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encouraged to complete the
comprehensive planning tool discussed
in section II of this notice before
arriving to the meeting.
Meeting Registration, Presentations,
and Written Comments: Registration
information and documents can be
accessed online at https://
acoregister.rti.org/.
Registration: Eligible organizations
interested in registering for the ADLS
should visit https://acoregister.rti.org/
for information about registration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information is available on
the registration Web site at https://
acoregister.rti.org/. Click on ‘‘contact
us’’ to send questions or comments via
e-mail. Press inquiries are handled
through the CMS Press Office at (202)
690–6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 1115A of the Social Security
Act (the Act), as added by section 3021
of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (Pub. L. 111–148), as amended
by the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–
152) (collectively, the Affordable Care
Act), established the Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
(Innovation Center) for the purpose of
examining new ways of delivering
health care and paying health care
providers in ways that can save money
for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP while
improving the quality of care for our
beneficiaries. Through Accelerated
Development Learning Sessions (ADLS),
the Innovation Center will test whether
intensive shared learning activities will
expand and improve the capabilities of
provider organizations to coordinate the
care of a population of Medicare
beneficiaries more effectively than
organizations that do not participate in
the ADLS. Well coordinated care can
improve beneficiaries’ quality outcomes
and reduce the growth of Medicare
expenditures.
Completion of the ADLS will not be
a factor for selection or participation in
a CMS ACO program. It is intended to
provide ACOs with the opportunity to
learn from their peers about essential
ACO functions and various ways to
build capacity needed to achieve better
care for individuals, better population
health, and lower growth in health care
expenditures.
The ACO ADLSs were first
announced in the May 19, 2011 Federal
Register (76 FR 28988).
Each participating team should
consist of two to four senior-level
leaders (including at least one executive
with financial/management
responsibility and one with clinical
responsibility). Participants are also
asked to attend future Web based
seminars and complete a full ACO
implementation plan as part of the
broader ADLS initiative to facilitate ongoing learning and evaluation.
Information for all future ADLS will
be posted online at https://
acoregister.rti.org as it becomes
available.
II. Completion of Planning Tool and
Session Registration Information
Registrants need to complete the
registration form in order to participate
in an ACO ADLS. Potential participants
are also strongly encouraged to
complete a comprehensive planning
tool, which will allow them to take full
advantage of the hands-on learning
activities during the ADLS. The
registration form and comprehensive
planning tool are available on the ACO
ADLS Web site at https://
acoregister.rti.org.
Authority: Section 1115A of the Social
Security Act.
Dated: August 3, 2011.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Parents and Children
Together—Discussion Guide.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACE), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services is proposing an information
collection activity as part of an
evaluation of healthy marriage and
responsible fatherhood grant programs.
The evaluation study title is: Parents
and Children Together (PACT). This
phase of information collection will
involve discussion of a range of topics
with key informants in grantee and
partner organizations such as their
organizational structure, program
services, populations served and
specific approaches for the grant
programs.
The information will be used by ACF
for the identification and selection of
grantee programs to be included in the
evaluation.
Respondents: Semi-structured
discussions will be held with
administrators and managers of healthy
marriage and responsible fatherhood
grants and, where appropriate,
administrators and managers of key
partner agencies.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual number of respondents
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 150.
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
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information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All
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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
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proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the 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.
Dated: August 8, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Announcement of a Single Source
Grant Award to the Tribal Law and
Policy Institute
Children’s Bureau,
Administration on Children, Youth and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Notice to award a single source
program expansion supplement grant to
the Tribal Law and Policy Institute,
located in West Hollywood, CA, to
support activities of the National
Resource Center for Tribes under the
Tribal Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program.
AGENCY:
CFDA Number: 93.508.
Statutory Authority: Social Security Act,
Title V, Section 511 (42 U.S.C. 701), as
amended by the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), Pub. L.
111–148.
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF),
Administration on Children, Youth and
Families (ACYF), Children’s Bureau
(CB) announces the award of a single
source program expansion supplement
grant to the Tribal Law and Policy
Institute, West Hollywood, CA, for the
National Resource Center (NRC) for
Tribes. The program expansion
supplement funds will be used to
provide technical assistance and
support for the planning, development
and implementation of the Tribal
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood
Home Visiting program.
