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V. Collection of Information
Requirements
This document does not impose
information collection and
recordkeeping requirements.
Consequently, it need not be reviewed
by the Office of Management and
Budget under the authority of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 35).
VI. Regulatory Impact Statement
In accordance with the provisions of
Executive Order 12866, the Office of
Management and Budget did not review
this proposed notice.
In accordance with Executive Order
13132, we have determined that this
proposed notice would not have a
significant effect on the rights of States,
local or tribal governments.
Authority: Section 1865 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395bb).
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance
Program; No. 93.773 Medicare—Hospital
Insurance Program; and No. 93.774,
Medicare—Supplementary Medical
Insurance Program)
Dated: May 4, 2011.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS–7031–NC2]
Announcement of Notice; Proposed
Establishment of a Federally Funded
Research and Development Center—
Second Notice
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), Department
of Health & Human Services (DHHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces our
intention to sponsor a Federally Funded
Research and Development Center
(FFRDC) to facilitate the modernization
of business processes and supporting
systems and their operations. This is the
second of three notices which must be
published over a 90-day period in order
to advise the public of the agency’s
intention to sponsor an FFRDC.
DATES: We must receive comments on or
before July 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice
must be mailed to the Centers for
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Medicare & Medicaid Services, Candice
Savoy, Contracting Officer, 7500
Security Boulevard, Mailstop C2–01–10,
Baltimore, MD 21244 or e-mail at
Candice.Savoy@cms.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Candice Savoy, (410) 786–7494 or
Candice.Savoy@cms.hhs.gov.
The
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), an operating division
within the Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS), intends to
sponsor a study and analysis, delivery
system, simulations, and cost modeling
Federally Funded Research and
Development Center (FFRDC) to
facilitate the modernization of business
processes and supporting systems and
their operations. Some of the broad task
areas that will be utilized include
strategic/tactical planning, conceptual
planning, design and engineering,
procurement assistance, organizational
planning, research and development,
continuous process improvement,
IV&V/compliance, and security
planning. Further analysis will consist
of expert advice and guidance in the
areas of program and project
management focused on increasing the
effectiveness and efficiency of strategic
information management, prototyping,
demonstrations, and technical activities.
The FFRDC may also be utilized by nonsponsors, within DHHS.
The FFRDC will be established under
the authority of 48 CFR 35.017.
The contractor will be available to
provide a wide range of support
including, but not limited to:
• Strategic/tactical planning
including assisting with planning for
future CMS program policy, innovation,
development, and support for Medicare
and Medicaid.
• Conceptual planning including
operations, analysis, requirements,
procedures, and analytic support.
• Design and engineering including
technical architecture direction.
• Procurement assistance, review/
recommendations for current contract
processes to include, contract reform,
technical guidance, price and cost
estimating, support and source selection
evaluation support.
• Organizational planning including
functional and gap analysis.
• Research and development,
assessment of new technologies and
advice on medical and technical
innovation and health information.
• Continuous process improvement,
ILC/current practices review and
recommendations, implementation of
best practices and code reviews.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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• IV&V/Compliance, DUA
surveillance and Web site content
review.
• Security including Security
Assessments and Security Test and
Evaluations (ST&E). Identify, define,
and resolve problems as an integral part
of the sponsor’s management team.
• Providing independent analysis
about DHHS vulnerabilities and the
effectiveness of systems deployed to
make DHHS more effective in providing
healthcare services and implementation
of new healthcare initiatives.
• Providing intra-departmental and
inter-agency cross-cutting, risk-informed
analysis of alternative resource
approaches.
• Developing and deploying
analytical tools and techniques to
evaluate system alternatives (for
example, policy-operations-technology
tradeoffs), and life-cycle costs that have
broad application across CMS.
• Developing measurable
performance metrics, models, and
simulations for determining progress in
securing DHHS data or other authorized
data sources, (non-DHHS data sources,
such as the census data or Department
of Labor data, Veterans Administration,
Department of Defense, data in
developing performance metrics, and
models).
