62336 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 18, 2000 / Notices

Beneficiary Cost-Share: Beneficiary costshare (other than dependents of

active duty members) for care paid

on the basis of a regional per diem

rate is the lower of $149 per day or

25 percent of the hospital billed

charges effective for services

rendered on or after October 1,

2000.

Cap Amount: Updated cap amount for

hospitals and units with high

TRICARE volume is $702 per day

for FY 2001.

The following reflect an update of 3.4

percent for FY 2001.

PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION RATES FOR FULL-DAY AND HALF-DAY PROGRAMS FY 2001

United States census region Full-day rate (6

hours or more)

Half-day rate

(3–5 hours)

Northeast:

New England (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT) ............................................................................................. $225 $169

Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) ..................................................................................................................... 242 182

Midwest:

East North Central (OH, IN, IL, MI, WI) ............................................................................................... 213 160

West North Central (MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS) ........................................................................... 213 160

South:

South Atlantic (DE, MD, DC, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL) .................................................................... 231 173

East South Central (KY, TN, AL, MS) .................................................................................................. 249 187

West South Central (AR, LA, TX, OK) ................................................................................................. 249 187

West:

Mountain (MT, ID, WY, CO, NM, AZ, UT, NV) .................................................................................... 252 189

Pacific (WA, OR, CA, AK, HI) .............................................................................................................. 246 185

The above rates are effective for

services rendered on or after October 1,

2000.

Dated: October 12, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense

[FR Doc. 00–26677 Filed 10–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5001–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

DoD Dependent Schools; Eligibility

Requirements

AGENCY: DoD, DoDDS.

ACTION: Notice.

On September 8, 2000, the Assistant

Secretary of Defense for Force

Management Policy (ASD(FMP)), signed

a memorandum to the Interim Director,

Department of Defense Education

Activity (DoDEA), changing DoD

Directive 1342.12 ‘‘Eligibility

Requirements for Education of Minor

Departments in Overseas Areas,’’ dated

July 8, 1982.

The change designates for enrollment

on a space-available, tuition-free basis

the class of dependents of NATO forces

assigned to the NATO site at Larissa,

Greece, excluding the host nation. This

class waiver will be effective for school

years 2000–2001 and 2001–2002, to the

extent space is available, in order to

allow sufficient time for the NATO

command to explore other education

options. This waiver will permit the

enrollment of approximately 30

dependents of NATO forces. No

Department of Defense (DoD) funds may

be used to hire additional English as a

Second Language instructors. Either the

NATO forces or the NATO families

must ensure the students are prepared

for English language instruction.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

DoD Directive 1342.13, ‘‘Eligibility

Requirements for Education of Minor

Dependents in Overseas Areas,’’ dated

July 2, 1982, is published at 32 CFR Pt.

71, and copies are available at cost from

the National Technical Information

Service, 5285 Port Royal Road,

Springfield, VA 22161, or the DoDEA

web site: www.odedodea.edu.

Questions can be addressed to DoDEA

Attention: Ms. Gail Terres, 4040 North

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203–

1635.

Dated: October 12, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 00–26675 Filed 10–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5001–10–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

DoD Dependent Schools; Eligibility

Requirements

AGENCY: DoD, DoDDS.

ACTION: Notice.

On August 17, 2000, the Assistant

Secretary of Defense for Force

Management Policy (ASD(FMP)), signed

a memorandum to change Department

of Defense (DoD) Directive 1342.13,

‘‘Eligibility Requirements for Education

of Minor Dependents in Overseas

Areas,’’ dated July 8, 1982. The change

provides financial assistance for the

education of certain Defense dependents

overseas in ares in which the

Department of Defense Dependents

Schools (DoDDS) does not operate a

school. Sponsors must obtain approval

for the allowance from the cognizant

DoDDS approval authority prior to

incurring any expense, with the amount

of the educational allowance normally

not to exceed the ‘‘at post’’ rate

authorized by the Department of State

Standardized Regulations (DSSR)

(Government Civilians in Foreign

Areas), Sections 031.1 and 277.1, for the

overseas location to which the DoD

sponsor is assigned. No allowance will

be provided to defray the educational

expenses of dependents of eligible

sponsors stationed in overseas areas

where local, tax-supported schools

provide an educational program in the

English language. In such instances,

sponsors are expected either to send

their dependents to local public schools

or to be personally responsible for their

private school tuition. The only

exception to this policy will be for those

dependents whose DoD sponsors are

either assigned to a Department of State

Activity or independently assigned as

an exchange officer to a host nation

program. In these cases, the DoD

sponsor will be afforded the same

educational allowance provided to

Department of State employees, or to

members of the host nation program to

which the DoD sponsor is assigned or

attached, up to the published DSSR rate.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: