80_FR_53257 80 FR 53087 - Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System; Correction

80 FR 53087 - Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 170 (September 2, 2015)

Page Range53087-53088
FR Document2015-21783

This document corrects a technical error that appeared in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2015, entitled ``Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, and Quality Incentive Program.''

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 170 (Wednesday, September 2, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 2, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53087-53088]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21783]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

42 CFR Part 413

[CMS-1628-CN]
RIN 0938-AS48


Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment 
System; Correction

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Correction.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects a technical error that appeared in the 
proposed rule published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2015, 
entitled ``Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective 
Payment System, and Quality Incentive Program.''

DATES: This correction is effective on September 2, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Cruse, (410) 786-7540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    In FR Doc. 2015-16074 of July 1, 2015 (80 FR 37808) there was a 
technical error that is discussed in the ``Summary of Errors,'' and 
further identified and corrected in the ``Correction of Errors'' 
section below. The provisions in this correction document are effective 
as if they had been included in the document published on July 1, 2015. 
Accordingly, the corrections are effective September 2, 2015.

II. Summary of Errors

    On page 37814 of the preamble, we discovered an error in the 
reference to the cost report column from which we derived the data for 
one of the dependent variables used in developing the two-equation 
regression methodology that we performed to analyze and propose 
revisions to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment 
System (PPS) payment adjusters for Calendar Year (CY) 2016 ESRD PPS 
proposed rule. Specifically, we measured resource use of the 
maintenance dialysis services included in the current bundle of 
composite rate services using only ESRD facility data obtained from the 
Medicare cost reports for independent ESRD facilities and hospital-
based ESRD facilities. We indicated in the proposed rule that for 
independent ESRD facilities, the average composite rate cost per 
treatment for each ESRD facility was calculated by dividing the total 
reported allowable costs for composite rate services for cost reporting 
periods ending in CYs 2012 and 2013 (Worksheet B, column 13A, lines 8-
17 on CMS-265-11; Worksheet I-2, column 11, lines 2-11 on CMS-2552-10) 
by the total number of dialysis treatments (Worksheet C, column 1, 
lines 8-17 on CMS 265-11). In the CY 2016 ESRD PPS proposed rule, we 
incorrectly referred to column 13A when we intended to refer to column 
11A in Worksheet B. Therefore, we are publishing this correction notice 
to include the appropriate location for the average composite rate cost 
per treatment.

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III. Waiver of 60-Day Comment Period

    We ordinarily permit a 60-day comment period on notices of proposed 
rulemaking in the Federal Register, as provided in section 1871(b)(1) 
of the Act. However, this period may be shortened, as provided under 
section 1871(b)(2)(C) of the Act, when the Secretary finds good cause 
that a 60-day comment period would be impracticable, unnecessary, or 
contrary to the public interest, and incorporates a statement of the 
finding and its reasons in the rule issued. Because the correction in 
this document does not make any changes to the substantive policies 
proposed in the CY 2016 ESRD PPS proposed rule, but merely corrects the 
reference to a column in the preamble of the proposed rule, this 
correcting document does not constitute agency rulemaking and 
therefore, the 60-day comment period does not apply.
    In addition, we believe it is important for the public to have the 
corrected information as soon as possible and find no reason to delay 
dissemination of it.
    For the reasons stated previously, we find it both unnecessary and 
contrary to the public interest to undertake further notice and comment 
procedures with respect to this correcting document.

IV. Correction of Errors

    In FR Doc. 2015-16074 of July 1, 2015 (80 FR 37808), make the 
following corrections:

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1. On page 37814, second column, second full paragraph, in line 16, the 
reference to ``13A'' is corrected to read ``11A''.

