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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Proposed Project
National Program of Cancer Registries
Annual Program Evaluation Instrument
(NPCR–APEI)—New—National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
Officer at (404) 639–4794 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written
information from the reporting
jurisdictions and insure that quality and
timely cancer surveillance data are
available to CDC.
The NPCR Annual Program
Evaluation Instrument (NPCR–APEI) is
needed in order to receive, process,
evaluate, aggregate and disseminate
NPCR program information collected by
NPCR registries and reported to CDC.
Data collected with this instrument will
be used by the NPCR to evaluate various
attributes of the registries funded by
NPCR, monitor NPCR registries’
progress towards program standards and
objectives, and compare an individual
NPCR registry’s progress towards
standards with national program
standards as well as those of SEER and
NAACCR. There are no costs to
respondents except their time to
participate in the survey. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are
74.
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Background and Brief Description
CDC is responsible for administering
and monitoring the National Program of
Cancer Registries (NPCR). As of 1999,
CDC supported 45 states, 3 territories,
and the District of Columbia for
population-based cancer registries. (The
5 remaining states receive federal
funding for the operations of cancer
registries through the National Cancer
Institute.) The central cancer registries
(CCR), the foundation of cancer
prevention and control, provide
[30Day–06–05AM]
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Respondents
Number of respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
CCR Program Directors and CCR staff ......................................................................................
49
1
1.5
Dated: November 9, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Background and Brief Description
[30Day–06–0621]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
Officer at (404) 639–4766 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
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Proposed Project
National Youth Tobacco Survey (OMB
No.: 0920–0621)—Reinstatement with
Change—National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
The purpose of this request is to
reinstate OMB clearance of the National
Youth Tobacco Survey, a national
school-based study to be conducted in
2006. NCCDPHP wants to continue a
biennial survey among middle and
senior high school students attending
regular public, private, and Catholic
schools in grades 6–12. This survey was
previously funded by the American
Legacy Foundation in 1999, 2000, and
2002. The survey was funded by CDC in
2004. The survey covers the following
tobacco-related topics: The prevalence
of use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco,
cigars, pipe, bidis, and kreteks;
knowledge and attitudes; media and
advertising; minors’ access and
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enforcement; school curriculum;
environmental tobacco smoke exposure;
and cessation. Tobacco use, a major
preventable cause of morbidity and
mortality in the U.S., is one of the 28
focus areas in Healthy People 2010.
Within the Healthy People 2010 focus
area of tobacco use, the National Youth
Tobacco Survey provides data relevant
to 6 health objectives. The survey also
provides data to monitor one of the 10
leading health indicators for Healthy
People 2010 that addresses tobacco use.
In addition, the National Youth Tobacco
Survey can identify racial and ethnic
disparities in tobacco-related topics
listed above.
The National Youth Tobacco Survey
is the most comprehensive source of
nationally representative data regarding
high school students and tobacco.
Moreover, the National Youth Tobacco
Survey is the only source of such
national data for middle school students
(grades 6–8). The data have significant
implications for policy and program
development for school and community
health programs nationwide. There is no
other cost to respondents other than
their time. The total annual burden
hours is 18,643.
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Respondents
Students .......................................................................................................................................
State and School Education Officials ..........................................................................................
Dated: November 8, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05–22714 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am]
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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
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records (SOR).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
we propose to create a new system of
records titled, ‘‘Medicare True Out-ofPocket (TrOOP) Expenditures System,’’
HHS/CMS/OIS, System No. 09–70–
0557. The TrOOP facilitation process is
mandated by the Medicare Prescription
Drug Benefit Program enacted into law
December 8, 2003 under provisions of
Section 101 of Title 1 of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub.
L. 108–173). MMA amends Title XVIII,
Section 1860D of the Social Security Act
(the Act). Section 1860D–2 of the Act
requires the tracking of beneficiaries’
TrOOP expenditures. TrOOP costs are
treated as ‘‘incurred’’ only if they were
paid by the individual (or by another
person, such as a family member, on
behalf of the individual), paid on behalf
of a low-income subsidy-eligible
individual under the § 1860D–14
provisions, or paid under a State
Pharmaceutical Assistance Program
(SPAP) as defined in § 1860D–23.
Section 1860D–2(b)(4)(D)(i) of the MMA
authorizes CMS to establish procedures
for determining whether costs for Part D
enrollees are being reimbursed by
excluded payers and alerting Part D
plans about the existence of such
payers.
