80 FR 68479 - Exempting Mental Health Peer Support Services From Copayments

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 214 (November 5, 2015)

Page Range		68479-68479
FR Document		2015-28255

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is withdrawing VA's proposed rulemaking, published in the Federal Register on November 28, 2014, to amend its regulation that governs VA services that are not subject to copayment requirements for inpatient hospital care or outpatient medical care. Specifically, the proposed rule would have amended the regulation to exempt mental health peer support services from having any required copayment. VA received no adverse comments concerning the proposed rule or its companion substantially identical direct final rule published in the Federal Register on the same date. In a companion document in this issue of the Federal Register, we are confirming that the direct final rule became effective on January 27, 2015. Accordingly, this document withdraws as unnecessary the proposed rule.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 17

RIN 2900-AP10


Exempting Mental Health Peer Support Services From Copayments

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is withdrawing VA's 
proposed rulemaking, published in the Federal Register on November 28, 
2014, to amend its regulation that governs VA services that are not 
subject to copayment requirements for inpatient hospital care or 
outpatient medical care. Specifically, the proposed rule would have 
amended the regulation to exempt mental health peer support services 
from having any required copayment. VA received no adverse comments 
concerning the proposed rule or its companion substantially identical 
direct final rule published in the Federal Register on the same date. 
In a companion document in this issue of the Federal Register, we are 
confirming that the direct final rule became effective on January 27, 
2015. Accordingly, this document withdraws as unnecessary the proposed 
rule.

DATES: The proposed rule published on November 28, 2014, 79 FR 70941, 
is withdrawn as of November 5, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin J. Cunningham, Director 
Business Policy, Chief Business Office (10NB6), Veterans Health 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20420; (202) 382-2508. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a proposed rule published in the Federal 
Register on November 28, 2014, 79 FR 70941, VA proposed to amend 38 CFR 
17.108 to eliminate copayments for mental health peer support services. 
VA published a companion substantially identical direct final rule at 
79 FR 70938, on the same date. The direct final rule and proposed rule 
each provided a 60-day comment period that ended on January 27, 2015. 
No adverse comments were received. Six comments that supported the 
rulemaking were received from the general public. One commenter also 
urged VA to exempt evidence-based, cost-effective primary care services 
from having a required copayment. This comment is outside the scope of 
this rulemaking, and therefore, VA is not making any changes to this 
rulemaking based on this comment.
    Because no adverse comments were received within the comment 
period, VA is withdrawing the proposed rule as unnecessary. In a 
companion document in this issue of the Federal Register, VA is 
confirming the effective date of the direct final rule, RIN 2900-AP11, 
published at 79 FR 70938.

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. Robert L. 
Nabors II, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved 
this document on October 26, 2015, for publication.

