{"description":"Documents matching 'quotation suppliers simultaneous interpretation equipment'","count":272,"total_pages":14,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=quotation+suppliers+simultaneous+interpretation+equipment&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\" or \"the Department\") proposes to update the Department's current rulemaking methodology titled, \"Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment\" (\"Process Rule\"). Specifically, DOE proposes to: make Appendix A binding on DOE for certain actions; amend objectives and considerations consistent with recent Executive orders and Department policies; add a definition of \"significant energy savings\"; re-instate the comparative analysis requirement, described as a \"walk up\" approach; include certain economic thresholds; re-instate the description of clear and convincing evidence; and revert to language from the 2020 Process Rule text, with minor edits, in several sections. In addition to requesting written comments on its proposal, DOE will also hold a public meeting to discuss this proposal and obtain additional input.","document_number":"2026-13674","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13674/energy-conservation-program-procedures-interpretations-and-policies-for-consideration-of-new-or","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13674.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13674.pdf?1783341912","publication_date":"2026-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"products; (4) consumer electronics; (5) other covered products; (6) commercial heating and cooling <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>; (7) commercial water heating <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>; (8) commercial refrigeration <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>; and (9) other covered <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. DOE requests comment on this further disaggregated threshold approach, and on whether the 10-percent and 2 quads FFC energy use reduction over a 30-year period, or higher or lower alternatives, may be appropriate for each product or <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> grouping. DOE also acknowledges that implementation of such an approach may require further"},{"title":"Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing regulations to implement certain provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020. This rulemaking establishes an emissions reduction and reclamation program for the management of hydrofluorocarbons that includes requirements for leak repair and installation and use of automatic leak detection systems for certain equipment using refrigerants containing hydrofluorocarbons and certain substitutes; the servicing and/or repair of certain refrigerant- containing equipment to be done with reclaimed hydrofluorocarbons; the initial installation and servicing and/or repair of fire suppression equipment to be done with recycled hydrofluorocarbons, technician training, and recycling of hydrofluorocarbons prior to the disposal of fire suppression equipment containing hydrofluorocarbons; removal of hydrofluorocarbons from disposable cylinders before discarding them; and certain recordkeeping, reporting, and labeling requirements. In addition, EPA is establishing alternative Resource Conservation and Recovery Act standards for certain ignitable spent refrigerants being recycled for reuse.","document_number":"2024-21967","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/11/2024-21967/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-management-of-certain-hydrofluorocarbons-and-substitutes-under-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-11/pdf/2024-21967.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-21967.pdf?1728564320","publication_date":"2024-10-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"“or <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>” and changing the second instance of “or <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>” with “or appliances.” EPA deleted the first instance of the phrase “or <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>” from the definition because the use of the term “<span class=\"match\">equipment</span>” in this instance does not align with the definition of “<span class=\"match\">equipment</span>” as defined in this rulemaking. This deletion is intended to clarify the intent of the definition, as the use of “<span class=\"match\">equipment</span>” in this context of “off-road vehicles or <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>” could have been confusing because it is not being used in the sense of how the term “<span class=\"match\">equipment</span>” is defined"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers (\"commercial refrigeration equipment\" or \"CRE\"). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") to periodically review its existing standards to determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified and would result in significant energy savings. In this final rule, DOE is adopting new and amended energy conservation standards for CRE. It has determined that the new and amended energy conservation standards for this equipment would result in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified.","document_number":"2024-31214","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2024-31214/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-commercial-refrigerators-freezers-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2024-31214.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31214.pdf?1737121512","publication_date":"2025-01-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"number of consumer products and certain industrial <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. (42 U.S.C. 6291-6317, as codified) Title III, Part C of EPCA,\n 15 \n \n added by Public Law 95-619, Title IV, section 441(a), established the Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial <span class=\"match\">Equipment</span>, which sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. (42 U.S.C. 6311-6317) EPCA specifies a list of <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> that constitutes covered <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> (hereafter referred to as “covered <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>”).