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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Final Effect of Designation of a Class
of Employees for Addition to the
Special Exposure Cohort
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HHS gives notice concerning
the final effect of the HHS decision to
designate a class of employees from the
Mound Plant, in Miamisburg, Ohio, as
an addition to the Special Exposure
Cohort (SEC) under the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000. On
December 7, 2012, as provided for under
42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of
HHS designated the following class of
employees as an addition to the SEC:
SUMMARY:
All employees of the Department of
Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their
contractors and subcontractors who worked
at the Mound Plant in Miamisburg, Ohio,
from September 1, 1972, through December
31, 1972, or from January 1, 1975, through
December 31, 1976, for a number of work
days aggregating at least 250 work days,
occurring either solely under this
employment or in combination with work
days within the parameters established for
one or more other classes of employees in the
Special Exposure Cohort.
This designation became effective on
January 6, 2013, as provided for under
42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence,
beginning on January 6, 2013, members
of this class of employees, defined as
reported in this notice, became members
of the SEC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division
of Compensation Analysis and Support,
NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C–
46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone
877–222–7570. Information requests can
also be submitted by email to
DCAS@CDC.GOV.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
HHS gives notice concerning
the final effect of the HHS decision to
designate a class of employees from Oak
Ridge National Laboratory (X–10), in
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as an addition to
the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC)
under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act of 2000. On December 7,
2012, as provided for under 42 U.S.C.
7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS
designated the following class of
employees as an addition to the SEC:
SUMMARY:
All employees of the Department of
Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their
contractors and subcontractors who worked
in any area at the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (X–10) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
from June 17, 1943, through July 31, 1955, for
a number of work days aggregating at least
250 work days, occurring either solely under
this employment, or in combination with
work days within the parameters established
for one or more other classes of employees
in the Special Exposure Cohort.
This designation became effective on
January 6, 2013, as provided for under
42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence,
beginning on January 6, 2013, members
of this class of employees, defined as
reported in this notice, became members
of the SEC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division
of Compensation Analysis and Support,
NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C–
46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone
877–222–7570. Information requests can
also be submitted by email to
DCAS@CDC.GOV.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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Occupational Safety and Health
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), Department of Health
and Human Services, 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 function;
(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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Bid Pricing Tool
(BPT) for Medicare Advantage (MA)
Plans and Prescription Drug Plans
(PDP); Use: Under the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), and
implementing regulations at 42 CFR,
Medicare Advantage organizations
(MAO) and Prescription Drug Plans
(PDP) are required to submit an
actuarial pricing ‘‘bid’’ for each plan
offered to Medicare beneficiaries for
approval by the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS).
Title I of the MMA established a
program to offer prescription drug
benefits to Medicare enrollees through
Prescription Drug Plans. MMA Title II
revised several aspects of the
Medicare+Choice program (renamed
Medicare Advantage), including the
payment methodology and the
introduction of ‘‘Regional’’ MA plans.
CMS payments to PDPs and MA plans
will be on a market-based competitive
approach.
MAOs and PDPs use the Bid Pricing
Tool (BPT) software to develop their
actuarial pricing bid. The information
provided in the BPT is the basis for the
plan’s enrollee premiums and CMS
payments for each contract year. The
tool collects data such as medical
expense development (from claims data
and/or manual rating), administrative
expenses, profit levels, and projected
plan enrollment information. By statute,
completed BPTs are due to CMS by the
first Monday of June each year.