    Dated: November 2, 2015.
Michael P. Shores,
Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office 
of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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(d) Subject CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, companion document in this issue of
Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ send your request to your principal inspector the Federal Register, we are confirming
Air Transport Association (ATA) of America or local Flight Standards District Office, as that the direct final rule became
Code 2730; Elevator Control System. appropriate. If sending information directly
to the manager of the ACO, send it to the
effective on January 27, 2015.
(e) Unsafe Condition attention of the person identified in Accordingly, this document withdraws
This AD was prompted by a report of paragraph (k) of this AD. Information may be as unnecessary the proposed rule.
limited control yoke movement due to emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC- DATES: The proposed rule published on
cushion edging jammed in the elevator Requests@faa.gov. November 28, 2014, 79 FR 70941, is
control anti-rotation guide slot. We are (2) Before using any approved AMOC, withdrawn as of November 5, 2015.
issuing this AD to prevent failure of the notify your appropriate principal inspector,
elevator control system, which could result or lacking a principal inspector, the manager FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
in loss of control. of the local flight standards district office/ Kristin J. Cunningham, Director
certificate holding district office. Business Policy, Chief Business Office
(f) Compliance
(k) Related Information (10NB6), Veterans Health
Comply with this AD within the Administration, Department of Veterans
compliance times specified, unless already (1) For more information about this AD,
contact David Herron, Aerospace Engineer,
Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW.,
done.
Seattle ACO, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20420; (202) 382–2508.
(g) Inspect Cushion Edging Renton, Washington 98057; phone: (425) (This is not a toll-free number.)
Before further flight after the effective date 917–6469; fax: (425) 917–6591; email: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a
of this AD and repetitively thereafter at david.herron@faa.gov. proposed rule published in the Federal
intervals not to exceed 50 hours time-in- (2) For service information identified in Register on November 28, 2014, 79 FR
service or at every annual inspection, this AD, contact Quest Aircraft Design, LLC,
whichever comes first, until the terminating 1200 Turbine Drive, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864;
70941, VA proposed to amend 38 CFR
action specified in paragraph (i) of this AD telephone: (208) 263–1111; toll free: (866) 17.108 to eliminate copayments for
is done, inspect the cushion edging, part 263–1112; email: CustomerService@ mental health peer support services. VA
number (P/N) M22529/2–3R–25, located on QuestAircraft.com; Internet: published a companion substantially
each side of the elevator control anti-rotation www.questaircraft.com. You may review identical direct final rule at 79 FR
guide slot, P/N 100–619–0008, for the pilot copies of the referenced service information 70938, on the same date. The direct
and co-pilot control yoke assemblies, at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 final rule and proposed rule each
following section 5.1 Cushion Edging Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For provided a 60-day comment period that
Inspection of Quest Aircraft Field Service information on the availability of this ended on January 27, 2015. No adverse
Instruction, Elevator Control System— material at the FAA, call (816) 329–4148.
Cushion Edging Inspection, Report No. FSI– comments were received. Six comments
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on that supported the rulemaking were
105, Revision 00, not dated, as specified in
Quest Aircraft KODIAK Mandatory Service October 30, 2015. received from the general public. One
Bulletin SB14–07, dated August 26, 2014. Melvin Johnson, commenter also urged VA to exempt
(h) Replace Cushion Edging
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, evidence-based, cost-effective primary
Aircraft Certification Service. care services from having a required
If damage or wear is found during any [FR Doc. 2015–28198 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am] copayment. This comment is outside the
inspection required in paragraph (g) of this
AD, before further flight, replace the cushion BILLING CODE 4910–13–P scope of this rulemaking, and therefore,
edging following section 5.3 of Quest Aircraft VA is not making any changes to this
Field Service Instruction, Elevator Control rulemaking based on this comment.
System—Cushion Edging Inspection, Report DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Because no adverse comments were
No. FSI–105, Revision 00, not dated, as AFFAIRS received within the comment period,
specified in Quest Aircraft KODIAK VA is withdrawing the proposed rule as
Mandatory Service Bulletin SB14–07, dated 38 CFR Part 17 unnecessary. In a companion document
August 26, 2014.
RIN 2900–AP10 in this issue of the Federal Register, VA
(i) Install Wear Pads (Terminating Action for is confirming the effective date of the
the Repetitive Inspections) Exempting Mental Health Peer Support direct final rule, RIN 2900–AP11,
Within 1 year after the effective date of this Services From Copayments published at 79 FR 70938.
AD, remove the cushion edging, P/N
M22529/2–3R–25, installed on the elevator AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. Signing Authority
control anti-rotation guide, and install wear ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
pads, P/N 100–619–0037, on the elevator designee, approved this document and
bearing assembly link arm following section SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans
authorized the undersigned to sign and
5. Instructions, including all subsections, of Affairs (VA) is withdrawing VA’s
Quest Aircraft Field Service Instruction, submit the document to the Office of the
proposed rulemaking, published in the
Yoke Anti-Rotation Guide Wear Pad Federal Register for publication
Federal Register on November 28, 2014,
Upgrade, Report No. FSI–108, Revision 00, electronically as an official document of
to amend its regulation that governs VA
not dated, as specified in Quest Aircraft the Department of Veterans Affairs.
KODIAK 100 Recommended Service Bulletin services that are not subject to
Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff,
SB15–01, dated March 26, 2015. Installing all copayment requirements for inpatient
Department of Veterans Affairs,
four wear pads on the pilot and co-pilot arms hospital care or outpatient medical care.
approved this document on October 26,
of the elevator bearing assemblies terminates Specifically, the proposed rule would
jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS

2015, for publication.
the repetitive inspections required in have amended the regulation to exempt
paragraph (g) of this AD. mental health peer support services Dated: November 2, 2015.
(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance from having any required copayment. Michael P. Shores,
(AMOCs) VA received no adverse comments Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation
concerning the proposed rule or its Policy & Management, Office of the General
(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft
Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the companion substantially identical direct Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if final rule published in the Federal [FR Doc. 2015–28255 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am]
requested using the procedures found in 14 Register on the same date. In a BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Withdrawal of proposed rule.
Dates		The proposed rule published on November 28, 2014, 79 FR 70941, is withdrawn as of November 5, 2015.
Contact		Kristin J. Cunningham, Director Business Policy, Chief Business Office (10NB6), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20420; (202) 382-2508. (This is not a toll-free number.)
FR Citation		80 FR 68479
RIN Number		2900-AP10