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Quality (AHRQ) announces meetings of
scientific peer review groups. The
subcommittees listed below are part of
the Agency’s Health Services Research
Initial Review Group Committee.
The subcommittee meetings will be
closed to the public in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2
and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Grant
applications are to be reviewed and
discussed at these meetings. These
discussions are likely to involve
information concerning individuals
associated with the applications,
including assessments of their personal
qualifications to conduct their proposed
projects. This information is exempt
from mandatory disclosure under the
above-cited statutes.
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1. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care
Research Training.
Date: February 8–9, 2007 (Open from 9
a.m. to 9:15 a.m. on February 8 and closed
for remainder of the meeting).
Place: Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ), John Eisenberg Conference
Center, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville,
Maryland 20850.
2. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care
Quality and Effectiveness Research.
Date: February 22–23, 2007 (Open from 8
a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on February 22 and closed
for remainder of the meeting).
Place: Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ), John Eisenberg Conference
Center, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville,
Maryland 20850.
3. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care
Technology and Decision Sciences.
Date: February 22, 2007 (Open from 8:30
a.m. to 8:45 a.m. and closed for remainder of
the meeting).
Place: Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ), John Eisenberg Conference
Center, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville,
Maryland 20850.
4. Name of Subcommittee: Health Systems
Research.
Date: March 1, 2007 (Open from 8 a.m. to
8:15 a.m. and closed for remainder of the
meeting).
Place: Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ), John Eisenberg Conference
Center, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville,
Maryland 20850.
Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain
a roster of members, agenda or minutes of the
nonconfidential portions of the meetings
should contact Mrs. Bonnie Campbell,
Committee Management Officer, Office of
Extramural Research, Education and Priority
Populations, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Suite
2000, Rockville, Maryland 20850, Telephone
(301) 427–1554.
Agenda items for these meetings are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
Dated: January 18, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day-07–0601]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
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) 371–5960 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
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
The National Tobacco Control
Program (NCTP) Chronicles Progress
Reporting System—Revision—(OMB
No. 0920–0601), National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Tobacco use is the single most
preventable cause of death and disease
in the United States and most people
begin using tobacco in early
adolescence. Annually, causes more
than 430,000 deaths in the nation,
costing approximately $50–70 billion in
medical expenses alone. The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is
seeking a 3 year Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval for a
revision of a reporting system called the
Chronicle. The collection of this
information is part of a federal reporting
requirement for funds received by states
from the CDC through the National
Tobacco Control Program (NTCP).
The Office on Smoking and Health
currently has clearance for the NTCP
Chronicle, OMB# 0920–0601, a webbased program monitoring system. This
Reporting system allows CDC increased
ability to analyze program monitoring
data received through state submission
of bi-annually progress reports, to
provide national summaries of progress
toward the objectives contained in
Healthy People 2010 and, as well as
CDC-specified goals and performance
measures. The system also allows CDC
to rapidly respond to outside inquiries
concerning a specific tobacco control
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activity occurring in the state tobacco
control programs. The revision to the
existing web-based program monitoring
data collection system serves to append
the original quantitative and narrative
format. This will result in increased
quality of the content of the tobacco
control data reported, and continues to
provide for an electronic means for
efficient collection and transmission to
the CDC headquarters.
In January 2004, the Office on
Smoking and Health launched the NTCP
Chronicle, an online program planning
and reporting tool that assists states in
developing comprehensive tobacco
control program plans and in
responding to federal reporting
requirements. Using a standardized
format based on OSH’s program
framework, the Chronicle enables
grantees to describe their CDC-funded
program activities and expected
outcomes. By collecting and housing
this information within a searchable
database, OSH can effectively fulfill its
cooperative agreement obligations,
namely to monitor, evaluate and
compare individual programs, provide
technical assistance to increase the
efficacy of state-driven initiatives, and
to assess and report aggregate
information regarding the overall
effectiveness of the National Tobacco
Control Program (NTCP). The NTCP
Chronicle is complementary to the
Grants.Gov electronic grant submission
process by facilitating development of
the key elements for inclusion in
addressing federal cooperative
agreement requirements, thus helping
insure effective evidence- and sciencebased program planning and
development efforts of state public
health departments. This submission
represents a request for a revision of a
currently approved data collection. The
revised content includes modifications
to some of the Program Report
assessment questions, a reduction in the
number of fields a cooperative
agreement recipient is required to
respond to, and a recalculation to
provide a more realistic burden estimate
of the amount of time required to
complete the Progress Report.
There is no cost to the respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are
816.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Respondents
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
respondent
(in hours)
States and District of Columbia ...................................................................................................
51
2
8
Dated: January 22, 2007.
Joan F. Karr,
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
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) Advisory
Board on Radiation and Worker Health
(ABRWH or Advisory Board) and
Subcommittee for Dose
Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR)
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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 announces the
aforementioned committee meeting:
Subcommittee Meeting Time and Date:
9 a.m.–11 a.m., February 7, 2007.
Committee Meeting Times and Dates:
1 p.m.–4:30 p.m., February 7, 2007.
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., February 8, 2007.
8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., February 9, 2007.
Public Comment Times and Dates:
5 p.m.–6 p.m., February 7, 2007.
7 p.m.–8:30 p.m., February 8, 2007.
Place: Cincinnati Marriott Northeast, 9664
Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, Ohio
45040, Phone 513.459.9800, Fax
513.459.9808.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by
the space available. The meeting space
accommodates approximately 75 people.