CMS reviews and analyzes the
information provided on the Bid Pricing
Tool. Ultimately, CMS decides whether
to approve the plan pricing (i.e.,
payment and premium) proposed by
each organization. CMS is requesting to
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continue its use of the BPT for the
collection of information for CY2014
through CY2016. Form Number: CMS–
10142 (OCN: 0938–0944); Frequency:
Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector—
Business or other for-profits and not-forprofit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 555; Total Annual
Responses: 4,995; Total Annual Hours:
149,850. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Diane Spitalnic at
410–786–5745. For all other issues call
410–786–1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Plan Benefit
Package (PBP) and Formulary
Submission for Medicare Advantage
(MA) Plans and Prescription Drug Plans
(PDP); Use: Under the Medicare
Modernization Act (MMA), Medicare
Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug
Plan (PDP) organizations are required to
submit plan benefit packages for all
Medicare beneficiaries residing in their
service area. The plan benefit package
submission consists of the Plan Benefit
Package (PBP) software, formulary file,
and supporting documentation, as
necessary. MA and PDP organizations
use the PBP software to describe their
organization’s plan benefit packages,
including information on premiums,
cost sharing, authorization rules, and
supplemental benefits. They also
generate a formulary to describe their
list of drugs, including information on
prior authorization, step therapy,
tiering, and quantity limits.
Additionally, CMS uses the PBP and
formulary data to review and approve
the plan benefit packages proposed by
each MA and PDP organization.
After receiving OMB clearance in
spring 2000, CMS implemented the PBP
as part of the Contract Year (CY) 2001
Adjusted Community Rate Proposal
(ACRP) process. In addition,
information collected via the PBP and
formulary has been used to support the
marketing material review process, the
National Medicare Education Program,
and other program oversight and
development activities. For instance, the
PBP software automatically generates
the standardized sentences for the
Summary of Benefits (SB) by using the
plan benefit package data entered into
the PBP software by the organization’s
user. These standardized sentences are
used by the MA organizations in their
SB marketing materials and by CMS to
generate plan benefits data for display
in the Medicare & You handbook and on
the www.medicare.gov Web site.
CMS is requesting to continue its use
of the PBP software and formulary
submission for the collection of benefits
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and related information for CY 2014
through CY 2016. CMS estimates that
578 MA organizations and 63 PDP
organizations will be required to submit
the plan benefit package information in
CY 2014. Based on operational changes
and policy clarifications to the Medicare
program and continued input and
feedback by the industry, CMS has
made the necessary changes to the plan
benefit package submission. Form
Number: CMS–R–262 (OCN: 0938–
0763); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Private Sector—Business or
other for-profits and not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
641; Total Annual Responses: 6,169;
Total Annual Hours: 56,708. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Kristy Holtje at 410–786–2209.
For all other issues call 410–786–1326.)
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS Web Site
address at https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html, or Email your request,
including your address, phone number,
OMB number, and CMS document
identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov,
or call the Reports Clearance Office on
(410) 786–1326.
To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must
be received by the OMB desk officer at
the address below, no later than 5 p.m.
on February 19, 2013. OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
Number: (202) 395–6974, Email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: January 11, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development
Group, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10437]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
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of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
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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 of
Information Collection: Generic Social
Marketing & Consumer Testing
Research; Use: The purpose of this
submission is to request an Information
Collection Request (ICR) generic
clearance for a program of consumer
research aimed at a broad audience of
those affected by CMS programs
including Medicare, Medicaid,
Children’s Health Insurance Program
(CHIP), and health insurance exchanges.
This program extends strategic efforts to
reach and tailor communications to
beneficiaries, caregivers, providers,
stakeholders, and any other audiences
that would support the Agency in
improving the functioning of the health
care system, improve patient care and
outcomes, and reduce costs without
sacrificing quality of care. With the
clearance, CMS will create a fast track,
streamlined, proactive process for
collection of data and utilizing the
feedback on service delivery for
continuous improvement of
communication activities aimed at
diverse CMS audiences.
