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    <link>http://thefederalregister.com/b.p/agency/Veterans_Affairs_Department/2007-12-05/</link>
    <description>Daily Publications of Meetings and Rules Changes for the Federal Government</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, Dec 5 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Medicare Program; Revisions to the Medicare Advantage and Part D  Prescription Drug Contract Determinations, Appeals,]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-07-5946</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ This rule with comment period finalizes the Medicare program 
provisions relating to contract determinations involving Medicare 
Advantage (MA) organizations and Medicare Part D prescription drug plan 
sponsors, including eliminating the reconsideration process for review 
of contract determinations, revising the provisions related to appeals 
of contract determinations, and clarifying the process for MA 
organizations and Part D plan sponsors to complete corrective action 
plans. In this final rule with comment period, we also clarify the 
intermediate sanction and civil money penalty (CMP) provisions that 
apply to MA organizations and Medicare Part D prescription drug plan 
sponsors, modify elements of their compliance plans, retain voluntary 
selfreporting for Part D sponsors and implement a voluntary self
reporting recommendation for MA organizations, and revise provisions to 
ensure HHS has access to the books and records of MA organizations and 
Part D plan sponsors' first tier, downstream, and relate<script type="text/javascript">
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Dichlorvos (DDVP); Order Denying NRDC's Petition to Revoke All  Tolerances]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23571</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ In this Order, EPA denies a petition requesting that EPA 
revoke all pesticide tolerances for dichlorvos (DDVP) under section 
408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The 
petition was filed on June 2, 2006, by the Natural Resources Defense 
Council (NRDC).
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Risk-Based Capital Regulation--Loss Severity Amendments ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-07-5101</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ The Office of Federal Housing Oversight (OFHEO) is amending 
Appendix A to Subpart B of 12 CFR part 1750 RiskBased Capital (Risk
Based Capital Regulation). The amendments are intended to enhance the 
accuracy and transparency of the calculation of the riskbased capital 
requirement for the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) 
and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) 
(collectively the Enterprises). OFHEO proposes to amend further the 
RiskBased Capital Regulation to change the loss severity equations 
that understate losses on defaulted singlefamily conventional and 
government guaranteed loans. OFHEO also proposes to amend the treatment 
of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insurance in the RiskBased 
Capital Regulation in order to conform the treatment to current law.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Grant Guideline, Notice ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-07-5921</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ This Guideline sets forth the administrative, programmatic, 
and financial requirements attendant to Fiscal Year 2008 State Justice 
Institute grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[
Extension of the Presumptive Period for Compensation for Gulf War  Veterans]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23545</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ This document affirms an amendment to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulation regarding compensation 
for disabilities resulting from undiagnosed illnesses suffered by 
veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War. This amendment is 
necessary to extend the presumptive period for qualifying chronic 
disabilities resulting from undiagnosed illnesses that must become 
manifest to a compensable degree in order that entitlement for 
compensation be established. The intended effect of this amendment is 
to provide consistency in VA adjudication policy and preserve certain 
rights afforded to Persian Gulf War veterans and ensure fairness for 
current and future Persian Gulf War veterans.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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