This document contains final regulations governing portability requirements for group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan. The rules contained in this document implement changes made to the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the Public Health

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Western Area Power Administration

These proposed rules would clarify certain portability requirements for group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan. These rules propose to implement changes made to the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the Public Health Service Act enacted as

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Western Area Power Administration

The Departments invite comments about benefit-specific waiting periods. This solicitation is to ensure that the public can provide input into any criteria used to determine whether a benefitspecific waiting period utilized by a group health plan or issuer is a preexisting condition exclusion under HIPAA. The Departments are requesting this

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Western Area Power Administration

The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning its information collection titled,

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Comptroller of the Currency

For the period beginning January 1, 2005 and ending on June 30, 2005, the prompt payment interest rate is 4.250 per centum per annum.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Fiscal Service