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Proposed Project
Exposure to Aerosolized Brevetoxins
during Red Tide Events (OMB No.
0920–0494)—Revision—National Center
for Environmental Health (NCEH),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Karenia brevis (formerly
Gymnodinium breve) is the marine
dinoflagellate responsible for extensive
blooms (called red tides) that form in
the Gulf of Mexico. K. brevis produces
potent toxins, called brevetoxins, which
have been responsible for killing
millions of fish and other marine
organisms. The biochemical activity of
brevetoxins is not completely
understood and there is very little
information regarding human health
effects from environmental exposures,
such as inhaling brevetoxin that has
been aerosolized and swept onto the
coast by offshore winds. The National
the same symptom questionnaires and
spirometry tests) during a more severe
red tide event.
In addition, we are now planning to
quantify the levels of cytokines in nasal
exudates to assess whether they can be
used to verify exposure and to
demonstrate a biological effect (i.e.,
allergic response) following inhalation
of aerosolized brevetoxins. We plan to
include not only the study subjects who
have been involved in our earlier
studies, but also any new individuals
who are hired to work at the relevant
beaches. As mentioned above, we have
collected part data on occupational
exposure to red tides. However, because
we are dealing with natural phenomena
and are subject literally to the tides, and
because the scientific questions are
evolving as we learn more, we must
extend our data collection time for an
additional three years. There are no
costs to respondents except for their
time. The total estimated total burden
hours are 195.
Center for Environmental Health
(NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has recruited people
who work along the coast of Florida and
who are periodically occupationally
exposed to aerosolized red tide toxins.
We have administered a baseline
respiratory health questionnaire and
conducted pre- and post-shift
pulmonary function tests during a time
when there is no red tide reported near
the area. When a red tide developed, we
administered a symptom survey and
conducted pulmonary function testing
(PFT). We compared (1) symptom
reports before and during the red tide
and (2) the changes in baseline PFT
values during the work shift (differences
between pre- and post-shift PFT results)
without exposure to red tide with the
changes in PFT values during the work
shift when individuals are exposed to
red tide.
The exposures experienced by our
study cohort have been minimal, and
we plan to conduct another study (using
ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of respondents
Respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
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25
25
25
25
5
1
6
6
6
6
160
Pulmonary History Questionnaire ................................................................................................
Spirometry ....................................................................................................................................
Nasal exudates collection/Nasal wash ........................................................................................
Symptom Questionnaire ..............................................................................................................
Hearing test .................................................................................................................................
Beach Survey ..............................................................................................................................
Dated: September 9, 2005.
Joan Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10036]
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;
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(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: Inpatient
Rehabilitation Assessment Instrument
and Data Set for PPS for Inpatient
Rehabilitation Facilities and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR Sections 412.23,
412.604, 412.606, 412.610, 412.614,
412.618, 412.626, 413.64; Form Number:
CMS–10036 (OMB#: 0938–0842); Use:
This is a request to use the IRF–PAI
(Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities—
Patient Assessment Instrument) and its
supporting manual for the
implementation phase of the Inpatient
Rehabilitation PPS (Prospective
Payment System). This payment system
is to cover both operating and capital
costs for inpatient rehabilitation
hospital services. It will apply to
rehabilitation units of acute care
hospitals as well as to rehabilitation
hospitals, both of which are exempt
from the current Medicare PPS which is
generally applicable for inpatient
hospital services. Use of this instrument
will enable CMS to implement a
classification and payment system for
the legislatively mandated inpatient
rehabilitation hospital and the
aforementioned exempt units.
Frequency: Recordkeeping, third party
disclosure and reporting—On occasion;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 1,165; Total
Annual Responses: 390,000; Total
Annual Hours: 421,939.
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.
To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must
be received at the address below, no
later than 5 p.m. on November 15, 2005.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development, Attention:
Bonnie L Harkless, Room C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
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Dated: September 1, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–R–138, CMS–
339, CMS–1450]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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
Geographic Classification Review Board
(MGCRB) Procedures and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR 412.256 and
412.230; Form Nos.: CMS–R–138 (OMB
# 0938–0573); Use: Section 1886(d)(10)
of the Social Security Act established
the Medicare Geographic Classification
Review Board (MGCRB), an entity with
the authority to accept short-term
hospital inpatient prospective payment
system applications from hospitals
requesting geographic reclassification
for wage index or standardized payment
amounts and to issue decisions on these
requests. This regulation sets up the
application process for prospective
payment system hospitals that choose to
appeal their geographic status to the
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MGCRB. This regulation also establishes
procedural guidelines for the MGCRB;
Frequency: Reporting—Annually;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 500; Total
Annual Responses: 500; Total Annual
Hours: 500.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare
Provider Cost Report Reimbursement
Questionnaire and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24,
and 415.60; Form Nos.: CMS–339 (OMB
# 0938–0301); Use: The purpose of Form
CMS–339 is to assist the provider in
preparing an acceptable cost report and
to minimize subsequent contact
between the provider and its
intermediary. Form CMS–339 provides
the basic data necessary to support the
information in the cost report. This
includes information the provider uses
to develop the provider and professional
components of physician compensation
so that compensation can be properly
allocated between the Part A and the
Part B trust funds. CMS is currently
working on eliminating Form CMS–339
and including the applicable questions
on the individual cost report forms.
Because of the time required to include
the applicable questions in each of the
individual cost reports, CMS is revising
the currently approved information
collection; Frequency: Annually;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, State,
Local or Tribal Governments; Number of
Respondents: 35,904; Total Annual
Responses: 35,904; Total Annual Hours:
618,210.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare
Uniform Institutional Provider Bill and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
424.5; Form No.: CMS–1450 (OMB
#0938–0279); Use: Section 42 CFR
424.5(a)(5) requires providers of services
to submit claims prior to Medicare
reimbursement. Charges are coded by
revenue codes. The bill specifies
diagnoses according to the International
Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition
(ICD–9–CM) codes. Inpatient procedures
are identified by ICD–9–CM codes, and
outpatient procedures are described
using the Healthcare Common
Procedure Coding System (HCPCS).
These are standard systems of
identification for all major health
insurance claims payers. Submission of
information on the CMS–1450 permits
Medicare intermediaries to receive
consistent data for proper payment;
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10036]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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;
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(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: Inpatient
Rehabilitation Assessment Instrument and Data Set for PPS for Inpatient
Rehabilitation Facilities and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR Sections
412.23, 412.604, 412.606, 412.610, 412.614, 412.618, 412.626, 413.64;
Form Number: CMS-10036 (OMB: 0938-0842); Use: This is a
request to use the IRF-PAI (Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities--
Patient Assessment Instrument) and its supporting manual for the
implementation phase of the Inpatient Rehabilitation PPS (Prospective
Payment System). This payment system is to cover both operating and
capital costs for inpatient rehabilitation hospital services. It will
apply to rehabilitation units of acute care hospitals as well as to
rehabilitation hospitals, both of which are exempt from the current
Medicare PPS which is generally applicable for inpatient hospital
services. Use of this instrument will enable CMS to implement a
classification and payment system for the legislatively mandated
inpatient rehabilitation hospital and the aforementioned exempt units.
Frequency: Recordkeeping, third party disclosure and reporting--On
occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and Not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 1,165; Total Annual
Responses: 390,000; Total Annual Hours: 421,939.
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.
To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must be received at the address below,
no later than 5 p.m. on November 15, 2005. CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: Bonnie L Harkless, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: September 1, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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