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(viii) Levels of appeal. See

§ 199.10(a)(8)(i). Initial determinations

involving the sanctioning (exclusion,

suspension, or termination) of TDP

providers shall be appealed directly to

the hearing level.

(ix) Appeal decision. See

§ 199.10(a)(9).

(2) Reconsideration. See § 199.10(b).

(3) Formal review. See § 199.10(c).

(4) Hearing. (i) General. See

§ 1.99.10(d) and § 199.10(d)(1) through

(d)(5) and (d0(7) through (d)(12) for

information on the hearing process.

(ii) Authority of the hearing officer.

The hearing officer, in exercising the

authority to conduct a hearing under

this part, will be bound by 10 U.S.C.,

chapter 55, and this part. The hearing

officer in addressing substantive,

appealable issues shall be bound by the

dental benefits brochure applicable for

the date(s) of service, policies,

procedures, instructions and other

guidelines issued by the ASD(HA), or a

designee, or by the Director,

OCHAMPUS, or a designee, in effect for

the period in which the matter in

dispute arose. A hearing officer may not

establish or amend the dental benefits

brochure, policy, procedures,

instructions, or guidelines. However,

the hearing officer may recommend

reconsideration of the policy,

procedures, instructions or guidelines

by the ASD (HA), or a designee, when

the final decisions is issued in the case.

(5) Final decision. See § 199.10(e)(1)

and § 199.10(e)(1)(i) for information on

final decisions in the appeal and

hearing process, with the exception that

no recommended decision shall be

referred for review by ASD(HA).

§ 199.21 [Removed and Reserved]

3. Section 199.21 is removed and

resrved.

Dated: October 16, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[FRL–6889–5]

Indiana: Final Authorization of State

Hazardous Waste Management

Program Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of immediate final

rule.

SUMMARY: We are withdrawing the

immediate final rule for Indiana: Final

Authorization of State Hazardous Waste

Management Program Revision

published on July 26, 2000, which

approved changes to its hazardous

waste program under the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

We stated in the immediate final rule

that if we received written comments

that oppose this authorization during

the comment period, we would publish

a timely notice of withdrawal in the

Federal Register. Subsequently, we

received comments that oppose this

action. We will address these comments

in a subsequent final action based on

the proposed rule also published on July

26, 2000, at 65 FR 45955.

DATES: As of October 23, 2000, we

withdraw the immediate final rule

published on July 26, 2000 at 65 FR

45925.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary

Westefer, Indiana Regulatory Specialist,

U.S. EPA Region 5, DM–7J, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604, (312) 886–7450.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because

we received written comments that

oppose this authorization, we are

withdrawing the immediate final rule

for Indiana: Final Authorization of State

Hazardous Waste Management Program

Revision published on July 26, 2000, at

65 FR 45925, which intended to grant

authorization for revision to Indiana’s

hazardous waste program under the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act (RCRA). We stated in the immediate

final rule that if we received written

comments that oppose this

authorization during the comment

period, we would publish a timely

notice of withdrawal in the Federal

Register. Subsequently, we received

comments that oppose this action. We

will address all comments in a

subsequent final action based on the

proposed rule previously published on

July 26, 2000, at 65 FR 45955. We will

not provide for additional comment

during the final action.

Dated: October 6, 2000.

Francis X. Lyons,

Regional Administrator, Region 5.

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