    Dated: August 27, 2015.
Madhura Valverde,
Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-21783 Filed 9-1-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 170 / Wednesday, September 2, 2015 / Proposed Rules 53087 5. Hand or Courier Delivery: Jeffrey FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to proposed rule published in the Federal Buss, Air Planning Section (AIR–2), U.S. schedule your inspection during normal Register on July 1, 2015, entitled Environmental Protection Agency, business hours. ‘‘Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Region IX, 75 Hawthorne, San FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Disease Prospective Payment System, Francisco, California 94105. Such Jeffrey Buss, Office of Air Planning, U.S. and Quality Incentive Program.’’ deliveries are only accepted during the Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Office’s normal hours of DATES:This correction is effective on Region 9, (415) 947–4152, email: September 2, 2015. operation. Special arrangements should buss.jeffrey@epa.gov. be made for deliveries of boxed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information. ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this Michelle Cruse, (410) 786–7540. Instructions: Direct your comments to Federal Register, the EPA is approving Docket ID No. EPA–R09–OAR–2014– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the State of Arizona’s Stage II vapor 0256. EPA’s policy is that all comments recovery SIP revision in a direct final I. Background received will be included in the public action without prior proposal because docket without change and may be we believe this SIP revision is not In FR Doc. 2015–16074 of July 1, 2015 made available online at (80 FR 37808) there was a technical controversial. A detailed rationale for www.regulations.gov, including any error that is discussed in the ‘‘Summary the approval is set forth in the direct personal information provided, unless of Errors,’’ and further identified and final rule. If we receive adverse the comment includes information corrected in the ‘‘Correction of Errors’’ comments, however, we will publish a claimed to be Confidential Business section below. The provisions in this timely withdrawal of the direct final Information (CBI) or other information correction document are effective as if rule and address the comments in a the disclosure of which is restricted by they had been included in the document subsequent final rule based on this statute. Do not submit information published on July 1, 2015. Accordingly, proposed rule. Please note that if the through www.regulations.gov or email the corrections are effective September EPA receives adverse comment on an that you consider to be CBI or otherwise 2, 2015. protected from disclosure. The amendment, paragraph, or section of www.regulations.gov Web site is an this rule and if that provision may be II. Summary of Errors anonymous access system, which means severed from the remainder of the rule, the EPA may adopt as final those On page 37814 of the preamble, we the EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide provisions of the rule that are not the discovered an error in the reference to it in the body of your comment. If you subject of an adverse comment. the cost report column from which we We do not plan to open a second derived the data for one of the send an email comment directly to the comment period, so anyone interested dependent variables used in developing EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email in commenting should do so at this the two-equation regression address will be automatically captured time. If we do not receive adverse methodology that we performed to and included as part of the comment comments, no further activity is analyze and propose revisions to the that is placed in the public docket and planned. For further information, see End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) made available on the Internet. If you please see the direct final action. Prospective Payment System (PPS) submit an electronic comment, the EPA Dated: March 30, 2015. payment adjusters for Calendar Year recommends that you include your Jared Blumenfeld, (CY) 2016 ESRD PPS proposed rule. name and other contact information in Regional Administrator, Region IX. Specifically, we measured resource use the body of your comment and with any of the maintenance dialysis services disk or CD–ROM you submit. If the EPA Editorial Note: This document was included in the current bundle of received for publication by the Office of the composite rate services using only ESRD cannot read your comment due to Federal Register on August 27, 2015. technical difficulties and cannot contact facility data obtained from the Medicare you for clarification, the EPA may not [FR Doc. 2015–21684 Filed 9–1–15; 8:45 am] cost reports for independent ESRD be able to consider your comment. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P facilities and hospital-based ESRD Electronic files should avoid the use of facilities. We indicated in the proposed special characters, any form of rule that for independent ESRD encryption, and be free of any defects or DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND facilities, the average composite rate viruses. HUMAN SERVICES cost per treatment for each ESRD facility Docket: All documents in the docket was calculated by dividing the total are listed in the www.regulations.gov Centers for Medicare & Medicaid reported allowable costs for composite index. Although listed in the index, Services rate services for cost reporting periods some information is not publicly ending in CYs 2012 and 2013 available, e.g., CBI or other information 42 CFR Part 413 (Worksheet B, column 13A, lines 8–17 whose disclosure is restricted by statute. on CMS–265–11; Worksheet I–2, [CMS–1628–CN] Certain other material, such as column 11, lines 2–11 on CMS–2552– copyrighted material, will be publicly RIN 0938–AS48 10) by the total number of dialysis available only in hard copy. Publicly treatments (Worksheet C, column 1, asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS available docket materials are available Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal lines 8–17 on CMS 265–11). In the CY either electronically in Disease Prospective Payment System; 2016 ESRD PPS proposed rule, we www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at Correction incorrectly referred to column 13A the Air Planning Office (AIR–2), U.S. AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & when we intended to refer to column Environmental Protection Agency, Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 11A in Worksheet B. Therefore, we are Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San ACTION: Correction. publishing this correction notice to Francisco, California 94105. The EPA include the appropriate location for the requests that if at all possible, you SUMMARY: This document corrects a average composite rate cost per contact the person listed in the FOR technical error that appeared in the treatment. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 Sep 01, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\02SEP1.SGM 02SEP1

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The Commission will quota share could occur in November, for the public to have the corrected not send a copy of this Notice pursuant 2015, and establish procedures information as soon as possible and find to the Congressional Review Act, 5 applicable in the future if divestiture no reason to delay dissemination of it. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A) because this notice becomes necessary. For the reasons stated previously, we does not have an impact on any rules of find it both unnecessary and contrary to DATES: Comments on this proposed rule particular applicability. must be received on or before October the public interest to undertake further Subject: Lifeline and Link Up Reform notice and comment procedures with 2, 2015. and Modernization, respect to this correcting document. Telecommunications Carriers Eligible ADDRESSES: You may submit comments for Universal Service Support, Connect on this document, identified by NOAA– IV. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionCorrection.
DatesThis correction is effective on September 2, 2015.
ContactMichelle Cruse, (410) 786-7540.
FR Citation80 FR 53087 
RIN Number0938-AS48
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