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Dated: June 26, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Dated: June 22, 2006.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Advisory Council for the Elimination of
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
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In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Name: Advisory Council for the
Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET).
Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., July 26,
2006. 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m., July 27, 2006.
Place: Corporate Square, Building 8, 1st
Floor Conference Room, Atlanta, Georgia
30333, Telephone 404/639–8008.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by
the space available. The meeting room
accommodates approximately 100 people.
Purpose: This council advises and makes
recommendations to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary
for Health, and the Director, CDC, regarding
the elimination of tuberculosis (TB).
Specifically, the Council makes
recommendations regarding policies,
strategies, objectives, and priorities;
addresses the development and application
of new technologies; and reviews the extent
to which progress has been made toward
eliminating TB.
Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items
include issues pertaining to minority health
& health disparities among African
Americans; Federal TB Task Force update; an
update on technical guidance on controlling
TB among the foreign-born guidelines; and
other related TB issues.
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
For Further Information Contact: Paulette
Ford-Knights, National Center for HIV, STD,
and TB Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE.,
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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: Competitive
Acquisition Program (CAP) for Medicare
Part B Drugs: Vendor Application and
Bid Form; Use: The CAP Vendor
Application and Bid Form is a
collection tool which will be used by
potential vendors to provide
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information related to the characteristics
of their company and to submit their bid
prices for CAP drugs. The information
collected on the CAP Vendor
Application and Bid Form will be used
by CMS during the bidding evaluation
process to evaluate the vendors bid
prices, their credentials, experience and
to assess their ability to provide quality
service to physicians and beneficiaries.
Competitive bidding is seen as a means
of using the dynamics of the
marketplace to provide incentives for
suppliers to provide reasonably priced
products and services of high quality in
an efficient manner. The CAP’s
objectives include providing an
alternative method for physicians to
obtain Part B drugs to administer to
Medicare beneficiaries and reducing
drug acquisition and billing burdens for
physicians; Form Number: CMS–10133
(OMB#: 0938–0955); Frequency:
Reporting-Other, during the bidding
process; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profit; Number of
Respondents: 12; Total Annual
Responses: 12; Total Annual Hours:
480.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Survey of Newly
Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries; Use:
CMS is responsible for providing
beneficiaries with the Medicare program
information they need to effectively
choose the health care plan best suited
to their needs. In order to provide such
information, CMS needs to know (1)
whether or not new enrollees are aware
of the choices they have, (2) what
beneficiaries understand about the basic
elements of the Medicare program, (3)
what other sources currently provide
Medicare-related information, and (4)
how all of these items vary across
beneficiary subpopulations. To this end,
CMS must have the ability to measure
over time what beneficiaries know and
understand about the Medicare
program. Measuring beneficiaries’
information needs and knowledge over
time will help CMS evaluate its impact
on information/education, population
changes and other initiatives. Form
Number: CMS–10050 (OMB#: 0938–
0869); Frequency: Reporting—Quarterly;
Affected Public: Individuals or
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Households; Number of Respondents:
2400; Total Annual Responses: 2400;
Total Annual Hours: 800.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Home Health
Agency Survey and Deficiencies Report,
Home Health Functional Assessment
Instrument and Supporting Regulations
in 42 CFR 488.26 and 442.30; Use: In
order to participate in the Medicare
program as a Home Health Agency
(HHA) provider, the HHA must meet
Federal Standards. These forms are used
to record information about patients’
health and provider compliance with
requirement and report information to
the Federal Government. Form Number:
CMS–1515 & 1572 (OMB#: 0938–0355);
Frequency: Reporting—Annually;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or Households, and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 24,150; Total Annual
Responses: 24,150; Total Annual Hours:
3,864.
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/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or email 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
or faxed within 30 days of this notice
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number:
(202) 395–6974.
Dated: June 21, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2005N–0290]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Announcement of Office of
Management and Budget Approval;
Importer’s Entry Notice
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that a collection of information entitled
‘‘Importer’s Entry Notice’’ has been
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Nelson, Office of Management
Programs (HFA–250), Food and Drug
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–1482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Federal Register of November 16, 2005
(70 FR 69576), 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 0910–0046. The
approval expires on May 31, 2009. A
copy of the supporting statement for this
information collection is available on
the Internet at https://www.fda.gov/
ohrms/dockets.
Dated: June 23, 2006.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA)
publishes abstracts of information
collection requests under review by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
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U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of
the clearance requests submitted to
OMB for review, call the HRSA Reports
Clearance Office on (301)–443–1129.
