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the minimization of burden (including
the use of information technology).
Comments received in response to
this notice will be summarized for, and
may be included with, the OGE request
for extension of the OMB paperwork
approval for the set of the various
existing qualified trust model
certificates, the model communications
package, and the model trust
documents. The comments will also
become a matter of public record.
Approved: December 22, 2004.
Marilyn L. Glynn,
Acting Director, Office of Government Ethics.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–209 and CMS–
10008]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is publishing the
following summary of proposed
collections for public comment.
Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Laboratory
Personnel Report (Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Amendments of 1988
(CLIA)) and Supporting Regulations in
42 CFR 493.1357, 493.1363, 493.1405,
493.1406, 493.1411, 493.1417, 493.1423,
493.1443, 493.1449, 493.1455, 493.1461,
493.1462, 493.1469, 493.1483, 493.1489,
and 493.1491; Use: This form is used by
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the State agency to determine a
laboratory’s compliance with personnel
qualifications under CLIA. This
information is needed for a laboratory’s
certification and recertification; Form
Number: CMS–209 (OMB#: 0938–0151);
Frequency: Biennially; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profit, Not-forprofit institutions, Federal Government,
and State, Local or Tribal Government;
Number of Respondents: 21,000; Total
Annual Responses: 10,500; Total
Annual Hours: 5,250.
2. Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection; Title of Information
Collection: Process and Information
Required to Determine Eligibility of
Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceutical Agents for Transitional
Pass-Through Provisions Under the
Hospital Outpatient Prospective
Payment System (OPPS) and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR, Section 419.43;
Use: Section 1833(t)(6) of the Social
Security Act provides for temporary
additional payments or ‘‘transitional
pass-through payments’’ for certain
drugs and biological agents. Interested
parties such as hospitals,
pharmaceutical companies, and
physicians can apply for transitional
pass-through payment for drugs and
biologicals used with services covered
under the OPPS. CMS uses this
information to determine if the criteria
for making a transitional pass-through
payment are met and if an interim
HCPCS code for a new drug or
biological is necessary. The revisions
made to this collection include the
addition of Section 303 of the MMA.
This new section establishes the use of
the average sales price (ASP)
methodology for payments; Form
Number: CMS–1008 (OMB# 0938–
0802); Frequency: On occasion; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 58; Total Annual
Responses: 58; Total Annual Hours:
203.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS’ Web Site
address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
regulations/pra/, or E-mail your request,
including your address, phone number,
OMB number, and CMS document
identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov,
or call the Reports Clearance Office on
(410) 786–1326.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be mailed
within 60 days of this notice directly to
the CMS Paperwork Reduction Act
Reports Clearance Officer designated at
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the address below: CMS, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs, Division of Regulations
Development, Attention: Melissa
Musotto, Room C5–14–03, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: December 29, 2004.
John P. Burke, III,
CMS Paperwork Reduction Act Reports
Clearance Officer, Officer of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Regulations Development Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–R–268]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), Department of Health
and Human Services, is publishing the
following summary of proposed
collections for public comment.
Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s function:
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Survey Tool for
Medicare.gov Web site; Form No.: CMS–
R–268 (OMB# 0938–0756); Use: CMS
developed a survey tool using
MSInteractive to obtain feedback from
users accessing medicare.gov Web site
to guide future improvements. The Web
site was produced in concert with the
administration’s goal of providing better
customer service to all our constituents.
The underlying principle of the site is
to have a single modified Internet
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presence for the Agency that contains
authoritative, accurate, and up-to-date
Medicare information regarding our
programs, benefits, regulations and
access to services; Frequency: On
Occasion; Affected Public: Individuals
or Households and Business or other
for-profit; Number of Respondents:
7,000; Total Annual Responses: 7,000;
Total Annual Hours: 583.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS Web Site
address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
regulations/pra/, or E-mail your request,
including your address, phone number,
OMB number, and CMS document
identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov,
or call the Reports Clearance Office on
(410) 786–1326.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be mailed
within 30 days of this notice directly to
the OMB desk officer: OMB Human
Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: Christopher Martin, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–1223.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Federal Register of November 10, 2004
(69 FR 65201), the agency announced
that the proposed information collection
had been submitted to OMB for review
and clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. OMB has now approved the
information collection and has assigned
OMB control number 0910–0375. The
approval expires on December 31, 2007.