Background: The Advisory Board was
established under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program
Act of 2000 to advise the President on a
variety of policy and technical functions
required to implement and effectively
manage the new compensation program. Key
functions of the Advisory Board include
providing advice on the development of
probability of causation guidelines which
have been promulgated by the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) as a final
rule, advice on methods of dose
reconstruction which have also been
promulgated by HHS as a final rule, advice
on the scientific validity and quality of dose
estimation and reconstruction efforts being
performed for purposes of the compensation
program, and advice on petitions to add
classes of workers to the Special Exposure
Cohort (SEC).
In December 2000, the President delegated
responsibility for funding, staffing, and
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operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which
subsequently delegated this authority to the
CDC. NIOSH implements this responsibility
for CDC. The charter was issued on August
3, 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals,
and will expire on August 3, 2007.
Purpose: This Advisory Board is charged
with (a) providing advice to the Secretary,
HHS, on the development of guidelines
under Executive Order 13179; (b) providing
advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the
scientific validity and quality of dose
reconstruction efforts performed for this
program; and (c) upon request by the
Secretary, HHS, advise the Secretary on
whether there is a class of employees at any
Department of Energy facility who were
exposed to radiation but for whom it is not
feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and
on whether there is reasonable likelihood
that such radiation doses may have
endangered the health of members of this
class.
Matters to be Discussed: The agenda for the
Subcommittee meeting includes the
Selection of the 7th Round of Individual
Dose Reconstructions to Be Reviewed; Status
of Ongoing Reviews; and Future Meetings
and Plans. The agenda for the Advisory
Board meeting includes Status of New Board
Members; NIOSH and Department of Labor
Program Updates; Subcommittee Actions;
Selection of Remaining Procedures to be
Reviewed by S. Cohen & Associates under
Task 3; SEC Petitions for Fernald and Dow
Chemical; Rocky Flats SEC Update; Work
Group Reports; Report on SEC Petitions;
Conflict or Bias Management Policy
Implementation Status Updates; Science and
Overarching Technical Issues Update;
Review of SEC Petition Recommendation
Wording; and Board Working Time which
will include Status of Site Profile Reviews
and Future Meetings.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate. In the event an individual
cannot attend, written comments may be
submitted. Any written comments received
will be provided at the meeting and should
be submitted to the contact person below
well in advance of the meeting.
Due to programmatic matters, this Federal
Register Notice is being published on less
than 15 days notice to the public (41 CFR
102–3.150(b)).
Contact Person for More Information: Dr.
Lewis V. Wade, Executive Secretary, NIOSH,
CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45226, Telephone 513.533.6825, Fax
513.533.6826.
The Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register notices
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities, for
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both CDC and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Elaine L. Baker,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10003, CMS–
901A and D, CMS–9044, and CMS–10099]
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;
(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: Notice of Denial
of Medical Coverage (NDMC), and the
Notice of Denial of Payment (NDP) and
supporting regulations in 42 CFR
422.568; Use: Section 1852(g)(1)(B) of
the Statute requires Medicare Health
organizations (Medicare Advantage,
cost, and Health Care Prepayment Plans)
to provide determinations to deny
coverage (i.e., medical services or
payment) in writing and include a
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-07-0601]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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) 371-5960 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
The National Tobacco Control Program (NCTP) Chronicles Progress
Reporting System--Revision--(OMB No. 0920-0601), National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death and
disease in the United States and most people begin using tobacco in
early adolescence. Annually, causes more than 430,000 deaths in the
nation, costing approximately $50-70 billion in medical expenses alone.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking a 3
year Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of a
reporting system called the Chronicle. The collection of this
information is part of a federal reporting requirement for funds
received by states from the CDC through the National Tobacco Control
Program (NTCP).
The Office on Smoking and Health currently has clearance for the
NTCP Chronicle, OMB 0920-0601, a web-based program monitoring
system. This Reporting system allows CDC increased ability to analyze
program monitoring data received through state submission of bi-
annually progress reports, to provide national summaries of progress
toward the objectives contained in Healthy People 2010 and, as well as
CDC-specified goals and performance measures. The system also allows
CDC to rapidly respond to outside inquiries concerning a specific
tobacco control activity occurring in the state tobacco control
programs. The revision to the existing web-based program monitoring
data collection system serves to append the original quantitative and
narrative format. This will result in increased quality of the content
of the tobacco control data reported, and continues to provide for an
electronic means for efficient collection and transmission to the CDC
headquarters.
In January 2004, the Office on Smoking and Health launched the NTCP
Chronicle, an online program planning and reporting tool that assists
states in developing comprehensive tobacco control program plans and in
responding to federal reporting requirements. Using a standardized
format based on OSH's program framework, the Chronicle enables grantees
to describe their CDC-funded program activities and expected outcomes.
By collecting and housing this information within a searchable
database, OSH can effectively fulfill its cooperative agreement
obligations, namely to monitor, evaluate and compare individual
programs, provide technical assistance to increase the efficacy of
state-driven initiatives, and to assess and report aggregate
information regarding the overall effectiveness of the National Tobacco
Control Program (NTCP). The NTCP Chronicle is complementary to the
Grants.Gov electronic grant submission process by facilitating
development of the key elements for inclusion in addressing federal
cooperative agreement requirements, thus helping insure effective
evidence- and science-based program planning and development efforts of
state public health departments. This submission represents a request
for a revision of a currently approved data collection. The revised
content includes modifications to some of the Program Report assessment
questions, a reduction in the number of fields a cooperative agreement
recipient is required to respond to, and a recalculation to provide a
more realistic burden estimate of the amount of time required to
complete the Progress Report.
There is no cost to the respondents other than their time. The
total estimated annualized burden hours are 816.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per respondent
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Dated: January 22, 2007.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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