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local telecommunications services to:

GSA, Federal Telecommunications

Service (TT), 1730 M Street, NW., Suite

200, Washington, DC 20036.

* * * * *

Dated: October 11, 1995.

Roger W. Johnson,

Administrator of General Services.

[FR Doc. 96–1140 Filed 1–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–25–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

42 CFR Parts 412 and 413

[BPD–825–FCN]

RIN 0938–AG95

Medicare Program; Changes to the

Hospital Inpatient Prospective

Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 1996

Rates; Corrections

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Correction to final rule.

SUMMARY: In the September 1, 1995,

issue of the Federal Register (60 FR

45778), we published a final rule with

comment period revising the Medicare

hospital inpatient prospective payment

systems for operating costs and capitalrelated costs to implement necessary

changes arising from our continuing

experience with the system. In the

addendum to that final rule with

comment period, we announced the

prospective payment rates for Medicare

hospital inpatient services for operating

costs and capital-related costs

applicable to discharges occurring on or

after October 1, 1995, and set forth

update factors for the rate-of-increase

limits for hospitals and hospital units

excluded from the prospective payment

systems. This document corrects errors

made in that document.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephen Phillips (410) 786–4548.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

September 1, 1995, final rule with

comment period (60 FR 45778), we

indicated that if a hospital believes its

wage index value is incorrect as a result

of an intermediary or HCFA error that

the hospital could not have known

about before reviewing data made

available in mid-August, the hospital

must notify the intermediary and HCFA

in writing, to be received no later than

September 21, 1995 (see 60 FR 45794).

As a result of this process, we have

identified several corrections to the

wage data. Accordingly, the wage index

values for several areas have changed

and are corrected in this notice.

The final rule with comment period

also contained other technical and

typographical errors. In particular, we

inadvertently failed to correct a

technical error in § 412.105(d), which

now indicates that the current method

for determining the education

adjustment factor for hospitals that

incur indirect costs for graduate medical

education (IME) programs is effective

only for discharges occurring before

October 1, 1995. Since section

4002(b)(3) of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990 amended

section 1886(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the Social

Security Act to eliminate the

requirement that the current method for

calculating the IME adjustment was to

expire as of October 1, 1995, we needed

to delete the incorrect reference to the

October 1, 1995, expiration date in our

September 1, 1995, final rule with

comment period.

Therefore, we are making the

following corrections to the September

1, 1995, final rule with comment period:

§ 412.105 [Corrected]

1. On page 45848, column one, item

10, the phrase ‘‘paragraph (b) is revised

to read as follows:’’ is corrected to read

‘‘paragraphs (b) and (d) are revised to

read as follows:’’

2. On page 45848, column one, item

10, insert corrected paragraph (d),

which reads as follows:

* * * * *

(d) Determination of education

adjustment factor. For discharges

occurring on or after October 1, 1988,

each hospital’s education adjustment

factor is calculated as follows:

* * * * *

§ 413.40 [Corrected]

3. On page 45850, column one,

§ 413.40(g)(1), in the third line the

phrase ‘‘under paragraph (e) of this

section’’ is corrected to read ‘‘under

paragraph (g) of this section’’.

4. On pages 45867 through 45882, in

Table 3C—Hospital Case Mix Indexes

for Discharges Occurring in Federal

Fiscal Year 1994, Hospital Average

Hourly Wage for Federal Fiscal Year

1996 Wage Index, the average hourly

wage is corrected as follows:

Provider Case mix index Avg. hourly wage Corrected avg. hourly wage

090004 01.6239 22.47 22.45

090005 01.2725 25.88 25.02

090008 01.5653 19.96 23.02

210003 01.5173 26.44 26.40

210005 01.1988 18.75 18.50

210008 01.3734 19.80 19.78

210026 01.3603 22.97 22.82

210060 01.0967 21.07 21.23

230002 01.2674 18.51 18.81

330023 01.1830 21.41 21.64

340039 01.2728 17.98 18.05

340064 01.2236 15.48 17.13

340098 01.6534 17.84 17.68

340166 01.3806 18.12 18.14

390174 01.7096 23.29 23.19

390226 01.7113 22.03 21.84

450025 01.4725 15.12 15.36

450029 01.4012 11.81 12.01

450121 01.5746 18.89 19.39

450196 01.4781 13.63 14.62
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5. On pages 45883 through 45889, in

Table 4A—Wage Index and Capital

Geographic Adjustment Factor (GAF) for

Urban Areas, the MSA titles and

counties are corrected as follows:

MSA Corrected MSA

1123 *Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA–NH .......................... *Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA–NH.

