61112 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 200 / Monday, October 16, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.

272 note) do not apply. As required by

section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (61

FR 4729, February 7, 1996), in issuing

this rule, EPA has taken the necessary

steps to eliminate drafting errors and

ambiguity, minimize potential litigation,

and provide a clear legal standard for

affected conduct. EPA has complied

with Executive Order 12630 (53 FR

8859, March 15, 1988) by examining the

takings implications of the rule in

accordance with the ‘‘Attorney

General’s Supplemental Guidelines for

the Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of

Unanticipated Takings’’ issued under

the executive order. This rule does not

impose an information collection

burden under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

The Congressional Review Act, 5

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides

that before a rule may take effect, the

agency promulgating the rule must

submit a rule report, which includes a

copy of the rule, to each House of the

Congress and to the Comptroller General

of the United States. EPA will submit a

report containing this document and

other required information to the U.S.

Senate, the U.S. House of

Representatives, and the Comptroller

General of the United States prior to

publication in the Federal Register. A

major rule cannot take effect until 60

days after it is published in the Federal

Register. This action is not a ‘‘major

rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). This

action will be effective January 16, 2001.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Confidential business information,

Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste

transportation, Indian lands,

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Authority: This action is issued under the

authority of sections 2002(a), 3006 and

7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as

amended 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, 6974(b).

Dated: October 5, 2000.

William P. Yellowtail,

Regional Administrator, Region VIII.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL–6886–4]

National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency

Plan; National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final

deletion of the Warwick Landfill Site

from the National Priorities List.

SUMMARY: On August 15, 2000, EPA

published a direct final deletion (65 FR

49739) to delete the Warwick Landfill

Superfund Site (Site) from the National

Priorities List. The EPA is withdrawing

this final action due to adverse

comments that were received during the

public comment period. After

consideration of the comments received,

if appropriate, EPA will publish a notice

of deletion in the Federal Register based

on the parallel notice of proposed

deletion (65 FR 49776 dated August 15,

2000) and place a copy of the final

deletion package, including a

Responsiveness Summary in the Site

repositories.

DATES: The direct final action amending

40 CFR part 300, published on August

15, 2000 (65 FR 49739), is withdrawn as

of October 16, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comprehensive information

on the Site, as well as the comments

that were received during the comment

period, are available through the public

docket contained at: U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Superfund Records

Center, Region II, Superfund Records

Center, 290 Broadway, Room 1828, New

York, New York 10007–1866, (212) 637–

4308, Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Damian J. Duda, Remedial Project

Manager, Emergency and Remedial

Response Division, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region II, 290

Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, New

York 10007–1866, (212) 637–4269 and

Fax: (212) 637–3966.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Information Repositories

Repositories have been established to

provide detailed information concerning

this decision at the following addresses:

Warwick Town Hall, 132 Kings

Highway, Warwick, New York 10990,

(914) 986–1120 and the Greenwood

Lake Village Hall, Church Street,

Greenwood Lake, New York 10925,

(914) 477–9215.

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C.

9601–9657; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR,

1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923;

3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

Dated: October 5, 2000.

William J. Muszynski,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region II.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

42 CFR Parts 413, 489, and 498

[HCFA–1155–N]

Medicare Program; Open Town Hall

Meeting to Discuss Implementation of

Provider-Based Regulations; October

31, 2000

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a town

hall meeting for all interested parties to

discuss specific issues related to

implementation of the provider-based

status regulations published in a final

rule on April 7, 2000 (65 FR 18434).

Those regulations established

requirements for facilities or

organizations seeking provider-based

status under Medicare.

DATES: This meeting is scheduled for

October 31, 2000, from 9 a.m. until 4:30

P.M., E.S.T.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the HCFA Central Office Main

Auditorium, 7500 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, Maryland 21244.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Parker at 410–786–5320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

On April 7, 2000, we published in the

Federal Register (65 FR 18434), a final

rule with comment period entitled

‘‘Prospective Payment System for

Hospital Outpatient Services’’. Among

the regulatory provisions included were

new §§ 413.24(d)(6) and 413.65 and

revisions to §§ 489.24, 498.2, and 498.3.

These regulations established

requirements for facilities or

organizations that seek provider-based

status. The effective date of the

provider-based regulations, as stated in

the April 2000 rule, was October 10,

2000. On October 3, 2000, we published

a notice in the Federal Register (65 FR

58919) that delayed the effective date of

these provider-based regulations from

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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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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: