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Act when Kentucky did not specifically
document that, under the proposed
methodology, non-Medicaid costs would be
excluded from the Medicaid payment
calculation. Specifically, it appears that the
methodology would rely on a cost reporting
mechanism which results in over-allocation
of both indirect and direct cost to Medicaid
services. Specifically, for CHMCs that
function within a larger central office unit,
the state proposed an inappropriate transfer
of cost from the larger central office unit to
the CHMCs. Additionally, the state did not
demonstrate that it had an acceptable method
of allocating practitioner cost between
reimbursable and non-reimbursable
activities.
I am scheduling a hearing on your request
for reconsideration to be held on June 27,
2013, at the CMS Atlanta Regional Office,
Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street,
South West, Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8909.
If this date is not acceptable, I would be
glad to set another date that is mutually
agreeable to the parties. The hearing will be
governed by the procedures prescribed by
federal regulations at 42 CFR Part 430.
I am designating Mr. Benjamin Cohen as
the presiding officer. If these arrangements
present any problems, please contact Mr.
Cohen at (410) 786–3169. In order to
facilitate any communication that may be
necessary between the parties prior to the
hearing, please notify the presiding officer to
indicate acceptability of the hearing date that
has been scheduled and provide names of the
individuals who will represent the state at
the hearing.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Tavenner,
Acting Administrator.
Section 1116 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1316; 42 CFR 430.18)
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
program No. 13.714, Medicaid Assistance
Program.)
Dated: April 29, 2013.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Health Profession Opportunity
Grants (HPOG) program.
Omb No.: 0970–0394.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
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Services (HHS) is proposing data
collection activities as part of the Health
Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG)
program. ACF has developed a multipronged research and evaluation
approach for the HPOG program to
better understand and assess the
activities conducted and their results.
The proposed data collection activities
described in this notice will provide
data for two evaluation components, the
National Implementation Evaluation of
the Health Profession Opportunity
Grants to Serve TANF Recipients and
Other Low-Income Individuals (HPOG–
NIE) and the Impact Studies of the
Health Profession Opportunity Grants
(HPOG-Impact).
Two data collection efforts related to
HPOG research were approved by OMB,
including approval of a Performance
Reporting System (PRS) (approved
September 2011) and for collection of
additional baseline data for the HPOGImpact study (approved October 2012).
These collection activities will continue
under this new request.
This 30-day notice describes the
remaining data collection efforts for
both HPOG–NIE and HPOG-Impact.
Information collection described under
1 through 13 are included in the current
OMB submission for review.
Information collections 14 through 18
will be submitted in a future
information collection clearance
request.
The goal of HPOG–NIE is to describe
and assess the implementation, systems
change, and outcomes and other
important information about the
operations of the 27 HPOG grantees
focused on TANF recipients and other
low-income individuals. To achieve
these goals, it is necessary to collect
data about the HPOG program designs
and implementation, HPOG partner and
program networks and indicators of
systems change, employers’ perceptions
of HPOG programs, the composition and
intensity of HPOG services received,
participant characteristics and HPOG
experiences, and participant outputs
and outcomes.
The goal of HPOG-Impact is to
evaluate the effectiveness of approaches
used by 20 of the HPOG grantees to
provide TANF recipients and other lowincome individuals with opportunities
for education, training and advancement
within the health care field. HPOGImpact also is intended to evaluate
variation in participant impact that may
be attributable to different HPOG
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program components and models. The
impact study design is a classic
experiment in which eligible applicants
will be randomly assigned to a
treatment group that is offered
participation in HPOG and a control
group that is not permitted to enroll in
HPOG. In approximately 13 sites,
eligible applicants will be randomized
into two treatment arms (a basic and an
enhanced version of the intervention)
and a control group. Data collected from
the HPOG participants served by these
20 grantees will also be used for the
HPOG–NIE study.
The new information collection
activities proposed for HPOG–NIE and
HPOG-Impact include: (1) The HPOG–
NIE sampling questionnaire; (2) The
HPOG–NIE follow-up phone protocol
for the stakeholder/network survey; (3)
The HPOG–NIE grantee survey; (4) The
HPOG-Impact implementation interview
guide for partnering employers; (5) The
HPOG-Impact implementation interview
guide for instructors; (6) The HPOGImpact implementation interview guide
for HPOG program management; (7) The
HPOG-Impact implementation interview
guide for HPOG program staff; (8) The
HPOG–NIE management and staff
survey; (9) The HPOG–NIE stakeholder/
network survey; (10) The HPOG–NIE
employer survey; (11) The HPOGImpact 15-month participant follow-up
survey; (12) The HPOG-Impact 15month control group member follow-up
survey; and (13) The HPOG–NIE 15month participant follow-up survey.
Data collection activities to submit in
a future information collection request
include: (14) the HPOG–NIE follow-up
stakeholder/network survey; (15) the
HPOG-Impact second follow-up survey
of both treatment and control group
members; (16) the HPOG–NIE second
supplemental participant follow-up
survey; (17) HPOG-Impact follow-up
data collection on children of HPOGImpact study participants; and (18) the
HPOG–NIE in-person interviews with
HPOG managers and staff.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in
HPOG interventions; control group
members; HPOG program managers;
HPOG program staff, including
instructors and case managers;
representatives of partner agencies and
stakeholders, including support service
providers, education and vocational
training providers, Workforce
Investment Boards, TANF agencies, and
local health care employers.
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ANNUAL RESPONSE BURDEN ESTIMATES
[This information collection request is for a two-year period.]
Total number
of respondents
Instrument
No. of responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Annual burden
hours
Previously Approved Instruments
PRS ......................................................................................
HPOG-Impact Baseline Survey(s) (Supplemental baseline
questions; study sample members) .................................
HPOG-Impact Baseline Survey(s) (Supplemental baseline
questions; grantees) .........................................................
32
4
31.2
3,994
1,997
10,500
1
0.25
2,625
1,313
20
525
0.25
2,625
1,313
54
1
2
108
54
162
54
1
1
0.17
4
28
216
14
108
60
1
0.50
30
15
60
1
0.75
45
22
20
1
1.50
30
15
80
540
500
200
5,600
1
1
1
1
1
1
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
80
270
250
100
3,920
40
135
125
50
1,960
2,800
600
1
1
0.6
0.7
1,680
420
840
210
Current Request for Approval
HPOG–NIE Sampling Questionnaire for the HPOG surveys ..................................................................................
HPOG–NIE Follow-Up Phone Call Protocol for the
Stakholder/Network survey ..............................................
HPOG–NIE Grantee survey .................................................
HPOG-Impact Implementation interview guide for
partnering employers ........................................................
HPOG-Impact Implementation interview guide for instructors ....................................................................................
HPOG-Impact Implementation interview guide for HPOG
program mangement ........................................................
HPOG-Impact Implementation interview guide for HPOG
program staff ....................................................................
HPOG–NIE Management and Staff survey .........................
HPOG–NIE Stakeholder/Network survey ............................
HPOG–NIE Employer survey ..............................................
HPOG-Impact 15-month Participant Follow-Up survey .......
HPOG-Impact 15-month Control Group Member Follow-Up
survey ...............................................................................
HPOG–NIE 15-month Participant Follow-Up survey ...........
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Estimated Annual Response Burden Hours: 8,211.
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests should
be identified by the title of the
information collection. Email address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the
collection of the 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 collections
should be sent directly to the following:
Office of Management and Budget,
Paperwork Reduction Project, Email:
OIRA_
OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV,
Attn: Desk Officer for the
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Administration for Children and
Families.
Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Electronic
Submission Process for Voluntary
Complaints to the Center for Devices
and Radiological Health
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
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PRA), Federal Agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
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information voluntarily submitted to the
Center for Devices and Radiological
Health (CDRH) on actual or potential
health risk concerns about a medical
device or radiological product or its use.
Submit either electronic or
written comments on the collection of
information by July 5, 2013.
DATES:
Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit written
comments on the collection of
information to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. All
comments should be identified with the
docket number found in brackets in the
heading of this document.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Management, Food and Drug
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program.
Omb No.: 0970-0394.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing data
collection activities as part of the Health Profession Opportunity
Grants (HPOG) program. ACF has developed a multi-pronged research and
evaluation approach for the HPOG program to better understand and
assess the activities conducted and their results. The proposed data
collection activities described in this notice will provide data for
two evaluation components, the National Implementation Evaluation of
the Health Profession Opportunity Grants to Serve TANF Recipients and
Other Low-Income Individuals (HPOG-NIE) and the Impact Studies of the
Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG-Impact).
Two data collection efforts related to HPOG research were approved
by OMB, including approval of a Performance Reporting System (PRS)
(approved September 2011) and for collection of additional baseline
data for the HPOG-Impact study (approved October 2012). These
collection activities will continue under this new request.
This 30-day notice describes the remaining data collection efforts
for both HPOG-NIE and HPOG-Impact. Information collection described
under 1 through 13 are included in the current OMB submission for
review. Information collections 14 through 18 will be submitted in a
future information collection clearance request.
