag mgmt, subseq .............................................. 0.63+ 0.38 0.38 0.15 0.15 0.04 1.05 1.05 0.82 0.82 XXX 99374 .... .......... B Home health care supervision .................................... 1.10+ 0.54 0.66 0.25 0.38 0.05 1.69 1.81 1.40 1.53 XXX 99375 .... .......... I Home health care supervision .................................... 1.73+ 0.75 1.35 0.40 1.26 0.07 2.55 3.15 2.20 3.06 XXX 99377 .... .......... B Hospice care supervision ............................................ 1.10+ 0.54 0.66 0.25 0.38 0.05 1.69 1.81 1.40 1.53 XXX 


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99378 .... .......... I Hospice care supervision ............................................ 1.73+ 0.75 1.64 0.40 1.56 0.07 2.55 3.44 2.20 3.36 XXX 99379 .... .......... B Nursing fac care supervision ...................................... 1.10+ 0.54 0.66 0.25 0.38 0.04 1.68 1.80 1.39 1.52 XXX 99380 .... .......... B Nursing fac care supervision ...................................... 1.73+ 0.75 0.93 0.40 0.60 0.06 2.54 2.72 2.19 2.39 XXX 99381 .... .......... N Init pm e/m, new pat, inf ............................................. 1.19+ 0.99 1.37 0.27 0.41 0.05 2.23 2.61 1.51 1.65 XXX 99382 .... .......... N Init pm e/m, new pat 1–4 yrs ...................................... 1.36+ 1.03 1.41 0.31 0.47 0.05 2.44 2.82 1.72 1.88 XXX 99383 .... .......... N Prev visit, new, age 5–11 ........................................... 1.36+ 1.02 1.37 0.31 0.47 0.05 2.43 2.78 1.72 1.88 XXX 99384 .... .......... N Prev visit, new, age 12–17 ......................................... 1.53+ 1.06 1.43 0.35 0.53 0.06 2.65 3.02 1.94 2.12 XXX 99385 .... .......... N Prev visit, new, age 18–39 ......................................... 1.53+ 1.06 1.43 0.35 0.53 0.06 2.65 3.02 1.94 2.12 XXX 99386 .... .......... N Prev visit, new, age 40–64 ......................................... 1.88+ 1.14 1.59 0.43 0.65 0.07 3.09 3.54 2.38 2.60 XXX 99387 .... .......... N Init pm e/m, new pat 65+ yrs ...................................... 2.06+ 1.27 1.72 0.48 0.71 0.07 3.40 3.85 2.61 2.84 XXX 99391 .... .......... N Per pm reeval, est pat, inf .......................................... 1.02+ 0.86 0.98 0.24 0.35 0.04 1.92 2.04 1.30 1.41 XXX 99392 .... .......... N Prev visit, est, age 1–4 ............................................... 1.19+ 0.89 1.04 0.27 0.41 0.05 2.13 2.28 1.51 1.65 XXX 99393 .... .......... N Prev visit, est, age 5–11 ............................................. 1.19+ 0.89 1.02 0.27 0.41 0.05 2.13 2.26 1.51 1.65 XXX 99394 .... .......... N Prev visit, est, age 12–17 ........................................... 1.36+ 0.93 1.08 0.31 0.47 0.05 2.34 2.49 1.72 1.88 XXX 99395 .... .......... N Prev visit, est, age 18–39 ........................................... 1.36+ 0.93 1.10 0.31 0.47 0.05 2.34 2.51 1.72 1.88 XXX 99396 .... .......... N Prev visit, est, age 40–64 ........................................... 1.53+ 0.97 1.18 0.35 0.53 0.06 2.56 2.77 1.94 2.12 XXX 99397 .... .......... N Per pm reeval est pat 65+ yr ...................................... 1.71+ 1.11 1.30 0.40 0.60 0.06 2.88 3.07 2.17 2.37 XXX 99401 .... .......... N Preventive counseling, indiv ....................................... 0.48+ 0.36 0.56 0.11 0.17 0.01 0.85 1.05 0.60 0.66 XXX 99402 .... .......... N Preventive counseling, indiv ....................................... 0.98+ 0.47 0.77 0.23 0.34 0.02 1.47 1.77 1.23 1.34 XXX 99403 .... .......... N Preventive counseling, indiv ....................................... 1.46+ 0.58 0.96 0.34 0.51 0.04 2.08 2.46 1.84 2.01 XXX 99404 .... .......... N Preventive counseling, indiv ....................................... 1.95+ 0.70 1.17 0.45 0.68 0.05 2.70 3.17 2.45 2.68 XXX 99411 .... .......... N Preventive counseling, group ...................................... 0.15+ 0.22 0.19 0.03 0.05 0.01 0.38 0.35 0.19 0.21 XXX 99412 .... .......... N Preventive counseling, group ...................................... 0.25+ 0.24 0.25 0.06 0.09 0.01 0.50 0.51 0.32 0.35 XXX 99420 .... .......... N Health risk assessment test ........................................ 0.00+ 0.22 0.22 NA NA 0.01 0.23 0.23 NA NA XXX G0122 .... .......... N Colon ca scrn; barium enema ..................................... 0.99+ 5.58 3.32 NA NA 0.18 6.75 4.49 NA NA XXX G0122 .... TC .... N Colon ca scrn; barium enema ..................................... 0.00+ 5.35 2.98 NA NA 0.13 5.48 3.11 NA NA XXXG0122 .... 26 ..... N Colon ca scrn; barium enema ..................................... 0.99+ 0.23 0.34 0.23 0.34 0.05 1.27 1.38 1.27 1.38 XXX G0252 .... 26 ..... N PET imaging initial dx ................................................. 1.50+ 0.00 0.60 0.00 0.60 0.04 1.54 2.14 1.54 2.14 XXX G0337 .... .......... X Hospice evaluation preelecti ....................................... 1.34+ 0.31 0.46 0.31 0.46 0.09 1.74 1.89 1.74 1.89 XXX G0389 .... .......... A Ultrasound exam AAA screen ..................................... 0.58 2.23 1.77 NA NA 0.11 2.92 2.46 NA NA XXX G0389 .... TC .... A Ultrasound exam AAA screen ..................................... 0.00 2.06 1.58 NA NA 0.08 2.14 1.66 NA NA XXX G0389 .... 26 ..... A Ultrasound exam AAA screen ..................................... 0.58 0.17 0.19 0.17 0.19 0.03 0.78 0.80 0.78 0.80 XXX G0392 .... .......... A AV fistula or graft arterial ............................................ 9.48 47.48 53.95 3.25 3.48 0.62 57.58 64.05 13.35 13.58 000 G0393 .... .......... A AV fistula or graft venous ........................................... 6.03 35.61 42.45 1.97 2.26 0.34 41.98 48.82 8.34 8.63 000 

