80 FR 81294 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-32715

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE363


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Committee to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full 
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree 
by Hilton, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01950; phone: (978) 777-2500; 
fax: (978) 750-7911.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    The Committee plans to receive a Herring Advisory Panel report. The 
committee will also review Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery 
Management Plan. They will also review information and analyses which 
addresses concerns related to the Acceptable Biological Catch control 
rule, and localized depletion in inshore waters. The committee plans to 
discuss the potential for using state port-side monitoring data to 
monitor the River herring/Shad catch caps. The committee will also 
discuss 5-year research priorities for Atlantic herring (2017-22). They 
also will discuss a future action to consider revising the haddock 
catch cap accountability measure. Other business will be discussed as 
necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising 
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under 
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has 
been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address 
the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.


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    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 23, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Special Accommodations Management Council, 50 Water Street, SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
This meeting is physically accessible Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; or Management Council (Council) is
to people with disabilities. Requests for • Fax to (978) 465–3116. scheduling a public meeting of its
sign language interpretation or other Requests for copies of the Herring Committee to consider actions
auxiliary aids should be directed to Amendment 22 scoping document and affecting New England fisheries in the
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at other information should be directed to exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Recommendations from this group will
the meeting date. New England Fishery Management be brought to the full Council for formal
Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, consideration and action, if appropriate.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Newburyport, MA 01950, telephone DATES: This meeting will be held on
Dated: December 23, 2015. (978) 465–0492. The scoping document Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 9:30
Tracey L. Thompson, is accessible electronically via the a.m.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Internet at http://s3.amazonaws.com/ ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. nefmc.org/a-22-whiting-Scoping- meeting will be held at the DoubleTree
[FR Doc. 2015–32716 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am] document-4.pdf. by Hilton, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers,
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MA 01950; phone: (978) 777–2500; fax:
Thomas Nies, Executive Director, New (978) 750–7911.
England Fishery Management Council; Council address: New England
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE telephone: (978) 465–0492. Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Administration Extension of Comment Period
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
RIN 0648–XE308 On November 23, 2015, NMFS New England Fishery Management
published an NOI (80 FR 72951) with a Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
Fisheries of the Northeastern United comment period ending on January 7, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery 2016. The comment period is being
Management Plan; Notice of Intent To extended to January 20, 2016, to allow Agenda
Prepare an Environmental Impact the public additional time to comment. The Committee plans to receive a
Statement; Scoping Process; Request Herring Advisory Panel report. The
Additional Public Hearing
for Comments; Extension of Comment committee will also review Amendment
Period The Council will take and discuss 8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery
scoping comments on this amendment Management Plan. They will also
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries at an additional public meeting:
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and review information and analyses which
1. Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at addresses concerns related to the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 6:00 p.m. Hampton Inn, 2100 Post Road,
Commerce. Acceptable Biological Catch control
Warwick, RI 02886; (401) 739–8888. rule, and localized depletion in inshore
ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare an waters. The committee plans to discuss
environmental impact statement and Special Accommodations
the potential for using state port-side
initiate scoping process; request for This meeting is accessible to people monitoring data to monitor the River
comments; extension of comment with physical disabilities. Requests for herring/Shad catch caps. The committee
period and announcement of additional sign language interpretation or other will also discuss 5-year research
public hearing. auxiliary aids should be directed to priorities for Atlantic herring (2017–22).
Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least They also will discuss a future action to
SUMMARY: In the Notice of Intent (NOI) five days prior to this meeting date.
that published on Monday, November consider revising the haddock catch cap
23, 2015, the Council and NMFS Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. accountability measure. Other business
announced the intention to prepare an Dated: December 22, 2015. will be discussed as necessary.
environmental impact statement in Alan D. Risenhoover,
Although non-emergency issues not
accordance with the National contained in this agenda may come
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
Environmental Policy Act. This notice is National Marine Fisheries Service.
before this group for discussion, those
to alert the interested public of an issues may not be the subject of formal
[FR Doc. 2015–32668 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am]
additional public hearing and to extend action during this meeting. Action will
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the written comment period from be restricted to those issues specifically
January 7, 2016, to January 20, 2016, to listed in this notice and any issues
ensure adequate time for the public to arising after publication of this notice
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
comment on the NOI. that require emergency action under
National Oceanic and Atmospheric section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
DATES: The deadline for written and Act, provided the public has been
electronic scoping comments on the Administration
notified of the Council’s intent to take
NOI published on November 23, 2015 RIN 0648–XE363 final action to address the emergency.
(80 FR 72951) is extended to January 20,
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2016, by 5 p.m., local time. New England Fishery Management Special Accommodations
ADDRESSES: Written scoping comments Council; Public Meeting This meeting is physically accessible
on Amendment 22 may be sent by any AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries to people with disabilities. Requests for
of the following methods: Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and sign language interpretation or other
• Email to the following address: Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), auxiliary aids should be directed to
comments@nefmc.org; Commerce. Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
• Mail to Thomas A. Nies, Executive (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Director, New England Fishery the meeting date.

