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above. The objective review panel will
consist of CDC employees outside of the
funding division who will be randomly
assigned applications to review and
score. Applications will be funded in
order by score and rank determined by
the review panel. CDC will provide
justification for any decision to fund out
of rank order.
V.3. Anticipated Announcement and
Award Dates
August 1, 2005 for an August 30, 2005
award date.
VI. Award Administration Information
VI.1. Award Notices
Successful applicants will receive a
Notice of Award (NoA) from the CDC
Procurement and Grants Office. The
NoA shall be the only binding,
authorizing document between the
recipient and CDC. The NoA will be
signed by an authorized Grants
Management Officer, and mailed to the
recipient fiscal officer identified in the
application.
Unsuccessful applicants will receive
notification of the results of the
application review by mail.
VI.2. Administrative and National
Policy Requirements
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The applicant must provide CDC with
an original, plus two hard copies of the
following reports:
1. Interim progress report, due no less
than 90 days before the end of the
budget period. The progress report will
serve as your non-competing
continuation application, and must
contain the following elements:
a. Current Budget Period Activities
Objectives.
b. Current Budget Period Financial
Progress.
c. New Budget Period Program
Proposed Activity Objectives.
d. Budget.
e. Measures of Effectiveness.
f. Additional Requested Information.
2. Financial status report, no more
than 90 days after the end of the budget
period.
3. Final financial and performance
reports, no more than 90 days after the
end of the project period.
These reports must be mailed to the
Grants Management or Contract
Specialist listed in the ‘‘Agency
Contacts’’ section of this announcement.
VII. Agency Contacts
Successful applicants must comply
with the administrative requirements
outlined in 45 CFR Part 74 and Part 92
as Appropriate. The following
additional requirements apply to this
project:
• AR–9 Paperwork Reduction Act
Requirements.
• AR–10 Smoke-Free Workplace
Requirements.
• AR–11 Healthy People 2010.
• AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions.
Additional information on these
requirements can be found on the CDC
web site at the following Internet
address: https://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/
funding/ARs.htm.
For more information on the Code of
Federal Regulations, see the National
Archives and Records Administration at
the following Internet address: https://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-tablesearch.html
An additional Certifications form
from the PHS5161–1 application needs
to be included in the Grants.gov
electronic submission only. Applicants
should refer to https://www.cdc.gov/od/
pgo/funding/PHS5161-1Certificates.pdf. Once the applicant has
filled out the form, it should be attached
to the Grants.gov submission as Other
Attachments Form.
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VI.3. Reporting Requirements
We encourage inquiries concerning
this announcement.
For general questions, contact:
Technical Information Management
Section, CDC Procurement and Grants
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta,
GA 30341. Telephone: 770–488–2700.
For program technical assistance,
contact: Kendall Anderson, Project
Officer, Division of Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities, National
Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE
(Mailstop E–86), Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Telephone: (404) 498–3950. E-mail:
kra0@cdc.gov.
For financial, grants management, or
budget assistance, contact: Nealean
Austin, Grants Management Officer,
CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA
30341. Telephone: (770) 488–2722. Email: nea1@cdc.gov.
VIII. Other Information
This and other CDC funding
opportunity announcements can be
found on the CDC web site, Internet
address: https://www.cdc.gov. Click on
‘‘Funding’’ then ‘‘Grants and
Cooperative Agreements.’’
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Dated: July 8, 2005.
William P. Nichols,
Director, Procurement and Grants Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–R–295 and
CMS–8003]
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.
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare
CAHPS Disenrollment Surveys and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
417.126, 417.470, 422.64, and 422.210;
Use: This survey helps track a variety of
consumer satisfaction measures relating
to Medicare beneficiaries who leave
their MA plans. The Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
has a responsibility to its Medicare
beneficiaries to require that care
provided by managed care organizations
under contract to CMS is of high
quality. One way of ensuring high
quality care is through the development
of performance measures and
standardized satisfaction surveys that
enable CMS to gather the data needed to
evaluate the care provided to Medicare
beneficiaries; Form Number: CMS–R–
AGENCY:
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295 (OMB#: 0938–0779; Frequency:
Quarterly; Affected Public: Individuals
or Households; Number of Respondents:
44,200; Total Annual Responses:
41,697; Total Annual Hours: 17,823.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Home and
Community-Based Waiver Requests and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
440.180 and 441.300–.310; Use: Under a
Secretarial waiver, States may offer a
wide array of home and communitybased services to individuals who
would otherwise require
institutionalization. States requesting a
waiver must provide certain assurances,
documentation and cost & utilization
estimates which are reviewed, approved
and maintained for the purpose of
identifying/verifying States’ compliance
with such statutory and regulatory
requirements; Form Number: CMS–8003
(OMB#: 0938–0449); Frequency: Other:
when a State requests a waiver or
amendment to a waiver; Affected Public:
State, Local or Tribal Government;
Number of Respondents: 50; Total
Annual Responses: 132; Total Annual
Hours: 7,930.
