Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee, 57089-57090 [2012-22874]
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requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions, to
develop, acquire, install and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information, to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information, and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
MRC Unit Leader .............................................................................................
Keith A. Tucker,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Department of Health and Human Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome Advisory Committee
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services is hereby giving notice that the
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory
Committee (CFSAC) will hold a
meeting. The meeting will be open to
the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 and
Thursday, October 4, 2012 from 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Department of Health and
Human Services; Hubert H. Humphrey
Building; 200 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 800, Washington, DC 20201.
For a map and directions to the Hubert
H. Humphrey building, please visit
https://www.hhs.gov/about/
hhhmap.html.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy C. Lee, M.D., Designated Federal
Officer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Advisory Committee, Department of
Health and Human Services, 200
Independence Avenue SW., Room 712E,
Washington, DC 20201. Any questions
about meeting registration or public
comment sign-up should be directed to
CFSACOctober2012@
seamoncorporation.com. Please direct
other inquiries to cfsac@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFSAC
was established on September 5, 2002 to
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advise, consult with, and make
recommendations to the Secretary
through the Assistant Secretary for
Health, on a broad range of topics
including: (1) The current state of
knowledge and research on the
epidemiology, etiologies, biomarkers,
treatment, and risk factors relating to
chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), to
identify potential opportunities in these
areas; (2) the impact and implications of
current and proposed diagnosis and
treatment methods for CFS; (3)
development and implementation of
programs to inform the public, health
care professionals, and the biomedical
research communities about CFS; and
(4) strategies to improve the quality of
life for CFS patients.
The agenda for this meeting is being
developed and will be posted on the
CFSAC Web site, https://www.hhs.gov/
advcomcfs when finalized. The meeting
will be live-video streamed at
www.HHS.gov/Live and archived
through the CFSAC Web site:
www.hhs.gov/advocomcfs. Listeningonly audio via telephone will be
available on both days. Call-in
information will be posted on the
CFSAC Web site.
Individuals who plan to attend should
register at the following link by
September 28, 2012: https://
www.blsmeetings.net/
CFSACOctober2012. Attendance by
visitors who are not U.S. citizens is
welcome, but prior approval is required
by sending a request to
CFSACOctober2012@
seamoncorporation.com. Members of
the media will also need to register. All
attendees will be required to show
government-issued picture
identification (state or federal) for entry
into the federal building. Attendees will
receive a wrist band that must be worn
the entire time. Security requires all
non-federal employees to be escorted
the entire time they are in the building.
Upon leaving the building for any
reason individuals will be required to
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follow the security steps mentioned
above and receive a new wrist band.
Members of the public will have the
opportunity to provide public
comments at the meeting or via
telephone. International calls cannot be
accommodated. A separate sign-up
process for requesting time for public
comment must be completed by
September 24, 2012 at the following
link: https://www.blsmeetings.net/
CFSACPublicCommentOctober2012. It
is requested that individuals wishing to
provide public comment submit a copy
of their testimony (5 pages or less) in
advance. It is preferred that individuals
email their testimony (in MS WORD
format, single spaced, using a 12 point
font) to CFSACOctober2012@seamon
corporation.com by Monday, September
24, 2012. Testimony may also be mailed
to the following address: Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee,
Department of Health and Human
Services, 200 Independence Avenue
SW. Room 712E, Washington, DC,
20201. Mailed testimony must be
received no later than Monday,
September 24, 2012. Note: PDF files,
hand-written notes and photographs
will not be accepted. Requests for public
comment and written testimony will not
be accepted through the CFSAC
mailbox. Also, the CFSAC mailbox will
not respond to questions about specific
public comment requests.
All public comment becomes part of
the public record, available for viewing
and posted on the CFSAC Web site. All
testimony and printed material
submitted for the meeting are part of the
official meeting record and will be
uploaded to the CFSAC Web site and
made available for public inspection.
Testimony and materials submitted
should not include sensitive personal
information, such as social security
number, birthdates, driver’s license
number, state identification or foreign
country equivalent, passport number,
financial account number, or credit or
debit card number. Sensitive health
information, or non-public corporate or
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trade association information, such as
trade secrets or other proprietary
information should be excluded from
any materials submitted. If you wish to
remain anonymous the document must
specify this.