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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. DATES: Effective Date: The rates, discharge status). The Grouper used for
Dated: December 23, 2015. weights, and Medicare PPS changes the TRICARE DRG-based payment
Tracey L. Thompson, which affect the TRICARE DRG-based system is the same as the current
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
payment system contained in this notice Medicare Grouper with certain
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. are effective for discharges occurring on modifications. For FY 2008, Medicare
or after October 1, 2015. implemented their Medicare-Severity
[FR Doc. 2015–32715 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am]
ADDRESSES: Defense Health Agency, DRG (MS–DRG) based payment system.
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TRICARE, Medical Benefits and TRICARE, however, continued with the
Reimbursement Section, 16401 East Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Centretech Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011– Services DRG-based (CMS–DRG)
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 9066. payment system for FY 2008. For FY
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
2009, the TRICARE/CHAMPUS DRG-
Notice of Meeting based payment system shall be modeled
Sharon L. Seelmeyer, Medical Benefits
The next meeting of the U.S. and Reimbursement Section, TRICARE, on the MS–DRG system, with the
Commission of Fine Arts is scheduled telephone (303) 676–3690. Questions following modifications.
for 21 January 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in the The MS–DRG system consolidated the
regarding payment of specific claims
Commission offices at the National 43 pediatric CMS DRGs that were
under the TRICARE DRG-based
Building Museum, Suite 312, Judiciary defined based on age less than or equal
payment system should be addressed to
Square, 401 F Street NW., Washington, to 17 into the most clinically similar
the appropriate contractor.
DC 20001–2728. Items of discussion MS–DRGs. In their Inpatient Prospective
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final Payment System final rule for MS–
may include buildings, parks and rule published on September 1, 1987 (52
memorials. DRGs, Medicare stated for their
FR 32992) set forth the basic procedures population these pediatric CMS DRGs
Draft agendas and additional used under the CHAMPUS DRG-based
information regarding the Commission contained a very low volume of
payment system. This was subsequently Medicare patients. At the same time,
are available on our Web site: amended by final rules published
www.cfa.gov. Inquiries regarding the Medicare encouraged private insurers
August 31, 1988 (53 FR 33461); October and other non-Medicare payers to make
agenda and requests to submit written 21, 1988 (53 FR 41331); December 16,
or oral statements should be addressed refinements to MS–DRGs to better suit
1988 (53 FR 50515); May 30, 1990 (55 the needs of the patients they serve.
to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S. FR 21863); October 22, 1990 (55 FR
Commission of Fine Arts, at the above Consequently, TRICARE finds it
42560); and September 10, 1998 (63 FR appropriate to retain the pediatric CMS–
address; by emailing cfastaff@cfa.gov; or 48439).
by calling 202–504–2200. Individuals DRGs for our population. TRICARE is
An explicit tenet of these final rules, also retaining the TRICARE-specific
requiring sign language interpretation and one based on the statute authorizing
for the hearing impaired should contact DRGs for neonates and substance use.
the use of DRGs by TRICARE, is that the For FY09, TRICARE will use the MS–
the Secretary at least 10 days before the TRICARE DRG-based payment system is
meeting date. DRG v26.0 pre-MDC hierarchy, with the
modeled on the Medicare PPS, and that, exception that MDC 15 is applied after
Dated: December 18, 2015 in Washington, whenever practicable, the TRICARE DRG 011–012 and before MDC 24.
DC. system will follow the same rules that For FY10, there are no additional or
Thomas Luebke, apply to the Medicare PPS. The Centers deleted DRGs.
Secretary. for Medicare and Medicaid Services For FY 11, the added DRGs and
[FR Doc. 2015–32419 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am] (CMS) publishes these changes annually deleted DRGs are the same as those
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in the Federal Register and discusses in included in CMS’ final rule published
detail the impact of the changes. on August 16, 2010. That is, DRG 009
In addition, this notice updates the is deleted; DRGs 014 and 015 are being
rates and weights in accordance with added.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE our previous final rules. The actual For FY 12, the added DRGs and
Office of the Secretary changes we are making, along with a deleted DRGs are the same as those
description of their relationship to the included in CMS’ final rule published
TRICARE; Civilian Health and Medical Medicare PPS, are detailed in this on August 18, 2011 (76 FR 51476–
Program of the Uniformed Services notice. 51846). That is, DRG 015 is deleted;
(CHAMPUS); Fiscal Year 2016 I. Medicare PPS Changes Which Affect DRGs 016 and 017 are being added.
Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) For FY 2013 there are no new,
the TRICARE DRG-Based Payment
Updates revised, or deleted DRGs.
System For FY 2014 there are no new,
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Following is a discussion of the revised, or deleted DRGs.
Department of Defense, DoD. changes CMS has made to the Medicare For FY 2015 the added, deleted, and
ACTION: Notice of DRG revised rates. PPS that affect the TRICARE DRG-based revised DRGs are the same as those
payment system. included in the CMS’ final rule
SUMMARY: This notice describes the published on August 22, 2014 (79 FR
changes made to the TRICARE DRG- A. DRG Classifications
49880) with the exception of
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based payment system in order to Under both the Medicare PPS and the endovascular cardiac valve replacement
conform to changes made to the TRICARE DRG-based payment system, for which CMS added DRGs 266/267
Medicare Prospective Payment System cases are classified into the appropriate and TRICARE added DRGs 317/318
(PPS). DRG by a Grouper program. The because the TRICARE Grouper already
It also provides the updated fixed loss Grouper classifies each case into a DRG has DRGs 266/267 assigned to pediatric
cost outlier threshold, cost-to-charge on the basis of the diagnosis and procedures.
ratios, and the data necessary to update procedure codes and demographic For FY2016 the added, deleted, and
the FY 2016 rates. information (that is, sex, age, and revised DRGs are the same as those

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; public meeting.
Dates		This meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		80 FR 81294
RIN Number		0648-XE36

80 FR 81294 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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