Implementation of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-347), 7862-7863 [2011-3089]
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Dated: February 7, 2011.
Carol E. Walker,
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
Implementation of the James Zadroga
9/11 Health and Compensation Act of
2010 (Pub. L. 111–347)
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) announces a public
meeting for receiving comments from
the public on implementing the
provisions of the James Zadroga 9/11
Health and Compensation Act of 2010
(Pub. L. 111–347). The Federal
government is developing an
implementation plan, and comments
from the public will assist in this
process by gaining perspectives from
interested parties on ways to meet the
Act’s requirements.
SUMMARY:
Table of Contents
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Date and Time
Address
Status
Security Considerations
Speaker Registration
Agenda
Contact Person for More Information
Supplementary Information
I. Background
II. Matters To Be Discussed
III. Transcripts
Date and Time: March 3, 2011,
9 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Eastern Time. Please
note that public comments may end
before the time indicated, following the
last call for comments. Members of the
public who wish to provide public
comments should plan to attend the
meeting at the start time listed.
Addresses: Jacob K. Javits Federal
Building, 26 Federal Plaza, Broadway
entrance, 6th Floor, Conference Room
A/B, New York, New York 10278.
Status: The meeting is open to the
public, limited only by the space
available. The meeting space
accommodates approximately 300
people. In addition, there will be an
audio conference setup for those who
cannot attend in person. The conference
line will accommodate up to 300 callers.
The USA toll-free dial-in number is
800–619–8873; pass code 8693287.
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Additionally, there is no registration fee
to attend this public meeting.
Security Considerations: Due to
mandatory security clearance
procedures at the Jacob K. Javits Federal
Building, in-person attendees must
present valid government-issued picture
identification to security personnel
upon entering the building and go
through an airport-type security check.
Non-U.S. citizens are encouraged to
participate in the audio conferencing
due to the extra clearance involved with
in-person attendance. To attend inperson, a non-U.S. citizen will have to
call or send an e-mail before February
16, 2011, to the contact person in this
Notice, and provide passport
information. If clearance is received,
you will be notified; otherwise, you will
not be able to attend the meeting inperson.
Speaker Registration: Individuals
wishing to speak during the meeting
may sign up on the speaker registration
list which will be available at the
meeting site beginning at 8:30 a.m., and
during the meeting.
Agenda: The meeting will begin with
a brief introduction by Federal officials,
followed by presentations from
attendees who register to speak. Each
speaker will be limited to five minutes
in order to maximize the number of
presentations during the meeting. If all
registered presentations are made before
the end time, there will be an open
session to receive comments from
anyone who has not signed up on the
speaker registration list who may wish
to speak. Open session comments will
also be limited to five minutes per
person. After the last speaker or at 4:45
p.m., whichever occurs first, the
meeting will be adjourned.
Contact Person for More Information:
Roy Fleming, Sc.D., NIOSH, CDC, 1600
Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E–20,
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Toll free:
1–866–426–3673, e-mail:
nioshdocket@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and
Compensation Act of 2010 established a
program known as the World Trade
Center (WTC) Health Program within
HHS. The program shall be
administered by the WTC Program
Administrator; the Act includes:
(1) Medical Monitoring for
Responders—Medical monitoring,
including clinical examinations and
long-term health monitoring and
analysis for enrolled WTC responders
who were likely to have been exposed
to airborne toxins that were released, or
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to other hazards, as a result of the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
(2) Initial Health Evaluation for
Survivors—An initial health evaluation,
including an evaluation to determine
eligibility for follow-up monitoring and
treatment.
(3) Follow-up Monitoring and
Treatment for WTC–Related Health
Conditions for Responders and
Survivors—Provision of follow-up
monitoring and treatment and payment
for all medically necessary health and
mental health care expenses of an
individual with respect to a WTCrelated health condition (including
necessary prescription drugs).
(4) Outreach—Establishment of an
education and outreach program to
potentially eligible individuals
concerning the benefits under this title.
(5) Clinical Data Collection and
Analysis—Collection and analysis of
health and mental health data relating to
individuals receiving monitoring or
treatment benefits in a uniform manner
in collaboration with the collection of
epidemiological data.
(6) Research on Health Conditions—
Establishment of a research program on
health conditions resulting from the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
A full copy of the James Zadroga
9/11 Health and Compensation Act of
2010 (Pub. L. 111–347) is available in
NIOSH Docket #226, at: https://
www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/.
II. Matters To Be Discussed
Input from the public is sought on any
of the provisions of the James Zadroga
9/11 Health and Compensation Act of
2010. The Federal government is
developing an implementation plan,
and comments from the public will
assist in this process by gaining
perspectives from interested parties on
ways to meet the Act’s requirements.
