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V. Waiver of Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking

The Medicare statute, as discussed

previously, requires publication of the

Medicare Part A hospital insurance

premium for the upcoming calendar

year during September of each year. The

amounts are determined according to

the statute. As has been our custom, we

use general notices, rather than formal

notice and comment rulemaking

procedures, to make such

announcements. In doing so, we

acknowledge that, under the

Administrative Procedure Act,

interpretive rules, general statements of

policy, and rules of agency organization,

procedure, or practice are excepted from

the requirements of notice and comment

rulemaking.

We considered publishing a proposed

notice to provide a period for public

comment. However, we may waive that

procedure if we find good cause that

prior notice and comment are

impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary

to the public interest. We find that the

procedure for notice and comment is

unnecessary because the formula used

to calculate the Part A hospital

insurance premium is statutorily

directed, and we can exercise no

discretion in following that formula.

Moreover, the statute established the

time period for which the premium will

apply and delaying publication of the

premium amount would be contrary to

the public interest. Therefore, we find

good cause to waive publication of a

proposed notice and solicitation of

public comments.

VI. Impact Statement

This notice merely announces

amounts required by legislation. This

notice is not a proposed rule or a final

rule issued after a proposal, and it does

not alter any regulation or policy.

Therefore, we have determined and

certify that no analyses are required

under Executive Order 12866, the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601

through 612), or section 1102(b) of the

Act.

In accordance with the provisions of

Executive Order 12866, this notice was

reviewed by the Office of Management

and Budget.

Authority: Sections 1818(d)(2) and

1818A(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42

U.S.C. 1395i–2(d)(2) and 1395i–2a(d)(2)).

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital

Insurance)

Dated: September 19, 1997.

Nancy-Ann Min DeParle,

Deputy Administrator, Health Care Financing

Administration.

Dated: October 7, 1997.

Donna E. Shalala,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given of the meeting of

the Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA)

National Advisory Council in November

1997.

The meeting will include the review,

discussion and evaluation of individual

contract proposals, as well as a

presentation and discussion of

information about the Agency’s

procurement plans. Therefore, a portion

of the meeting will be closed to the

public as determined by the

Administrator, SAMHSA, in accordance

with Title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (3), (4), and

(6) and 5 U.S.C. App. 2, Section 10(d).

In addition, a portion of the SAMHSA

National Advisory Council meeting will

be open and include a presentation of

certificates of appreciation to those

members whose terms will end on

November 30. Attendance by the public

will be limited to space available. Public

comments are welcome during the open

session. Please communicate with the

individual listed as contact below to

make arrangements to comment or to

request special accommodations for

persons with disabilities.

Substantive program information,

summary of the meeting and a roster of

Council members may also be obtained

from the contact whose name and

telephone number is listed below.

Committee Name: SAMHSA National

Advisory Council.

Meeting Date: November 13, 1997.

Place: Phoenix Park Hotel, 520 North

Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20001.

Closed: November 13, 1997, 1:00 p.m. to

4:20 p.m.

Open: November 13, 1997, 4:30 p.m. to

5:30 p.m.

Contact: Toian Vaughn, Executive

Secretary, Room 12C–15, Parklawn Building,

Telephone: (301) 443–4640 and FAX: (301)

443–1450.

Dated: October 28, 1997.

Jeri Lipov,

Committee Management Officer, Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463, notice is

hereby given of the following meeting of

the SAMHSA Special Emphasis Panel II

in November, 1997.

A summary of the meeting may be

obtained from: Ms. Dee Herman,

Committee Management Liaison,

SAMHSA, Office of Program Planning

and Coordination (OPPC), Division of

Extramural Activities Policy and

Review, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17–

89, Rockville, Maryland 20857.

Telephone: (301) 443–7390.

Substantive program information may

be obtained from the individual named

as Contact for the meeting listed below.

The meeting will include the review,

discussion and evaluation of individual

contract proposals. These discussions

could reveal personal information

concerning individuals associated with

the proposals and confidential and

financial information about an

individual’s proposal. The discussion

may also reveal information about

procurement activities exempt from

disclosure by statute and trade secrets

and commercial or financial information

obtained from a person and privileged

and confidential. Accordingly, the

meeting is concerned with matters

exempt from mandatory disclosure in

Title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (3), (4), and (6)

and 5 U.S.C. App. 2, § 10(d).

Committee Name: SAMHSA Special

Emphasis Panel II.

Meeting Date: November 13, 1997.

Place: Residence Inn, Gate House Board

Room, 335 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD

20814.

Closed: November 13, 1997, 9:00 a.m.—

Adjournment.

Contact: Ferdinand W. Hui, Ph.D., Room

17–89, Parklawn Building, Telephone: (301)

443–2437 and FAX: (301) 443–3437.

Dated: October 28, 1997.

Jeri Lipov,

Committee Management Officer, Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration.

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