We will confirm your time for public
comment via email by September 28,
2012. Each speaker will be limited to
five minutes per speaker; no exceptions
will be made. We will give priority to
individuals who have not provided
public comment within the previous
year.
Persons who wish to distribute
printed materials to CFSAC members
should submit one copy to Designated
Federal Officer at cfsac@hhs.gov, prior
to Friday, September 28, 2012.
Submissions are limited to five
typewritten pages.
Dated: September 4, 2012
Nancy C. Lee,
Designated Federal Officer, Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome Advisory Committee.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10445, CMS–
10164, CMS–10143 and CMS–838]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is publishing the
following summary of proposed
collections 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.
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title: Medicare
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Advantage Quality Bonus Payment
Demonstration; Use: In response to the
provision of the Affordable Care Act,
beginning in 2012, quality bonus
payments (QBPs) are given to all plans
earning four or five stars in Medicare’s
Star Rating program. As an extension of
this legislation, CMS launched the
Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus
Payment Demonstration, which
accelerates the phase-in of QBPs by
extending bonus payments to three-star
plans and eliminating the cap on
blended county benchmarks that would
otherwise limit QBPs. Through this
demonstration, CMS seeks to
understand how incentive payments
impact plan quality across a broader
spectrum of plans.
The data collection effort will be
conducted in the form of a survey of
Medicare Advantage Organizations
(MAOs) and up to 10 case studies with
MAOs in order to supplement what can
be learned from the analyses of
administrative and financial data for
MAOs, and from an environmental and
literature scan. The data collected is
needed to evaluate the QBP
demonstration to better understand
what impact the demonstration has had
on MAO operations and their efforts to
improve quality. The data collection
instrument is a survey questionnaire
designed to capture information on how
MAOs perceive the demonstration and
are planning for or implementing
changes in quality initiatives and to
identify factors that help or hinder the
capacity to achieve quality
improvement and that influence the
decision calculus to make changes.
Specifically, the information is expected
to provide a detailed picture to CMS of
the kinds of quality initiatives utilized
by MAOs and some preliminary
information on how they assess the
effectiveness of these programs. The
survey is designed to provide an overall
picture of the QBP that can be used for
national comparisons across plans as
part of the larger evaluation of the QBP
demonstration.
The case studies will be conducted as
a series of open-ended discussions with
MAO staff that will be guided by a
discussion protocol. The case studies
will supplement the information
gathered from the survey and data
analysis, providing valuable context and
details about successful quality
improvement activities. The case
studies are particularly well suited to
exploring the detailed characteristics of
the plans’ quality improvement
activities, emphasizing the decisionmaking and thought processes
underlying the structure and direction
of their efforts and capturing the
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contextual factors that impact the
nature, structure, and scope of the
programs. Form Number: CMS–10445
(OCN: 0938–New); Frequency: Annual;
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Business or other for-profits; Number of
Respondents: 730; Total Annual
Responses: 1,280; Total Annual Hours:
683. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Gerald Riley at 410–
786–6699. For all other issues call 410–
786–1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Reinstatement with a change of
a previously approved collection; Title:
Medicare Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI) Registration and Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) Enrollment Form;
Use: The purpose of this collection to
obtain information that will be
subsequently used during transaction
exchange for identification of Medicare
providers/suppliers and authorization of
requested Electronic Data Interface (EDI)
functions. The EDI Enrollment and the
Medicare Registration Forms are
completed by Medicare providers/
suppliers and submitted to Medicare
contractors. Authorization is needed for
providers and suppliers to send and
receive HIPAA standard transactions
directly (or through a designated 3rd
party) to and from Medicare contractors.
Medicare contractors would use the
information for initial set-up and
maintenance of the access privileges.
The use of the standard form provides
an efficient uniform means by which
Medicare captures information
necessary to drive Medicare EDI
security and EDI access privileges. All
EDI providers will complete and sign
the EDI Enrollment Form along with the
Medicare EDI Registration Form. They
will also reconfirm their access
privileges annually.
