73 FR 142 pg. 42743 - Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas
Type: PRORULEVolume: 73Number: 142Page: 42743
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-16831 Filed 7-22-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
42 CFR Parts 5 and 51c
RIN 0906-AA44
Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas
AGENCY:
Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Proposed rule; status.
SUMMARY:
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) received many substantive comments on the proposed rule and will consider these comments carefully. Based on a preliminary review of the comments, it appears that HRSA will need to make a number of changes in the proposed rule. Instead of issuing a final regulation as the next step, HHS will issue a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for further review and public comment prior to issuing a final rule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andy Jordan, 301-594-0197.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On February 29, 2008, HHS published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, "Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas" (73 FR 11232). The initial notice provided a 60-day comment period. Due to the level of interest in the proposed rule, two 30-day extensions of the comment period were published in the Federal Register , one on April 21, 2008 (73 FR 21300) and the second on June 2, 2008 (73 FR 31418). The latest comment period closed on June 30, 2008.
Dated: July 17, 2008.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-16831 Filed 7-22-08; 8:45 am]
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