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Office of Technology Strategy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS–0990–0223]
Agency Information Collection
Request. 60-Day Public Comment
Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Secretary (OS), Department
of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of
the reinstatement of a proposed
information collection request 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.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, e-mail your request,
including your address, phone number,
OMB number, and OS document
identifier, to
Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202)
690–6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be directed
to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer
at the above e-mail address within 60days.
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Proposed Project: Evaluation of the
Cash and Counseling Demonstration—
OMB No. 0990–0223—Reinstatement
with Changes—Assistant Secretary of
Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: The original evaluation of
the national Cash and Counseling
Demonstration was intended to include
three groups: Self-directing consumers,
a control group, and non-participants.
When funding was not available to
survey all groups, the non-participant
sample was removed. The subsequent
evaluations showed that self-directing
consumers were more satisfied with
their supportive services, reported fewer
unmet needs, and enjoyed greater wellbeing than other Medicaid programs.
Still, despite these apparent benefits,
relatively few of the beneficiaries who
were eligible to participate in Cash and
Counseling demonstrations elected to
do so (8 to 15 percent). Since that time,
the Cash and Counseling program has
been expanded under the 1915(j)(2)
Section of the Deficit Reduction Act of
2005 and beginning January 1, 2007,
states were permitted to offer the
program to Medicaid recipients without
demonstrating budget neutrality and
without a requirement for periodic
renewal of the state plan amendment as
required for ‘‘1115’’ or ‘‘1915(c)’’
waivers.
This study involves drawing a sample
from Medicaid beneficiaries in New
Jersey who are eligible to enroll in the
state’s Cash and Counseling program.
The qualifications for enrollment have
not changed since the original research.
This study will include only individuals
who did not enroll (non-participants)
who will be compared to those who did
enroll (and about whom data were
collected) during the original
demonstration/evaluation data
collection as well as those who have
enrolled since (about whom the state of
New Jersey collects descriptive data for
Medicaid program administrative
purposes). The government will conduct
600 one-time telephone interviews over
a three-month period. The survey
includes questions asked in the original
evaluation of the Cash and Counseling
demonstration surveys, as well as
original questions designed to measure
factors related to nonparticipation.
These questions will allow comparisons
between participants and nonparticipants of the Cash and Counseling
demonstration.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Form name
Non-Participants (or Proxies) ........
Telephone Interview .....................
Mary Oliver-Anderson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–9176 Filed 4–25–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Blood Safety and Availability
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services is hereby giving notice that the
Advisory Committee on Blood Safety
and Availability (ACBSA) will hold a
meeting. The meeting will be open to
the public on both Thursday, May 29
and Friday, May 30, 2008.
DATES: The meeting will take place
Thursday, May 29 and Friday, May 30,
2008 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Hilton Rockville Hotel,
1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20852 Phone: (301) 468–1100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry
A. Holmberg, PhD, Executive Secretary,
Advisory Committee on Blood Safety
and Availability, Office of Public Health
and Science, Department of Health and
Human Services, 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Suite 250, Rockville, MD
20852, (240) 453–8803, Fax (240) 453–
8456, e-mail ACBSA@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Updates
will be provided to the Committee on
previous recommendations as follows:
At the January 2003 meeting of the
ACBSA, the Committee recognized that
the leading causes of transfusion related
fatalities were: bacterial contamination
of platelets; hemolysis, primarily due to
errors in release and administration of
incorrect blood; and transfusion related
acute lung injury (TRALI). Progress has
been made on all three of these causes
of transfusion related fatalities. Updates
will be provided on the rate of bacterial
contamination and reports of sepsis
associated with 5 day and 7 day dating
of apheresis platelets and on the use of
improved methods to reduce errors in
the identification of patients and
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transfusion products. In addition, the
Committee will review progress made to
reduce the risk of TRALI. In 2007, the
AABB recommended to its institutional
members to devise strategies to reduce
the risk of TRALI in transfused patients.
Total voluntary implementation was to
be complete by November 2008. To this
end, many blood centers and hospitals
have implemented strategies to decrease
the adverse risk of TRALI by using male
only apheresis platelets and plasma
donors. Various strategies will be
presented and discussed as well as
messaging to potential donors.
