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480–483 or 495. For admissions

occurring on or after October 1, 1998,

the CHAMPUS grouper hierarchy logic

was changed to move DRG 103 to the

PreMDC DRGs and to assign patients to

PreMDC DRGs 480, 103 and 495 before

assignment to MDC 15 DRGs and the

neonatal DRGs.

For FY 2001, HCFA will implement

classification changes, including

surgical hierarchy changes. The

CHAMPUS Grouper will incorporate all

changes made to the Medicare Grouper.

B. Wage Index and Medicare

Geographic Classification Review Board

Guidelines

TRICARE/CHAMPUS will continue to

use the same wage index amounts used

for the Medicare PPS. In addition,

TRICARE/CHAMPUS will duplicate all

changes with regard to the wage index

for specific hospitals that are

redesignated by the Medicare

Geographic Classification Review Board.

C. Hospital Market Basket

TRICARE/CHAMPUS will update the

adjusted standardized amounts

according to the final updated hospital

market basket used for the Medicare

PPS according to HCFA’s August 1,

2000, final rule.

D. Outlier Payments

Since TRICARE/CHAMPUS does not

include capital payments in our DRGbased payments, we will use the fixed

loss cost outlier threshold calculated by

HCFA for paying cost outliers in the

absence of capital prospective

payments. For FY 2001, the fixed loss

cost outlier threshold is based on the

sum of the applicable DRG-based

payment rate plus any amounts payable

for IDME plus a fixed dollar amount.

Thus, for FY 2001, in order for a case

to qualify for cost outlier payments, the

costs must exceed the TRICARE/

CHAMPUS DRG base payment rate

(wage adjusted) for the DRG plus the

IDME payment plus $16,036 (wage

adjusted). The marginal cost factor for

cost outliers continues to be 80 percent.

Blood Clotting Factor

For FY 2001, TRICARE/CHAMPUS

will use the following HCPCS codes and

payment rates for blood clotting factors:

Per unit

J7190 Factor VIII (antihemophilic

factor—human) ......................... $0.85

J7191 Factor VIII (antihemophilic

factor—porcine) ......................... 2.09

J7192 Factor VIII (antihemophilic

factor—recombinant) ................. 1.12

J7194 Factor IX (complex) ........... 0.31

J7198 Anti-inhibitor ....................... 1.43

Per unit

Q0160 Factor IX (antihemophilic

factor, purified, Non-recombinant) ....................................... 1.05

Q0161 Factor IX (antihemophilic

factor, recombinant) .................. 1.12

Indirect Medical Education (IDME)

Adjustment

The Balanced Budget Refinement Act

of 1999, modified the transition for the

IDME adjustment that was established

by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

The new multiplier for the IDME

adjustment factor for TRICARE/

CHAMPUS for FY 2001 is 1.16.

II. Cost to Charge Ratio

For FY 2001, the cost-to-charge ratio

used for the TRICARE/CHAMPUS DRGbased payment system will be 0.5353,

which is increased to 0.5408 to account

for bad debts. This shall be used to

calculate the adjusted standardized

amounts and to calculate cost outlier

payments, except for children’s

hospitals. For children’s hospital cost

outliers, the cost-to-charge ratio used is

0.5913.

III. Updated Rates and Weights

The updated rates and weights are

accessible through the Internet at

www.tricare.osd.mil under the heading

TRICARE Provider Information. Table 1

provides the ASA rates and Table 2

provides the DRG weights to be used

under the TRICARE/CHAMPUS DRGbased payment system during FY 2001

and which is a result of the changes

described above. The implementing

regulations for the TRICARE/CHAMPUS

DRG-based payment system are in 32

CFR part 199.

Dated: November 6, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Renewal of the Planning and Steering

Advisory Committee (Navy)

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Planning and Steering

Advisory Committee (PSAC) has been

renewed in consonance with the public

interest, and in accordance with the

provisions of Public Law 92–463, the

‘‘Federal Advisory Committee Act.’’

The PSAC provides an avenue of

communications by which a

distinguished group representing

scientific, academic engineering, and

intelligence communities advises the

Chief of Naval Operations on questions

related to SSBN Security. Their mission

is to make in-depth technical

assessments of U.S. and foreign threat

ASW developments and related

technologies, to critically review

programs which potentially impact

SSBN survivability, and to evaluate

intelligence efforts to identify and

define ASW and SSBN survivability

threats.

The Committee will continue to be

composed of selected Group members to

conduct detailed examinations of

matters related to SSBN security.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Laura Wurzer, telephone:

301–693–0934.

Dated: November 6, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Renewal of the Telecommunications

Service Priority System Oversight

Committee (TSPOC)

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The TSPOC has been renewed

in consonance with the public interest,

and in accordance with the provisions

of Pub. L. 92–463, the ‘‘Federal

Advisory Committee Act.’’

The TSPOC provides advice and

recommendations to the Secretary of

Defense regarding the priority treatment

of national security and emergency

preparedness telecommunications

services. Functions include evaluating

the currency of policies, procedures and

system documentation requirements,

and assessing the adequacy of the

system in the light of technological

advances.