\n 16 \n \n This <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> includes commercial refrigerators, freezers, and"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 6, 7, 10, 18, 26, 37, and 41","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement. The E.O. directs the elimination of excessive acquisition regulations to stop the inefficient use of American taxpayer dollars. The FAR Council is issuing twelve proposed rules that collectively will streamline the FAR in its entirety. This rule proposes revisions to FAR parts 6, 7, 10, 18, 26, 37, 41, and 52.","document_number":"2026-12560","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12560/federal-acquisition-regulation-revolutionary-federal-acquisition-regulation-overhaul-parts-6-7-10-18","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12560.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12560.pdf?1782132314","publication_date":"2026-06-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"Office of Federal Procurement Policy","name":"Federal Procurement Policy Office","id":184,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-procurement-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/184","parent_id":280,"slug":"federal-procurement-policy-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"future requirements. \n \n \n \n Subpart 7.4—<span class=\"match\">Equipment</span> Acquisition \n \n 7.400 \n \n This subpart— \n (a) Implements section 555 of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-254); \n (b) Provides guidance when acquiring <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> and more than one method of acquisition is available for use; and \n (c) Applies to both the initial acquisition of <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> and the renewal or extension of existing <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> leases or rental agreements. \n \n \n 7.401 \n \n (a)(1) Agencies must acquire <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> using the method of acquisition most"},{"title":"Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Review and Renewal of Eligibility for Application-Specific Allowances","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing, pursuant to the statutory framework established in the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), the eligibility of six applications to continue to receive priority access to allowances to produce or import hydrofluorocarbons. In this final rule, EPA establishes the framework for how EPA interprets the statutory criteria for assessing whether to renew the eligibility of applications to receive application-specific allowances and sets out determinations to renew or not renew each of the six applications that currently receive application-specific allowances. EPA is also finalizing revisions to the Technology Transitions regulations relevant to the specific applications under review, a procedural process for submitting a petition to designate a new application as eligible for priority access to allowances, the methodology used to allocate allowances to application-specific allowance holders for calendar years 2026 and beyond, and limited revisions to existing regulations. In addition, EPA is authorizing an entity to produce regulated substances for export. Lastly, EPA is finalizing certain regulatory confidentiality determinations for newly reported information.","document_number":"2025-16357","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/26/2025-16357/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-review-and-renewal-of-eligibility-for-application-specific","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-26/pdf/2025-16357.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16357.pdf?1756125933","publication_date":"2025-08-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. \n \n \n 423720 \n Plumbing and Heating <span class=\"match\">Equipment</span> and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers. \n \n \n 423730 \n Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning <span class=\"match\">Equipment</span> and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. \n \n \n 423740 \n Refrigeration <span class=\"match\">Equipment</span> and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. \n \n \n 423830 \n Industrial Machinery and <span class=\"match\">Equipment</span> Merchant Wholesalers. \n \n \n 423840 \n Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. \n \n \n 423860 \n Transportation <span class=\"match\">Equipment</span> and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers. \n \n \n 424690 \n Other"},{"title":"Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Since 2021, the Department has not provided any regulatory guidance addressing joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act) for the benefit of workers, employers, or its enforcement personnel. In this rulemaking, the Department proposes to clarify how to determine joint employer status under the FLSA in Part 791 of Title 29, where its joint employer regulations were located prior to 2021. Additionally, the Department is also proposing to amend provisions in its regulations implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) to provide that joint employer status under those laws be determined using the Department's FLSA analysis, as the FMLA and MSPA both incorporate the FLSA's employment definitions. This rulemaking is intended to provide clarity and a measure of uniformity for employers and employees in an area of the law where components of legislative, executive, and judicial branches--at both the federal and state levels--have presented widely varying tests and standards. In addition, the proposed rule offers a nationwide standard for use by the Department's investigators and law enforcement personnel that would not only ensure the evenhanded application of the Act in matters that often cross state and circuit lines but also preserve core consistency with the wide variety of potentially relevant judicial frameworks. The proposed rule intends to marshal the commonality between those approaches closest to the statute as construed by the courts and, in so doing, simplify the Department's enforcement of the law, reduce litigation, and provide a reliable and uniform analysis for workers and employers that ultimately applies and complements the core commonality between the various tests applied by the federal courts.","document_number":"2026-07959","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/23/2026-07959/joint-employer-status-under-the-fair-labor-standards-act-family-and-medical-leave-act-and-migrant","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-23/pdf/2026-07959.