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July 1, 1993, (58 FR 35–400) set forth

maximum per diem rates for all partial

hospitalization admissions on or after

September 29, 1993. Included in these

final rules were provisions for updating

reimbursement rates for each federal

fiscal year. As stated in the final rules,

each per diem shall be updated by the

Medicare update factor for hospitals and

units exempt from the Medicare

Prospective Payment System. The final

rule published in the Federal Register

March 7, 1995, (60 FR 12419) set forth

retaining all per diems in effect at the

end of fiscal year 1995 with no

additional updates for fiscal years 1996

and 1997. Medicare has recommended a

rate of increase of 0 percent for federal

fiscal year 1998 for hospitals and units

excluded from the prospective payment

system. TRICARE will adopt this update

factor for FY 1998 as the final update

factor.

Hospital and units with hospitalspecific rates (hospitals and units with

high TRICARE volume) and regional

specific rates for psychiatric hospitals

and units with low TRICARE volume

will have their TRICARE rates remain at

FY 1995 levels. Partial hospitalization

rates for full day and half day programs

will also remain at FY 1995 levels. The

cap amount for high volume hospitals

and units will stay at the FY 1995 level.

The beneficiary cost-share of low

volume hospitals and units will also

stay at the FY 1995 level. The wage

portion of the regional rate subject to the

area wage adjustment will be 71.1

percent for FY 1998.

Dated: October 1, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

List of Institutions of Higher Education

Ineligible for Federal Funds

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document is published

to identify institutions of higher

education that are ineligible for

contracts and grants by reason of a

determination by the Secretary of

Defense that the institution prevents

military recruiter access to the campus

or students or maintains a policy against

ROTC. It also implements the

requirements set forth in the Omnibus

Consolidated Appropriations Act of

1997 and 32 CFR Part 216. The

institutions of higher education so

identified are:

Washington College of Law of American

University, Washington, DC

William Mitchell College of Law, St.

Paul, Minnesota

Recently, the following institution of

higher education reported modifications

to school policies sufficient to merit

removal from the list of ineligible

schools.

Willamette University College of Law,

Salem, Oregon

The Omnibus Consolidated

Appropriations Act of 1997 provides

that schools prohibited by state laws or

court rulings from providing the

requisite degree of access for ROTC or

military recruiting would not be denied

funding prior to one year following the

effective date of that aw (i.e., not until

March 29, 1998). However, that

provision applies only to funds from

agencies other than the Department of

Defense, which is bound by provisions

of the National Defense Authorization

Acts for Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996.

Therefore, the Secretary of Defense has

determined that the following

institutions of higher education prevent

recruiter access to campuses, students,

or student information and are ineligible

for DoD contracts and grants.

Asnuntuck Community-Technical

College, Enfield, Connecticut

Capital Community-Technical College,

Hartford, Connecticut

Central Connecticut State University,

New Britain, Connecticut

Charter Oak State College, Newington,

Connecticut

Connecticut Community-Technical

College, Winsted, Connecticut

Eastern Connecticut State University,

Willimantic, Connecticut

Gateway Community-Technical College,

North Haven, Connecticut

Housatonic Community-Technical

College, Bridgeport, Connecticut

Manchester Community-Technical

College, Manchester, Connecticut

Middlesex Community-Technical

College, Middletown, Connecticut

Naugatuck Community-Technical

College, Waterbury, Connecticut

Norwalk Community-Technical College,

Norwalk, Connecticut

Quinebaug Valley CommunityTechnical College, Danielson,

Connecticut

Southern Connecticut State University,

New Haven, Connecticut

Three Rivers Community-Technical

College, Norwich, Connecticut

Tunxis Community-Technical College,

Farmington, Connecticut

Western Connecticut State University,

Danbury, Connecticut

ADDRESSES: Director for Accession

Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary

of Defense for Force Management

Policy, 4000 Defense Pentagon,

Washington, DC 20301–4000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William J. Carr, (703) 697–8444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April

8, 1997 (62 FR 16694), the Department

of Defense published 32 CFR part 216 as

an interim rule. This rule and the

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations

Act of 1997, requires the Department of

Defense semi-annually to publish a list

of the institutions of higher education

ineligible for Federal funds. 32 CFR part

216 and the Secretary of Defense under

108 Stat. 2663, 10 U.S.C. 983, and 110

Stat. 3009 and/or this part identifies

institutions of higher education that

have a policy or practice that either

prohibits, or in effect prevents, the

Secretary of Defense from obtaining, for

military recruiting purposes, entry to

campuses, access to students on

campuses, access to directory

information on students or that has an

anti-ROTC policy. On August 28, 1997

(62 FR 45631), the Department of

Defense published a list of the

institutions of higher education

ineligible for Federal Funding; this

listing updates and supersedes that

listing.

Dated: September 30, 1997.

