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(positive or negative) at the end of, or

for, its 1997 fiscal year:

(A) Total assets (do not net out

liabilities);

(B) Sales or gross operating revenues,

excluding sales taxes; or

(C) Net income after provision for U.S.

income taxes.

(4) Form BE–12(X)—Benchmark

Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in

the United States—1997, Claim for

Exemption from Filing BE–12(LF), BE–

12(SF), and BE–12 Bank must be

completed and filed within 30 days of

the date it was received, or by May 31,

1998, whichever is sooner, by:

(i) Each U.S. business enterprise that

was a U.S. affiliate of a foreign person

at the end of its 1997 fiscal year

(whether or not the U.S. affiliate, or its

agent, is contacted by BEA concerning

its being subject to reporting in the 1997

benchmark survey), but is exempt from

filing Form BE–12(LF), Form BE–12

(SF), and Form BE–12 Bank; and

(ii) Each U.S. business enterprise, or

its agent, that is contacted, in writing,

by BEA concerning its being subject to

reporting in the 1997 benchmark survey

but that is not otherwise required to file

the Form BE–12(LF), Form BE–12(SF),

or Form BE–12 Bank.

(d) Aggregation of real estate

investments. All real estate investments

of a foreign person must be aggregated

for the purpose of applying the

reporting criteria. A single report form

must be filed to report the aggregate

holdings, unless written permission has

been received from BEA to do

otherwise. Those holdings not

aggregated must be reported separately.

(e) Exemption. (1) A U.S. affiliate as

consolidated, or aggregated in the case

of real estate investments, is not

required to file a Form BE–12(LF), BE–

12(SF), or Form BE–12 Bank if each of

the following three items for the U.S.

affiliate (not just the foreign parent’s

share) did not exceed $3 million

(positive or negative) at the end of, or

for, its 1997 fiscal year:

(i) Total assets (do not net out

liabilities);

(ii) Sales or gross operating revenues,

excluding sales taxes; and

(iii) Net income after provision for

U.S. income taxes.

(2) If a U.S. business enterprise was a

U.S. affiliate at the end of its 1997 fiscal

year but is exempt from filing a

completed Form BE–12(LF), BE–12(SF),

or Form BE–12 Bank, it must

nevertheless file a completed and

certified Form BE–12(X).

(f) Due date. A fully completed and

certified Form BE–12(LF), Form BE–

12(SF), or BE–12 Bank is due to be filed

with BEA not later than May 31, 1998.

A fully completed and certified Form

BE–12(X) is due to be filed with BEA

within 30 days of the date it was

received, or by May 31, 1998, whichever

is sooner.

[FR Doc. 97–26658 Filed 10–07–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Part 206

RIN 1010–AC09

Workshops on Proposed Rule—

Establishing Oil Value for Royalty Due

on Federal Leases

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of workshops.

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management

Service (MMS) has reopened the public

comment period under a proposed rule

published in the Federal Register on

January 24, 1997 (62 FR 3742),

amending the royalty valuation

regulations for crude oil produced from

Federal leases. In the July 3, 1997,

Federal Register (62 FR 36030), we

published a supplementary notice of

proposed rulemaking. We received a

variety of comments on the proposed

and supplementary proposed rules. In

the September 22, 1997, Federal

Register (62 FR 49460) we published a

summary of these comments, outlined

alternatives for proceeding with further

rulemaking, and requested public

comment on those or other suggested

alternatives. In the September 26, 1997,

Federal Register (62 FR 50544) we

announced three workshops to discuss

alternatives for proceeding with the

rulemaking.

MMS will now hold three additional

workshops to discuss alternatives for

proceeding with the rulemaking. The

main purpose of these workshops is to

provide small producers an opportunity

to learn more about the proposed rule

and to obtain their comments on the

alternatives described in the September

22, 1997, Federal Register notice (62 FR

49460), or any new alternatives or

modifications to the proposed

alternatives for MMS’s consideration.

We are not requesting comments on the

original proposed rule or the

supplemental proposed rule, nor on the

summary of comments outlined in the

September 22, 1997, Federal Register

notice (62 FR 49460). Interested parties

are invited to attend and participate in

these workshops.

DATES: Comments on the notice

reopening the comment period must be

submitted to MMS by October 22, 1997.

The workshops will be held as

follows:

Workshop 1: Bakersfield, CA, October

16, 1997, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Pacific time.

Workshop 2: Casper, WY, October 16,

1997, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Mountain time.

Workshop 3: Roswell, NM, October

21, 1997, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.,

Mountain time.

ADDRESSES: Workshop 1 will be held in

the Bakersfield District Office, Bureau of

Land Management, 3801 Pegasus Drive,

Bakersfield, CA 93308–6837, telephone

(805) 391–6000.

Workshop 2 will be held in the Casper

District Office, Bureau of Land

Management, 1701 East ‘‘E’’ Street,

Casper, WY 82601, telephone (307) 261–

7600.

Workshop 3 will be held in the

Roswell District Office, Bureau of Land

Management, 2909 West 2nd Street,

Roswell, NM 88201, telephone (505)

627–0272.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peter Christnacht or Sheila Dean,

Royalty Valuation Division, Royalty

Management Program, Minerals

Management Service, P.O. Box 25165,

MS 3151, Denver, CO 80225–0165,

telephone numbers (303) 275–7252 and

(303) 275–7201, respectively; or David

S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and Publications

Staff, Royalty Management Program,

Minerals Management Service, P.O. Box

25165, MS 3021, Denver, CO 80225–

0165; telephone (303) 231–3432; fax

number (303) 231–3385; e-Mail

DavidlGuzy@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These

three workshops will be open to the

public in order to discuss the

alternatives described in the September

22, 1997, Notice (62 FR 49460).

