Search Results Archives: July 2015
From: Transport Topics
The White House Office of Management and Budget is in possession of FMCSA’s electronic logging device and prohibition of coercion rules, and soon will begin its review of them, usually the last step before official publication.
OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs said it received the rules from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on July 30.
From: RevCycle Intelligence
The Hospital Quality Star Rating System from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) is facing scrutiny. Some industry-wide trepidation exists about whether or not CMS’s Hospital Quality Star Ratings System will result in actionable, knowledgeable decision making, as RevcycleIntelligence.com reported earlier this week.
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CRE suggests CMS allow the public to collectively comment on data collection and provide consolidated Information Collection Requests (ICRs) to OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs – especially in regard to burden cost estimates. CRE additionally requests for an explanation as to why the burden costs shown are mainly zero. CRE says such information “does not appear credible” and “could be disguised by submission of information collection requests in a piecemeal fashion and by using differing titles and explanations for the ICRs.”
Editor’s Note: For information on why CMS is required to go through a rulemaking process for its Star Rating system for Part C and D Medicare, see CRE letter to CMS here.
From: Association of Public Data Users
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS
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| 08/03/2015 | Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture Comparative Database | Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk Officer by fax at (202) 395-6974 (attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by email atOIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk officer). Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer. |
From: Overdrive
A federal rule to mandate the use of electronic logging devices by truck operators is scheduled to make its next move toward implementation this month, according to a recent report issued by the Department of Transportation.
The DOT’s monthly regulatory update for July forecasts the rule to be sent from the DOT’s Office of the Secretary to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget — the last stop before its publication in the Federal Register — on July 21, next week.
From: RegBlog | Penn Program on Regulation
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 was enacted not only to ban outright racial discrimination, but to combat residential segregation—a goal which critics have argued still has yet to be achieved 50 years later. But the Obama Administration is seeking to change that. Last week, it announced a new regulation designed to eradicate racially segregated housing patterns and foster integration in communities across the nation.
From: Midland Reporter-Telegram
WASHINGTON – A wave of federal regulation is set to hit the oil and gas industry in coming years, but the crests of the coming mandates are visible now, as administration officials race to draft and finalize proposals before President Barack Obama leaves office.
The measures range from minor to major, with some specifically targeting oil and gas activities and others affecting the sector because they apply economy-wide. In all cases, the government’s long regulatory timeline – with initial drafts and final rules subjected to public comment and interagency reviews – means work is under way now with an eye on finishing the job in 2016 or 2017.
From: The National Law Review
Joanne S. Hawana | Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C
Katherine Fox, project analyst at Mintz Levin, also contributed to this story.
Last week, the White House waded into the GMO regulatory fray with the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) announcement of a major overhaul of GMO regulation.
From: ReedSmith | Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS recently sent several major proposed Medicare CY 2016 payment rules to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for regulatory clearance – the last step before publication in the Federal Register. Specifically, OMB is reviewing proposed rules to update the Medicare physician fee schedule, the hospital outpatient PPS/ambulatory surgical center payment update, and the home health PPS for CY 2016. The proposed rules are expected to be released this week.
Editor’s Note: The White House Fact Sheet, “Middle Class Economics Rewarding Hard Work by Restoring Overtime Pay” is available here.
From: The National Law Review
Timothy M. McConville | Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
The Department of Labor announced yesterday a proposed rule that would impose new overtime pay requirements on employers and affect 5 million white collar workers within the first year of the rule’s implementation. The proposal would guarantee overtime pay to most salaried workers earning less than an estimated $50,440 next year.
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