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U.S.C. 1904(b)(3), being directed by, or acting 

for or on behalf of, the RUELAS TORRES 

DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION. 

4. MONDACA AVILA, Sigi Alfredo (Latin: 

MONDACA A ́ VILA, Sigi Alfredo), Mexico; 

DOB 09 Jan 1985; POB Sinaloa, Sinaloa, 

Mexico; nationality Mexico; citizen Mexico; 

Gender Male; C.U.R.P. 

MOAS850109HSLNVG09 (Mexico); RFC 

MOAS850109DN7 (Mexico) (individual) 

[SDNTK] (Linked To: RUELAS TORRES 

DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION). 

Designated pursuant to section 805(b)(2) of 

the Kingpin Act, 21 U.S.C. 1904(b)(2), for 

materially assisting in, or providing services 

in support of, the international narcotics 

trafficking activities of the RUELAS TORRES 

DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION. 

Also designated pursuant to section 805(b)(3) 

of the Kingpin Act, 21 U.S.C. 1904(b)(3), 

being directed by, or acting for or on behalf 

of, the RUELAS TORRES DRUG 

TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION. 

5. RIVERA SANDOVAL, Hector Librado 

(Latin: RIVERA SANDOVAL, He ́ctor 

Librado), La Playita, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, 

Mexico; DOB 03 Jun 1982; POB Sinaloa, 

Sinaloa, Mexico; nationality Mexico; Gender 

Male; C.U.R.P. RISH820603HSLVNC07 

(Mexico); RFC RISH820603V75 (Mexico) 

(individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: RUELAS 

TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION). Designated pursuant to 

section 805(b)(2) of the Kingpin Act, 21 

U.S.C. 1904(b)(2), for materially assisting in, 

or providing financial support for or to, or 

providing services in support of, the 

international narcotics trafficking activities of 

the RUELAS TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION. Also designated pursuant 

to section 805(b)(3) of the Kingpin Act, 21 

U.S.C. 1904(b)(3), being directed by, or acting 

for or on behalf of, the RUELAS TORRES 

DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION. 

6. RUELAS AVILA, Jesus Angel (Latin: 

RUELAS A ́ VILA, Jesu ́ s A ́ ngel), C 14 S/N, Loc 

Genaro Estrada, Sinaloa, Sinaloa 81960, 

Mexico; DOB 01 Nov 1988; POB Sinaloa, 

Sinaloa, Mexico; citizen Mexico; Gender 

Male; C.U.R.P. RUAJ881101HSLLVS01 

(Mexico); RFC RUAJ881101824 (Mexico); 

I.F.E. RLAVJS88110125H400 (Mexico) 

(individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: RUELAS 

TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION). Designated pursuant to 

section 805(b)(2) of the Kingpin Act, 21 

U.S.C. 1904(b)(2), for materially assisting in, 

or providing services in support of, the 

international narcotics trafficking activities of 

the RUELAS TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION. Also designated pursuant 

to section 805(b)(3) of the Kingpin Act, 21 

U.S.C. 1904(b)(3), being directed by, or acting 

for or on behalf of, the RUELAS TORRES 

DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION. 

7. RUELAS AVILA, Jose Luis (Latin: 

RUELAS A ́ VILA, Jose ́ Luis), C 14 S/N, Loc 

Genaro Estrada, Sinaloa, Sinaloa 81960, 

Mexico; DOB 11 Mar 1981; POB Sinaloa, 

Sinaloa, Mexico; nationality Mexico; Gender 

Male; R.F.C. RUAL810311933 (Mexico); 

C.U.R.P. RUAL810311HSLLVS02 (Mexico); 

I.F.E. RLAVLS81031125H800 (Mexico) 

(individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: RUELAS 

TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION). Designated pursuant to 

section 805(b)(2) of the Kingpin Act, 21 

U.S.C. 1904(b)(2), for materially assisting in, 

or providing services in support of, the 

international narcotics trafficking activities of 

the RUELAS TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION. Also designated pursuant 

to section 805(b)(3) of the Kingpin Act, 21 

U.S.C. 1904(b)(3), being directed by, or acting 

for or on behalf of, the RUELAS TORRES 

DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION. 