III. Transcripts
Transcripts will be prepared and
posted to NIOSH Docket #226 within 30
days after the meeting. If a person
making a comment gives his or her
name, no attempt will be made to redact
that name. NIOSH will take reasonable
steps to ensure that individuals making
public comments are aware of the fact
that their comments (including their
name, if provided) will appear in a
transcript of the meeting posted on a
public Web site. Such reasonable steps
include: (a) A statement read at the start
of the meeting stating that transcripts
will be posted and names of speakers
will not be redacted; and (b) A printed
copy of the statement mentioned in (a)
above will be displayed on the table
where individuals sign up to make
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public comments. If individuals in
making a statement reveal personal
information (e.g., medical information)
about themselves, that information will
not usually be redacted. The CDC
Freedom of Information Act coordinator
will, however, review such revelations
in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act and if deemed
appropriate, will redact such
information. Disclosures of information
concerning third parties will be
redacted.
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
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: February 7, 2011.
Elaine L. Baker,
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–222, CMS–1771,
CMS–10008, CMS–10368, and CMS–R–21]
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: Extension of currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Independent
Rural Health Center/Freestanding
Federally Qualified Health Center Cost
Report and Supporting Regulations 42
CFR 413.20 and 42 CFR 413.24; Use:
Providers of service in the Medicare
program are required to submit annual
information to achieve reimbursement
for health care services rendered to
Medicare beneficiaries. The Form CMS–
222 cost report is needed to determine
the amount of reasonable cost due to the
providers for furnishing medical
services to Medicare beneficiaries; Form
Number: CMS–222 (OMB# 0938–0107);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profit and not-forprofit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 5812; Total Annual
Responses: 5812; Total Annual Hours:
290,600.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Attending
Physicians Statement and
Documentation of Medicare Emergency
and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
424.103; Use: 42 CFR 424.103(b)
requires that before a nonparticipating
hospital may be paid for emergency
services rendered to a Medicare
beneficiary, a statement must be
submitted that is sufficiently
comprehensive to support that an
emergency existed. Form CMS–1771
contains a series of questions relating to
the medical necessity of the emergency.
The attending physician must attest that
the hospitalization was required under
the regulatory emergency definition
(42 CFR 424.101) and give clinical
documentation to support the claim.
Form Number: CMS–1771 (OMB# 0938–
0023); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Private sector—business or other
for-profit and not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 100; Total
Annual Responses: 200; Total Annual
Hours: 50.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Process and
Information Required to Determine
Eligibility of Drugs, Biologicals, and
Radiopharmaceutical Agents for
Transitional Pass-Through Status Under
the Hospital Outpatient Prospective
Payment System (OPPS); Use: Section
1833(t)(6) of the Social Security Act
provides for temporary additional
payments or ‘‘transitional pass-through
payments’’ for certain drugs and
biological agents. Interested parties such
as hospitals, pharmaceutical companies,
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and physicians can apply for
transitional pass-through payment for
drugs and biologicals used with services
covered under the OPPS. CMS uses this
information to determine if the criteria
for making a transitional pass-through
payment are met and if an interim
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding
System (HCPCS) code for a new drug or
biological is necessary. Form Number:
CMS–10008 (OMB#: 0938–0802);
Frequency: Once; Affected Public:
Private sector—business or other forprofit; Number of Respondents: 30;
Total Annual Responses: 480; Total
Annual Hours: 480.
4. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection (request for a
new OMB control number); Title of
Information Collection: Dental Action
Plan Template for Medicaid and CHIP
Programs; Form No.: CMS–10368
(OMB#: 0938–NEW); Use: CMS is
responsible for administering the
Federal Medicaid program and the
Children’s Health Insurance Program
(CHIP). As part of the Federal Medicaid
program, CMS oversees the Early and
Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and
Treatment (EPSDT) benefit to assure
that all requirements are met. The
provision of dental services to EPSDTeligible individuals is required under
section 1905(r)(3) of the Social Security
Act. In addition, section
1902(a)(43)(D)(iii) requires that CMS
collect information on dental services
furnished to eligible individuals.
Section 501(e) of CHIPRA imposed new
data reporting requirements for the
CHIP program by requiring certain
dental data to be reported in 2011 on the
CHIP annual report. Dental data for
CHIP is unavailable as the requirement
to report this data is new for CHIP
programs. CMS intends to use the
information provided in the template to
help inform us of the States activities
undertaken to achieve the national oral
health goals for Medicaid and CHIP.
CMS will use the information to
routinely follow-up with States on the
achievement of their goals and activities
and will share that information with
other States; Frequency: Once; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
69; Total Annual Responses: 69; Total
Annual Hours: 4,485. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Cindy Ruff at 410–786–5916.
For all other issues call 410–786–1326.)
5. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Withholding
Medicare Payments to Recover
Medicaid Overpayments and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Implementation of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation
Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-347)
SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces a public
meeting for receiving comments from the public on implementing the
provisions of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of
2010 (Pub. L. 111-347). The Federal government is developing an
implementation plan, and comments from the public will assist in this
process by gaining perspectives from interested parties on ways to meet
the Act's requirements.
