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charter. It also requests nominations for
individuals to serve on the panel.
DATES: Nominations will be considered
if we receive them at the appropriate
address, provided in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice, no later than 5
p.m., eastern day light time on
November 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations to:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore Maryland 21244–1850, Office
of the Actuary, Mail stop N3–02–02,
Attention: John Poisal.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Poisal, (410) 786–6397. Press inquiries
are handled through the CMS Press
Office at (202) 690–6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the calendar year (CY) 2011
Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed
and final rules (75 FR 40095 and 75 FR
73274), we solicited and responded to
comments regarding the convening of a
technical advisory panel to review all
aspects of the Medicare Economic Index
(MEI), including the inputs, input
weights, price-measurement proxies,
and productivity adjustment. We noted
that we would ask the panel to assess
the relevance and accuracy of these
inputs to current physician practices.
The panel’s analysis and
recommendations will be considered for
future rulemaking to ensure that the
MEI accurately and appropriately meets
its intended statutory purpose. We also
solicited comments from the physician
community and other interested
members of the public on any other
specific issues that should be
considered by the technical panel.
The Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services (the
Secretary) is establishing a Medicare
Economic Index Technical Advisory
Panel under Public Law 92–463, Federal
Advisory Committee Act, to conduct a
technical review of the MEI.
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II. Charter, General Responsibilities,
and Composition of the Medicare
Economic Index Technical Advisory
Panel
A. Charter Information and General
Responsibilities
On September 28, 2011, the Secretary
signed the charter establishing the
Medicare Economic Index Technical
Advisory Panel (the Panel). The Panel
will conduct a technical review of the
MEI, including the inputs, input
weights, price-measurement proxies,
and productivity adjustment. The Panel
will be asked to assess the relevance and
accuracy of these inputs to current
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physician practices. Following the
technical review meeting(s), the Panel
shall issue a report that summarizes its
recommendations for the MEI.
Meetings will be open to the public
except when closure is specifically
required by statute, and after all
statutory and regulatory requirements
for doing so have been met. The
Secretary or other official to whom the
authority has been delegated will make
such determinations. Notice of all
meetings will be given to the public via
a Federal Register notice.
The Secretary will request that the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) consider the Panel’s
recommendations for future rulemaking
to ensure that the MEI accurately and
appropriately meets its intended
statutory purpose. The Panel will not
consider issues such as replacing the
price index with a cost index, or other
issues that lie outside the limits of CMS’
statutory authority, such as replacing
the sustainable growth rate (SGR)
formula with the MEI.
The Panel, as chartered under the
legal authority of section 222 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
217a), is also governed by the provisions
of the Public Law 92–463, as amended
(5 U.S.C. appendix 2), which sets forth
standards for the formation and use of
advisory committees, and the provisions
of the Government in the Sunshine Act,
5 U.S.C. 552b(b).
The Panel will terminate 30 days after
the date of submission of the final report
to the Secretary, but no later than
September 28, 2012.
You may view and obtain a copy of
the Secretary’s charter for the Panel at
https://www.cms.gov/FACA/.
Government Employees and will be
required to go through an ethics review.
The Secretary or the Secretary’s
designee will appoint members to serve
on the Panel from amongst the
candidates that we determine have the
technical expertise to meet specific
agency needs in a manner to ensure an
appropriate balance of membership.
Any interested person may nominate
one or more qualified individuals. Each
nomination must include the name and
contact information for both the
nominator and nominee (if not the
same).
To ensure that a nomination is
considered, we must receive the
nomination information by the date
specified in the DATES section of this
notice. Nominations should be mailed
to the address specified in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
B. Composition of the Panel
The Panel will consist of not more
than seven members, including the
chair(s). The Panel may be composed of,
but is not necessarily limited to,
representatives of other government
agencies (such as the Bureau of Labor
Statistics and the Bureau of Economic
Analysis), members of the Medicare
Payment Advisory Commission,
researchers, and other independent
experts.