1960 Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, IA–IL ....................... Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA–IL.

5483 *New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury-Waterbury, CT.*New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-Danbury, CT.

6483 *Providence-Warwick, RI .......................................... *Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI.

7440 *San Juan-Bayamon, PR .......................................... Counties also include: Morovis, PR; Naguabo, PR.

6. On pages 45883 through 45889, in Table 4A—Wage Index and Capital Geographic Adjustment Factor (GAF)

for Urban Areas, the wage index values and GAFs are corrected as follows:

Urban area Wage

index GAF

Changed

wage

index

Changed

GAF

0720 Baltimore, MD ..................................................................................................................... 0.9866 0.9908 0.9865 0.9907

1520 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC–SC ................................................................................ 0.9668 0.9771 0.9661 0.9767

2160 Detroit, MI ............................................................................................................................ 1.0834 1.0564 1.0837 1.0566

2281 Dutchess Co., NY ............................................................................................................... 1.0697 1.0472 1.0754 1.0510

2800 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ..................................................................................................... 1.0052 1.0036 1.0066 1.0045

3290 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC ........................................................................................... 0.7983 0.8570 0.8002 0.8584

4080 Laredo, TX .......................................................................................................................... 0.6750 0.7640 0.6834 0.7705

4640 Lynchburg, VA ..................................................................................................................... 0.8205 0.8733 0.8319 0.8816

6160 Philadelphia, PA–NJ ........................................................................................................... 1.1098 1.0739 1.1092 1.0736

8840 Washington, DC–MD–VA–WV ............................................................................................ 1.1075 1.0724 1.1116 1.0751

9080 Wichita Falls, TX ................................................................................................................. 0.7763 0.8408 0.7826 0.8455

7. On pages 45889 through 45890, in Table 4B—Wage Index and Capital Geographic Adjustment Factor (GAF) for

Rural Areas, the wage index values and the GAFs are corrected as follows:

Non-urban Area Wage

index GAF

Changed

wage

index

Changed

GAF

North Carolina .................................................................................................................................. 0.7983 0.8570 0.8002 0.8584

Texas ................................................................................................................................................ 0.7302 0.8063 0.7316 0.8073

8. On pages 45890 through 45891, in

Table 4C—Wage Index and Capital

Geographic Adjustment Factor (GAF) for

Hospitals that are Reclassified, the wage

index values and the GAFs are corrected

as follows:

Area reclassified to Wage

index GAF

Changed

wage

index

Changed

GAF

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC .............................................................................................. 0.9668 0.9771 0.9661 0.9767

Detroit, MI ......................................................................................................................................... 1.0834 1.0564 1.0837 1.0566

Dutchess Co., NY ............................................................................................................................ 1.0546 1.0371 1.0583 1.0396

Fort Worth-Arlington, TX .................................................................................................................. 1.0052 1.0036 1.0066 1.0045

Philadelphia, PA-NJ ......................................................................................................................... 1.1098 1.0739 1.1092 1.0736

Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV ........................................................................................................... 1.1075 1.0724 1.1116 1.0751

Rural North Carolina ........................................................................................................................ 0.7983 0.8570 0.8002 0.8584

9. On pages 45891 through 45892, in

Table 4D—Average Hourly Wage for

Urban Areas, the average hourly wage is

corrected as follows:

Urban area Average

hourly wage

Corrected

average

hourly wage

Baltimore, MD .................................................................................................................................................................. 18.6758 18.6732

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC .............................................................................................................................. 18.3004 18.2886

Detroit, MI ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20.4975 20.5027

Dutchess Co., NY ............................................................................................................................................................ 20.2495 20.3568

Fort Worth-Arlington, TX .................................................................................................................................................. 19.0148 19.0420

Laredo, TX ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12.7772 12.9369

Lynchburg, VA ................................................................................................................................................................. 15.5313 15.7477