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07959.pdf?1776861922","publication_date":"2026-04-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Wage and Hour Division","name":"Wage and Hour Division","id":524,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/wage-and-hour-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/524","parent_id":271,"slug":"wage-and-hour-division"}],"excerpts":"contains the Department of Labor's general <span class=\"match\">interpretations</span> of the text governing joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. See 29 U.S.C. 201-19. The Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division will use these <span class=\"match\">interpretations</span> to guide the performance of his or her duties under the FLSA, and intends the <span class=\"match\">interpretations</span> to be used by employers, employees, and courts to understand employers' obligations and employees' rights under the FLSA. To the extent that prior administrative rulings, <span class=\"match\">interpretations</span>, practices, or enforcement policies relating"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including Commercial Water Heating (\"CWH\") equipment. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") to periodically review standards. In this final rule, DOE is adopting amended energy conservation standards for CWH equipment.","document_number":"2023-20392","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/06/2023-20392/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-commercial-water-heating-equipment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-06/pdf/2023-20392.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-20392.pdf?1696509919","publication_date":"2023-10-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"of covered <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. Manufacturers of covered <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> must use the Federal test procedures as the basis for (1) certifying to DOE that their <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> complies with the applicable energy conservation standards adopted pursuant to EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6316(b); 42 U.S.C. 6296), and (2) making representations about the efficiency of that <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> (42 U.S.C. 6314(d)). Similarly, DOE uses these test procedures to determine whether the <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> complies with relevant standards promulgated under EPCA. The DOE test procedures for CWH <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> appear at"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including walk-in coolers and freezers (\"walk-ins\" or \"WICFs\"). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") to periodically review its existing standards to determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this final rule, DOE is adopting amended energy conservation standards for walk-ins. It has determined that the amended energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified.","document_number":"2024-28474","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/23/2024-28474/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-walk-in-coolers-and-walk-in-freezers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-23/pdf/2024-28474.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28474.pdf?1734702316","publication_date":"2024-12-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"of inputs, such as <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> prices, <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> energy consumption, energy prices, maintenance and repair costs, <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> lifetime, and discount rates appropriate for consumers. To account for uncertainty and variability in specific inputs, such as <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> lifetime and discount rate, DOE uses a distribution of values, with probabilities attached to each value. \n \n The PBP is the estimated amount of time (in years) it takes consumers to recover the increased purchase cost (including installation) of more-efficient <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> through lower operating"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2024 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Advantage; Medicare and Medicaid Provider and Supplier Enrollment Policies; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This major final rule addresses: changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; payment for dental services inextricably linked to specific covered medical services; Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare coverage of opioid use disorder services furnished by opioid treatment programs; updates to certain Medicare and Medicaid provider and supplier enrollment policies, electronic prescribing for controlled substances for a covered Part D drug under a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act); updates to the Ambulance Fee Schedule regulations and the Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System; codification of the Inflation Reduction Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 provisions; expansion of the diabetes screening and diabetes definitions; pulmonary rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation and intensive cardiac rehabilitation expansion of supervising practitioners; appropriate use criteria for advanced diagnostic imaging; early release of Medicare Advantage risk adjustment data; a social determinants of health risk assessment in the annual wellness visit and Basic Health Program.","document_number":"2023-24184","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/16/2023-24184/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-cy-2024-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-16/pdf/2023-24184.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-24184.pdf?1698956273","publication_date":"2023-11-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"inadvertently proposed 56 minutes of <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> time for the EQ114 <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> (electrosurgical generator), instead of 48 minutes using the default formula for calculating <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> time. We believed that 48 minutes of <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> time for EQ114 was appropriate and matched the clinical labor time; therefore, we proposed 48 minutes for the EQ114 <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> for CPT code 64590. We also believed that the EQ209 <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> (\n programmer, neurostimulator (w-printer) \n ) was intended to match the same 84 minutes of <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> time listed for the EF031 power table"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Oil, Electric, and Weatherized Gas Consumer Furnaces","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including non- weatherized oil-fired furnaces (\"NWOFs\"), mobile home oil-fired furnaces (\"MHOFs\"), weatherized gas furnaces (\"WGFs\"), weatherized oil-fired furnaces (\"WOFs\"), and electric furnaces (\"EFs\"). