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Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and
CHIP education programs.
• Assembling and sharing an
information base of ‘‘best practices’’ for
helping consumers evaluate health
coverage options.
• Building and leveraging existing
community infrastructures for
information, counseling, and assistance.
• Drawing the program link between
outreach and education, promoting
consumer understanding of health care
coverage choices and facilitating
consumer selection/enrollment, which
in turn support the overarching goal of
improved access to quality care,
including prevention services,
envisioned under the Affordable Care
Act.
The current members of the Panel are:
Samantha Artiga, Principal Policy
Analyst, Kaiser Family Foundation;
Joseph Baker, President, Medicare
Rights Center; Kellan Baker, Senior
Fellow, Center for American Progress;
Philip Bergquist, Manager, Health
Center Operations, Children’s Health
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
(CHIPRA) Outreach & Enrollment
Project and Director, Michigan Primary
Care Association; Marjorie Cadogan,
Executive Deputy Commissioner,
Department of Social Services; Jonathan
Dauphine, Senior Vice President, AARP;
Barbara Ferrer, Chief Strategy Officer,
W. K. Kellogg Foundation; Shelby
Gonzales, Senior Health Outreach
Associate, Center on Budget & Policy
Priorities; Jan Henning, Benefits
Counseling & Special Projects
Coordinator, North Central Texas
Council of Governments’ Area Agency
on Aging; Louise Knight, Director, The
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer
Center at Johns Hopkins; Miriam
Mobley-Smith, Dean, Chicago State
University, College of Pharmacy; Ana
Natale-Pereira, M.D., Associate
Professor of Medicine, Rutgers-New
Jersey Medical School; Roanne OsborneGaskin, M.D., Associate Medical
Director, Neighborhood Health Plan of
Rhode Island; Megan Padden, Vice
President, Sentara Health Plans; Jeanne
Ryer, Director, New Hampshire Citizens
Health Initiative, University of New
Hampshire; Carla Smith, Executive Vice
President, Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society (HIMSS);
Winston Wong, Medical Director,
Community Benefit Director, Kaiser
Permanente and Darlene Yee-Melichar,
Professor & Coordinator, San Francisco
State University.
The agenda for the March 19, 2015
meeting will include the following:
• Welcome and listening session with
CMS leadership
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• Recap of the previous (December 15,
2014) meeting
• Affordable Care Act initiatives
• An opportunity for public comment
• Meeting summary, review of
recommendations, and next steps
Individuals or organizations that wish
to make a 5-minute oral presentation on
an agenda topic should submit a written
copy of the oral presentation to the DFO
at the address listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice by the date listed
in the DATES section of this notice. The
number of oral presentations may be
limited by the time available.
Individuals not wishing to make an oral
presentation may submit written
comments to the DFO at the address
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice by the date listed in the DATES
section of this notice.
Authority: Sec. 222 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) and sec. 10(a)
of Pub. L. 92–463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 10(a)
and 41 CFR 102–3).
Dated: February 23, 2015.
Marilyn Tavenner,
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: Understanding the Intersection
Between TANF and Refugee Cash
Assistance Services.
OMB No.: New Collection.
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 a project
to understand the intersection between
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) and Refugee Cash
Assistance (RCA). The goal of this
project is to help ACF better understand
how the variety of systems that assist
refugees collaborate to promote common
goals of self-sufficiency and
employment, and how refugees’
experiences might differ depending on
the structure of the state (or local)
program arrangements. To achieve this
goal, this study aims to document what
states are doing to help refugees gain
self-sufficiency; if and how states are
integrating RCA, TANF, and associated
services to better meet the needs of
refugees; and what data is collected
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currently, or might be collected in the
future, to better understand refugee
resettlement services and suggest future
areas for inquiry.
The proposed data collection
activities described in this notice will
collect data about state policies and
practices; how TANF, RCA, and
associated services are provided; the
respective roles of the various agencies
and organizations in serving
participants; how the agencies and
organizations integrate services
internally and/or collaborate with other
organizations; refugee populations
served; approaches to addressing the
particular barriers refugees face;
promising practices and strategies for
assisting refugees; gaps in services; local
labor market conditions; and
experiences of refugees accessing
services through these programs.
The proposed information collection
activities include:
(1) The survey of state refugee
coordinators will be administered to
state refugee coordinators in each state
and the District of Columbia. The survey
will collect information about state
policies and practices.
(2) The four site visit interview guides
will collect information about how
TANF, RCA, and associated services are
provided; the respective roles of the
various agencies and organizations in
serving participants; how the agencies
and organizations integrate services
internally and/or collaborate with other
organizations; approaches to addressing
the particular barriers refugees face;
promising practices and strategies for
assisting refugees; gaps in services; data
maintained by programs serving
refugees; and local labor market
conditions.
(3) The focus group guide will collect
information from program participants
about the services they received how
they were delivered, their experiences
attempting to achieve self—sufficiency
within a rapid timeframe, and the
challenges they have faced.