The TSPOC will continue to be

composed of 18 members, both federal,

state and local government, and nongovernment individuals, who are

experts in telecommunications services.

Efforts will be made to ensure that there

is a fairly balanced membership in

terms of the functions to be performed

and the interest groups represented.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Debbie Bea, National Communications

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Agency, telephone: 703–607–4933.

Dated: November 6, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Meeting of the Advisory Panel to

Assess the Capabilities for Domestic

Response to Terrorist Attacks

Involving Weapons of Mass

Destruction

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and summary agenda for the

next meeting of the Panel to Assess the

Capabilities for Domestic Response to

Terrorist Attacks Involving Weapons of

Mass Destruction. Notice of this meeting

is required under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. (Pub. L. 92–463).

DATES: November 27 and 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: RAND, 1200 South Hayes

Street, Arlington, VA 22202–5050.

PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND AGENDA: Panel

to Assess the Capabilities for Domestic

Response to Terrorist Attacks Involving

Weapons of Mass Destruction will meet

from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on

November 27, 2000 and from 8:30 a.m.

until 3:30 p.m. on November 28, 2000.

The meeting will include classified

briefings on cyber terrorism and

therefore portions of the meeting will be

closed to the public. Time will be

allocated for public comments by

individuals or organizations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

RAND provides information about this

Panel on its web site at http://

www.rand.org/organization/nsrd/

terrpanel; it can also be reached at (703)

413–1100 extension 5282. Public

comment presentations will be limited

to two minutes each and must be

provided in writing prior to the meeting.

Mail written presentations and requests

to register to attend the open public

session to: Priscilla Schlegel, RAND,

1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA

22202–5050. Public seating for this

meeting is limited, and is available on

a first-come, first-served basis.

Dated: November 6, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Partnership Council Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting Cancellation.

SUMMARY: On October 12, 2000, 65 FR

60652, the Department of Defense

published a notice to announce a

meeting of the Defense Partnership

Council to be held November 9, 2000.

This notice is to announce that the

meeting is cancelled due to conflicts in

members’ schedules.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Ben James, Chief, Labor and Employee

Relations Branch, Field Advisory

Services Division, Defense Civilian

Personnel Management Service, 1400

Key Boulevard, Suite B–200, Arlington,

VA 22209–5144, (703) 696–1450.

Dated: November 6, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, DoD.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Executive Committee Meeting of the

Defense Advisory Committee on

Women in the Services (DACOWITS)

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

Advisory Committee on Women in the

Services.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a),

Public Law 92–463, as amended, notice

is hereby given of a forthcoming

Quarterly Executive Committee Meeting

of the Defense Advisory Committee on

Women in the Services (DACOWITS).

The purpose of the Executive

Committee Meeting is to provide

transitional training to the incoming

2001 Executive Committee members

and an Awards Presentation for the

2000 Executive Committee members.

The Requests for Information Review

and the Awards presentation hosted by

the Secretary of Defense are open to the

public. All other portions are for

training only and are not open to the

public.

DATES: December 4, 2000, 10:00 a.m.–

4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: SECDEF Conference Room

3E869, The Pentagon, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Colonel Susan E. Kolb,

ARNGUS, DACOWITS and Military

Women Matters, OASD (Force

Management Policy), 4000 Defense

Pentagon, Room 3D769, Washington, DC

20301–4000; telephone (703) 697–2122.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting

agenda:

Monday, December 4, 2000

Time and Event

10:00 a.m.: Requests for Information Review

1:45 p.m.: Executive Committee Awards

Presentation (Secretary of Defense

Conference—5C1042, Please be seated by

1:30 p.m.)

Dated: November 6, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate Federal Register Liaison,

Department of Defense.

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Delaware River Basin Commission

Notice of Commission Meeting and

Public Hearing

Notice is hereby given that the

Delaware River Basin Commission will

hold an informal conference followed

by a public hearing on Wednesday,

November 15, 2000. The hearing will be

part of the Commission’s regular

business meeting. Both the conference

session and business meeting are open

to the public and will be held at the

Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, 400

Oxford Valley Road, Langhorne,

Pennsylvania.

The conference among the

Commissioners and staff will begin at

9:30 a.m. Topics of discussion will

include progress reports on the

Commission’s Comprehensive Plan and

Flow Needs Study; a status report on a

resolution amending water usage

reporting requirements; a proposal for

the DRBC to continue to house the

Delaware Estuary Program Coordinator

and perform certain other

administrative functions; and, time

permitting, a proposal to institute

project review upon retirement of

entitlements. Summaries of the

following five meetings will be

presented: The Water Quality Advisory

Committee meeting of October 4; the

Toxics Advisory Committee meetings of

October 6, October 18 and November 2;

and the Christina Basin Policy

Committee meeting of November 3. Also

scheduled for the conference session is

a dialogue with citizens from the West

Branch fishery.

The subjects of the public hearing to

be held during the 1:30 p.m. business

meeting include, in addition to the

dockets listed below, two proposed