Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 200 / Monday, October 16, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 61113

October 10, 2000 to the first day of each

provider’s first cost reporting period

beginning on or after January 10, 2001.

In addition, we made a conforming

change in new § 413.65(i)(2). In the

October 3, 2000 notice, we explained

that a major purpose of the delay was

to allow time for clarification of

administrative, procedural, and

technical issues relating to

implementation of the regulations.

We also stated our intent to host a

town hall meeting to discuss specific

aspects of the provider-based

regulations. The subjects to be discussed

will be the ways that a facility or

organization can demonstrate that it

serves the same patient population as

the main provider (§ 413.65(d)(7)(i)),

and the applicability of provisions on

management contracts to certain oncampus hospital departments

(§ 413.65(f)). We will also provide

clarification of the administrative

procedures that we will follow in

making provider-based determinations.

The purpose of the meeting is to solicit

suggestions that will lead to more

effective implementation of these

regulations in their current form.

II. Format of Meeting

Following introductory remarks, we

will begin the meeting with a brief

overview of the application process that

we are developing and plan to have in

place before January 10, 2001. This

overview will describe the procedures

we will follow in making providerbased determinations, and identify

those types of facilities or organizations

for which no determinations are needed,

as described on page 18506 of the April

7, 2000 regulations. We will then hold

two separate, consecutive sessions. The

first session will concern the ways that

a facility or organization can

demonstrate that it serves the same

patient population as the main provider

(§ 413.65(d)(7)(i)). The second session

will focus on the applicability of

provisions on management contracts to

certain on-campus hospital departments

(§ 413.65(f)). Each session will include a

specified amount of time for a limited

number of public presentations by

participants.

III. Registration

Individuals may register to attend the

meeting by contacting Ms. Sue Panchit,

JW Associates, LLC, either by telephone

at 301–495–9471, by mail, at 850 Sligo

Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910,

by fax, at 301–495–5989, or

electronically at www.hcfa.gov, which

includes a link to www.hcfa.gov/

medlearn/event.htm. Please provide, as

applicable, your name, title, firm name,

address, telephone number, fax number,

and electronic mailing address.

Requests to attend the meeting should

be submitted as soon as possible, but

must be received by Ms. Sue Panchit no

later than October 24, 2000. We will

notify persons who have been selected

to attend. Participants who wish to

make a presentation at the meeting are

asked to contact Ms. Beverly Parker at

410–786–5320 or via E-mail at

BParker@hcfa.gov as soon as possible.

Requests to make a presentation must be

received by Ms. Parker no later than

October 17, 2000. Please identify the

topic(s) for your presentation.

Due to time constraints, we may need

to limit the number of individuals who

make presentations and the time

allowed for each presentation. We will

notify participants who have been

selected to make a presentation. We will

assign presentation times before the

meeting. While the meeting is open to

the public, attendance is limited to the

space available. On a general note, JW

Associates, LLC, will confirm receipt of

registrations and notify individuals as to

whether their registration has been

accepted.

We will accept written questions,

comments, or other materials, before

and during the meeting, or up to 3 days

after the meeting. Address comments to:

DHHS, HCFA, ATTN: Beverly Parker,

Room C4–07–07, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–

1850, Telephone Number: (410) 786–

5320, Fax Number: (410) 786–0169, Email: BParker@hcfa.gov. Although there

is no special format for the materials, we

request that commenters be clear about

the issue or aspect of the proposed

process on which they have a question,

comment, or suggestion.

Authority: Sections 1102 and 1871 of the

Act (42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh).

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 98.773, Medicare-Hospital

Insurance; and Program No. 93.774,

Medicare-Supplementary Medicare insurance

Program)

Dated: October 10, 2000.

Michael M. Hash,

Acting Administrator, Health Care Financing

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 4120–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA No. 00–2227, MM Docket No. 00–37;

RM–9749]

Radio Broadcasting Services; New

Richmond, WI, Coon Rapids and

Moose Lake, MN

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document substitutes

Channel 296C2 for Channel 296C3 at

New Richmond, Wisconsin, reallots

Channel 296C2 to Coon Rapids,

Minnesota, and modifies the license for

Station WIXK–FM to specify operation

on Channel 296C2 at Coon Rapids in

response to a petition filed by Smith

Broadcasting Company, Inc. See 65 FR

13261, March 13, 2000. The coordinates

for Channel 296C2 at Coon Rapids are

45–11–42 and 93–05–14. To

accommodate the allotment for Coon

Rapids, we shall also substitute Channel

295A for Channel 296A at Moose Lake,

Minnesota, and modify the

authorization for Station KBFH to

specify operation on Channel 295A at

coordinates 46–27–30 and 92–39–10.

Canadian concurrence has been

received for the allotment of Channel

295A at Moose Lake.

DATES: Effective November 13, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 00–37,

adopted September 20, 2000, and

released September 29, 2000. The full

text of this Commission decision is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

Commission’s Reference Center, 445

12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. The

complete text of this decision may also

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractors, International

Transcription Services, Inc., 1231 20th

Street, NW., Washington, DC. 20036,

(202) 857–3800, facsimile (202) 857–

3805.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Part 73 of title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

PART 73—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Wisconsin, is

amended by removing New Richmond,

Channel 296C3.