Respondents: Individuals receiving
RCA, TANF, and related services; State
Refugee Coordinators; Managers and
staff at local TANF offices; local
resettlement agency staff; communitybased organization staff providing
services to refugees; staff operating
alternative cash assistance programs for
refugees such as Public/Private
Partnerships(s) and Wilson/Fish
programs (if different from the local
resettlement agency); and staff from
other programs providing employability
and social adjustment and cultural
orientation services to refugees.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total number
of respondents
Instrument
Survey of State Refugee Coordinators ................................
Site Visit Interview Guide for Public Agency Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families Managers and Staff ........
Site Visit Interview Guide for Public Agency Refugee Cash
Assistance Managers and Staff .......................................
Site Visit Interview Guide for Voluntary Agency Staff .........
Site Visit Interview Guide for Other Community- Based Organization Staff .................................................................
Focus Group Guide .............................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 187.
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.
Email 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
Annual
number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual burden
hours
50
25
1
.5
13
40
20
1
1.5
30
40
40
20
20
1
1
1.5
1.5
30
30
40
72
20
36
1
1
1.5
1.5
30
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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.
Program (LIHEAP) ACF–535 Quarterly
Allocation Estimates.
OMB No.: 0970–0037.
Description: The LIHEAP Quarterly
Allocation Estimates, ACF Form-535 is
a one-page form that is sent to 50 State
grantees and to the District of Columbia.
Grantees are asked to complete and
submit the form in the 4th quarter of
each year for the upcoming federal fiscal
year. The data collected on the form are
grantees’ estimates of obligations based
on percent of funds they expect to make
each quarter for the upcoming federal
fiscal year for LIHEAP. This is the only
method used to request anticipated
distributions of the grantees LIHEAP
funds. The information is used to
develop apportionment requests to OMB
and to make grant awards based on
grantees anticipated needs. Information
collected on this form is not available
through any other Federal source.
Submission of the form is voluntary.
Respondents: State Governments and
the District of Columbia.
Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Collection Requirements for the
Low Income Home Energy Assistance
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
51
1
0.25
12.75
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours .....................................................
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LIHEAP Quarterly Allocation Estimates, ACF–535 .........................................
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12.75
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
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:05 Feb 26, 2015
Jkt 235001
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
Email 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
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Understanding the Intersection Between TANF and Refugee Cash
Assistance Services.
OMB No.: New Collection.
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 a project to understand the
intersection between Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA). The goal of this project is to help ACF
better understand how the variety of systems that assist refugees
collaborate to promote common goals of self-sufficiency and employment,
and how refugees' experiences might differ depending on the structure
of the state (or local) program arrangements. To achieve this goal,
this study aims to document what states are doing to help refugees gain
self-sufficiency; if and how states are integrating RCA, TANF, and
associated services to better meet the needs of refugees; and what data
is collected currently, or might be collected in the future, to better
understand refugee resettlement services and suggest future areas for
inquiry.
The proposed data collection activities described in this notice
will collect data about state policies and practices; how TANF, RCA,
and associated services are provided; the respective roles of the
various agencies and organizations in serving participants; how the
agencies and organizations integrate services internally and/or
collaborate with other organizations; refugee populations served;
approaches to addressing the particular barriers refugees face;
promising practices and strategies for assisting refugees; gaps in
services; local labor market conditions; and experiences of refugees
accessing services through these programs.
The proposed information collection activities include:
(1) The survey of state refugee coordinators will be administered
to state refugee coordinators in each state and the District of
Columbia. The survey will collect information about state policies and
practices.
(2) The four site visit interview guides will collect information
about how TANF, RCA, and associated services are provided; the
respective roles of the various agencies and organizations in serving
participants; how the agencies and organizations integrate services
internally and/or collaborate with other organizations; approaches to
addressing the particular barriers refugees face; promising practices
and strategies for assisting refugees; gaps in services; data
maintained by programs serving refugees; and local labor market
conditions.
(3) The focus group guide will collect information from program
participants about the services they received how they were delivered,
their experiences attempting to achieve self--sufficiency within a
rapid timeframe, and the challenges they have faced.
Respondents: Individuals receiving RCA, TANF, and related services;
State Refugee Coordinators; Managers and staff at local TANF offices;
local resettlement agency staff; community-based organization staff
providing services to refugees; staff operating alternative cash
assistance programs for refugees such as Public/Private Partnerships(s)
and Wilson/Fish programs (if different from the local resettlement
agency); and staff from other programs providing employability and
social adjustment and cultural orientation services to refugees.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent response hours
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Survey of State Refugee 50 25 1 .5 13
Coordinators...................
Site Visit Interview Guide for 40 20 1 1.5 30
Public Agency Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families
Managers and Staff.............
Site Visit Interview Guide for 40 20 1 1.5 30
Public Agency Refugee Cash
Assistance Managers and Staff..
Site Visit Interview Guide for 40 20 1 1.5 30
Voluntary Agency Staff.........
Site Visit Interview Guide for 40 20 1 1.5 30
Other Community- Based
Organization Staff.............
Focus Group Guide............... 72 36 1 1.5 54
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 187.
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. Email
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 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.
Karl Koerper,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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