While MMS is hosting other

workshops involving industry

organizations and States, the intent of

the Bakersfield, Casper, and Roswell

workshops is to provide information to,

and receive comments from, small oil

producers at locations near their

operations to minimize their travel.

However, other interested parties are

welcome. We encourage a workshop

atmosphere where members of the

public participate in a discussion of the

alternatives. Space is limited. However,

attendees should reserve slots with

Peter Christnacht or Shelia Dean at the

telephone numbers in the FOR FUTURE

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this

notice no later than October 15, 1997.

For building security measures, each
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person will be required to sign in and

may be required to present a picture

identification to gain entry to the

workshops.

Dated: October 2, 1997.

R. Dale Fazio,

Acting Associate Director for Royalty

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–26570 Filed 10–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 47

RIN 2900–AI78

Reporting Health Care Professionals to

State Licensing Boards

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: It continues to be the policy

of the Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) to report to State Licensing Boards

any separated physician, dentist, or

other licensed health care professional

(one who no longer is on VA rolls)

whose clinical practice so significantly

failed to meet generally accepted

standards of clinical practice as to raise

reasonable concern for the safety of

patients. This document proposes that,

in addition, VA would report to State

Licensing Boards any currently

employed physician, dentist, or other

licensed health care professional (one

who is on VA rolls) whose clinical

practice so significantly failed to meet

generally accepted standards of clinical

practice during VA employment as to

raise reasonable concern for the safety of

patients. Some health care professionals

who are VA employees also provide

health care outside VA’s jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the reporting of currently

employed licensed health care

professionals who meet the standard for

reporting appears to be necessary so that

State Licensing Boards can take action

as appropriate to protect the public.

Examples of actions that meet the

criteria for reporting are set forth in the

text portion of this rulemaking. Also,

this document proposes to clarify that to

be ‘‘on VA rolls’’ means on VA rolls

regardless of the status of the health care

professional, including full-time, parttime, contract service, fee-basis, or

without compensation. This would

identify more clearly those health care

professionals who would be subject to

the reporting policy. Further,

nonsubstantive changes are made for

purposes of clarity.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver written

comments to: Director, Office of

Regulations Management (02D),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Room 1154,

Washington, DC 20420. Comments

should indicate that they are submitted

in response to ‘‘RIN 2900-AI16.’’ All

written comments received will be

available for public inspection at the

above address in the Office of

Regulations Management, Room 1158,

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday (except

holidays).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth-Ann Phelps, Ph.D., Veterans

Health Administration, Patient Care

Services (11B), 810 Vermont Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 273–

8473 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866

This proposed rule has been reviewed

by OMB under Executive Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Secretary hereby certifies that

this final rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities as they are

defined in the Regulatory Flexibility

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612. The rule will

affect only individuals and will not

directly affect any small entities.

Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b),

this rule is exempt from the initial and

final regulatory flexibility analyses

requirements of sections 603 and 604.

There are no applicable Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance program

numbers.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 47

Health professions.

Approved: September 5, 1997.

Hershel W. Gober,

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, 38 CFR part 47 is proposed to

be amended as follows:

PART 47—POLICY REGARDING

REPORTING HEALTH CARE

PROFESSIONALS TO STATE

LICENSING BOARDS

1. The authority citation for part 47

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Pub. L. 99–166, 99 Stat. 941; 38

U.S.C. 501.

2. The part heading for part 47 is

revised to read as shown above.

3. In part 47, subpart A and subpart

B headings are removed.

4. In § 47.1, paragraph (a) is removed;

paragraphs (b) through (h) are

redesignated as paragraphs (a) through

(g), respectively; new paragraphs (h) and

(i) are added, and the authority citation

is revised, to read as follows:

§ 47.1 Definitions.

* * * * *

(h) Currently employed licensed

health care professional means a

licensed health care professional who is

on VA rolls.

(i) On VA rolls means on VA rolls,

regardless of the status of the

professional, such as full-time, parttime, contract service, fee-basis, or

without compensation.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 7401–7405;

Section 204(b) of Pub. L. 99–166, 99 Stat.

952–953; Pub. L. 99–660, 100 Stat. 3743)

§ 47.2 [Removed]

5. Section 47.2 is removed.

§ 47.3 [Redesignated as § 47.2]

6. Section 47.3 is redesignated as

§ 47.2.

7. The newly redesignated § 47.2 is

revised to read as follows:

§ 47.2 Reporting to State licensing boards.

It is the policy of VA to report to State

Licensing Boards any currently

employed licensed health care

professional or separated licensed

health care professional whose clinical

practice during VA employment so

significantly failed to meet generally

accepted standards of clinical practice

as to raise reasonable concern for the

safety of patients. The following are

examples of actions that meet the

criteria for reporting:

(a) Significant deficiencies in clinical

practice such as lack of diagnostic or

treatment capability; errors in

transcribing, administering or

documenting medication; inability to

perform clinical procedures considered

basic to the performance of one’s

occupation; performing procedures not

included in one’s clinical privileges in

other than emergency situations;

(b) Patient neglect or abandonment;

(c) Mental health impairment

sufficient to cause the individual to

behave inappropriately in the patient

care environment;

(d) Physical health impairment

sufficient to cause the individual to

provide unsafe patient care;

(e) Substance abuse when it affects

the individual’s ability to perform

appropriately as a health care provider

or in the patient care environment;

(f) Falsification of credentials;

(g) Falsification of medical records or

prescriptions;