The NRC for Tribes will provide
technical assistance to ACF Tribal Home
Visiting grantees to enhance their
capacity to plan for and implement
high-quality, evidence-based, and
evidence-informed programs.
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will include engaging, assessing,
informing and supporting culturallyappropriate Tribal home visiting
services that are part of coordinated
early childhood systems in the
American Indian and Alaska Natives
(AIAN) communities and that support
quality and effectiveness of services for
AIAN children, youth, and families,
which leads to increased safety,
permanency, and well-being for
children.
The Tribal Law and Policy Institute
NRC for Tribes and its partner agencies
are uniquely qualified to provide
training and technical assistance to
Tribes based upon their experience,
expertise, and commitment to
increasing cultural competency and
sensitivity to the Tribal point of view in
training and technical assistance. The
NRC for Tribes expertise in Tribal
culture, child maltreatment prevention,
collaboration, evaluation, and
implementation of evidence-based
programs and practices makes them an
appropriate recipient of supplemental
funds to carry out this project.
Amount of Award: $150,000.
Project Period: May 15, 2011 to
September 30, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roshanda Shoulders, Children’s Bureau,
1250 Maryland Ave., SW., 8th Floor,
Washington, DC 20024. Telephone:
(202) 401–5323. E-mail:
roshanda.shoulders@acf.hhs.gov.
Dated: August 2, 2011.
Bryan Samuels,
Commissioner, Administration on Children,
Youth and Families.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0271]
Harmful and Potentially Harmful
Constituents in Tobacco Products and
Tobacco Smoke; Request for
Comments
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice; request for comments.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is requesting
comments, including scientific and
other information, concerning the
harmful and potentially harmful
constituents (HPHCs) in tobacco
products and tobacco smoke. This
information will assist the Agency in
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establishing a list of HPHCs in tobacco
products and tobacco smoke (the HPHC
list).
DATES: Submit either electronic or
written comments by October 11, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments to https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit written
comments to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Identify
comments with the docket number
found in brackets in the heading of this
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Drew, Center for Tobacco
Products, Food and Drug
Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd.,
Rockville, MD 20850–3229, 877–287–
1373.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On June 22, 2009, the President
signed the Family Smoking Prevention
and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco
Control Act) (Pub. L. 111–31) into law.
The Tobacco Control Act amended the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)
by, among other things, adding a new
chapter granting FDA important new
authority to regulate the manufacture,
marketing, and distribution of tobacco
products to protect the public health
generally and to reduce tobacco use by
minors. Section 904(e) of the FD&C Act
(21 U.S.C. 387d(e)), as added by the
Tobacco Control Act, requires FDA to
establish, and periodically revise as
appropriate, ‘‘a list of harmful and
potentially harmful constituents,
including smoke constituents, to health
in each tobacco product by brand and
by quantity in each brand and
subbrand.’’ Section 904(e) of the FD&C
Act also requires that FDA ‘‘publish a
public notice requesting the submission
by interested persons of scientific and
other information concerning the
harmful and potentially harmful
constituents in tobacco products and
tobacco smoke.’’
The Agency has solicited scientific
and other information from interested
persons and has developed a list of
tobacco product constituents it
currently believes are harmful or
potentially harmful to health. Although
the Agency’s work to date reflects
consideration of substantial scientific
and other information, we believe that
additional information from the public
may be beneficial to the Agency before
it establishes the list described in
section 904(e) of the FD&C Act. We are
therefore publishing the Agency’s
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Parents and Children Together--Discussion Guide.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACE),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing an
information collection activity as part of an evaluation of healthy
marriage and responsible fatherhood grant programs. The evaluation
study title is: Parents and Children Together (PACT). This phase of
information collection will involve discussion of a range of topics
with key informants in grantee and partner organizations such as their
organizational structure, program services, populations served and
specific approaches for the grant programs.
The information will be used by ACF for the identification and
selection of grantee programs to be included in the evaluation.
Respondents: Semi-structured discussions will be held with
administrators and managers of healthy marriage and responsible
fatherhood grants and, where appropriate, administrators and managers
of key partner agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Annual number responses per hours per Total annual
of respondents respondent response burden hours
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Discussion Guide................................ 150 1 1 150
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150.
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
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: OPREinfocollection@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
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proposed collection of information; (c) the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the 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.
Dated: August 8, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20495 Filed 8-11-11; 8:45 am]
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