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Authority: Pub. L. 67–13, 42 Stat. 20 (June 

10, 1921). 

James R. Dalkin, 

Director, Financial Management and 

Assurance, U.S. Government Accountability 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15629 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

Notice of Hearing: Reconsideration of 

Disapproval Minnesota Medicaid State 

Plan Amendment (SPA) 12–0014–B 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of hearing: 

Reconsideration of disapproval. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

administrative hearing to be held on 

August 21, 2018, at the Department of 

Health and Human Services, Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services, Division 

of Medicaid & Children’s Health 

Insurance Program Services, Chicago 

Regional Office, 233 N. Michigan 

Avenue, Suite 600, Chicago, Illinois 

60601–5519, to reconsider CMS’s 

decision to disapprove Minnesota’s 

Medicaid SPA 12–0014–B. 

DATES: Requests to participate in the 

hearing as a party must be received by 

the presiding officer by August 7, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin R. Cohen, Presiding Officer, 

CMS, 2520 Lord Baltimore Drive, Suite 

L, Baltimore, Maryland 21244, 

Telephone: (410) 786–3169. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces an administrative 

hearing to reconsider CMS’s decision to 

disapprove Minnesota’s Medicaid state 

plan amendment (SPA) 12–0014–B, 

which was submitted to the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on 

April 1, 2012 and disapproved on April 

27, 2018. This SPA requested CMS 

approval to limit application of a 

resource disregard, in determining 

eligibility for several optional eligibility 

groups covered under its state plan, to 

individuals who were previously 

enrolled in the eligibility group 

described in section 

1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII) (sometimes 

referred to as the ‘‘working disability’’ 

group) for at least 24 consecutive 

months and who have an ineligible 

spouse. 

The issues to be considered at the 

hearing are whether Minnesota SPA 12– 

0014–B is inconsistent with the 

requirements of: 

• Section 1902(a)(17) of the Act and 

42 CFR 435.601(d)(4), which require 

that states apply comparable eligibility 

standards and methodologies within 

eligibility groups. 

Section 1116 of the Act and federal 

regulations at 42 CFR part 430 establish 

Department procedures that provide an 

administrative hearing for 

reconsideration of a disapproval of a 

state plan or plan amendment. CMS is 

required to publish in the Federal 

Register a copy of the notice to a state 

Medicaid agency that informs the 

agency of the time and place of the 

hearing, and the issues to be considered. 

If we subsequently notify the state 

Medicaid agency of additional issues 

that will be considered at the hearing, 

we will also publish that notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Any individual or group that wants to 

participate in the hearing as a party 

must petition the presiding officer 

within 15 days after publication of this 

notice, in accordance with the 

requirements contained at 42 CFR 

430.76(b)(2). Any interested person or 

organization that wants to participate as 

amicus curiae must petition the 

presiding officer before the hearing 

begins in accordance with the 

requirements contained at 42 CFR 

430.76(c). If the hearing is later 

rescheduled, the presiding officer will 

notify all participants. 

The notice to Minnesota announcing 

an administrative hearing to reconsider 

the disapproval of its SPA reads as 

follows: 

Ms. Marie Zimmerman 

Medicaid Director 

State of Minnesota, Department of Human 

Services 

540 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 64983 

St. Paul, MN 55167 

Dear Ms. Zimmerman 

I am responding to your request for 

reconsideration of the decision to disapprove 

Minnesota’s State Plan amendment (SPA) 

12–0014–B, which was submitted to the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 

(CMS) on April 1, 2012, and disapproved on 

April 27, 2018. I am scheduling a hearing on 

your request for reconsideration to be held on 

August 21, 2018, at the Department of Health 

and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Division of Medicaid & 

Children’s Health Insurance Program 

Services, Chicago Regional Office, 233 N. 

Michigan Avenue, Suite 600 Chicago, Illinois 

60601–5519. 

I am designating Mr. Benjamin R. Cohen as 

the presiding officer. If these arrangements 

present any problems, please contact Mr. 

Cohen at (410) 786–3169. In order to 

facilitate any communication that may be 

necessary between the parties prior to the 

hearing, please notify the presiding officer to 

indicate acceptability of the hearing date that 

has been scheduled and provide names of the 

individuals who will represent the State at 

the hearing. If the hearing date is not 

acceptable, Mr. Cohen can set another date 

mutually agreeable to the parties. The 

hearing will be governed by the procedures 

prescribed by federal regulations at 42 CFR 

part 430. 

SPA 12–0014–B proposed to limit 

application of a resource disregard, in 

determining eligibility for several optional 

eligibility groups covered under its state 

plan, to individuals who were previously 

enrolled in the eligibility group described in 

section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII) (sometimes 

referred to as the ‘‘working disability’’ group) 

for at least 24 consecutive months and who 

have an ineligible spouse. 

The issues to be considered at the hearing 

are whether Minnesota SPA 12–0014–B is 

inconsistent with the requirements of: 

• Section 1902(a)(17) of the Act and 42 

CFR § 435.601(d)(4), which require that states 

apply comparable eligibility standards and 

methodologies within eligibility groups. 

In the event that CMS and the state come 

to agreement on resolution of the issues 

which formed the basis for disapproval, this 

SPA may be moved to approval prior to the 

scheduled hearing. 

Sincerely, 

Seema Verma, 

Administrator, 

cc: Benjamin R. Cohen 

Section 1116 of the Social Security Act (42 

U.S.C. 1316; 42 CFR 430.18). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

program No. 13.714. Medicaid Assistance 

Program) 

Dated: July 17, 2018. 

Seema Verma, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15681 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2007–D–0369] 

Product-Specific Guidances; Draft and 

Revised Draft Guidances for Industry; 

Availability 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or Agency) is 

announcing the availability of 

additional draft and revised draft 

product-specific guidances. The 


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