• Providing independent and
objective operational test and evaluation
analysis support.
• Developing recommendations for
guidance on the best practices for
standards, particularly to improve the
inter-operability of DHHS components.
• Assessing technologies and
evaluating technology test-beds for
accurate simulation of operational
conditions and delivery system
innovation models.
• Supporting critical thinking about
the DHHS enterprise, business
intelligence and analytic tools that can
be applied consistently across DHHS
and CMS programs.
• Supporting systems integration,
data management, and data exchange
that contribute to a larger DHHS intraand inter-agency enterprise as well as
collaboration with State, local tribal
governments, the business sector (forprofit and not-for-profit), academia and
the public.
• Providing recommendations for
standards for top-level DHHS systems
requirements and performance metrics
best practices for an integrated DHHS
approach to systems solutions and
structured and unstructured data
architecture.
• Understanding key DHHS
organizations and their specific role and
major acquisition requirements and
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support them in the requirements
development phase of the acquisition
lifecycle.
• The FFRDC must function so
effectively as to act as an agent for the
sponsor in the design and pursuit of
mission goals.
• The FFRDC must provide rapid
responsiveness to changing
requirements for personnel in all
aspects of strategic, technical and
program management.
• The FFRDC must recognize
government objectives as its own
objectives, partnering with the sponsor
in pursuit of excellence in public
service.
• The FFRDC must allow for nonsponsor, other than CMS, work for
operating Divisions within DHHS.
We are publishing this notice in
accordance with 48 CFR 5.205(b) of the
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR),
to enable interested members of the
public to provide comments on this
proposed action. We note that this is the
second of three notices issued under the
FAR.
The Request for Proposal will be
posted on FedBizOpps in the Summer
of 2011. Alternatively, a copy can be
received by contacting the person listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section above.
Dated: May 4, 2011.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2011–11708 Filed 5–12–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: OCSE–157 Child Support
Enforcement Program Annual Data
Report.
OMB No.: 0970–0177.
Description: The information obtained
from this form will be used to: (1)
Report Child Support Enforcement
activities to the Congress as required by
law; (2) calculate incentive measures
performance and performance
indicators utilized in the program; and
(3) assist the Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE) in monitoring and
evaluating State Child Support
programs. OCSE is proposing minor
changes to the OCSE–157 report
instructions for medical support line
items that will provide states with the
option to define medical support to
include private health insurance as well
as other health care coverage such as
Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance
Program (CHIP) and other state coverage
plans, and cash medical support.
Further legislative or regulatory changes
may be necessary to update medical
child support policy.
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal
Government.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
OCSE–157 .......................................................................................................
54
1
7
378
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: ....................................................
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378
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In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection. The Department
specifically requests comments on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
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burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0015]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request; Orphan Drugs;
Common European Medicines Agency/
Food and Drug Administration
Application Form for Orphan Medicinal
Product Designation (Form FDA 3671)
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that a proposed collection of
information has been submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Fax written comments on the
collection of information by June 13,
2011.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-7031-NC2]
Announcement of Notice; Proposed Establishment of a Federally
Funded Research and Development Center--Second Notice
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
Health & Human Services (DHHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces our intention to sponsor a Federally
Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) to facilitate the
modernization of business processes and supporting systems and their
operations. This is the second of three notices which must be published
over a 90-day period in order to advise the public of the agency's
intention to sponsor an FFRDC.
DATES: We must receive comments on or before July 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice must be mailed to the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services, Candice Savoy, Contracting Officer, 7500
Security Boulevard, Mailstop C2-01-10, Baltimore, MD 21244 or e-mail at
Candice.Savoy@cms.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Candice Savoy, (410) 786-7494 or
Candice.Savoy@cms.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS), an operating division within the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), intends to sponsor a study and analysis, delivery
system, simulations, and cost modeling Federally Funded Research and
Development Center (FFRDC) to facilitate the modernization of business
processes and supporting systems and their operations. Some of the
broad task areas that will be utilized include strategic/tactical
planning, conceptual planning, design and engineering, procurement
assistance, organizational planning, research and development,
continuous process improvement, IV&V/compliance, and security planning.