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") to periodically review its existing standards to determine whether more-stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this final determination, DOE has determined that the energy conservation standards for EFs, NWOFs, MHOFs, WOFs, and WGFs do not need to be amended.","document_number":"2024-23906","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/18/2024-23906/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-oil-electric-and-weatherized-gas","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-18/pdf/2024-23906.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23906.pdf?1729169118","publication_date":"2024-10-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"assembly, and indirect and overhead (burdened) labor rates. Depreciation costs include production <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> depreciation, tooling depreciation, and building depreciation. The overhead costs associated with the manufacturing facility include indirect process costs, utilities, <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> and building maintenance, and reworking of defective parts/units. \n \n DOE determined the costs of raw materials based on manufacturer interviews, quotes from <span class=\"match\">suppliers</span>, and secondary research. Past results are updated periodically and/or inflated to present-day prices"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dishwashers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including dishwashers. In this notice of proposed rulemaking, the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") proposes amended energy conservation standards for dishwashers identical to those set forth in a direct final rule published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. If DOE receives adverse comment and determines that such comment may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawal of the direct final rule, DOE will publish a notice of withdrawal and will proceed with this proposed rule.","document_number":"2024-08211","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/24/2024-08211/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-dishwashers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-24/pdf/2024-08211.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08211.pdf?1713876313","publication_date":"2024-04-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"final rule in the same manner. (\n Id. \n ) After withdrawing a direct final rule, DOE must proceed with the NOPR published <span class=\"match\">simultaneously</span> with the direct final rule and publish in the \n Federal Register \n the reasons why the direct final rule was withdrawn. (\n Id. \n )\n \n \n DOE has previously explained its <span class=\"match\">interpretation</span> of its direct final rule authority. In a final rule amending the Department's “Procedures, <span class=\"match\">Interpretations</span> and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Products” at 10 CFR part 430, subpart"},{"title":"United States v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., et al.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2025-12887","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/10/2025-12887/united-states-v-hewlett-packard-enterprise-co-et-al-proposed-final-judgment-and-competitive-impact","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-10/pdf/2025-12887.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12887.pdf?1752065122","publication_date":"2025-07-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Antitrust Division","name":"Antitrust Division","id":23,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/antitrust-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/23","parent_id":268,"slug":"antitrust-division"}],"excerpts":"1577 (D.C. Cir. 1993) (<span class=\"match\">quotation</span> marks omitted); \n see also Microsoft, \n 56 F.3d at 1460-62; \n United States \n v. \n Alcoa, Inc., \n 152 F. Supp. 2d 37, 40 (D.D.C. 2001); \n United States \n v. \n Enova Corp., \n 107 F. Supp. 2d 10, 16 (D.D.C. 2000); \n InBev, \n 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84787, at *3. Instead, “[t]he balancing of competing social and political interests affected by a proposed antitrust decree must be left, in the first instance, to the discretion of the Attorney General.” \n W. Elec. Co., \n 993 F.2d at 1577 (<span class=\"match\">quotation</span> marks omitted). “The court"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2024 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Advantage; Medicare and Medicaid Provider and Supplier Enrollment Policies; and Basic Health Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This major proposed rule addresses: changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; payment for dental services inextricably linked to specific covered medical services; Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare coverage of opioid use disorder services furnished by opioid treatment programs; updates to certain Medicare and Medicaid provider and supplier enrollment policies, electronic prescribing for controlled substances for a covered Part D drug under a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act); updates to the Ambulance Fee Schedule regulations and the Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System; codification of the Inflation Reduction Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 provisions; expansion of the diabetes screening and diabetes definitions; pulmonary rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation and intensive cardiac rehabilitation expansion of supervising practitioners; appropriate use criteria for advanced diagnostic imaging; early release of Medicare Advantage risk adjustment data; a social determinants of health risk assessment in the annual wellness visit and Basic Health Program.","document_number":"2023-14624","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/07/2023-14624/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-cy-2024-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-07/pdf/2023-14624.