### 23241 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 80 / Monday, April 27, 2015 / Rules and Regulations

D. Riojas, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this document on April 16, 2015, for publication. List of Subjects

38 CFR Part 1

Administrative practice and procedure, Archives and records, Cemeteries, Claims, Courts, Crime, Flags, Freedom of information, Government contracts, Government employees, Government property, Infants and children, Inventions and patents, Parking Penalties, Privacy Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Seals and insignia, Security measures, Wages.
38 CFR Part 17

Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Health care, Health facilities, Health records, Nursing homes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Veterans.

Approved: April 21, 2015. Michael Shores, Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.

For the reasons set forth in the preamble, we amend 38 CFR parts 1 and 17 as follows:

**PART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS**

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), and as noted in specific sections.

■ 2. Revise § 1.956(a)(2)(iv) to read as follows:
**§ 1.956 Jurisdiction.**

(a) * * * (2) * * * (iv) The Chief Financial Officer of the Consolidated Patient Account Center is authorized to waive veterans’ debts arising from medical care copayments (§ 17.105(c) of this chapter). * * * * *

**PART 17—MEDICAL**

■ 3. The authority citation for part 17 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections.
**§ 17.103 [Amended]**

■ 4. Amend § 17.103 by:

■ a. In the heading of paragraph (a), removing the term ‘‘Chiefs of Fiscal activities’’ and adding, in its place, ‘‘Chief Financial Officers of the Consolidated Patient Account Centers’’. ■ b. In paragraph (a) introductory text, removing ‘‘If the debt represents charges made under § 17.101(a), the compromise offer shall be referred to the Chief of the Fiscal activity of the facility’’ and adding, in its place, ‘‘If the debt represents charges made under §§ 17.108, 17.110, or 17.111, the compromise offer shall be referred to the Chief Financial Officer of the Consolidated Patient Account Center (CPAC)’’.
■ c. In paragraph (a)(2), removing the term ‘‘a field station’’ and adding, in its place, ‘‘the CPAC’’.
**§ 17.104 [Amended]**

■ 5. Amend § 17.104 by removing from paragraph (a) ‘‘If the debt represents charges made under § 17.101 (a) or (b) questions concerning suspension or termination of collection action shall be referred to the Chief of the Fiscal activity of the station’’ and adding, in its place, ‘‘If the debt represents charges made under §§ 17.108, 17.110, or 17.111 questions concerning suspension or termination of collection action shall be referred to the Chief Financial Officer of the Consolidated Patient Account Center’’.

■ 6. Revise § 17.105(c) to read as follows:
**§ 17.105 Waivers.** * * * * *

(c) Of charges for copayments. If the debt represents charges for outpatient medical care, inpatient hospital care, medication or extended care services copayments made under §§ 17.108, 17.110, or 17.111, the claimant must request a waiver by submitting VA Form 5655 (Financial Status Report) to the Consolidated Patient Account Center (CPAC) Chief Financial Officer. The claimant must submit this form within the time period provided in § 1.963(b) of this chapter and may request a hearing under § 1.966(a) of this chapter. The CPAC Chief Financial Officer may extend the time period for submitting a claim if the Chairperson of the Committee on Waivers and Compromises could do so under § 1.963(b) of this chapter. The CPAC Chief Financial Officer will apply the standard ‘‘equity and good conscience’’ in accordance with §§ 1.965 and 1.966(a) of this chapter, and may waive all or part of the claimant’s debts. A decision by the CPAC Chief Financial Officer under this provision is final (except that the decision may be reversed or modified based on new and material evidence, fraud, a change in law or interpretation of law, or clear and unmistakable error shown by the evidence in the file at the time of the prior decision as provided in § 1.969 of this chapter) and may be appealed in accordance with 38 CFR parts 19 and 20. * * * * * [FR Doc. 2015–09633 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 8320–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES** 

**42 CFR Part 37**
**Specifications for Medical Examinations of Coal Miners** 

CFR Correction

In Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1 to 399, revised as of October 1, 2014, on page 183, in § 37.51, in paragraph (d)(1)(i), remove the text ‘‘P=’56734’≤’’.
[FR Doc. 2015–09757 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 1505–01–D**

**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**
**National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration** 

**50 CFR Part 679**
**[Docket No. 141021887–5172–02]**

**RIN 0648–XD918**

**Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch**  **in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area** 

**AGENCY :**  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION :**  Temporary rule; closure.

**SUMMARY :**  NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Eastern Aleutian district (EAI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) by vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access fishery. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2015 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch in the EAI allocated to vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access fishery.
**DATES :**  Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), April 22, 2015, through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2015.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive economic zone