The purpose of this system is to
collect and maintain a master file to
establish a ‘‘TrOOP’’ facilitation
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process, maintain information on
individuals and entities that make
payments on covered drugs under the
Medicare Part D Program, and
coordinate TrOOP relevant data from
State Pharmaceutical Programs (SPAPs)
and other health insurers. Information
retrieved from this system may be
disclosed to: (1) Support regulatory,
reimbursement, and policy functions
performed within the agency or by a
contractor, grantee, consultant or other
legal agent; (2) support Medicare
Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) and
Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug
Plans (MAPD) directly or through a
CMS contractor for the administration of
Title XVIII of the Act; (3) assist another
Federal or state agency with information
to enable such agency to administer a
Federal health benefits program, or to
enable such agency to fulfill a
requirement of Federal statute or
regulation that implements a health
benefits program funded in whole or in
part with Federal funds; (4) assist
Quality Improvement Organization
(QIO) in connection with review of
claims; (5) assist insurance companies
and other groups providing protection
against medical expenses of their
enrollees; (6) assist an individual or
organization engaged in the
performance activities of the
demonstration or in a research project or
in support of an evaluation project
related to the prevention of disease or
disability, the restoration or
maintenance of health, or payment
related projects; (7) support constituent
requests made to a congressional
representative; (8) support litigation
involving the agency; and (9) combat
fraud and abuse in certain health
benefits programs. We have provided
background information about the new
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
DATE 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
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24,500
537
Number of responses per
respondent
1
1
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
45/60
30/60
Committee on Governmental Affairs,
and the Administrator, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) on 11/07/2005. In any event, we
will not disclose any information under
a routine use until 40 days after
publication. We may defer
implementation of this system 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,
Room 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 time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Henry Chao, Manager, Immediate Office
of the Director, Office of Information
Services, CMS, Room N3–19–23, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1849, telephone
number (410) 786–7811, e-mail
Henry.Chao@cms.hhs.gov.
In order to
calculate TrOOP, Medicare Part D plans
will have to determine if other entities
have made payments on covered drugs,
and whether such payments fall under
the legal definition of incurred costs. If
the payments by alternate payers, such
as retiree prescription drug coverage, do
not count toward the TrOOP threshold,
then Part D plans must reduce the outof-pocket amounts accumulated in their
claims processing systems.
Alternatively, if the payments by
alternate payers, such as SPAPs, do
count toward the TrOOP threshold, then
the Part D plan will maintain the level
of beneficiary out-of-pocket spending in
their systems.
All Part D Plans will have to correctly
calculate the TrOOP amount in order to
properly adjudicate beneficiary claims,
as well as to communicate to
beneficiaries where they are in their
benefits. Beneficiaries will expect that
pharmacies will have all the
information they need to determine
their eligibility and to bill the
appropriate payers and that plans will
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-06-0621]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-4766 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
National Youth Tobacco Survey (OMB No.: 0920-0621)--Reinstatement
with Change--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this request is to reinstate OMB clearance of the
National Youth Tobacco Survey, a national school-based study to be
conducted in 2006. NCCDPHP wants to continue a biennial survey among
middle and senior high school students attending regular public,
private, and Catholic schools in grades 6-12. This survey was
previously funded by the American Legacy Foundation in 1999, 2000, and
2002. The survey was funded by CDC in 2004. The survey covers the
following tobacco-related topics: The prevalence of use of cigarettes,
smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipe, bidis, and kreteks; knowledge and
attitudes; media and advertising; minors' access and enforcement;
school curriculum; environmental tobacco smoke exposure; and cessation.
Tobacco use, a major preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in
the U.S., is one of the 28 focus areas in Healthy People 2010. Within
the Healthy People 2010 focus area of tobacco use, the National Youth
Tobacco Survey provides data relevant to 6 health objectives. The
survey also provides data to monitor one of the 10 leading health
indicators for Healthy People 2010 that addresses tobacco use. In
addition, the National Youth Tobacco Survey can identify racial and
ethnic disparities in tobacco-related topics listed above.
The National Youth Tobacco Survey is the most comprehensive source
of nationally representative data regarding high school students and
tobacco. Moreover, the National Youth Tobacco Survey is the only source
of such national data for middle school students (grades 6-8). The data
have significant implications for policy and program development for
school and community health programs nationwide. There is no other cost
to respondents other than their time. The total annual burden hours is
18,643.
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Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Respondents respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Students........................................................ 24,500 1 45/60
State and School Education Officials............................ 537 1 30/60
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Dated: November 8, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-22714 Filed 11-15-05; 8:45 am]
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