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the notice. The notice of initial 

determination under § 405.924(b)(16) 

must contain all of the following: 

(i) The reasons for the determination. 

(ii) The procedures for obtaining 

additional information concerning the 

contractor’s determination, such as a 

specific provision of the policy, manual, 

law or regulation used in making the 

determination. 

(iii) Information on the right to a 

redetermination if the liability 

insurance (including self-insurance), nofault insurance, or workers’ 

compensation law or plan is dissatisfied 

with the outcome of the initial 

determination and instructions on how 

to request a redetermination. 

(iv) Any other requirements specified 

by CMS. 

(2) [Reserved] 

■ 6. Amend § 405.924 by: 

■ A. In paragraph (b) introductory text, 

removing the phrase ‘‘with respect to:’’ 

and add in its place the phrase ‘‘with 

respect to any of the following:’’ 

■ B. In paragraph (b)(1) through (b)(11) 

removing ‘‘;’’ and adding in its place ‘‘.’’ 

■ D. In paragraph (b)(12) introductory 

text, removing the ‘‘:’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘—’’. 

■ C. Adding paragraph (b)(16). 

The addition reads as follows: 

§ 405.924 Actions that are initial 

determinations. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(16) Under the Medicare Secondary 

Payer provisions of section 1862(b) of 

the Act that Medicare has a recovery 

claim if Medicare is pursuing recovery 

directly from an applicable plan. That 

is, there is an initial determination with 

respect to the amount and existence of 

the recovery claim. 

* * * * * 

■ 7. Amend § 405.926 by: 

■ A. In the introductory text, removing 

the phrase ‘‘not limited to –’’ and 

adding in its place the phrase ‘‘not 

limited to the following:’’ 

■ B. In the introductory text of 

paragraph (a), removing the phrase ‘‘for 

example –’’ and adding in its place the 

phrase ‘‘for example one of the 

following:’’ 

■ C. In paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2), 

removing ‘‘;’’ and adding in its place ‘‘.’’ 

■ D. Adding paragraph (a)(3). 

■ E. In paragraphs (b) through (j), 

removing ‘‘;’’ and adding in its place ‘‘.’’ 

■ F. Revising paragraph (k). 

■ G. In paragraphs (l) through (q), 

removing ‘‘;’’ and adding in its place ‘‘.’’ 

■ H. In paragraph (r), removing ‘‘; and’’ 

and adding in its place ‘‘.’’ 

The addition and revision read as 

follows: 

§ 405.926 Actions that are not initial 

determinations. 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

(3) Determination under the Medicare 

Secondary Payer provisions of section 

1862(b) of the Act of the debtor for a 

particular recovery claim. 

* * * * * 

(k) Except as specified in 

§ 405.924(b)(16), determinations under 

the Medicare Secondary Payer 

provisions of section 1862(b) of the Act 

that Medicare has a recovery against an 

entity that was or is required or 

responsible (directly, as an insurer or 

self-insurer; as a third party 

administrator; as an employer that 

sponsors, contributes to or facilitates a 

group health plan or a large group 

health plan; or otherwise) to make 

payment for services or items that were 

already reimbursed by the Medicare 

program. 

* * * * * 

■ 8. Add a new § 405.947 to read as 

follows: 

§ 405.947 Notice to the beneficiary of 

applicable plan’s request for a 

redetermination. 

(a) A CMS contractor must send 

notice of the applicable plan’s appeal to 

the beneficiary. 

(b) Issuance and content of the notice 

must comply with CMS instructions. 

■ 9. Amend § 405.980 by revising the 

section heading to read as follows: 

§ 405.980 Reopening of initial 

determinations, redeterminations, 

reconsiderations, hearings, and reviews. 

* * * * * 

Dated: November 20, 2014. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

Approved: January 15, 2015. 

Sylvia M. Burwell, 

Secretary, Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 12 

[PS Docket Nos. 13–75 and 11–60; FCC 13– 

158] 

Improving 9–1–1 Reliability; Reliability 

and Continuity of Communications 

Networks, Including Broadband 

Technologies 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Correcting amendment. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (Commission) published a 

document in the Federal Register at 79 

FR 3123, January 17, 2014 announcing 

the effective dates of rules requiring 911 

communications providers to take 

reasonable measures to provide reliable 

service, as evidenced by an annual 

certification. That document 

erroneously stated the date of an initial 

reliability certification for covered 911 

service providers. This document 

corrects the date of the initial 

certification. 

DATES: This correcting amendment is 

effective February 27, 2015. An initial 

certification will be due October 15, 

2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

P. Schmidt, Attorney Advisor, Public 

Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 

(202) 418–1214 or eric.schmidt@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

document published by the Commission 

in the Federal Register at 79 FR 3123, 

January 17, 2014, correctly noted that 47 

CFR 12.4(c) and (d)(1), which pertain to 

annual and initial certifications, contain 

information collection requirements that 

had not been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

would not take effect until such 

approval was announced in the Federal 

Register. However, the document 

erroneously stated that an initial 

certification pursuant to 47 CFR 

12.4(d)(1) would be due ‘‘[o]ne year 

after February 18, 2014,’’ rather than 

one year after OMB approval of the 

associated information collection. In the 

Federal Register at 79 FR 61785, 

October 15, 2014, the Commission 

announced that OMB has approved the 

information collection for a period of 

three years and issued Control Number 

3060–1202. Accordingly, 47 CFR 

12.4(d)(1) became effective October 15, 

2014, and an initial certification will be 

due October 15, 2015. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 12 

Certification, Telecommunications. 

