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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)
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National Center for Environmental
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry
The Program Peer Review
Subcommittee (PPRS) of the Board of
Scientific Counselors (BSC), CDC,
National Center for Environmental
Health (NCEH/Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR): Teleconference.
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), CDC, NCEH/ATSDR
announces the following subcommittee
teleconference meeting:
Time and Date: 3 p.m.–5 p.m., June
11, 2007.
Place: The teleconference will
originate at NCEH/ATSDR in Atlanta,
Georgia. To participate, dial 877/315–
6535 and enter conference code 383520.
Purpose: Under the charge of the BSC,
NCEH/ATSDR, the PPRS will provide
the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR with advice and
recommendations on NCEH/ATSDR
program peer review. They will serve
the function of organizing, facilitating,
and providing a long-term perspective
to the conduct of NCEH/ATSDR
program peer review.
Matters to be Discussed: Review and
approve previous meeting minutes;
discuss preparedness and emergency
response peer review, approach to
program peer review (internal
discussion and BSC evaluation), and
questionnaires; identify a PPRS member
to participate on the workgroup, and
areas of expertise needed for the review;
identify peer reviewers, partners, and
customers to participate on the
workgroup; and draft peer review site
visit agenda. Agenda items are subject to
change as priorities dictate.
Supplementary Information: This
meeting is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Saving Time. Public
comment period is scheduled for 4:15–
4:25 p.m.
BSC, NCEH/ATSDR held a bi-annual
meeting on May 16–18, 2007 in Atlanta,
Georgia. During the proceeding of this
meeting, the Chair of the BSC, the Chair
of PPRS of the BSC, and the Director of
NCEH/ATSDR determined that an
intramural peer review of the
preparedness and emergency response
activities at NCEH/ATSDR should be
conducted by early fall in 2007. In order
to accomplish this task in the desired
short timeframe, the Chair of the PPRS
as well as the Associate Director for
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Science at NCEH/ATSDR stipulated a
need to hold a conference during the
second week of June to discuss and plan
the peer review of preparedness and
emergency response activities at NCEH/
ATSDR. This Federal Register notice is
being published on less than 15
calendar days notice to the public (41
CFR 102–3.150(b)).
Contact Person for More Information:
Sandra Malcom, Committee
Management Specialist, Office of
Science, NCEH/ATSDR, M/S E–28, 1600
Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia
30333, telephone 404/498–0622.
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
ATSDR.
Dated: June 4, 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–10185, CMS–
10142, CMS–10106 and CMS–116]
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.
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1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Part D
Reporting Requirements and Supporting
Regulations under 42 CFR 423.505;
Form Number: CMS–10185 (OMB#:
0938–0992); Use: 42 CFR 423.514,
requires each Part D Sponsor to have an
effective procedure to provide statistics
indicating: The cost of its operations,
the patterns of utilization of its services,
the availability, accessibility, and
acceptability of its services, information
demonstrating it has a fiscally sound
operation and other matters as required
by CMS. In addition, subsection 423.505
of the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act,
establishes as a contract provision that
Part D Sponsors must comply with the
reporting requirements for submitting
drug claims and related information to
CMS. Data collected via Medicare Part
D Reporting Requirements will be an
integral resource for oversight,
monitoring, compliance and auditing
activities necessary to ensure quality
provision of the Medicare Prescription
Drug Benefit to beneficiaries. Refer to
the ‘‘Revisions to CY 2008 Part D
Reporting Requirement’’ document to
view the changes from CY 2007 to CY
2008. Frequency: Reporting—Monthly,
Annually, Quarterly and Semi-annually;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Number of Respondents: 4,857;
Total Annual Responses: 330,276; Total
Annual Hours: 291,989.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Bid Pricing Tool
(BPT) for Medicare Advantage (MA)
Plans and Prescription Drug Plans
(PDPs); Use: Under the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization (MMA), Medicare
Advantage organizations (MAO) and
Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) are
required to submit an actuarial pricing
‘‘bid’’ for each plan offered to Medicare
beneficiaries. CMS requires that MAOs
and PDPs complete the BPT as part of
the annual bidding process. During this
process, organizations prepare their
proposed actuarial bid pricing for the
upcoming contract year and submit
them to CMS for review and approval.
The purpose of the BPT is to collect the
actuarial pricing information for each
plan. The BPT calculates the plan’s bid,
enrollee premiums, and payment rates.
Form Number: CMS–10142 (OMB#:
0938–0944); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 550 Total Annual
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
The Program Peer Review Subcommittee (PPRS) of the Board of
Scientific Counselors (BSC), CDC, National Center for Environmental
Health (NCEH/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR):
Teleconference.
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), CDC, NCEH/ATSDR announces the following
subcommittee teleconference meeting:
Time and Date: 3 p.m.-5 p.m., June 11, 2007.
Place: The teleconference will originate at NCEH/ATSDR in Atlanta,
Georgia. To participate, dial 877/315-6535 and enter conference code
383520.
Purpose: Under the charge of the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR, the PPRS will
provide the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR with advice and recommendations on NCEH/
ATSDR program peer review. They will serve the function of organizing,
facilitating, and providing a long-term perspective to the conduct of
NCEH/ATSDR program peer review.
Matters to be Discussed: Review and approve previous meeting
minutes; discuss preparedness and emergency response peer review,
approach to program peer review (internal discussion and BSC
evaluation), and questionnaires; identify a PPRS member to participate
on the workgroup, and areas of expertise needed for the review;
identify peer reviewers, partners, and customers to participate on the
workgroup; and draft peer review site visit agenda. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
Supplementary Information: This meeting is scheduled to begin at 3
p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time. Public comment period is scheduled
for 4:15-4:25 p.m.
BSC, NCEH/ATSDR held a bi-annual meeting on May 16-18, 2007 in
Atlanta, Georgia. During the proceeding of this meeting, the Chair of
the BSC, the Chair of PPRS of the BSC, and the Director of NCEH/ATSDR
determined that an intramural peer review of the preparedness and
emergency response activities at NCEH/ATSDR should be conducted by
early fall in 2007. In order to accomplish this task in the desired
short timeframe, the Chair of the PPRS as well as the Associate
Director for Science at NCEH/ATSDR stipulated a need to hold a
conference during the second week of June to discuss and plan the peer
review of preparedness and emergency response activities at NCEH/ATSDR.
This Federal Register notice is being published on less than 15
calendar days notice to the public (41 CFR 102-3.150(b)).
Contact Person for More Information: Sandra Malcom, Committee
Management Specialist, Office of Science, NCEH/ATSDR, M/S E-28, 1600
Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/498-0622.
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 ATSDR.
Dated: June 4, 2007.
Elaine L. Baker,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-11086 Filed 6-7-07; 8:45 am]
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