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-14624.pdf?1690469239","publication_date":"2023-08-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"inadvertently proposed 56 minutes of <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> time for the EQ114 <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> (electrosurgical generator), instead of 48 minutes using the default formula for calculating <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> time. We believe that 48 minutes of <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> time for EQ114 is appropriate and matches the clinical labor time; therefore, we are proposing 48 minutes for the EQ114 <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> for CPT code 64590. We also believe that the EQ209 <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> (\n programmer, neurostimulator (w-printer) \n ) was intended to match the same 84 minutes of <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> time listed for the EF031 power table"},{"title":"Self-Regulatory Organizations; Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Trading Rules in Connection With Its Transition to a New Trading Platform","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2024-11580","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/28/2024-11580/self-regulatory-organizations-long-term-stock-exchange-inc-notice-of-filing-of-a-proposed-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-28/pdf/2024-11580.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-11580.pdf?1716554722","publication_date":"2024-05-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"automated <span class=\"match\">quotation</span> <span class=\"match\">simultaneously</span> routed an ISO to execute against the full \n \n displayed size of any Protected <span class=\"match\">Quotation</span> that is a Locking <span class=\"match\">Quotation</span> or Crossing <span class=\"match\">Quotation</span>. In newly proposed (d)(4), the Exchange proposes to add as an exception where t\n h \n e Locking <span class=\"match\">Quotation</span> or Crossing <span class=\"match\">Quotation</span> was a manual <span class=\"match\">quotation</span> that locked or crossed another manual <span class=\"match\">quotation</span>, and the User displaying the locking or crossing manual <span class=\"match\">quotation</span> <span class=\"match\">simultaneously</span> routed an ISO to execute against the full displayed size of the locked or crossed manual <span class=\"match\">quotation</span>.\n \n Amendments"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including residential clothes washers (\"RCWs\"). In this notice of proposed rulemaking (\"NOPR\"), the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") proposes amended energy conservation standards for RCWs identical to those set forth in a direct final rule published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. If DOE receives adverse comment and determines that such comment may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawal of the direct final rule, DOE will publish a notice of withdrawal and will proceed with this proposed rule.","document_number":"2024-04737","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/15/2024-04737/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-residential-clothes-washers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-15/pdf/2024-04737.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-04737.pdf?1710420315","publication_date":"2024-03-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"final rule in the same manner. (\n Id. \n ) After withdrawing a direct final rule, DOE must proceed with the NOPR published <span class=\"match\">simultaneously</span> with the direct final rule and publish in the \n Federal Register \n the reasons why the direct final rule was withdrawn. (\n Id. \n )\n \n \n DOE has previously explained its <span class=\"match\">interpretation</span> of its direct final rule authority. In a final rule amending the Department's “Procedures, <span class=\"match\">Interpretations</span> and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Products” at 10 CFR part 430, subpart"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 3 and 49","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement. The E.O. directs the elimination of excessive acquisition regulations to stop the inefficient use of American taxpayer dollars. The FAR Council is issuing twelve proposed rules that collectively will streamline the FAR in its entirety. This rule proposes revisions to FAR parts 3 and 49.","document_number":"2026-12562","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12562/federal-acquisition-regulation-revolutionary-federal-acquisition-regulation-overhaul-parts-3-and-49","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12562.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12562.pdf?1782132314","publication_date":"2026-06-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"Office of Federal Procurement Policy","name":"Federal Procurement Policy Office","id":184,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-procurement-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/184","parent_id":280,"slug":"federal-procurement-policy-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"pdf \n ). This may shelter incumbent contractors and stifle competition, reducing startup activity and job formation.\n \n The RFO rules seek to increase participation in agency competitions and the resilience of the Federal <span class=\"match\">supplier</span> base, which includes commercial entities, small businesses, manufacturers, and nontraditional <span class=\"match\">suppliers</span>. The RFO will achieve this outcome by removing regulatory mandates that are not rooted in statute or essential to sound procurement, promoting greater reliance on practices that reduce transaction costs, and improving the"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including air-cooled commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps with a rated cooling capacity greater than or equal to 65,000 Btu/h. In this direct final rule, DOE is adopting amended energy conservation standards, based on clear and convincing evidence, for air-cooled commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps with a rated cooling capacity greater than or equal to 65,000 Btu/h, which it has determined satisfy the relevant statutory criteria.","document_number":"2024-08546","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/20/2024-08546/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-air-cooled-commercial-package-air","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-20/pdf/2024-08546.