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■ 2. On page 70015, in Addendum C: 

Codes with Interim RVUs the following 

entries are corrected to read as follows: 


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ADDENDUM C.

— CODES

WITH INTERIM RVU

S

—

CORRECTIONS

CPT 1/ 

HCPCS2 Mod Status Description 

Physician 

work 

RVUs3

Fully implemented nonfacility PE 

RVUs 

Year 

2007 

transitional 

non-facility PE 

RVUs 

Fully implemented facility 

PE RVUs 

Year 

2007 

transitional facility PE 

RVUs 

Malpractice 

RVUs 

Fully implemented nonfacility 

total 

Year 

2007 

transitional 

non-facility total 

Fully implemented facility 

total 

Year 

2007 

transitional facility total Global 

94005 .... .......... B Home vent mgmt supervision ........................... 1.50+ 0.69 0.69 NA NA 0.06 2.25 2.25 NA NA XXX 96040 .... .......... B Genetic counseling, 30 min ............................... 0.00+ 0.97 0.97 NA NA 0.01 0.98 0.98 NA NA XXX 99363 .... .......... B Anticoag mgmt, init ............................................ 1.65+ 1.29 1.29 0.38 0.38 0.07 3.01 3.01 2.10 2.10 XXX 99364 .... .......... B Anticoag mgmt, subseq ..................................... 0.63+ 0.38 0.38 0.15 0.15 0.04 1.05 1.05 0.82 0.82 XXX 

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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 section 

553(b) of the Administrative Procedure 

Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However, 

we can waive the notice and comment 

procedures 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 rule. 

Section 553(d) for the APA ordinarily 

requires a 30-day delay in effective date 

of final rules after the date of their 

publication. 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. 