The information collected will be
uploaded into Medicare contractor
computer systems. Medicare contractors
will store this information in a database
accessed at the time of provider
connection to the Medicare Data
Contractor Network (MDCN). When
authentication is successful and
connectivity is established, transactions
may be exchanged. The information will
be stored in a computer data base and
used to authenticate the user on day-today electronic commerce, support the
submitter and password administration
function, and validate access
relationships between providers/
suppliers and their designated EDI
submitter/receiver on a per transaction
basis. Form Number: CMS–10164 (OCN:
0938–0983); Frequency: Once; Affected
Public: Private Sector—Business or
other for-profits, Not for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that
the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) will hold a
meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 and
Thursday, October 4, 2012 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Department of Health and Human Services; Hubert H. Humphrey
Building; 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 800, Washington, DC 20201.
For a map and directions to the Hubert H. Humphrey building, please
visit https://www.hhs.gov/about/hhhmap.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy C. Lee, M.D., Designated Federal
Officer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee, Department of
Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 712E,
Washington, DC 20201. Any questions about meeting registration or
public comment sign-up should be directed to
CFSACOctober2012@seamoncorporation.com. Please direct other inquiries
to cfsac@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFSAC was established on September 5, 2002
to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary
through the Assistant Secretary for Health, on a broad range of topics
including: (1) The current state of knowledge and research on the
epidemiology, etiologies, biomarkers, treatment, and risk factors
relating to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), to identify potential
opportunities in these areas; (2) the impact and implications of
current and proposed diagnosis and treatment methods for CFS; (3)
development and implementation of programs to inform the public, health
care professionals, and the biomedical research communities about CFS;
and (4) strategies to improve the quality of life for CFS patients.
The agenda for this meeting is being developed and will be posted
on the CFSAC Web site, https://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs when finalized. The
meeting will be live-video streamed at www.HHS.gov/Live and archived
through the CFSAC Web site: www.hhs.gov/advocomcfs. Listening-only
audio via telephone will be available on both days. Call-in information
will be posted on the CFSAC Web site.
Individuals who plan to attend should register at the following
link by September 28, 2012: https://www.blsmeetings.net/CFSACOctober2012. Attendance by visitors who are not U.S. citizens is
welcome, but prior approval is required by sending a request to
CFSACOctober2012@seamoncorporation.com. Members of the media will also
need to register. All attendees will be required to show government-
issued picture identification (state or federal) for entry into the
federal building. Attendees will receive a wrist band that must be worn
the entire time. Security requires all non-federal employees to be
escorted the entire time they are in the building. Upon leaving the
building for any reason individuals will be required to follow the
security steps mentioned above and receive a new wrist band.
Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide public
comments at the meeting or via telephone. International calls cannot be
accommodated. A separate sign-up process for requesting time for public
comment must be completed by September 24, 2012 at the following link:
https://www.blsmeetings.net/CFSACPublicCommentOctober2012. It is
requested that individuals wishing to provide public comment submit a
copy of their testimony (5 pages or less) in advance. It is preferred
that individuals email their testimony (in MS WORD format, single
spaced, using a 12 point font) to
CFSACOctober2012@seamoncorporation.com by Monday, September 24, 2012.
Testimony may also be mailed to the following address: Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Human Services,
200 Independence Avenue SW. Room 712E, Washington, DC, 20201. Mailed
testimony must be received no later than Monday, September 24, 2012.
Note: PDF files, hand-written notes and photographs will not be
accepted. Requests for public comment and written testimony will not be
accepted through the CFSAC mailbox. Also, the CFSAC mailbox will not
respond to questions about specific public comment requests.
All public comment becomes part of the public record, available for
viewing and posted on the CFSAC Web site. All testimony and printed
material submitted for the meeting are part of the official meeting
record and will be uploaded to the CFSAC Web site and made available
for public inspection. Testimony and materials submitted should not
include sensitive personal information, such as social security number,
birthdates, driver's license number, state identification or foreign
country equivalent, passport number, financial account number, or
credit or debit card number. Sensitive health information, or non-
public corporate or
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trade association information, such as trade secrets or other
proprietary information should be excluded from any materials
submitted. If you wish to remain anonymous the document must specify
this.
We will confirm your time for public comment via email by September
28, 2012. Each speaker will be limited to five minutes per speaker; no
exceptions will be made. We will give priority to individuals who have
not provided public comment within the previous year.
Persons who wish to distribute printed materials to CFSAC members
should submit one copy to Designated Federal Officer at cfsac@hhs.gov,
prior to Friday, September 28, 2012. Submissions are limited to five
typewritten pages.
Dated: September 4, 2012
Nancy C. Lee,
Designated Federal Officer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory
Committee.
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