Further analysis will consist of expert advice and guidance in the
areas of program and project management focused on increasing the
effectiveness and efficiency of strategic information management,
prototyping, demonstrations, and technical activities. The FFRDC may
also be utilized by non-sponsors, within DHHS.
The FFRDC will be established under the authority of 48 CFR 35.017.
The contractor will be available to provide a wide range of support
including, but not limited to:
Strategic/tactical planning including assisting with
planning for future CMS program policy, innovation, development, and
support for Medicare and Medicaid.
Conceptual planning including operations, analysis,
requirements, procedures, and analytic support.
Design and engineering including technical architecture
direction.
Procurement assistance, review/recommendations for current
contract processes to include, contract reform, technical guidance,
price and cost estimating, support and source selection evaluation
support.
Organizational planning including functional and gap
analysis.
Research and development, assessment of new technologies
and advice on medical and technical innovation and health information.
Continuous process improvement, ILC/current practices
review and recommendations, implementation of best practices and code
reviews.
IV&V/Compliance, DUA surveillance and Web site content
review.
Security including Security Assessments and Security Test
and Evaluations (ST&E). Identify, define, and resolve problems as an
integral part of the sponsor's management team.
Providing independent analysis about DHHS vulnerabilities
and the effectiveness of systems deployed to make DHHS more effective
in providing healthcare services and implementation of new healthcare
initiatives.
Providing intra-departmental and inter-agency cross-
cutting, risk-informed analysis of alternative resource approaches.
Developing and deploying analytical tools and techniques
to evaluate system alternatives (for example, policy-operations-
technology tradeoffs), and life-cycle costs that have broad application
across CMS.
Developing measurable performance metrics, models, and
simulations for determining progress in securing DHHS data or other
authorized data sources, (non-DHHS data sources, such as the census
data or Department of Labor data, Veterans Administration, Department
of Defense, data in developing performance metrics, and models).
Providing independent and objective operational test and
evaluation analysis support.
Developing recommendations for guidance on the best
practices for standards, particularly to improve the inter-operability
of DHHS components.
Assessing technologies and evaluating technology test-beds
for accurate simulation of operational conditions and delivery system
innovation models.
Supporting critical thinking about the DHHS enterprise,
business intelligence and analytic tools that can be applied
consistently across DHHS and CMS programs.
Supporting systems integration, data management, and data
exchange that contribute to a larger DHHS intra-and inter-agency
enterprise as well as collaboration with State, local tribal
governments, the business sector (for-profit and not-for-profit),
academia and the public.
Providing recommendations for standards for top-level DHHS
systems requirements and performance metrics best practices for an
integrated DHHS approach to systems solutions and structured and
unstructured data architecture.
Understanding key DHHS organizations and their specific
role and major acquisition requirements and
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support them in the requirements development phase of the acquisition
lifecycle.
The FFRDC must function so effectively as to act as an
agent for the sponsor in the design and pursuit of mission goals.
The FFRDC must provide rapid responsiveness to changing
requirements for personnel in all aspects of strategic, technical and
program management.
The FFRDC must recognize government objectives as its own
objectives, partnering with the sponsor in pursuit of excellence in
public service.
The FFRDC must allow for non-sponsor, other than CMS, work
for operating Divisions within DHHS.
We are publishing this notice in accordance with 48 CFR 5.205(b) of
the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), to enable interested members
of the public to provide comments on this proposed action. We note that
this is the second of three notices issued under the FAR.
The Request for Proposal will be posted on FedBizOpps in the Summer
of 2011. Alternatively, a copy can be received by contacting the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
Dated: May 4, 2011.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-11708 Filed 5-12-11; 8:45 am]
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