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agreed to it, and if so, why it did so.
Surely it did not do so simply to save
itself litigation expense. But did it do so
because it was being challenged by
other government agencies and it
wanted to ‘‘get the Commission off its
back’’? Or did it do so in hopes that Part
II would be used as leverage in future
government challenges to the practices
of its competitors? In my judgment,
neither of the latter explanations is
consistent with the public interest.
Nor am I comforted that the purpose
and effect of Part II may be to ‘‘fence in’’
Google. I am aware of the teaching of
Jacob Siegel Co. v. FTC, 327 U.S. 608
(1946) that a ‘‘fencing in’’ order may
cover legal conduct as long as that
conduct is ‘‘reasonably related’’ to the
violation. Even if Part II may be
considered to cover conduct that is
‘‘reasonably related’’ to the violation
here, any consent order, whether
litigated or negotiated, must be
consistent with the public interest. I
look forward to public comment about
whether Part II of the proposed consent
order meets that requirement.
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Agency Information Collection
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Request
AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
(ASPE) is requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval on a new data collection,
consisting of a survey of a national
sample of health insurers to learn about
the effects of various recent insurance
market reforms from the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) on premiums and coverage
for certain benefits. ASPE will use the
results of this survey in conjunction
with other data sources to build a more
complete picture of the effects of the
insurance market reforms that went into
effect in September of 2010. The survey
instrument will be a one-time, selfadministered web survey sent to eight of
the 12 largest insurers in each state plus
the District of Columbia based on total
2009 comprehensive major medical
premiums, yielding a targeted sample of
408 health insurers. Each health insurer
will be asked to provide self-reported
data on the percentage of covered lives
with coverage for various benefits before
and after the insurance market reforms
went into effect, any effect of these
reforms on premiums, and coverage for
select other benefits under
consideration for the essential benefits
package. The survey design and content
have been reviewed by both the ASPE
project officer and other ASPE
personnel, and by several former and
current chief actuaries at health
insurers. Data collection activities will
be completed within 60 days (two
months) of OMB Clearance.
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 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 email address within 60
days.
Proposed Project: Effects of Insurance
Market Reforms—OMB No. 0990–NEW–
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Forms
Type of respondent
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
(in hours) per
response
Total burden
hours
Self-administered web survey ...........
Chief Actuary at health insurance
companies.
408
1
45/60
306
Mary Forbes,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality:
Request for Nominations for Public
Members
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
AGENCY:
Notice of request for
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42 U.S.C. 299c establishes a
National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality (the
Council). The Council is to advise the
Secretary of HHS (Secretary) and the
Director of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) on
matters related to activities of the
Agency to improve the quality, safety,
efficiency, and effectiveness of health
care for all Americans.
Seven current members’ terms will
expire in November 2011. To fill these
positions, we are seeking individuals
who are distinguished: (1) In the
SUMMARY:
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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. Nominations may also
be e-mailed to
Karen.Brooks@ahrq.hhs.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms.
Karen Brooks, AHRQ, at (301) 427–
1801.
42 U.S.C.
299c provides that the Secretary shall
appoint to the National Advisory
Council for Healthcare Research and
Quality twenty one appropriately
qualified individuals. At least seventeen
members shall be representatives of the
public and at least one member shall be
a specialist in the rural aspects of one
or more of the professions or fields
listed in the above summary. In
addition, the Secretary designates, as ex
officio members, representatives from
other Federal agencies, principally
agencies that conduct or support health
care research, as well as Federal officials
the Secretary may consider appropriate.
42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(3). The Council meets
in the Washington, DC, metropolitan
area, generally in Rockville, Maryland,
approximately three times a year to
provide broad guidance to the Secretary
and AHRQ’s Director on the direction of
and programs undertaken by AHRQ.
Seven individuals will be selected
presently by the Secretary to serve on
the Council beginning with the meeting
in the spring of 2012. Members
generally serve 3-year terms.
Appointments are staggered to permit
an orderly rotation of membership.
Interested persons may nominate one
or more qualified persons for
membership on the Council. Selfnominations are accepted. Nominations
shall include: (1) A copy of the
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nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae;
and (2) a statement that the nominee is
willing to serve as a member of the
Council. Selected candidates will be
asked to provide detailed information
concerning their financial interests,
consultant positions and research grants
and contracts, to permit evaluation of
possible sources of conflict of interest.
Please note that Federally registered
lobbyists are not permitted to serve on
this advisory board. Please note that
once you are nominated, AHRQ may
consider your nomination for future
positions on the Council.
The Department seeks a broad
geographic representation. In addition,
AHRQ conducts and supports research
concerning priority populations, which
include: low-income groups; minority
groups; women; children; the elderly;
and individuals with special health care
needs, including individuals with
disabilities and individuals who need
chronic care or end-of-life health care.
See 42 U.S.C. 299(c). Nominations with
expertise in health care for these
priority populations are encouraged.
Dated: March 24, 2011.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
Contact Person for More Information:
Brenda Colley Gilbert, PhD, M.P.H., Director,
Extramural Research Program Office,
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Developmental Disabilities,
CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop K92,
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (770)
488–6295.
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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: March 29, 2011.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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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)
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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:
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
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CMS is exercising its authority under
section 1102(f) of the Affordable Care
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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).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Request for Nominations for Public Members
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations for public members.
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SUMMARY: 42 U.S.C. 299c establishes a National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality (the Council). The Council is to advise
the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) and the Director of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on matters related to activities
of the Agency to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and
effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
Seven current members' terms will expire in November 2011. To fill
these positions, we are seeking individuals who are distinguished: (1)
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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.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Ms. Karen Brooks, AHRQ, 540
Gaither Road, Room 3006, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Nominations may
also be e-mailed to Karen.Brooks@ahrq.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Karen Brooks, AHRQ, at (301) 427-
1801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 42 U.S.C. 299c provides that the Secretary
shall appoint to the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research
and Quality twenty one appropriately qualified individuals. At least
seventeen members shall be representatives of the public and at least
one member shall be a specialist in the rural aspects of one or more of
the professions or fields listed in the above summary. In addition, the
Secretary designates, as ex officio members, representatives from other
Federal agencies, principally agencies that conduct or support health
care research, as well as Federal officials the Secretary may consider
appropriate. 42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(3). The Council meets in the Washington,
DC, metropolitan area, generally in Rockville, Maryland, approximately
three times a year to provide broad guidance to the Secretary and
AHRQ's Director on the direction of and programs undertaken by AHRQ.
Seven individuals will be selected presently by the Secretary to
serve on the Council beginning with the meeting in the spring of 2012.
Members generally serve 3-year terms. Appointments are staggered to
permit an orderly rotation of membership.
Interested persons may nominate one or more qualified persons for
membership on the Council. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations
shall include: (1) A copy of the nominee's resume or curriculum vitae;
and (2) a statement that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of
the Council. Selected candidates will be asked to provide detailed
information concerning their financial interests, consultant positions
and research grants and contracts, to permit evaluation of possible
sources of conflict of interest. Please note that Federally registered
lobbyists are not permitted to serve on this advisory board. Please
note that once you are nominated, AHRQ may consider your nomination for
future positions on the Council.
The Department seeks a broad geographic representation. In
addition, AHRQ conducts and supports research concerning priority
populations, which include: low-income groups; minority groups; women;
children; the elderly; and individuals with special health care needs,
including individuals with disabilities and individuals who need
chronic care or end-of-life health care. See 42 U.S.C. 299(c).
Nominations with expertise in health care for these priority
populations are encouraged.
Dated: March 24, 2011.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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