This correction notice addresses 

technical errors and omissions made in 

FR Doc. 06–9086, entitled ‘‘Medicare 

Program; Revisions to Payment Policies, 

Five-Year Review of Work Relative 

Value Units, and changes to the Practice 

Expense Methodology Under the 

Physician Fee Schedule, and Other 

Changes to Payment Under Part B; 

Revisions to the Payment Policies of 

Ambulance Services Under the Fee 

Schedule for Ambulance Services; 

Ambulance Inflation Factor Update for 

CY 2007,’’ which appeared in the 

December 1, 2006 Federal Register (71 

FR 69624), and is effective January 1, 

2007. The provisions of this final rule 

with comment period have been 

previously subjected to notice and 

comment procedures. These corrections 

are consistent with the discussion and 

text of the final rule with comment 

period, and do not make substantive 

changes to the CY 2007 published rule. 

As such, this correction notice is 

intended to ensure the CY 2007 final 

rule with comment period accurately 

reflects the policies adopted in that rule. 

Therefore, we find that undertaking 

further notice and comment procedures 

to incorporate these corrections into the 

final rule with comment is unnecessary 

and contrary to the public interest. 

For the same reasons, we are also 

waiving the 30-day delay in effective 

date for this correction notice. We 

believe that it is in the public interest 

to ensure that the CY 2007 final rule 

with comment period accurately states 

our policies relating to the PFS and 

other Part B payment policies. 

Therefore, delaying the effective date of 

these corrections beyond the January 1, 

2007 effective date of the final rule with 

comment period would be contrary to 

the public interest. In so doing, we find 

good cause to waive the 30-day delay in 

the effective date. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.774, Medicare—

Supplementary Medical Insurance Program) 

Dated: November 30, 2006. 

Ann C. Agnew, 

Executive Secretary to the Department. 

[FR Doc. 06–9550 Filed 12–4–06; 9:46 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 212, 222, and 252 

RIN 0750–AF11 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Combating 

Trafficking in Persons 

[DFARS Case 2004–D017] 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Interim rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: DoD is extending the 

comment period for the interim rule 

published at 71 FR 62560 on October 

26, 2006. The rule amended the Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) to address the 

prohibition on DoD contractor activities 

that support or promote trafficking in 

persons. The comment period is 

extended to provide additional time for 

interested parties to review the DFARS 

changes. 

DATES: The ending date for submission 

of comments is extended to January 25, 

2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Felisha Hitt, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, OUSD (AT&L) 

DPAP (DARS), IMD 3C132, 3062 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–3062. Telephone (703) 602–0310; 

facsimile (703) 602–0350. Please cite 

DFARS Case 2004–D017. 

Michele P. Peterson, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. E6–20891 Filed 12–7–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–08–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 1802, 1805, 1819, 1825, 

1827, 1828, and 1852 

RIN 2700–31 

NASA FAR Supplement Administrative 

Changes 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule makes 

administrative changes to the NASA 

FAR Supplement (NFS) to update dollar 

thresholds, correct a document title, and 

delete an obsolete clause. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective 

December 8, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

O’Toole, NASA, Office of Procurement, 

Contract Management Division (Suite 

5J86); (202) 358–0478; e-mail: 

thomas.otoole@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

This final rule makes several 

administrative changes to the NFS. The 

dollar thresholds in 1805.303(a)(i), 

1819.7103, 1819.7219(a)(2), 1825.400(b), 

and 1828.103–70(a)(2) are revised to 

reflect the recent FAR changes made by 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–13 to 

adjust acquisition-related thresholds for 

inflation, in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 

431a as added by section 807 of the 

Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 

(Pub. L. 108–375). 

This rule deletes NFS Subpart 1827.6, 

Foreign License and Technical 

Assistance Agreements, and the clause 

at NFS 1852.227–87, Transfer of 

Technical Data Under Space Station 

International Agreements. This subpart 

and clause were developed for the 

Space Station Freedom Program, which 

was cancelled in 1993. In February 

2000, the related subject matter was 

addressed for all NASA programs and 

projects (including the International 

Space Station Program) in the clause at 

1852.225–70, Export Licenses, and its 

associated guidance at 1825.1103–70. 

The subject coverage was thus rendered 

obsolete, but its deletion was 

overlooked. 

This rule also revises the ‘‘Head of the 

contracting activity’’ definition in 

1802.101 to reflect an organizational 

change. 

This rule corrects the outdated 

address for the Center for AeroSpace 

Information in the clauses at 1852.235–

70, Center for AeroSpace Information, 


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