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uninsured or underinsured populations
even if there is underutilized capacity.
The study will also determine whether
there are factors that affect average
variable costs across facilities such as
the number of procedures performed,
specialization in types of procedures or
other characteristics of the facility.
Results of this study will be used to
better understand the economics of
colorectal cancer screening.
Respondents include medical facility
receptionists, hospital operators, and
office/business managers. The total
estimated cost to respondents is
approximately $72,800 assuming an
hourly wage of $37 for office/business
managers and an hourly wage of $11 for
others during the study period. There
are no costs to the respondents other
than their time. The total estimated
annualized burden hours are 2072.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Form name
Receptionist ..........................................................
OPHD nurse manager ..........................................
ASC nurse manager .............................................
Telephone screening survey ................................
SECOST mail survey ...........................................
SECOST mail survey ...........................................
Dated: February 16, 2007.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Dated: February 15, 2007.
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
Board of Scientific Counselors,
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health: Notice of Charter
Renewal
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
This gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463) of October 6, 1972, that the Board
of Scientific Counselors, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Department of Health and
Human Services, has been renewed for
a 2-year period through February 3,
2009.
For information, contact Dr. Roger
Rosa, Executive Secretary, Board of
Scientific Counselors, National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Department of Health and
Human Services, CDC/Washington
Office, HHH Building, 200
Independence Ave, SW., Room 715H,
MS P12, Washington, DC 20201—
telephone 202/205–7856 or fax 202/
260–4464.
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 both the
Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panels (SEP): The Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
020, ‘‘New Laboratory Tests for
Tuberculosis and Detection of Drug
Resistance’’ and SRIB 021,
‘‘Development of Novel Information
System for Remote Tuberculosis
Control and Prevention’’
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burden per
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response to The Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) 020, ‘‘New Laboratory Tests
for Tuberculosis and Detection of Drug
Resistance’’ and SRIB 021, ‘‘Development of
Novel Information System for Remote
Tuberculosis Control and Prevention.’’
Contact Person for More Information: J.
Felix Rogers, PhD, M.P.H., Scientific Review
Administrator, Coordinating Center for
Infectious Diseases, National Center for
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Office of the Director, CDC, 1600 Clifton
Road NE., Mailstop E05, Atlanta, GA 30333,
Telephone 404.639.6101.
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
both CDC and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
1,250 HOPDs and 906 ASCs that are eligible for
inclusion in the study.
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responses
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Dated: February 15, 2007.
Elaine L. Baker,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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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)
announces the aforementioned meeting.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Times and Dates: 1 p.m.–2 p.m., March 30,
2007 (Closed). 2 p.m.–4 p.m., March 30, 2007
(Closed).
Place: Teleconference.
Status: The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with provisions set
forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5
U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director,
Management Analysis and Services Office,
CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463.
Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will
include the review, discussion, and
evaluation of applications received in
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
The Health Department Subcommittee
of the Board of Scientific Counselors
(BSC), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH)/Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR): Teleconference
Meeting.
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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, NCEH/ATSDR
announces the following teleconference
meeting of the aforementioned
subcommittee:
Times and Dates: 12:30 p.m.–2 p.m.,
March 19, 2007.
Place: Century Center, 1825 Century
Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30345.
Status: Open to the public, teleconference
access limited only by availability of
telephone ports.
Purpose: Under the charge of the Board of
Scientific Counselors, NCEH/ATSDR the
Health Department Subcommittee will
provide the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR with advice
and recommendations on local and State
health department issues and concerns that
pertain to the mandates and mission of
NCEH/ATSDR.
Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will
include a review of the agenda; approval of
minutes from the last conference call; a
discussion on identifying State and Local
government issues; a discussion on bridging
NCEH/ATSDR programs; public comment
and the next steps for the Health Department
Subcommittee.
Items are subject to change as priorities
dictate.
Supplementary Information: This
teleconference meeting is scheduled to begin
at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
To participate, please dial 877/315–6535 and
enter conference code 383520. The public
comment period is scheduled from 1:30
p.m.–1:40 p.m.
Contact Person for More Information:
Shirley D. Little, Committee Management
Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road,
Mail Stop E–28, Atlanta, GA 30303;
telephone 404/498–0615, fax 404/498–0059;
E-mail: slittle@cdc.gov. 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 both
CDC and the ATSDR.
Dated: February 16, 2007.