The generic clearance will allow rapid
response to inform CMS initiatives
using a mixture of qualitative and
quantitative consumer research
strategies (including formative research
studies and methodological tests) to
improve communication with key CMS
audiences. As new information
resources and persuasive technologies
are developed, they can be tested and
evaluated for beneficiary response to the
materials and delivery channels. Results
will inform communication
development and information
architecture as well as allow for
continuous quality improvement. The
overall goal is to maximize the extent to
which consumers have access to useful
sources of CMS program information in
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10142 and CMS-R-262]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: 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), Department of Health and Human Services, 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 function; (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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Bid Pricing Tool
(BPT) for Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans and Prescription Drug Plans
(PDP); Use: Under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), and implementing regulations at 42
CFR, Medicare Advantage organizations (MAO) and Prescription Drug Plans
(PDP) are required to submit an actuarial pricing ``bid'' for each plan
offered to Medicare beneficiaries for approval by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Title I of the MMA established a program to offer prescription drug
benefits to Medicare enrollees through Prescription Drug Plans. MMA
Title II revised several aspects of the Medicare+Choice program
(renamed Medicare Advantage), including the payment methodology and the
introduction of ``Regional'' MA plans. CMS payments to PDPs and MA
plans will be on a market-based competitive approach.
MAOs and PDPs use the Bid Pricing Tool (BPT) software to develop
their actuarial pricing bid. The information provided in the BPT is the
basis for the plan's enrollee premiums and CMS payments for each
contract year. The tool collects data such as medical expense
development (from claims data and/or manual rating), administrative
expenses, profit levels, and projected plan enrollment information. By
statute, completed BPTs are due to CMS by the first Monday of June each
year.
CMS reviews and analyzes the information provided on the Bid
Pricing Tool. Ultimately, CMS decides whether to approve the plan
pricing (i.e., payment and premium) proposed by each organization. CMS
is requesting to
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continue its use of the BPT for the collection of information for
CY2014 through CY2016. Form Number: CMS-10142 (OCN: 0938-0944);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other
for-profits and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents:
555; Total Annual Responses: 4,995; Total Annual Hours: 149,850. (For
policy questions regarding this collection contact Diane Spitalnic at
410-786-5745. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Plan Benefit
Package (PBP) and Formulary Submission for Medicare Advantage (MA)
Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP); Use: Under the Medicare
Modernization Act (MMA), Medicare Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug
Plan (PDP) organizations are required to submit plan benefit packages
for all Medicare beneficiaries residing in their service area. The plan
benefit package submission consists of the Plan Benefit Package (PBP)
software, formulary file, and supporting documentation, as necessary.
MA and PDP organizations use the PBP software to describe their
organization's plan benefit packages, including information on
premiums, cost sharing, authorization rules, and supplemental benefits.
They also generate a formulary to describe their list of drugs,
including information on prior authorization, step therapy, tiering,
and quantity limits. Additionally, CMS uses the PBP and formulary data
to review and approve the plan benefit packages proposed by each MA and
PDP organization.
After receiving OMB clearance in spring 2000, CMS implemented the
PBP as part of the Contract Year (CY) 2001 Adjusted Community Rate
Proposal (ACRP) process. In addition, information collected via the PBP
and formulary has been used to support the marketing material review
process, the National Medicare Education Program, and other program
oversight and development activities. For instance, the PBP software
automatically generates the standardized sentences for the Summary of
Benefits (SB) by using the plan benefit package data entered into the
PBP software by the organization's user. These standardized sentences
are used by the MA organizations in their SB marketing materials and by
CMS to generate plan benefits data for display in the Medicare & You
handbook and on the www.medicare.gov Web site.
CMS is requesting to continue its use of the PBP software and
formulary submission for the collection of benefits and related
information for CY 2014 through CY 2016. CMS estimates that 578 MA
organizations and 63 PDP organizations will be required to submit the
plan benefit package information in CY 2014. Based on operational
changes and policy clarifications to the Medicare program and continued
input and feedback by the industry, CMS has made the necessary changes
to the plan benefit package submission. Form Number: CMS-R-262 (OCN:
0938-0763); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector--
Business or other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions; Number
of Respondents: 641; Total Annual Responses: 6,169; Total Annual Hours:
56,708. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Kristy
Holtje at 410-786-2209. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web
Site address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html, or Email your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS
document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must be received by the OMB desk
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on February 19,
2013. OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: January 11, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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