[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81878-81879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[HCFA-9006-N]


Medicare and Medicaid Programs

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Correction of HHS regulatory plan and unified agenda.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects a technical error that appeared in the 
November 30, 2000 Regulatory Plan and the November 30, 2000 Unified 
Agenda. The Regulatory Plan included HHS-HCFA sequence number 57-
Physicians' Referrals to Health Care Entities With Which They Have 
Financial Relationships--Phase II (HCFA-1810-FC) that concerns the 
physician referral provisions under section 1877 of the

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Social Security Act. This entry should not have been included in the 
Regulatory Plan because it was premature and inaccurate. We are 
withdrawing this item from the Regulatory Plan and also from the 
Unified Agenda, which cross-referenced the Regulatory Plan.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These corrections are effective December 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanne Sinsheimer, (410) 786-4620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice withdraws HHS-HCFA Sequence 
Number 57-Physicians' Referrals to Health Care Entities With Which They 
Have Financial Relationships--Phase II (HCFA-1810-FC) from the 
Regulatory Plan that was published on November 30, 2000 (65 FR 73383) 
and from the Unified Agenda, also published on November 30, 2000 (65 FR 
73838).
    We are withdrawing this entry from the Regulatory Plan because the 
language was premature, inaccurate and not meant for publication in the 
Federal Register. Therefore, we are withdrawing HHS-HCFA sequence 
number 57 from the Regulatory Plan published on November 30, 2000 at 65 
FR 73383 and sequence number 1260 from the Unified Agenda published on 
November 30, 2000 at 65 FR 73838, that cross-referenced this Regulatory 
Plan entry.

    Authority: Sections 1871 and 1102 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395hh and 1302).

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.778, Medical 
Assistance Program; No. 93.773 Medicare--Hospital Insurance Program; 
and No. 93.774, Medicare-Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: December 21, 2000.
Robert A. Berenson,
Acting Deputy Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration.
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