The goal of HPOG-NIE is to describe and assess the implementation,
systems change, and outcomes and other important information about the
operations of the 27 HPOG grantees focused on TANF recipients and other
low-income individuals. To achieve these goals, it is necessary to
collect data about the HPOG program designs and implementation, HPOG
partner and program networks and indicators of systems change,
employers' perceptions of HPOG programs, the composition and intensity
of HPOG services received, participant characteristics and HPOG
experiences, and participant outputs and outcomes.
The goal of HPOG-Impact is to evaluate the effectiveness of
approaches used by 20 of the HPOG grantees to provide TANF recipients
and other low-income individuals with opportunities for education,
training and advancement within the health care field. HPOG-Impact also
is intended to evaluate variation in participant impact that may be
attributable to different HPOG program components and models. The
impact study design is a classic experiment in which eligible
applicants will be randomly assigned to a treatment group that is
offered participation in HPOG and a control group that is not permitted
to enroll in HPOG. In approximately 13 sites, eligible applicants will
be randomized into two treatment arms (a basic and an enhanced version
of the intervention) and a control group. Data collected from the HPOG
participants served by these 20 grantees will also be used for the
HPOG-NIE study.
The new information collection activities proposed for HPOG-NIE and
HPOG-Impact include: (1) The HPOG-NIE sampling questionnaire; (2) The
HPOG-NIE follow-up phone protocol for the stakeholder/network survey;
(3) The HPOG-NIE grantee survey; (4) The HPOG-Impact implementation
interview guide for partnering employers; (5) The HPOG-Impact
implementation interview guide for instructors; (6) The HPOG-Impact
implementation interview guide for HPOG program management; (7) The
HPOG-Impact implementation interview guide for HPOG program staff; (8)
The HPOG-NIE management and staff survey; (9) The HPOG-NIE stakeholder/
network survey; (10) The HPOG-NIE employer survey; (11) The HPOG-Impact
15-month participant follow-up survey; (12) The HPOG-Impact 15-month
control group member follow-up survey; and (13) The HPOG-NIE 15-month
participant follow-up survey.
Data collection activities to submit in a future information
collection request include: (14) the HPOG-NIE follow-up stakeholder/
network survey; (15) the HPOG-Impact second follow-up survey of both
treatment and control group members; (16) the HPOG-NIE second
supplemental participant follow-up survey; (17) HPOG-Impact follow-up
data collection on children of HPOG-Impact study participants; and (18)
the HPOG-NIE in-person interviews with HPOG managers and staff.
Respondents: Individuals enrolled in HPOG interventions; control
group members; HPOG program managers; HPOG program staff, including
instructors and case managers; representatives of partner agencies and
stakeholders, including support service providers, education and
vocational training providers, Workforce Investment Boards, TANF
agencies, and local health care employers.
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Annual Response Burden Estimates
[This information collection request is for a two-year period.]
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No. of Average burden
Instrument Total number responses per hours per Total burden Annual burden
of respondents respondent response hours hours
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Previously Approved Instruments
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PRS............................. 32 4 31.2 3,994 1,997
HPOG-Impact Baseline Survey(s) 10,500 1 0.25 2,625 1,313
(Supplemental baseline
questions; study sample
members).......................
HPOG-Impact Baseline Survey(s) 20 525 0.25 2,625 1,313
(Supplemental baseline
questions; grantees)...........
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Current Request for Approval
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HPOG-NIE Sampling Questionnaire 54 1 2 108 54
for the HPOG surveys...........
HPOG-NIE Follow-Up Phone Call 162 1 0.17 28 14
Protocol for the Stakholder/
Network survey.................
HPOG-NIE Grantee survey......... 54 1 4 216 108
HPOG-Impact Implementation 60 1 0.50 30 15
interview guide for partnering
employers......................
HPOG-Impact Implementation 60 1 0.75 45 22
interview guide for instructors
HPOG-Impact Implementation 20 1 1.50 30 15
interview guide for HPOG
program mangement..............
HPOG-Impact Implementation 80 1 1 80 40
interview guide for HPOG
program staff..................
HPOG-NIE Management and Staff 540 1 0.5 270 135
survey.........................
HPOG-NIE Stakeholder/Network 500 1 0.5 250 125
survey.........................
HPOG-NIE Employer survey........ 200 1 0.5 100 50
HPOG-Impact 15-month Participant 5,600 1 0.7 3,920 1,960
Follow-Up survey...............
HPOG-Impact 15-month Control 2,800 1 0.6 1,680 840
Group Member Follow-Up survey..
HPOG-NIE 15-month Participant 600 1 0.7 420 210
Follow-Up survey...............
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Estimated Annual Response Burden Hours: 8,211.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained 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. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address: OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of the 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 collections should be sent directly to the following:
Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email:
OIRA-- OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and Families.
Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
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