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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 94 / Tuesday, May 16, 2006 / Notices administers, or that has the authority to investigate potential fraud or abuse in, a health benefits program funded in whole or in part by Federal funds, when disclosure is deemed reasonably necessary by CMS to prevent, deter, discover, detect, investigate, examine, prosecute, sue with respect to, defend against, correct, remedy, or otherwise combat fraud or abuse in such programs. B. Additional Provisions Affecting Routine Use Disclosures. To the extent this system contains Protected Health Information (PHI) as defined by HHS regulation ‘‘Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information’’ (45 CFR parts 160 and 164, subparts A and E) 65 FR 82462 (12–28– 00). 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This system will conform to all applicable Federal laws and regulations and Federal, HHS, and CMS policies and standards as they relate to information security and data privacy. These laws and regulations may apply but are not limited to: The Privacy Act of 1974; the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002; the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; the EGovernment Act of 2002, the ClingerCohen Act of 1996; the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, and the corresponding implementing regulations. OMB Circular A–130, Management of Federal Resources, Appendix III, Security of Federal Automated Information Resources also applies. Federal, HHS, and CMS policies and standards include but are not limited to: All pertinent National Institute of Standards and Technology publications; the HHS Information Systems Program Handbook and the CMS Information Security Handbook. CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: Administration for Children and Families CMS will retain information for a total period of 6 years and 3 months. All claims-related records are encompassed by the document preservation order and will be retained until notification is received from DOJ. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: All records are stored on electronic and/or hard copy media. Director, Division of Analysis and Evaluation, Program Integrity Group, Office of Financial Management, CMS, Mail Stop C3–02–16, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244– 1850. RETRIEVABILITY: NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: Information can be retrieved by provider name, beneficiary name, claim number, Medicaid or SCHIP identification number, or other identifying variables. For purpose of access, the subject individual should write to the system manager who will require the system name, Medicaid Identification number, national provider number, and for verification purposes, the subject individual’s name (woman’s maiden name, if applicable), and Social Security Number (SSN) (furnishing the SSN is voluntary, but it may make searching for a record easier and prevent delay). STORAGE: sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES SAFEGUARDS: CMS has safeguards in place for authorized users and monitors such users to ensure against excessive or unauthorized use. Personnel having access to the system have been trained in the Privacy Act and information security requirements. Employees who maintain records in this system are instructed not to release data until the intended recipient agrees to implement appropriate management, operational and technical safeguards sufficient to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information and VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:06 May 15, 2006 Jkt 208001 28351 RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: For purpose of access, use the same procedures outlined in Notification Procedures above. Requestors should also reasonably specify the record contents being sought. (These procedures are in accordance with Department regulation 45 CFR 5b.5 (a) (2)). PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The subject individual should contact the system manager named above, and reasonably identify the record and specify the information to be contested. State the corrective action sought and the reasons for the correction with supporting justification. (These procedures are in accordance with Department regulation 45 CFR 5b.7). RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: Sources of information contained in this records system include data collected from claims submitted by providers participating in the Medicaid and SCHIP programs, provider’s medical records, and information collected on individuals to establish their eligibility for these programs. SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT: None. [FR Doc. E6–7393 Filed 5–15–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–03–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Court Improvement Program. OMB No.: 0970–0245. Description: The Court Improvement Program provides grants to State court systems to conduct assessments of their foster care and adoption laws and judicial processes and to develop and implement a plan for system improvement. ACF proposes to collect information from the States about this program (applications, program reports) by way of a Program Instruction, which (1) describes the requirements for States under the reauthorization of the Court Improvement Program; (2) outlines the programmatic and fiscal provisions and reporting requirements of the program; (3) specifies the application submittal and approval procedures for the program for Fiscal Years 2003 through 2006; and (4) identifies technical resources for use by State courts during the course of the program. This Program Instruction contains information collection requirements that are found in Pub. L. 103–66, as amended by Pub. L. 105–89 and Pub. L. 107–133; and pursuant to receiving a grant award. The agency will use the information received to ensure compliance with the statute and provide training and technical assistance to the grantees. Respondents: State Courts. E:\FR\FM\16MYN1.SGM 16MYN1 28352 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 94 / Tuesday, May 16, 2006 / Notices ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Number of respondents Instrument Application ....................................................................................................... Annual program report ..................................................................................... Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,952. Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Attn: Desk Officer for Number of responses per respondent 52 52 ACF, E-mail address: Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov. Dated: May 11, 2006 Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 06–4576 Filed 5–15–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Refugee State-of-Origin Report. OMB No.: 0970–0043. Description: The information collection of the ORR–11 (Refugee Stateof-Origin Report) is designed to satisfy the statutory requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Section 412(a)(3) of the Act requires the 1 1 Average burden hours per response Total burden hours 40 36 2,080 1,872 Office of Refugee Resettlement to compile and maintain data on the secondary migration of refugees within the United States after arrival. In order to meet this legislative requirement, ORR requires each State to submit an annual count of the number of refugees who were initially resettled in another State. The State does this by counting the number of refugees with social security numbers indicating residence in another State at the time of arrival in the United States. (The first three digits of the social security number indicate the State of residence of the applicant.) Data submitted by the States are compiled and analyzed by the ORR statistician, who then prepares a summary report, which is included in ORR’s annual Report to Congress. The primary use of the data is to quantify and analyze the refugee secondary services formula allocation. Respondents: State, local and tribal government. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Number of respondents Instrument sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES ORR–11 State-of-Origin Report ....................................................................... Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 217. Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:12 May 15, 2006 Jkt 208001 Number of responses per respondent 50 1 Average burden hours per response Total burden hours 4.333 be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF, E-mail address: Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Dated: May 10, 2006. Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 06–4577 Filed 5–15–06; 8:45am] 217 Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request BILLING CODE 4184–01–M PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Administration for Children and Families Title: building Strong Families (BSF) Demonstration and Evaluation— Implementation and Impact Study. OMB No.: New Collection. Description: This proposed information collection activity is for two types of data collections: (1) Interview and focus group protocols for use with program staff and couples enrolled in BSF programs and (2) a telephone survey to be administered (about 15 months after enrollment) to both partners of couples enrolled in the BSF research sample. E:\FR\FM\16MYN1.SGM 16MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2006)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Court Improvement Program.
    OMB No.: 0970-0245.
    Description: The Court Improvement Program provides grants to State 
court systems to conduct assessments of their foster care and adoption 
laws and judicial processes and to develop and implement a plan for 
system improvement. ACF proposes to collect information from the States 
about this program (applications, program reports) by way of a Program 
Instruction, which (1) describes the requirements for States under the 
reauthorization of the Court Improvement Program; (2) outlines the 
programmatic and fiscal provisions and reporting requirements of the 
program; (3) specifies the application submittal and approval 
procedures for the program for Fiscal Years 2003 through 2006; and (4) 
identifies technical resources for use by State courts during the 
course of the program. This Program Instruction contains information 
collection requirements that are found in Pub. L. 103-66, as amended by 
Pub. L. 105-89 and Pub. L. 107-133; and pursuant to receiving a grant 
award. The agency will use the information received to ensure 
compliance with the statute and provide training and technical 
assistance to the grantees.
    Respondents: State Courts.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Application.....................................              52               1              40           2,080
Annual program report...........................              52               1              36           1,872
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,952.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 
Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Attn: Desk 
Officer for ACF, E-mail address: Katherine--T.--Astrich@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: May 11, 2006
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-4576 Filed 5-15-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-01-M
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