Accordingly, 47 CFR part 12 is 

corrected by making the following 

correcting amendments: 

PART 12—RESILIENCY, 

REDUNDANCY AND RELIABILITY OF 

COMMUNICATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 12 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(o), 5(c), 

218, 219, 301, 303(g), 303(j), 303(r), 332, 403, 

621(b)(3), and 621(d) of the Communications 

Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 


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154(i), 154(j), 154(o), 155(c), 218, 219, 301, 

303(g), 303(j), 303(r), 332, 403, 621(b)(3), and 

621(d), unless otherwise noted 

■ 2. Amend § 12.4 by revising the first 

sentence in paragraph (d)(1) to read as 

follows: 

§ 12.4 Reliability of covered 911 service 

providers 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(1) Initial reliability certification. One 

year after October 15, 2014, a certifying 

official of every covered 911 service 

provider shall certify to the Commission 

that it has made substantial progress 

toward meeting the standards of the 

annual reliability certification described 

in paragraph (c) of this section. * * * 

* * * * * 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

49 CFR Chapter VI 

[Docket No. FTA–2014–0012] 

RIN 2132–ZA02 

Interim Safety Certification Training 

Program Provisions 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Final Interim Safety 

Certification Training Provisions. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

interim safety certification training 

provisions for Federal and State Safety 

Oversight Agency personnel and their 

contractor support who conduct safety 

audits and examinations of public 

transportation systems not otherwise 

regulated by another Federal agency. 

This document also announces interim 

safety certification training provisions 

for public transportation agency 

personnel who are directly responsible 

for safety oversight of public 

transportation systems that receive 

Federal transit funding. Additionally, 

the document outlines voluntary, 

scalable training available to personnel 

of State Departments of Transportation 

and personnel directly responsible for 

safety oversight of urban and rural bus 

transit systems. 

DATES: The interim provisions are 

effective May 28, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

program issues, contact Ruth Lyons, 

FTA, Office of Safety and Oversight, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202– 

366–2233 or email: Ruth.Lyons@

dot.gov). For legal issues, contact Bruce 

Walker, FTA, Office of Chief Counsel, 

same address as above, (telephone: 202– 

366–9109 or email: Bruce.Walker@

dot.gov). Office hours are Monday 

through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

(EST), except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview 

II. Public Comments to the Proposed Interim 

Safety Certification Training 

Provisions Federal Register Notice and 

FTA’s Response to Public Comments 

III. Purpose 

IV. Applicability 

V. Interim Safety Certification and Training 

Components—Revised 

1. Safety Management System Training 

Component (all participants) 

2. Technical Training Component (FTA/

SSOA/contractor support) 

VI. Paper Reduction Act 

VII. Next Steps 

I. Overview 

On October 1, 2012, the Moving 

Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century 

Act (MAP–21) (Pub. L. 112–141) 

authorized the Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) to develop 

interim safety certification training 

provisions (interim program) for: 1) FTA 

and State agency personnel and their 

contractor support who conduct safety 

audits and examinations of public 

transportation systems; and 2) public 

transportation agency personnel who 

are directly responsible for safety 

oversight. A notification announcing 

FTA’s proposed implementation of the 

interim program and request for 

comments was published in the Federal 

Register on April 30, 2014. (See 79 FR 

24363). 

In that document, FTA stated that the 

focus of the interim program would be 

directed primarily towards requirements 

for Federal and State Safety Oversight 

Agency (SSOA) personnel and their 

contractor support while designated 

safety oversight personnel of both rail 

and non-rail transit agencies that receive 

FTA funding would be voluntary 

participants. FTA received comments 

from nineteen entities regarding its 

proposed implementation of the interim 

program. This document addresses 

comments received and explains 

changes FTA has made to implement 

the interim program in response to those 

comments. 

Summary of Changes to the Proposed 

Interim Program 

The primary focus for the interim 

program remains on the training 

requirements for Federal personnel and 

their contractor support who conduct 

safety audits and examinations of public 

transportation systems, and SSOA 

personnel and their contractor support 

who conduct safety audits and 

examinations of rail transit systems. 

However, as recommended by 

commenters, FTA is expanding the 

interim program pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 

5329(c)(2), to also require rail transit 

agency employees who are directly 

responsible for safety oversight as 

mandatory instead of voluntary 

participants. Compliance with the 

interim program will remain a grant 

condition for applicable recipients of 

Federal transit funding. 

Additionally, as a result of comments 

received, FTA has revised the interim 

program to recognize the experience and 

training of those safety professionals 

who have already completed the 

curriculum for the Transit Safety 

Security Program (TSSP) certificate 

program. These participants will only be 

required to complete specific Safety 

Management System (SMS) courses and 

applicable technical training in 

accordance with section V of this 

document. For those who have not yet 

completed the TSSP program, FTA is 

updating the curriculum to include an 

emphasis on SMS tools and techniques 

to promote the development, 

implementation and oversight of SMS 

safety policies, risk management, safety 

assurance, and safety promotion 

programs and initiatives. The revised 

curriculum will continue to support the 

requirements of 49 CFR part 659, by also 

providing for organization-wide safety 

policy, formal methods of identifying 

hazards and controlling their potential 

consequences, continual assessment of 

safety risk, and an effective employee 

safety reporting system. 

Recognizing that safety enhancement 

and promotion is of universal interest to 

the public transportation industry, FTA 

continues to encourage recipients with 

both bus and rail transit systems, as well 

as bus-only systems, to voluntarily 

participate in appropriate components 

of the interim provisions and to 

continue to avail themselves of FTAsponsored voluntary bus safety training 

programs. 

As a reminder, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 

5329(c)(1), FTA will establish the 

permanent Public Transportation Safety 

Certification Training Program 

(PTSCTP) through the rulemaking 

process. To that end, FTA issued an 

Advance Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (ANPRM) on all aspects of 

FTA’s safety authority, including the 

training program, which was published 

in the Federal Register on October 3, 


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