Table of Contents
Date and Time
Address
Status
Security Considerations
Speaker Registration
Agenda
Contact Person for More Information
Supplementary Information
I. Background
II. Matters To Be Discussed
III. Transcripts
Date and Time: March 3, 2011, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m., Eastern Time.
Please note that public comments may end before the time indicated,
following the last call for comments. Members of the public who wish to
provide public comments should plan to attend the meeting at the start
time listed.
Addresses: Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza,
Broadway entrance, 6th Floor, Conference Room A/B, New York, New York
10278.
Status: The meeting is open to the public, limited only by the
space available. The meeting space accommodates approximately 300
people. In addition, there will be an audio conference setup for those
who cannot attend in person. The conference line will accommodate up to
300 callers. The USA toll-free dial-in number is 800-619-8873; pass
code 8693287. Additionally, there is no registration fee to attend this
public meeting.
Security Considerations: Due to mandatory security clearance
procedures at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, in-person attendees
must present valid government-issued picture identification to security
personnel upon entering the building and go through an airport-type
security check.
Non-U.S. citizens are encouraged to participate in the audio
conferencing due to the extra clearance involved with in-person
attendance. To attend in-person, a non-U.S. citizen will have to call
or send an e-mail before February 16, 2011, to the contact person in
this Notice, and provide passport information. If clearance is
received, you will be notified; otherwise, you will not be able to
attend the meeting in-person.
Speaker Registration: Individuals wishing to speak during the
meeting may sign up on the speaker registration list which will be
available at the meeting site beginning at 8:30 a.m., and during the
meeting.
Agenda: The meeting will begin with a brief introduction by Federal
officials, followed by presentations from attendees who register to
speak. Each speaker will be limited to five minutes in order to
maximize the number of presentations during the meeting. If all
registered presentations are made before the end time, there will be an
open session to receive comments from anyone who has not signed up on
the speaker registration list who may wish to speak. Open session
comments will also be limited to five minutes per person. After the
last speaker or at 4:45 p.m., whichever occurs first, the meeting will
be adjourned.
Contact Person for More Information: Roy Fleming, Sc.D., NIOSH,
CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E-20, Atlanta, Georgia 30333,
Toll free: 1-866-426-3673, e-mail: nioshdocket@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010
established a program known as the World Trade Center (WTC) Health
Program within HHS. The program shall be administered by the WTC
Program Administrator; the Act includes:
(1) Medical Monitoring for Responders--Medical monitoring,
including clinical examinations and long-term health monitoring and
analysis for enrolled WTC responders who were likely to have been
exposed to airborne toxins that were released, or to other hazards, as
a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
(2) Initial Health Evaluation for Survivors--An initial health
evaluation, including an evaluation to determine eligibility for
follow-up monitoring and treatment.
(3) Follow-up Monitoring and Treatment for WTC-Related Health
Conditions for Responders and Survivors--Provision of follow-up
monitoring and treatment and payment for all medically necessary health
and mental health care expenses of an individual with respect to a WTC-
related health condition (including necessary prescription drugs).
(4) Outreach--Establishment of an education and outreach program to
potentially eligible individuals concerning the benefits under this
title.
(5) Clinical Data Collection and Analysis--Collection and analysis
of health and mental health data relating to individuals receiving
monitoring or treatment benefits in a uniform manner in collaboration
with the collection of epidemiological data.
(6) Research on Health Conditions--Establishment of a research
program on health conditions resulting from the September 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks.
A full copy of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-347) is available in NIOSH Docket 226,
at: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/.
II. Matters To Be Discussed
Input from the public is sought on any of the provisions of the
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. The Federal
government is developing an implementation plan, and comments from the
public will assist in this process by gaining perspectives from
interested parties on ways to meet the Act's requirements.
III. Transcripts
Transcripts will be prepared and posted to NIOSH Docket
226 within 30 days after the meeting. If a person making a
comment gives his or her name, no attempt will be made to redact that
name. NIOSH will take reasonable steps to ensure that individuals
making public comments are aware of the fact that their comments
(including their name, if provided) will appear in a transcript of the
meeting posted on a public Web site. Such reasonable steps include: (a)
A statement read at the start of the meeting stating that transcripts
will be posted and names of speakers will not be redacted; and (b) A
printed copy of the statement mentioned in (a) above will be displayed
on the table where individuals sign up to make
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public comments. If individuals in making a statement reveal personal
information (e.g., medical information) about themselves, that
information will not usually be redacted. The CDC Freedom of
Information Act coordinator will, however, review such revelations in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and if deemed
appropriate, will redact such information. Disclosures of information
concerning third parties will be redacted.
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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: February 7, 2011.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-3089 Filed 2-10-11; 8:45 am]
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