Philadelphia, PA-NJ ......................................................................................................................................................... 21.0452 21.0345
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Urban area Average

hourly wage

Corrected

average

hourly wage

Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV ........................................................................................................................................... 20.9642 21.0413

Wichita Falls, TX .............................................................................................................................................................. 14.6944 14.8144

10. On pages 45892 through 45893, in Table 4E—Average Hourly Wage for Rural Areas, the average hourly wage

is corrected as follows:

Urban area Average

hourly wage

Corrected

average

hourly wage

North Carolina .................................................................................................................................................................. 15.1058 15.1415

Texas ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13.8226 13.8482

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance

Program; No. 93.773 Medicare—Hospital

Insurance; and No. 93.774, Medicare—

Supplementary Medical Insurance)

Dated: December 7, 1995.

Michael Carleton,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Information Resource Management.

[FR Doc. 96–1532 Filed 1–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 0

[DA 95–2199]

Reorganization Action Necessary To

Create the Office of Workplace

Diversity

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment to the

Commission’s Rules establishes the

Office of Workplace Diversity to

administer the Commission’s Internal

Equal Opportunity Program, formerly

administered by the Office of the

Managing Director, Associate Managing

Director for Human Resources

Management. This action is taken to

streamline operations and improve

efficiency.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harvey Lee at (202) 776–1887.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 29, 1996.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Order

Adopted: December 13, 1995

Released: January 18, 1996

By the Managing Director:

1. On October 16, 1994, the

Commission adopted a proposed

reorganization the purpose of which

was to establish the Office of Workplace

Diversity to administer the

Commission’s internal Equal

Opportunity Program. This program was

previously administered by the Office of

the Managing Director, Associate

Managing for Human Resources

Management. The implementation of

the proposed reorganization requires

amendment to Part 0 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations. In

accordance with the Commission’s

action, this Order makes necessary

revisions in Part 0 of the Commission’s

Rules.

2. The amendments adopted herein

pertain to agency organization.

Therefore, the notice and comment and

effective date provisions of Section 4 of

the Administrative Procedure Act, 5

U.S.C. § 553, are inapplicable. Authority

for the amendments is contained in

Sections 4(i) and 5(b) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended.

4. Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant

to the authority delegated under 47

C.F.R. § 0.231(d) and effective upon

publication in the Federal Register, that

Part 0 of the Rules and Regulations be

amended as set forth below.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 0

Authority delegated, organization and

functions (Government agencies).

Federal Communications Commission.

Andrew S. Fishel,

Managing Director.

Final Rules

Part 0 of Chapter I of Title 47 of the

Code of Federal Regulations is amended

as follows:

PART 0—COMMISSION

ORGANIZATION

1. The authority citation for Part 0

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Section 5, 48 Stat. 1068, as

amended; 47 U.S.C. 155.

2. A new centered heading and a new

Section 0.81 is added to Subpart A to

read as follows:

Office of Workplace Diversity

§ 0.81 Functions of the Office.

(a) The Office of Workplace Diversity

(OWD), as a staff office to the

Commission, shall develop, coordinate,

evaluate, and recommend to the

Commission policies, programs, and

practices that foster a diverse workforce

and promote and ensure equal

opportunity for all employees and

applicants for employment. A principal

function of the Office is to lead, advise,

and assist the Commission, including all

of its component Bureau/Office

managers, supervisors, and staff, at all

levels, on ways to promote inclusion

and full participation of all employees

in pursuit of the Commission’s mission.

In accordance with this function, the

Office shall:

(1) Conduct independent analyses of

the Commission’s policies and practices

to ensure that those policies and

practices foster diversity in the

workplace and ensure equal opportunity

and equal treatment for employees and

applicants; and

(2) Advise the Commission, Bureaus,

and Offices of their responsibilities

under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

of 1964, as amended; Section 501 of the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended;

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

of 1967, as amended; Executive Order

11478; and all other statutes, Executive

Orders, and regulatory provisions

relating to workplace diversity, equal

employment opportunity,

nondiscrimination, and civil rights.

(b) The Office has the following duties

and responsibilities:

(1) Through its Director, serves as the

principal advisor to the Chairman and

Commission officials on all aspects of

workplace diversity, affirmative

recruitment, equal employment