[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 2, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 30756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13405]
[[Page 30756]]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
42 CFR Parts 412 and 413
[CMS-1498-CN]
RIN 0938-AP80
Medicare Program; Supplemental Proposed Changes to the Hospital
Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the
Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Supplemental
Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Rates; Correction
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Correction of proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the
supplementary proposed rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Supplemental
Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems
for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective
Payment System and Supplemental Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Rates'' which
was filed for public inspection on May 21, 2010.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule FR Doc. No. 2010-12567,
published elsewhere in this issue, is corrected to close June 18, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tzvi Hefter, (410) 786-4487.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In FR Doc. 2010-12567 filed May 21, 2010, there are technical and
typographical errors that are identified and corrected in the
Correction of Errors section below.
II. Summary of Errors
In the DATES section, we inadvertently requested that the Office of
the Federal Register base the comment period closing date on the date
of publication of the proposed rule. In the waiver section of the
proposed rule, we indicated that ``we are waiving the 60-day comment
period for good cause and allowing a comment period that coincides with
the comment period provided for on the FY 2011 IPPS/LTCH PPS proposed
rule (75 FR 23852).'' Therefore, in section III. of this correction
notice, we correct this error by inserting the date that the comment
period closes to coincide with the date that the comment period closes
for the FY 2011 IPPS/LTCH PPS proposed rule, which is June 18, 2010.
III. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 2010-12567 filed May 21, 2010, make the following
correction:
1. In the DATES section, the date ``July 2, 2010'' is corrected to
read ``June 18, 2010.''
IV. 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.
The changes made by this correction notice do not constitute agency
rulemaking, and therefore the 60-day comment period does not apply.
This correction notice merely corrects typographical and technical
errors in FY 2011 IPPS/LTCH PPS supplemental proposed rule and does not
make substantive changes to either that proposed rule or the first FY
2011 IPPS/LTCH PPS proposed rule appearing in the May 4, 2010 Federal
Register that would require additional time on which to comment.
Instead, this correction notice is intended to ensure the accuracy of
the FY 2011 IPPS/LTCH PPS supplemental proposed rule.
We further note that this document makes corrections to a
supplemental proposed rule for which the Secretary has found good cause
to shorten the required 60-day comment period; we refer readers to
section III.B. of the FY 2011 IPPS/LTCH PPS supplemental proposed rule
for additional discussion on that point. Therefore, to the extent that
the 60-day comment period does apply, we find that good cause to
shorten that period for the reasons set forth above, as well as for the
reasons articulated in section III.B. of the FY 2011 IPPS/LTCH PPS
supplemental proposed rule.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773,
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: May 28, 2010.
Ashley Files Flory,
Deputy Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. 2010-13405 Filed 5-28-10; 4:15 pm]
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