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investigate, examine, prosecute, sue
with respect to, defend against, correct,
remedy, or otherwise combat fraud,
waste, or abuse in such program.
4. To another Federal agency or to an
instrumentality of any governmental
jurisdiction within or under the control
of the United States (including any State
or local governmental agency), that
administers, or that has the authority to
investigate potential fraud, waste, 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,
waste, or abuse in such programs.
C. 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). Disclosures of such PHI that
are otherwise authorized by these
routine uses may only be made if, and
as, permitted or required by the
‘‘Standards for Privacy of Individually
Identifiable Health Information.’’ (See
45 CFR 164–512(a)(1)).
In addition, our policy will be to
prohibit release even of data not directly
identifiable, except pursuant to one of
the routine uses or if required by law,
if we determine there is a possibility
that an individual can be identified
through implicit deduction based on
small cell sizes (instances where the
patient population is so small that an
individual could, because of the small
size, use this information to deduce the
identity of the beneficiary).
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
All records are stored on computer
diskette and magnetic storage media.
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RETRIEVABILITY:
Information can be retrieved by the
business names and addresses, owner’s
name, owner’s SSN, UPIN, managing
employee’s name, employer
identification number or other tax
reporting number, and the Medicare
contractor assigned billing numbers.
CMS has safeguards in place for
authorized users and monitors such
users to ensure against unauthorized
use. Personnel having access to the
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RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are maintained by CMS for a
period not to exceed 15 years. All
claims-related records are encompassed
by the document preservation order and
will be retained until notification is
received from DOJ.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
STORAGE:
SAFEGUARDS:
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
information systems and to prevent
unauthorized access.
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.
Director, Division of Provider/
Supplier Enrollment, Program Integrity
Group, Office of Financial Management,
CMS, Mail Stop C3–02–16, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
For purpose of access, the subject
individual should write to the system
manager who will require the system
name, address, date of birth, and gender,
and for verification purposes, the
subject individual’s name (woman’s
maiden name, if applicable), and SSN.
Furnishing the SSN is voluntary, but it
may make searching for a record easier
and prevent delay.
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RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
For purpose of access, use the same
procedures outlined in Notification
Procedures above. Requestors should
also specify the record contents being
sought. (These procedures are in
accordance with department regulation
45 CFR 5b.5(a)(2).)
CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES:
The subject individual should contact
the system manager named above, and
reasonably identify the records 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.)
RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Sources of information contained in
this records system include data
collected from the application which
the supplier completes to obtain
Medicare billing numbers. (CMS Form
192—prior to August 1996, CMS Form
888—April 1996 through May 1997, and
CMS Form 855S—after May 1997).
SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF THE ACT:
None.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Form OCSE–396A: Financial
Report;
Form OCSE–34A: Quarterly Report
of Collections.
OMB No.: 0970–0181.
Description: State agencies
administering the Child Support
Enforcement Program under title IV–D
of the Social Security Act are required
to provide information each fiscal
quarter to the Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE) concerning
administrative expenditures and the
receipt and disposition of child support
payments from non-custodial parents.
Together with a third quarterly report,
‘‘Itemized Undistributed Collections’’
(Schedule UDC—OMB No. 0970–0268),
these forms provide information from
each State that is used to compute the
quarterly grant awards, the annual
incentive payments and provide
valuable information on program
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finances. This information is also
included in a published annual
statistical and financial report, available
to the general public.
Pub. L. 109–171, the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005, contains a
number of provisions that will impact
the States’ completion and submission
of these quarterly financial reports.
These changes become effective in fiscal
years 2006, 2007 and 2008. These
changes require revisions to some of the
data entry lines and reporting
instructions currently contained on
these forms. In addition, a periodic
review of the data currently requested
on these forms will assure that OCSE
collections the information needed in
the most efficient format feasible.
Respondents: State agencies
administering the Child Support
Enforcement Program.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Average burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
OCSE–396A ....................................................................................................
OCSE–34A ......................................................................................................
54
54
4
4
8
8
1,728
1,728
Estimate Total Annual Burden Hours: ......................................................
........................
........................
........................
3,456
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, 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.
The Department specifically requests
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: November 28, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Third Grade Follow-up to the
Heat Start Impact Study.
OMB No.: 0970–0229.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) within the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is requesting comments
on plans to implement a third grade
follow-up to the Head Start Impact
Study. This study will collect
information for determining, on a
national basis, how Head Start affects
outcomes in the third grade for children
who participated in the program as
compared to children not enrolled in
Head Start and to determine under
which conditions Head Start Works best
and for which children.
The Head Start Impact Study was
longitudinal study that involved
approximately 5,000 first-time-enrolled,
three- and four-year-old preschool
children across 84 nationally
representative grantee/delegate agencies
(in communities where there were more
eligible children and families than can
be served by the program). The
participating children were randomly
assigned to either a Head Start group
(that could enroll in Head Start services)
or a control group (that could not enroll
in Head Start services but could enroll
in other available services selected by
their parents). Data collection for the
study began in the fall of 2002 and
extended through spring 2006.
It is the intention of the
Administration for Children and
Families to examine outcomes for this
sample of children and families during
the spring of the children’s third grade
year. Data will be collected in the spring
of 2007 (for the four-year-old cohort)
and the spring of 2008 (for the threeyear-old cohort). The domains of
development to be assessed include
demographic characteristics of the
children and families, as well as
children’s cognitive development,
school achievement and adjustment,
socio-emotional functioning, heath and
access to health care, and relationships
with peers. Information will also be
collected on parents’ involvement in
educational activities, mental health
and well-being, and monitoring and
other parenting practices, and
information related to the characteristics
and quality of the schools and
classrooms that children attend.
Respondents: Individuals or
households and school districts
(principals and teachers).
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Year 1 (spring 2007):
Parent Tracking Interview .......................................................................
Parent Interview ......................................................................................
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Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden
hours per
response
1
1
0.166
1.00
2,559
1,720
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hours
426
1,720
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Form OCSE-396A: Financial Report;
Form OCSE-34A: Quarterly Report of Collections.
OMB No.: 0970-0181.
Description: State agencies administering the Child Support
Enforcement Program under title IV-D of the Social Security Act are
required to provide information each fiscal quarter to the Office of
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) concerning administrative expenditures
and the receipt and disposition of child support payments from non-
custodial parents. Together with a third quarterly report, ``Itemized
Undistributed Collections'' (Schedule UDC--OMB No. 0970-0268), these
forms provide information from each State that is used to compute the
quarterly grant awards, the annual incentive payments and provide
valuable information on program
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finances. This information is also included in a published annual
statistical and financial report, available to the general public.
Pub. L. 109-171, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, contains a
number of provisions that will impact the States' completion and
submission of these quarterly financial reports. These changes become
effective in fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008. These changes require
revisions to some of the data entry lines and reporting instructions
currently contained on these forms. In addition, a periodic review of
the data currently requested on these forms will assure that OCSE
collections the information needed in the most efficient format
feasible.
Respondents: State agencies administering the Child Support
Enforcement Program.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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OCSE-396A....................................... 54 4 8 1,728
OCSE-34A........................................ 54 4 8 1,728
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Estimate Total Annual Burden Hours:......... .............. .............. .............. 3,456
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In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 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.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: November 28, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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