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–R–131, CMS–
10219, CMS–10097, CMS–255, and CMS–
437]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Advance
Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage
(ABN); Use: Under section 1879 of the
Social Security Act, a physician,
provider, practitioner or supplier of
items or services participating in the
Medicare Program, or taking a claim on
assignment, may bill a Medicare
beneficiary for items or services usually
covered under Medicare, but denied in
an individual case under specific
statutory exclusions, if they inform the
beneficiary, prior to furnishing the
service, that Medicare is likely to deny
payment. 42 CFR 411.404(b) and (c),
and 411.408(d)(2) and (f), require
written notice be provided to inform
beneficiaries in advance of potential
liability for payment.
While the basic content of the ABN
remains the same, there were several
changes to the notice including but not
limited to the following: (1) Revised,
more user friendly language; (2)
combining the two versions of the ABN,
the General Use ABN, form CMS–R–
131–G, and CMS–R–131–L, which was
used specifically for physician-ordered
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laboratory tests, into a single general
notice meeting both needs; (3) adding
the 1–800–MEDICARE number on the
notice; (4) adding information about the
beneficiary’s right to demand Medicare
be billed; (5) increasing the selection
options to 3 from 2, to allow
beneficiaries’ the right to pay out of
pocket when they desire; (6) allowing a
place for other insurance information to
be recorded; and (7) describing the
significance of the signature; Form
Number: CMS–R–131 (OMB#: 0938–
0566); Frequency: Reporting: Weekly,
Monthly, Yearly, Biennially and
Occasionally; Affected Public: Business
or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
1,270,614; Total Annual Responses:
40,302,506; Total Annual Hours:
4,701,959.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Health Plan
Employer Data And Information Set
(HEDIS ); Use: The Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
collects quality performance measures
in order to hold the Medicare managed
care industry accountable for the care
being delivered, to enable quality
improvement, and to provide quality
information to Medicare beneficiaries in
order to promote an informed choice. It
is critical to CMS’ mission that we
collect and disseminate information that
will help beneficiaries choose among
health plans, contribute to improved
quality of care through identification of
improvement opportunities, and assist
CMS in carrying out its oversight and
purchasing responsibilities.
In December 1997, OMB approved the
request from CMS for the information
collections under HEDIS and assigned
the agency form number CMS–R–200.
The collections approved under that
request included the HEDIS collection
(following the technical specifications
contained in Volume 2, published by
the National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA); the Health of
Seniors/Health Outcomes Survey (HOS);
and the Medicare CAHPS survey.
Since that approval there has been a
change in the statutory authority as a
result of the Balanced Budget Act of
1997. During the latter part of 2000,
CMS instituted several policy changes
regarding this collection which reduced
burden substantially on the part of the
managed care organizations and the
process for finalizing and publishing
that policy delayed the request for OMB
approval. In addition, the renewal of
OMB authority for the Medicare CAHPS
survey was completed as a separate
request. The HOS renewal was also
submitted separately. This request is
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
The Health Department Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BSC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)/Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): Teleconference Meeting.
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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, NCEH/ATSDR announces the following teleconference meeting
of the aforementioned subcommittee:
Times and Dates: 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m., March 19, 2007.
Place: Century Center, 1825 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia
30345.
Status: Open to the public, teleconference access limited only
by availability of telephone ports.
Purpose: Under the charge of the Board of Scientific Counselors,
NCEH/ATSDR the Health Department Subcommittee will provide the BSC,
NCEH/ATSDR with advice and recommendations on local and State health
department issues and concerns that pertain to the mandates and
mission of NCEH/ATSDR.
Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will include a review of
the agenda; approval of minutes from the last conference call; a
discussion on identifying State and Local government issues; a
discussion on bridging NCEH/ATSDR programs; public comment and the
next steps for the Health Department Subcommittee.
Items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Supplementary Information: This teleconference meeting is
scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time. To
participate, please dial 877/315-6535 and enter conference code
383520. The public comment period is scheduled from 1:30 p.m.-1:40
p.m.
Contact Person for More Information: Shirley D. Little,
Committee Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road, Mail
Stop E-28, Atlanta, GA 30303; telephone 404/498-0615, fax 404/498-
0059; E-mail: slittle@cdc.gov. 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 both CDC and the ATSDR.
Dated: February 16, 2007.
Elaine L. Baker,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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