L. M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board Task Force on

Satellite Reconnaissance

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee

Meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Satellite Reconnaissance

will meet in closed session on

September 29–30, 1997 at Headquarters

NRO, Chantilly, Virginia. In order for

the Task Force to obtain time sensitive

classified briefings, critical to the

understanding of the issues, this

meeting is scheduled on short notice.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense through the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and Technology

on scientific and technical matters as

they affect the perceived needs of the

Department of Defense. At this meeting

the Task Force will review the
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operational, technical, industrial, and

financial aspects of the following and

recommend a course of action for the

Department: the National

Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) is

creating a Future Imager Architecture as

a basis for acquiring the next generation

of imaging satellite systems and their

associated ground control and

processing; and in parallel, DARPA is

advocating the development and

demonstration of a Surveillance and

Targeting Light Satellite (Starlite)

System with attributes that may not be

included in NRO’s architecture.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

P.L. No. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C.

App. II, (1994)), it has been determined

that this DSB Task Force meeting

concern matters listed in 5 U.S.C.

§ 552b(c) (1) (1994), and that

accordingly this meeting will be closed

to the public.

Dated: September 30, 1997.

L. M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board Task Force on

Satellite Reconnaissance

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee

Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Open Systems will meet

in closed session on October 9, 1997 at

Strategic analysis, Inc., 4001 N. Fairfax

Drive, Arlington, Virginia. In order for

the Task Force to obtain time sensitive

classified briefing, critical to the

understanding of the issues, this

meeting is scheduled on short notice.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense through the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and Technology

on scientific and technical matters as

they affect the perceived needs of the

Department of Defense. At this meeting

the Task Force will examine the benefits

of, criteria for, and obstacles to the

application of an open systems

approach to weapon systems, and to

make recommendations on revisions to

DoD policy, practice, or investment

strategies that are required to obtain

maximum benefit from adopting open

systems. The Task Force should

examine application to new defense

programs, to those that have already

made substantial investments in a

design, and to those that are already

fielded, across the spectrum of weapon

systems, not just those heavily

dependent on advanced computers and

electronics.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

P.L. No. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C.

App. II, (1994)), it has been determined

that this DSB Task Force meeting

concern matters listed in 5 U.S.C.

552b(c) (1) (1994), and that accordingly

this meeting will be closed to the

public.

Dated: September 30, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Altenate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer

Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Army Education Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Army War College.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (P.L. 92–463),

announcement is made of the following

committee meeting:

Name of Committee: U.S. Army War

College Subcommittee of the Army

Education Advisory Committee.

Dates of Meeting: October 20 and 21,

1997.

Place: Deputy Chief of Staff for

Operations Conference Room, Pentagon,

Washington, DC.

Time: 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (October

20, 1997); 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (October

21, 1997).

Proposed Agenda: Meet with U.S.

Army War College Commandant,

Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations,

Army Chief of Staff, and Secretary of the

Army; receive information briefings,

conduct discussions concerning federal

degree granting authority, and provide

guidance concerning accreditation and

areas for improvement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colonel Terry J. Young, Box 418, U.S.

Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA

17013 or phone (717) 245–3907.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

meeting is open to the public. Any

interested person may attend, appear

before, or file statements with the

committee after receiving advance

approval for participation. To request

advance approval or obtain further

information, contact Colonel Terry J.

Young at the above address or phone

number.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Advisory Committee Meeting Notice

AGENCY: U.S. Army Training and

Doctrine Command (TRADOC)

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463),

announcement is made of the following

committee meeting:

Name of Committee: Distance

Learning/Training Technology

Subcommittee of the Army Education

Advisory Committee.

Date: 12–14 November 1997.

Place: Virginia Air and Space Center,

600 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton,

Virginia 23669–4033.

Time: 1300–1700 on 12 November

1997; 0800–1700 on 13 November 1997;

and 0830–1130 on 14 November 1997.

Proposed Agenda: Review and

discussion of the status of Army

Distance Learning.

Purpose of the Meeting: The members

will advise the Assistant Deputy Chief

of Staff (ADCST), HQ Training and

Doctrine Command (TRADOC), on

matters pertaining to education and

training technologies to be used for

Army Distance Learning.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All

communications regarding this advisory

committee should be addressed to Dr.

Mimi Stout, at Commander,

Headquarters TRADOC, Attn: ATTG–CF

(Dr. Mimi Stout), Fort Monroe, VA

23651–5000; telephone number (757)

728–5531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting of

the advisory committee is open to the

public. Because of restricted meeting

space, attendance will be limited to

those persons who have notified the

Advisory Committee Management

Office in writing at least five days prior

to the meeting of their intention to

attend any of the 12–14 November 1997

sessions.

Any members of the public may file

a written statement with the committee

before, during, or after the meeting. To

the extent that time permits, the

committee chairman may allow public