The following request has been
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget for review under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995:
Proposed Project: Assessment of the
State Maternal and Child Health
Comprehensive Systems Grant (SECCS)
Program (NEW)
HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health
Bureau (MCHB) is conducting an
assessment of MCHB’s State Maternal
and Child Health Comprehensive
Systems Grant (SECCS) Program. The
purpose of the SECCS Program is to
support State and local communities in
their efforts to build comprehensive and
coordinated early childhood service
systems and to increase the leadership
and participation of State MCH Title V
programs in multi-agency early
childhood systems development
initiatives.
The SECCS funding is offered to
States, jurisdictions, or Territory Title V
agencies in two stages: Planning and
Implementation. This assessment will
only focus on Implementation Grantees
awarded in 2005 (approximately 20
grantees) and 2006 (approximately 40
grantees). The purpose of the
assessment is to determine: (1) Progress
of implementation grantees in meeting
the goals and objectives set forth in their
plans developed during the planning
phase and in building program
infrastructure and capacity to improve
early childhood services in their states/
jurisdictions/territories; (2)
programmatic, policy, and systemic
barriers and facilitators that affect
program implementation; and (3)
quality and effectiveness of the
technical assistance (TA) provided to
the grantees. The results of the
assessment will provide MCHB with
timely feedback on the achievements of
the SECCS Program and identify
potential areas for improvement, which
will inform program planning and
operational decisions.
As part of the project, all
implementation grantees will be asked
to complete a Minimum Data Set (MDS),
which will primarily include closedended questions addressing grantees’
progress in achieving the requirements
outlined in the implementation grant
guidance. The MDS will primarily
capture quantitative data on
implementation grantees’ progress in
increasing the State MCH Program’s role
and leadership in multi-agency early
childhood systems development
initiatives and building partnerships
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10133, CMS-10050, and CMS-1515 and 1572]
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: Competitive
Acquisition Program (CAP) for Medicare Part B Drugs: Vendor Application
and Bid Form; Use: The CAP Vendor Application and Bid Form is a
collection tool which will be used by potential vendors to provide
information related to the characteristics of their company and to
submit their bid prices for CAP drugs. The information collected on the
CAP Vendor Application and Bid Form will be used by CMS during the
bidding evaluation process to evaluate the vendors bid prices, their
credentials, experience and to assess their ability to provide quality
service to physicians and beneficiaries. Competitive bidding is seen as
a means of using the dynamics of the marketplace to provide incentives
for suppliers to provide reasonably priced products and services of
high quality in an efficient manner. The CAP's objectives include
providing an alternative method for physicians to obtain Part B drugs
to administer to Medicare beneficiaries and reducing drug acquisition
and billing burdens for physicians; Form Number: CMS-10133
(OMB: 0938-0955); Frequency: Reporting-Other, during the
bidding process; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number
of Respondents: 12; Total Annual Responses: 12; Total Annual Hours:
480.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Survey of Newly
Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries; Use: CMS is responsible for providing
beneficiaries with the Medicare program information they need to
effectively choose the health care plan best suited to their needs. In
order to provide such information, CMS needs to know (1) whether or not
new enrollees are aware of the choices they have, (2) what
beneficiaries understand about the basic elements of the Medicare
program, (3) what other sources currently provide Medicare-related
information, and (4) how all of these items vary across beneficiary
subpopulations. To this end, CMS must have the ability to measure over
time what beneficiaries know and understand about the Medicare program.
Measuring beneficiaries' information needs and knowledge over time will
help CMS evaluate its impact on information/education, population
changes and other initiatives. Form Number: CMS-10050 (OMB:
0938-0869); Frequency: Reporting--Quarterly; Affected Public:
Individuals or
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Households; Number of Respondents: 2400; Total Annual Responses: 2400;
Total Annual Hours: 800.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Home Health
Agency Survey and Deficiencies Report, Home Health Functional
Assessment Instrument and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 488.26 and
442.30; Use: In order to participate in the Medicare program as a Home
Health Agency (HHA) provider, the HHA must meet Federal Standards.
These forms are used to record information about patients' health and
provider compliance with requirement and report information to the
Federal Government. Form Number: CMS-1515 & 1572 (OMB: 0938-
0355); Frequency: Reporting--Annually; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profit, Individuals or Households, and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents: 24,150; Total Annual Responses:
24,150; Total Annual Hours: 3,864.
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/PaperworkReductionActof1995, 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 or faxed within 30 days of this notice
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.
Dated: June 21, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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