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08546.pdf?1715949913","publication_date":"2024-05-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"DOE to regulate the energy efficiency of a number of consumer products and certain industrial <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. (42 U.S.C. 6291-6317, as codified) Title III, Part C \n 2 \n \n of EPCA established the Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial <span class=\"match\">Equipment</span>. (42 U.S.C. 6311-6317) This covered <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> includes small, large, and very large commercial package air conditioning and heating <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. (42 U.S.C. 6311(1)(B)-(D)) Such <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> includes as <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> categories air-cooled commercial unitary air conditioners with a rated cooling capacity greater"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dishwashers","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including dishwashers. In this direct final rule, the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") is adopting amended energy conservation standards for dishwashers. DOE has determined that the amended energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified.","document_number":"2024-08212","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/24/2024-08212/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-dishwashers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-24/pdf/2024-08212.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08212.pdf?1713876314","publication_date":"2024-04-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"the standards adopted in this rule is $14.0 million per year in increased <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> costs, while the estimated annual benefits are $127.2 million in reduced <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> operating costs, $29.0 million in climate benefits, and $34.3 million in health benefits. In this case, the net benefit would amount to $176.4 million per year.\n \n Using a 3-percent discount rate for all benefits and costs, the estimated cost of the standards is $14.0 million per year in increased <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> costs, while the estimated annual benefits are $171.2 million in reduced operating"},{"title":"Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) is issuing this final rule regarding section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (section 1557). Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in certain health programs and activities. Section 1557(c) of the ACA authorizes the Secretary of the Department to promulgate regulations to implement the nondiscrimination requirements of section 1557. The Department is also revising its interpretation regarding whether Medicare Part B constitutes Federal financial assistance for purposes of civil rights enforcement. Additionally, the Department is revising provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) governing Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE); health insurance issuers and their officials, employees, agents, and representatives; States and the Exchanges carrying out Exchange requirements; agents, brokers, or web-brokers that assist with or facilitate enrollment of qualified individuals, qualified employers, or qualified employees; issuers providing essential health benefits (EHB); and qualified health plan issuers.","document_number":"2024-08711","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/06/2024-08711/nondiscrimination-in-health-programs-and-activities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-06/pdf/2024-08711.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08711.pdf?1714162519","publication_date":"2024-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"related to the procurement of video remote <span class=\"match\">interpretation</span>, we decline to require them to do so because we do not believe imposing such a requirement is warranted at this time.\n \n \n Comment: \n OCR received a few comments on the standards for audio remote interpreting services at § 92.201(g), which were generally supportive. One commenter expressed that audio-only <span class=\"match\">interpretation</span> is often a poor substitute for video remote or in-person <span class=\"match\">interpretation</span> and recommended OCR consider audio-only <span class=\"match\">interpretation</span> to be a last resort.\n \n \n Response: \n We appreciate"},{"title":"Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would revise the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system for calendar year 2027 based on our continuing experience with these systems. We also describe the changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare services paid under the OPPS and those paid under the ASC payment systems. In addition, this proposed rule would update and refine the requirements for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program. There are no changes to the Rural Emergency Hospital Quality Reporting Program. We propose to expand the prior authorization requirement to include additional Botulinum Toxin Injection services. We also propose to implement certain provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, for off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. In addition, this proposed rule announces notices of closure of teaching hospitals and opportunities to apply for available slots. This rule also requests information regarding potential approaches to improve comparability and standardization, particularly for complex contracting methodologies, of the HPT information reported in machine- readable files and consumer-friendly displays. We propose hospital AOs with deeming authority to assess compliance with certain Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) administrative requirements during accreditation and reaccreditation surveys. Finally, we are soliciting comments on a potential separate payment under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) for domestic procurement of personal protective equipment and essential medicines.","document_number":"2026-13656","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13656/medicare-program-hospital-outpatient-prospective-payment-and-ambulatory-surgical-center-payment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13656.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13656.pdf?1782996328","publication_date":"2026-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"utilization, often reflect very low rates of patient use of expensive <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>, resulting in high per-use costs for which requesters believe Medicare should make full payment. Medicare does not, and we believe should not, assume responsibility for more than its share of the costs of procedures based on projected utilization for Medicare beneficiaries and does not set its payment rates based on initial projections of low utilization for services that require expensive capital <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. For the OPPS, we rely on hospitals to make informed business decisions"}]}