The Committee will also hear an
update from the Food and Drug
Administration’s sponsored public
workshop entitled: ‘‘Hemoglobin Based
Oxygen Carriers: Current Status and
Future Directions,’’ which will be held
on April 29 and 30, 2008. The
Committee will also hear an update
from Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) regarding its
April 4, 2008 meeting on potential
rulemaking with respect to vascularized
composite allografts and whether
vascularized composite allografts
should be included within the
definition of organs covered by the
regulations governing the operation of
the Organ Procurement and
Transplantation Network and covered
by section 301 of the National Organ
Transplant Act of 1984.
The Committee will then be asked to
discuss and make recommendations on
reports of adverse outcomes associated
with transfusion of older red cells.
There have been additional studies and
peer reviewed publications reporting
adverse outcomes associated with the
administration of red cells older than 14
days of storage. Currently human red
cells for transfusion are good for up to
42 days of storage depending on the
anticoagulant and additive solutions
used in storage. Presentations and
discussions will review current blood
distribution and transfusion practices as
well as available outcome data related to
clinical studies with older red cells.
Public comment will be solicited on
both May 29 and 30, 2008. Comments
will be limited to five minutes per
speaker and must be pertinent to the
discussion. Anyone planning to
comment is encouraged to contact the
Executive Secretary at his/her earliest
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convenience. Those who wish to have
printed material distributed to Advisory
Committee members should submit
thirty (30) copies to the Executive
Secretary prior to close of business May
27, 2008. Likewise, those who wish to
utilize electronic data projection to the
Committee must submit their materials
to the Executive Secretary prior to close
of business May 27, 2008.
Dated: April 22, 2008.
Jerry A. Holmberg,
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on
Blood Safety and Availability.
[FR Doc. E8–9230 Filed 4–25–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the President’s Council on
Physical Fitness and Sports
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice
that the President’s Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports will hold a meeting.
This meeting is open to the public. A
description of the Council’s functions is
included also with this notice.
DATES: May 14, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.
ADDRESSES: Department of Health and
Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, Room 800, 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Johnson, Executive Director,
President’s Council on Physical Fitness
and Sports, Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, Room 738H, 200
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690–5187.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
President’s Council on Physical Fitness
and Sports (PCPFS) was established
originally by Executive Order 10673,
dated July 16, 1956. PCPFS was
established by President Eisenhower
after published reports indicated that
American boys and girls were unfit
compared to the children of Western
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0223]
Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of the reinstatement of a proposed information collection
request 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.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail
address within 60-days.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of the Cash and Counseling
Demonstration--OMB No. 0990-0223--Reinstatement with Changes--Assistant
Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: The original evaluation of the national Cash and
Counseling Demonstration was intended to include three groups: Self-
directing consumers, a control group, and non-participants. When
funding was not available to survey all groups, the non-participant
sample was removed. The subsequent evaluations showed that self-
directing consumers were more satisfied with their supportive services,
reported fewer unmet needs, and enjoyed greater well-being than other
Medicaid programs. Still, despite these apparent benefits, relatively
few of the beneficiaries who were eligible to participate in Cash and
Counseling demonstrations elected to do so (8 to 15 percent). Since
that time, the Cash and Counseling program has been expanded under the
1915(j)(2) Section of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and beginning
January 1, 2007, states were permitted to offer the program to Medicaid
recipients without demonstrating budget neutrality and without a
requirement for periodic renewal of the state plan amendment as
required for ``1115'' or ``1915(c)'' waivers.
This study involves drawing a sample from Medicaid beneficiaries in
New Jersey who are eligible to enroll in the state's Cash and
Counseling program. The qualifications for enrollment have not changed
since the original research. This study will include only individuals
who did not enroll (non-participants) who will be compared to those who
did enroll (and about whom data were collected) during the original
demonstration/evaluation data collection as well as those who have
enrolled since (about whom the state of New Jersey collects descriptive
data for Medicaid program administrative purposes). The government will
conduct 600 one-time telephone interviews over a three-month period.
The survey includes questions asked in the original evaluation of the
Cash and Counseling demonstration surveys, as well as original
questions designed to measure factors related to nonparticipation.
These questions will allow comparisons between participants and non-
participants of the Cash and Counseling demonstration.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Non-Participants (or Proxies)................... Telephone Interview............... 600 1 27/60 270
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Mary Oliver-Anderson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-9176 Filed 4-25-08; 8:45 am]
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