Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, 18766-18767 [2011-7934]

Download as PDF 18766 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 5, 2011 / Notices conduct of research, demonstration projects, and evaluations with respect to health care; (2) in the fields of health care quality research or health care improvement; (3) in the practice of medicine; (4) in other health professions; (5) in representing the private health care sector (including health plans, providers, and purchasers) or administrators of health care delivery systems; (6) in the fields of health care economics, information systems, law, ethics, business, or public policy; and, (7) in representing the interests of patients and consumers of health care. 42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(2). Individuals are particularly sought with experience and success in activities specified in the summary above. DATES: Nominations should be received on or before 60 days after date of publication. Nominations should be sent to Ms. Karen Brooks, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Room 3006, Rockville, Maryland 20850. 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[FR Doc. 2011–8071 Filed 4–4–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS–9996–N] Early Retiree Reinsurance Program [FR Doc. 2011–8023 Filed 4–4–11; 8:45 am] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice. BILLING CODE 4160–90–M AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUMMARY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review The meeting announced below concerns Epidemiologic Research and Surveillance in Epilepsy, Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DP11–003, initial review. 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: Time and Date: 11 a.m.–5 p.m., May 11, 2011 (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 initial review, discussion, and evaluation of applications received in response to ‘‘Epidemiologic Research and Surveillance in Epilepsy FOA DP11–003, initial review.’’ PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 This notice announces that CMS is exercising its authority under section 1102(f) of the Affordable Care Act to stop accepting applications for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, due to the availability of funds, as of May 5, 2011. DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective March 31, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Mlawsky, (410) 786–6851. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111–148, enacted on March 23, 2010) (the Affordable Care Act), included a provision that establishes the temporary Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), which provides reimbursement to eligible sponsors of employment-based plans for a portion of the costs of providing health coverage to early retirees (and eligible spouses, surviving spouses, and dependents of such retirees). Section 1102(a)(1) of the Affordable Care Act, which is codified at 42 U.S.C. 18002(a)(1), requires the Secretary to establish the program within 90 days of enactment of the law (by June 21, 2010). On May 5, 2010, we published an E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 5, 2011 / Notices srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES interim final regulation with comment period in the Federal Register (75 FR 24450), implementing the program as of June 1, 2010. Section 1102(e) of the Affordable Care Act appropriates funding of $5 billion for the temporary program, which ends no later than January 1, 2014. To participate in the program, an employment-based plan must submit an application to the Secretary. A copy of the application can be found at https://www.errp.gov. Section 1102(f) of the Affordable Care Act grants the Secretary the authority to stop taking applications for participation in the program based on the availability of funding under section 1102(e) of the Affordable Care Act. The ERRP interim final regulation also grants the Secretary such authority (75 FR 24456). II. Provisions of the Notice Based on the amount of the $5 billion in appropriated program funding that remains available and the rate at which it is being disbursed, we are announcing, under section 1102(f) of the Affordable Care Act, that we will no longer accept applications for the program after May 5, 2011. We have projected the availability of program funding based on the rate at which appropriated funds are currently being used to reimburse plan sponsors, and we have concluded that we have approved a sufficient number of applications to exhaust the program funding. Applications were first accepted by the ERRP on June 29, 2010, and therefore, plan sponsors have so far had 9 months to submit applications if desired. As a result of this agency action, any program applications that CMS receives after May 5, 2011 will not be accepted for processing. Applications must be received in the program’s Intake Center on or before May 5, 2011, to be accepted for processing. A copy of the application, as well as information on how to complete and send it, and where to send it, can be found on https:// www.errp.gov. Merely postmarking an application before this date will not be sufficient. We will post additional information about the mechanics of not accepting such applications for processing, such as how we will respond upon receiving such an application, on https://www.errp.gov. We note that our decision to no longer accept applications after May 5, 2011, is based on the actual availability of remaining appropriated ERRP funds and the rate at which we have been disbursing reimbursement, as opposed to the projected amounts of ERRP reimbursements that applicants listed in their ERRP applications. Should circumstances related to the availability VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:18 Apr 04, 2011 Jkt 223001 of ERRP funding change, we may decide it is appropriate to resume accepting ERRP applications. If this occurs, we will provide such notice in the Federal Register. III. Collection of Information Requirements This document does not impose information collection and recordkeeping requirements. So, it need not be reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 18002(f). Dated: March 29, 2011. Donald M. Berwick, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [FR Doc. 2011–7934 Filed 3–31–11; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0002] Preparation for International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulations; Public Meeting AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting entitled ‘‘International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulations (ICCR)—Preparation for ICCR–5 Meeting in Paris, France’’ to provide information and receive comments on the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulations (ICCR) as well as the upcoming meetings in Paris, France. The topics to be discussed are the topics for discussion at the forthcoming ICCR Steering Committee meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit public input prior to the next steering committee and expert working group meetings in Paris, France scheduled on June 28 through July 1, 2011. DATES: Date and Time: The public meeting will be held on April 26, 2011, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Location: The public meeting will be held at the Washington Theater room at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. Contact Person: All participants must register with Kimberly Franklin, Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18767 Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, email: Kimberly.Franklin@fda.hhs.gov, or Fax: 301–595–7937. Registration and Requests for Oral Presentations: Send registration information (including name, title, firm name, address, telephone, and fax number), written material, and requests to make oral presentations, to the contact person by April 22, 2011. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Kimberly Franklin (see Contact Person) at least 7 days in advance. Interested persons may present data, information, or views orally or in writing, on issues pending at the public meeting. Time allotted for oral presentations may be limited to 10 minutes. Those desiring to make oral presentations should notify the contact person by April 22, 2011, and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses, telephone number, fax, and e-mail of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation. Transcripts: Please be advised that as soon as a transcript is available, it will be accessible at https:// www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed at the Division of Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD. A transcript will also be available in either hardcopy or on CD–ROM, after submission of a Freedom of Information request. Written requests are to be sent to Division of Freedom of Information, 12420 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20857. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the multilateral framework on the ICCR is to pave the way for the removal of regulatory obstacles to international trade while maintaining global consumer protection. ICCR is a voluntary international group of cosmetics regulatory authorities from the United States, Japan, the European Union, and Canada. These regulatory authority members will enter into constructive dialogue with their relevant cosmetics’ industry trade associations. Currently, the ICCR members are Health Canada; the European Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry; the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan; and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. All decisions made by the consensus will be compatible with the laws, policies, rules, regulations, and directives of the respective administrations and governments. Members will implement and/or E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18766-18767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7934]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-9996-N]