3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Minnesota, is

amended by adding Coon Rapids,

Channel 296C2, and by removing

Channel 296A and adding Channel

295A at Moose Lake.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 00–26453 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[Docket No. 000616183-0278-02; I.D.

053000E]

RIN 0648-AN35

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of

Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic;

Special Management Zones

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

framework procedure of the Fishery

Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic

Region (FMP), NMFS issues this final

rule to establish 12 new special

management zones (SMZs) at the sites of

artificial reefs (ARs) in the exclusive

economic zone (EEZ) off Georgia; to

revise the boundaries of the 7 existing

SMZs that are in the EEZ off Georgia; to

restrict fishing gear in the new and

revised SMZs to handline, rod and reel,

and spearfishing gear, including

powerheads; and within these SMZs, to

limit the harvest and possession of

South Atlantic snapper-grouper taken

by powerheads to the applicable bag

limits. This rule also establishes a 30-

day deadline for resolving deficiencies

related to a permit application and a 60-

day deadline for correcting deficiencies

regarding automatic renewals of

permits. The intended effects of this

rule are to promote orderly use of the

fishery resources on and around the ARs

and SMZs, to maintain the

socioeconomic benefits of the ARs and

SMZs to the maximum extent

practicable, and to improve the

procedure for issuance of permits.

DATES: This final rule is effective

November 15, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the

collection-of-information requirements

contained in this rule should be sent to

Roy Crabtree, Southeast Regional Office,

NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive N.,

St. Petersburg, FL 33702, and to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20503

(Attention: NOAA Desk Officer).

Comments on any ambiguity or

unnecessary complexity arising from the

language used in this rule should be

directed to Rod Dalton, Southeast

Regional Office, NMFS, at the above

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Peter J. Eldridge, telephone: 727-570-

5305, fax: 727-570-5583, e-mail

Peter.Eldridge@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

fisheries for snapper-grouper species in

the EEZ off the southern Atlantic states

are regulated pursuant to the FMP. The

South Atlantic Fishery Management

Council (Council) prepared, and NMFS

approved, the FMP under the authority

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). Regulations

implementing the FMP appear at 50

CFR part 622.

In accordance with the framework

procedure of the FMP, the Council

recommended, and NMFS published, a

proposed rule (65 FR 41041, July 3,

2000) to establish 12 new SMZs at the

sites of ARs in the EEZ off Georgia; to

revise the boundaries of the 7 existing

SMZs that are in the EEZ off Georgia; to

restrict fishing gear in the new and

revised SMZs to handline, rod-and-reel,

and spearfishing gear, including

powerheads; and within these SMZs, to

limit the harvest and possession of

South Atlantic snapper-grouper taken

by powerheads to the applicable bag

limits. The proposed rule described the

need and rationale for these measures.

Comments and Responses

NMFS received two public comments

on the proposed rule.

Comment 1: One commenter

supported all of the proposed measures.

Response: NMFS agrees.

Comment 2: One commenter

supported the proposed measures but

wanted to exclude the use of

powerheads on SMZs. He wanted divers

to have powerheads for protection while

on SMZs, but he did not want them to

be able to fish with powerheads because

he believed that they would take too

many fish.

Response: Pursuant to the MagnusonStevens Act, NMFS can only approve,

partially approve, or disapprove a

management measure proposed by a

Fishery Management Council; NMFS

cannot substitute different management

measures. In this case, the Council

recommended, and NMFS approved,

imposing the bag limit on the use of

powerhead gear in the SMZs to ensure

that divers with powerhead gear would

not obtain a disproportionate share of

the catch.

Changes From the Proposed Rule

In § 622.35(e)(1)(xiv), the northern

boundary coordinate for Artificial

Reef—G has been corrected to read

31°00.0’ N. lat..

In the proposed rule (65 FR 41041,

July 3, 2000), the preamble stated that

fishing in the 12 new SMZs and the 7

revised SMZs off Georgia would be

restricted to rod and reel and

spearfishing gear, including

powerheads. The codified text of the

proposed rule did not establish this gear

restriction for the 12 new SMZs.

Further, the Council did not intend to

exclude the use of handline gear in the

12 new SMZs or in the 7 revised SMZs.

Therefore, this final rule revises §

622.35(e)(2) to restrict allowable fishing

gear in the 12 new SMZs and in the 7

revised SMZs to handline, rod and reel,

and spearfishing gear, including

powerheads. In addition, to make the

varying fishing restrictions within

different SMZs more understandable to

the reader, § 622.35(e)(2) has been

revised to present the applicable

information in a table.

Classification

This final rule has been determined to

be not significant for purposes of

Executive Order 12866.

Notwithstanding any other provision

of law, no person is required to respond

to, nor shall a person be subject to a

penalty for failure to comply with, a

collection-of-information subject to the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA) unless that

collection of information displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

This final rule makes minor revisions

to an existing collection-of-information

requirement subject to review and

approval by OMB under Control

Number 0648-0205. This requirement

has been approved by OMB under

Control Number 0648-0205. Public

reporting burden for submitting permit

applications is estimated to average 20