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: July 5, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Acting Director, Regulations Development
Group, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a New
System of Records
Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), Center for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
ACTION: Notice of a new System of
Records (SOR).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
we are proposing to establish a new
SOR titled, ‘‘Medicare Retiree Drug
Subsidy Program (RDSP), System No.
09–70–0550.’’ Under section 1860D–22
of the Social Security Act (the Act),
employers and unions who continue to
offer prescription drug coverage to their
qualifying covered retirees are eligible
to receive a tax-free subsidy for
allowable drug costs. This amended
provision of the Act is mandated by
section 101 of the Medicare Prescription
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization
Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108–173).
A qualifying covered retiree is a Part D
eligible individual who is a participant
or the spouse or dependent of a
participant; covered under employmentbased retiree health coverage that
qualifies as a qualified retiree
prescription drug plan; and not enrolled
in a Part D plan. Employment-Based
Retiree Health Coverage is defined as
coverage of health care costs under a
group health plan based on an
individual’s status as a retired
participant in the plan, or as the spouse
or dependent of a retired participant.
The term includes coverage provided by
voluntary insurance coverage as a result
of a statutory or contractual obligation.
The Medicare prescription drug benefit
and retiree drug subsidy represent
additional funding sources that can help
employers and unions continue to
provide high quality drug coverage for
their retirees.
The purpose of this system is to
collect and maintain information on
individuals who are qualifying covered
retirees so that accurate and timely
subsidy payments may be made to plan
sponsors who continue to offer
actuarially equivalent prescription drug
coverage to the qualifying covered
retirees. Information retrieved from this
system will also be disclosed to: (1)
Support regulatory, reimbursement, and
policy functions performed within the
agency, or by a contractor or consultant;
(2) support constituent requests made to
a congressional representative; (3)
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support litigation involving the agency;
and (4) combat fraud and abuse in
certain health benefits programs. We
have provided background information
about the modified system in the
‘‘Supplementary Information’’ section
below. Although the Privacy Act
requires only that CMS provide an
opportunity for interested persons to
comment on the proposed routine uses,
CMS invites comments on all portions
of this notice. See ‘‘Effective Dates’’
section for comment period.
EFFECTIVE DATE: CMS filed a new SOR
report with the Chair of the House
Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight, the Chair of the Senate
Committee on Governmental Affairs,
and the Administrator, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) on 07/13/2005. We will not
disclose any information under a
routine use until 30 days after
publication. We may defer
implementation of this SOR or one or
more of the routine use statements listed
below if we receive comments that
persuade us to defer implementation.
ADDRESSES: The public should address
comment to the CMS Privacy Officer,
Mail Stop N2–04–27, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–
1850. Comments received will be
available for review at this location, by
appointment, during regular business
hours, Monday through Friday from 9
a.m.–3 p.m., eastern daylight time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Maloney, Health Insurance
Specialist, Employer Policy &
Operations Group, Centers for
Beneficiary Choices, CMS, Mail Stop
C1–22–06, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1849. He
can be reached at (410) 786–0226, or
contact via e-mail at
Brian.Maloney@cms.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The intent
of the Medicare Retiree Drug Subsidy
Program is to offer qualified retiree
prescription drug plans financial
assistance with a portion of their
prescription drug costs and thereby
‘‘help employers retain and enhance
their prescription drug coverage so that
the current erosion in coverage would
plateau or even improve.’’ By making a
tax-free subsidy for 28 percent of
allowable prescription drug costs
available to qualified retiree
prescription drug plans, the Medicare
Retiree Drug Subsidy Program
significantly reduces financial liabilities
associated with employers’ retiree drug
coverage and encourages employers to
continue assisting their retirees with
prescription drug coverage.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-295 and CMS-8003]
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.
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare CAHPS
Disenrollment Surveys and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 417.126,
417.470, 422.64, and 422.210; Use: This survey helps track a variety of
consumer satisfaction measures relating to Medicare beneficiaries who
leave their MA plans. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) has a responsibility to its Medicare beneficiaries to require
that care provided by managed care organizations under contract to CMS
is of high quality. One way of ensuring high quality care is through
the development of performance measures and standardized satisfaction
surveys that enable CMS to gather the data needed to evaluate the care
provided to Medicare beneficiaries; Form Number: CMS-R-
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295 (OMB: 0938-0779; Frequency: Quarterly; Affected Public:
Individuals or Households; Number of Respondents: 44,200; Total Annual
Responses: 41,697; Total Annual Hours: 17,823.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Home and
Community-Based Waiver Requests and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
440.180 and 441.300-.310; Use: Under a Secretarial waiver, States may
offer a wide array of home and community-based services to individuals
who would otherwise require institutionalization. States requesting a
waiver must provide certain assurances, documentation and cost &
utilization estimates which are reviewed, approved and maintained for
the purpose of identifying/verifying States' compliance with such
statutory and regulatory requirements; Form Number: CMS-8003
(OMB: 0938-0449); Frequency: Other: when a State requests a
waiver or amendment to a waiver; Affected Public: State, Local or
Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 50; Total Annual Responses:
132; Total Annual Hours: 7,930.
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: July 5, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Acting Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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