Early Retiree Reinsurance Program

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that CMS is exercising its authority 
under section 1102(f) of the Affordable Care Act to stop accepting 
applications for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, due to the 
availability of funds, as of May 5, 2011.

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective March 31, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Mlawsky, (410) 786-6851.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148, 
enacted on March 23, 2010) (the Affordable Care Act), included a 
provision that establishes the temporary Early Retiree Reinsurance 
Program (ERRP), which provides reimbursement to eligible sponsors of 
employment-based plans for a portion of the costs of providing health 
coverage to early retirees (and eligible spouses, surviving spouses, 
and dependents of such retirees). Section 1102(a)(1) of the Affordable 
Care Act, which is codified at 42 U.S.C. 18002(a)(1), requires the 
Secretary to establish the program within 90 days of enactment of the 
law (by June 21, 2010). On May 5, 2010, we published an

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interim final regulation with comment period in the Federal Register 
(75 FR 24450), implementing the program as of June 1, 2010. Section 
1102(e) of the Affordable Care Act appropriates funding of $5 billion 
for the temporary program, which ends no later than January 1, 2014. To 
participate in the program, an employment-based plan must submit an 
application to the Secretary. A copy of the application can be found at 
https://www.errp.gov. Section 1102(f) of the Affordable Care Act grants 
the Secretary the authority to stop taking applications for 
participation in the program based on the availability of funding under 
section 1102(e) of the Affordable Care Act. The ERRP interim final 
regulation also grants the Secretary such authority (75 FR 24456).

II. Provisions of the Notice

    Based on the amount of the $5 billion in appropriated program 
funding that remains available and the rate at which it is being 
disbursed, we are announcing, under section 1102(f) of the Affordable 
Care Act, that we will no longer accept applications for the program 
after May 5, 2011. We have projected the availability of program 
funding based on the rate at which appropriated funds are currently 
being used to reimburse plan sponsors, and we have concluded that we 
have approved a sufficient number of applications to exhaust the 
program funding. Applications were first accepted by the ERRP on June 
29, 2010, and therefore, plan sponsors have so far had 9 months to 
submit applications if desired. As a result of this agency action, any 
program applications that CMS receives after May 5, 2011 will not be 
accepted for processing. Applications must be received in the program's 
Intake Center on or before May 5, 2011, to be accepted for processing. 
A copy of the application, as well as information on how to complete 
and send it, and where to send it, can be found on https://www.errp.gov. 
Merely postmarking an application before this date will not be 
sufficient. We will post additional information about the mechanics of 
not accepting such applications for processing, such as how we will 
respond upon receiving such an application, on https://www.errp.gov.
    We note that our decision to no longer accept applications after 
May 5, 2011, is based on the actual availability of remaining 
appropriated ERRP funds and the rate at which we have been disbursing 
reimbursement, as opposed to the projected amounts of ERRP 
reimbursements that applicants listed in their ERRP applications. 
Should circumstances related to the availability of ERRP funding 
change, we may decide it is appropriate to resume accepting ERRP 
applications. If this occurs, we will provide such notice in the 
Federal Register.

III. Collection of Information Requirements

    This document does not impose information collection and 
recordkeeping requirements. So, it need not be reviewed by the Office 
of Management and Budget under the authority of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 18002(f).

    Dated: March 29, 2011.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-7934 Filed 3-31-11; 4:15 pm]
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