8. RUELAS AVILA, Joel Efren (Latin: 

RUELAS A ́ VILA, Joel Efren), Calle 10 Sin 

Numero, Localidad Genaro Estrada, Sinaloa, 

Mexico; DOB 20 Sep 1978; POB Guasave, 

Sinaloa, Mexico; nationality Mexico; Gender 

Male; R.F.C. RUAJ780920C10 (Mexico); 

C.U.R.P. RUAJ780920HSLLVL02 (Mexico) 

(individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: RUELAS 

TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION). Designated pursuant to 

section 805(b)(2) of the Kingpin Act, 21 

U.S.C. 1904(b)(2), for materially assisting in, 

or providing financial support for or to, or 

providing goods or services in support of, the 

international narcotics trafficking activities of 

the RUELAS TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION and Jose Luis RUELAS 

TORRES. Also designated pursuant to section 

805(b)(3) of the Kingpin Act, 21 U.S.C. 

1904(b)(3), being directed by, or acting for or 

on behalf of, the RUELAS TORRES DRUG 

TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION and Jose 

Luis RUELAS TORRES. 

9. RUELAS AVILA, Leobardo (Latin: 

RUELAS A ́ VILA, Leobardo), Mexico; DOB 12 

Mar 1976; POB Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico; 

nationality Mexico; Gender Male; R.F.C. 

RUAL7603123I0 (Mexico); C.U.R.P. 

RUAL760312HSLLVB06 (Mexico) 

(individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: RUELAS 

TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION). Designated pursuant to 

section 805(b)(2) of the Kingpin Act, 21 

U.S.C. 1904(b)(2), for materially assisting in, 

or providing services in support of, the 

international narcotics trafficking activities of 

the RUELAS TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION. Also designated pursuant 

to section 805(b)(3) of the Kingpin Act, 21 

U.S.C. 1904(b)(3), being directed by, or acting 

for or on behalf of, the RUELAS TORRES 

DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION. 

10. RUELAS TORRES, Jose Luis (Latin: 

RUELAS TORRES, Jose ́ Luis), P 112, Genaro 

Estrada, Sinaloa, Mexico; DOB 10 Sep 1953; 

POB Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico; nationality 

Mexico; Gender Male; R.F.C. 

RUTL5309103B6 (Mexico); C.U.R.P. 

RUTL530910HSLLRS07 (Mexico) 

(individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: RUELAS 

TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION). Identified pursuant to 

section 805(b)(1) of the Kingpin Act, 21 

U.S.C. 1904(b)(1) as a significant foreign 

narcotics trafficker. 

11. RUELAS TORRES, Gilberto, Mexico; 

DOB 05 May 1966; POB Guasave, Sinaloa, 

Mexico; nationality Mexico; Gender Male; 

R.F.C. RUTG660505CH4 (Mexico); C.U.R.P. 

RUTG660505HSLLRL02 (Mexico) 

(individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: RUELAS 

TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION). Designated pursuant to 

section 805(b)(2) of the Kingpin Act, 21 

U.S.C. 1904(b)(2), for materially assisting in, 

or providing services in support of, the 

international narcotics trafficking activities of 

the RUELAS TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION. Also designated pursuant 

to section 805(b)(3) of the Kingpin Act, 21 

U.S.C. 1904(b)(3), being directed by, or acting 

for or on behalf of, the RUELAS TORRES 

DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION. 

Entity 

1. RUELAS TORRES DRUG TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION, Sinaloa, Mexico [SDNTK]. 

Identified pursuant to section 805(b)(1) of the 

Kingpin Act, 21 U.S.C. 1904(b)(1) as a 

significant foreign narcotics trafficker. 

Dated: May 24, 2017. 