Description
The Court Improvement Program
(CIP) is composed of three grants, the
basic, data, and training grants,
governed by two separate Program
Instructions (PIs). The training and data
grants are governed by the ‘‘new grant’’
PI and the basic grant is governed by the
‘‘basic grant’’ PI. Current PIs require
separate applications and program
assessment reports for each grant. Every
State applies for at least two of the
grants annually and most States apply
for all three. As many of the application
requirements are the same for all three
grants, this results in duplicative work
and high degrees of repetition for State
courts applying for more than one CIP
grant.
The purpose of this Program
Instruction is to streamline and simplify
the application and reporting processes
by consolidating the PIs into one single
PI and requiring one single,
III. Submission of Nominations
We are requesting nominations for
individuals to serve as members on the
Panel. We will consider qualified
individuals who are self-nominated or
are nominated by agency officials,
members of Congress, the general
public, professional societies, trade
associations, or other organizations.
Non-federal employee members of the
Panel will be appointed as Special
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Authority: 42 U.S.C 217a, section 222 of
the Public Health Service Act.
Dated: September 29, 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
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: State Court Improvement
Program.
OMB No.: 0970–0307.
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consolidated application (App) package
and program assessment report (PAR)
per State court annually. These
revisions will satisfy statutory
programmatic requirements and reduce
both the number of required responses
and associated total burden hours for
State courts.
This new PI also describes
programmatic and fiscal provisions and
reporting requirements for the grants,
specifies the application submittal and
approval procedures for the grants for
fiscal years 2012 through 2015, and
identifies technical resources for use by
State courts during the course of the
grants. The agency uses the information
received to ensure compliance with the
statute and provide training and
technical assistance to the grantees.
Respondents: Highest State Courts of
Appeal.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
App ...................................................................................................................
PAR ..................................................................................................................
52
52
1
1
92
86
4784
4472
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: ....................................................
........................
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9256
Additional Information
Copies of the proposed collection may
be obtained 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. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project. Fax: 202–395–7285.
E-mail:
OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV.
Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and
Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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OMB Comment
OMB is required to make a decision
concerning the collection of information
between 30 and 60 days after
publication of this document in the
Federal Register. Therefore, a comment
is best assured of having its full effect
if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
OMB No.: New.
Description: This request to collect
information is for the Tribal PREP
Implementation Plan, due by the 10th
month of the first funding year (due by
August 1, 2012). This plan will contain
the description of how the grantee
intends to structure, measure and
evaluate the implementation of the
project. Information contained in this
Implementation Plan will enable the
Program Office to provide the necessary
technical assistance to help ensure that
grantees are structuring Tribal PREP
projects within the framework of
evidence-based programming.
Respondents:
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Tribal PREP Implementation
Plan.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
hours per
response
Total
burden hours
Tribal PREP Plan .............................................................................................
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1
40
640
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 640.
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
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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
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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 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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: State Court Improvement Program.
OMB No.: 0970-0307.
Description
The Court Improvement Program (CIP) is composed of three grants,
the basic, data, and training grants, governed by two separate Program
Instructions (PIs). The training and data grants are governed by the
``new grant'' PI and the basic grant is governed by the ``basic grant''
PI. Current PIs require separate applications and program assessment
reports for each grant. Every State applies for at least two of the
grants annually and most States apply for all three. As many of the
application requirements are the same for all three grants, this
results in duplicative work and high degrees of repetition for State
courts applying for more than one CIP grant.
The purpose of this Program Instruction is to streamline and
simplify the application and reporting processes by consolidating the
PIs into one single PI and requiring one single,
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consolidated application (App) package and program assessment report
(PAR) per State court annually. These revisions will satisfy statutory
programmatic requirements and reduce both the number of required
responses and associated total burden hours for State courts.
This new PI also describes programmatic and fiscal provisions and
reporting requirements for the grants, specifies the application
submittal and approval procedures for the grants for fiscal years 2012
through 2015, and identifies technical resources for use by State
courts during the course of the grants. The agency uses the information
received to ensure compliance with the statute and provide training and
technical assistance to the grantees.
Respondents: Highest State Courts of Appeal.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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App............................................. 52 1 92 4784
PAR............................................. 52 1 86 4472
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........ .............. .............. .............. 9256
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Additional Information
Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests
should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment
OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project. Fax: 202-395-7285.
E-mail: OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV. Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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