A copy of the supporting statement for
this information collection is available
on the Internet at https://www.fda.gov/
ohrms/dockets.
Dated: December 29, 2004.
John P. Burke, III,
CMS Paperwork Reduction Act Reports
Clearance Officer, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Regulations Development Group.
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National Institutes of Health
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2004N–0332]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Announcement of Office of
Management and Budget Approval;
Medical Devices; Third Party Review
Under the Food and Drug
Administration Modernization Act
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that a collection of information entitled
‘‘Medical Devices; Third Party Review
Under the Food and Drug
Administration Modernization Act’’ has
been approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Robbins, Office of Management
Programs (HFA–250), Food and Drug
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Dental &
Craniofacial Research; Notice of
Meeting
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Dated: December 30, 2004.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 05–317 Filed 1–6–05; 8:45 am]
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice
is hereby given of a meeting of the
National Advisory Dental and
Craniofacial Research Council.
The meeting will be open to the
public as indicated below, with
attendance limited to space available.
Individuals who plan to attend and
need special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify the Contact Person listed below
in advance of the meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications
and/or contract proposals and the
discussions could disclose confidential
trade secrets or commercial property
such as patentable material, and
personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications and/or contract proposals,
the disclosure of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Advisory
Dental and Craniofacial Research Council.
Date: January 28, 2005.
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Open: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Agenda: Director’s Report, Budget Report.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Natcher Building, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda,
MD 20892.
Closed: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications and/or proposals.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Natcher Building, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda,
MD 20892.
Contact Person: Norman S. Braveman,
Assistant to the Director, NIH–NIDCR,
Building 31, Rm. 5B55, Bethesda, MD 20892.
301–594–2089, norman.braveman@nih.gov.
Any interested person may file written
comments with the committee by forwarding
the statement to the Contact Person listed on
this notice. The statement should include the
name, address, telephone number and when
applicable, the business or professional
affiliation of the interested person.
Information is also available on the
Institute’s/Center’s home page: https://
www.nidcr.nih.gov/about, where an agenda
and any additional information for the
meeting will be posted when available.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.121, Oral Diseases and
Disorders Research, National Institutes of
Health, HHS.)
Dated: December 30, 2004
Anna Snouffer,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 05–319 Filed 1–6–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Dental &
Craniofacial Research; Notice of
Closed Meetings
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice
is hereby given of the following
meetings.
The meetings will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Institute of
Dental and Craniofacial Research Special
Emphasis Panel, 05–27, PAR03–043, NIDCR
Clinical Pilot Data Grants.
Date: February 1, 2005.
Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-268]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing
the following summary of proposed collections for public comment.
Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the agency's function: (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Survey Tool for
Medicare.gov Web site; Form No.: CMS-R-268 (OMB 0938-0756);
Use: CMS developed a survey tool using MSInteractive to obtain feedback
from users accessing medicare.gov Web site to guide future
improvements. The Web site was produced in concert with the
administration's goal of providing better customer service to all our
constituents. The underlying principle of the site is to have a single
modified Internet
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presence for the Agency that contains authoritative, accurate, and up-
to-date Medicare information regarding our programs, benefits,
regulations and access to services; Frequency: On Occasion; Affected
Public: Individuals or Households and Business or other for-profit;
Number of Respondents: 7,000; Total Annual Responses: 7,000; Total
Annual Hours: 583.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web
Site address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/, or E-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS
document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collections must be mailed within 30 days of this notice directly to
the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: Christopher Martin, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: December 29, 2004.
John P. Burke, III,
CMS Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Regulations Development
Group.
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