Andrea M. Gacki, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Reasonable Charges for Inpatient MS– 

DRGs and SNF Medical Services; 

v3.22, Fiscal Year 2018 Update 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document updates the 

acute inpatient and the skilled nursing 

facility (SNF)/sub-acute inpatient 

facility charges. The updated charges 

are based on the 2018 Medicare severity 

diagnosis related groups (MS–DRG). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Romona Greene, Office of Community 

Care, Revenue Operations, Payer 

Relations and Services, Rates and 

Charges (10D1C1), Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 382– 

2521. (This is not a toll free number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

17.101 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) sets forth the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

medical regulations concerning 

‘‘Reasonable Charges’’ for medical care 

or services provided or furnished by VA 

to a veteran: For a nonservice-connected 

disability for which the veteran is 

entitled to care (or the payment of 

expenses of care) under a health plan 

contract; for a nonservice-connected 

disability incurred incident to the 

veteran’s employment and covered 

under a worker’s compensation law or 

plan that provides reimbursement or 

indemnification for such care and 

services; or, for a nonservice-connected 

disability incurred as a result of a motor 

vehicle accident in a State that requires 

automobile accident reparations 

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establishing billed amounts for several 

types of charges are found in 38 CFR 

17.101; however, this notice will only 

address the acute inpatient and the 

SNF/sub-acute inpatient facility 

charges. 

Based on the methodologies set forth 

in 38 CFR 17.101(b), this notice updates 

the acute inpatient facility charges that 

were based on the 2017 MS–DRGs. 

Acute inpatient facility charges by MS– 

DRGs are posted on the Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA) Office of 

Community Care’s Web site, at 

www.va.gov/communitycare/revenue_

ops/payer_rates.asp, under the 

‘‘Reasonable Charges Data Tables’’ 

section, Inpatient Data Table, as Table A 

(v3.19). This Table A corresponds to the 

Table A referenced in 81 FR 62977, 

September 13, 2016. Table A referenced 

in this notice is v3.22, which provides 

updated charges based on the 2018 MS– 

DRGs, will replace Table A (v3.19) 

posted on the VHA Office of 

Community Care’s Web site. 

Also, this document updates the SNF/ 

sub-acute inpatient facility all-inclusive 

per diem charge using the 

methodologies set forth in 38 CFR 

17.101(c) and this charge is adjusted by 

a geographic area factor that is based on 

the location where the care is provided. 

For the geographic area factors, see 

Table N, Acute Inpatient, and Table O, 

SNF, on the VHA Office of Community 

Care’s Web site under the v3.21 link in 

the ‘‘Reasonable Charges Data Tables’’ 

section. Tables N and O are not being 

updated by this notice. The SNF/subacute inpatient facility per diem charge 

is posted on the VHA Office of 

Community Care’s Web site under the 

‘‘Reasonable Charges Data Tables’’ 

section, Table B (v3.19). This Table B 

corresponds to the Table B referenced in 

81 FR 62977, September 13, 2016. Table 

B referenced in this notice is v3.22, 

which provides an update to the allinclusive nationwide SNF/sub-acute 

inpatient facility per diem charge and 

will replace Table B posted on the VHA 

Office of Community Care’s Web site. 

The charges in this notice for acute 

inpatient and SNF/sub-acute inpatient 

facility services are effective October 1, 

2017. 

This notice is retaining the table 

designations used for acute inpatient 

facility charges by MS–DRGs, which is 

posted on the VHA Office of 

Community Care’s Web site under 

‘‘Reasonable Charges Data Tables.’’ This 

notice is also retaining the table 

designation used for SNF/sub-acute 

inpatient facility charges, which is also 

posted on the VHA Office of 

Community Care’s Web site. 

Accordingly, the tables identified as 

being updated by this notice correspond 

to the applicable tables referenced in 81 

FR 62977, September 13, 2016. 

The list of data sources presented in 

Supplementary Table 1 (v3.22) reflects 

the updated data sources used to 

establish the updated charges described 

in this notice, and will be posted on the 

VHA Office of Community Care’s Web 

site under the ‘‘Reasonable Charges Data 

Sources’’ section. 

The list of VA medical facility 

locations is also updated. In 

Supplementary Table 3, posted on the 

VHA Office of Community Care’s Web 

site under the VA Medical Facility 

Locations section, VA set forth the list 

of VA medical facility locations, which 

includes the first three digits of their zip 

codes and provider-based/non-providerbased designations. 

Consistent with VA’s regulations, the 

updated data tables and supplementary 

tables containing the changes described 

in this notice will be posted on the VHA 

Office of Community Care’s Web site, 

under the ‘‘Payer Rates and Charges’’ 

information section. 

Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 

designee, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. Gina 

S. Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 

approved this document on September 

19, 2017, for publication. 

Dated: September 19, 2017. 

Jeffrey Martin, 

Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation 

Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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