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3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
1326.
Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies
to publish a 30-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension or
reinstatement of an existing collection
of information, before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, CMS is
publishing this notice that summarizes
the following proposed collection(s) of
information for public comment:
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection (Request for a
new OMB control number); Title of
Information Collection: Medicare and
Medicaid Programs: Conditions of
Participation for Home Health Agencies
(HHA); Use: Home health services are
covered for the elderly and disabled
under the Hospital Insurance (Part A)
and Supplemental Medical Insurance
(Part B) benefits of the Medicare
program, and are described in section
1861(m) of the Social Security Act (the
Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395x). These services
must be furnished by, or under
arrangement with, an HHA that
participates in the Medicare program,
and be provided on a visiting basis in
the beneficiary’s home. They may
include the following:
• Part-time or intermittent skilled
nursing care furnished by or under the
supervision of a registered nurse.
• Physical therapy, speech-language
pathology, or occupational therapy.
• Medical social services under the
direction of a physician.
• Part-time or intermittent home
health aide services.
• Medical supplies (other than drugs
and biologicals) and durable medical
equipment.
• Services of interns and residents if
the HHA is owned by or affiliated with
a hospital that has an approved medical
education program.
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• Services at hospitals, SNFs, or
rehabilitation centers when they involve
equipment too cumbersome to bring to
the home.
Section 1861(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
1395x) specifies certain requirements
that a home health agency must meet to
participate in the Medicare program.
Existing regulations at 42 CFR 440.70(d)
specify that HHAs participating in the
Medicaid program must also meet the
Medicare CoPs.) In particular, section
1861(o)(6) of the Act requires that an
HHA must meet the CoPs specified in
section 1891(a) of the Act and such
other CoPs as the Secretary finds
necessary in the interest of the health
and safety of its patients. Section
1891(a) of the Act establishes specific
requirements for HHAs in several areas,
including patient rights, home health
aide training and competency, and
compliance with applicable Federal,
State, and local laws.
Under the authority of sections
1861(o), 1871 and 1891 of the Act, the
Secretary proposes to establish in
regulations the requirements that an
HHA must meet to participate in the
Medicare program. These requirements
would be set forth in 42 CFR part 484
as Conditions of Participation for Home
Health Agencies. The CoPs apply to an
HHA as an entity as well as the services
furnished to each individual under the
care of the HHA, unless a condition is
specifically limited to Medicare
beneficiaries.
Under section 1891(b) of the Act, the
Secretary is responsible for assuring that
the CoPs, and their enforcement, are
adequate to protect the health and safety
of individuals under the care of an HHA
and to promote the effective and
efficient use of Medicare funds. To
implement this requirement, State
survey agencies generally conduct
surveys of HHAs to determine whether
they are complying with the CoPs.
This information collection request is
associated with Home Health Agency
Conditions of Participation (0938–
AG81) which published October 9,
2014. Form Number: CMS–10539 (OMB
control number: 0938–NEW);
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Private sector (Business or other forprofits and Not-for-profit institutions);
Number of Respondents: 19,474; Total
Annual Responses: 32,929,239; Total
Annual Hours: 2,786,198. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Danielle Shearer at 410–786–
6617.)
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Dated: June 26, 2015.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Subsidized and Transitional
Employment Demonstration (STED) and
Enhanced Transitional Jobs
Demonstration (ETJD).
OMB No.: 0970–0413.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) within the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is conducting a national
evaluation called the Subsidized and
Transitional Employment
Demonstration (STED). At the same
time, the Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) within the
Department of Labor (DOL) is
conducting an evaluation of the
Enhanced Transitional Jobs
Demonstration (ETJD). These
evaluations will inform the Federal
government about the effectiveness of
subsidized and transitional employment
programs in helping vulnerable
populations secure unsubsidized jobs in
the labor market and achieve selfsufficiency. The projects will evaluate
thirteen subsidized and transitional
employment programs nationwide
including a test of the effects of an
expanded Earned Income Tax Credit for
low-income individuals without
dependent children.
ACF and ETA are collaborating on the
two evaluations. In 2011, ETA awarded
grants to seven transitional jobs
programs as part of the ETJD, which is
testing the effect of combining
transitional jobs with enhanced services
to assist ex-offenders and noncustodial
parents improve labor market outcomes,
reduce criminal recidivism and improve
family engagement.
The STED and ETJD projects have
complementary goals and are focusing
on related program models and target
populations. Thus, ACF and ETA have
agreed to collaborate on the design of
data collection instruments to promote
consistency across the projects. In
addition, two of the seven DOL-funded
ETJD programs are being evaluated as
part of the STED project. ACF is
submitting information collection
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requests on the behalf of both
collaborating agencies. Data for the
study is collected from the following
three major sources: Baseline forms,
follow-up surveys (at 6, 12, and 30
months after study entry), and
implementation research and site visits.
Data collection for all but one STED site
has been reviewed and approved by
OMB (see OMB #0970–0413). This
notice is specific to the request for
approval of the contact information
form and baseline information form for
the new STED site. These forms will
collect important demographic and
other information from all study
participants in this site prior to the
point of random assignment. These data
will be important for describing the
study sample and for estimating
program effects for particular groups of
interest.
Respondents: Study participants in
the treatment and control groups at one
additional STED site.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—NEW INSTRUMENTS
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Annual
number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual burden
hours
Participant contact information form ....................................
Participant baseline information form ..................................
4,002
4,002
1,334
1,334
1
1
.08
.25
107
334
Total ..............................................................................
........................
........................
........................
........................
441
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 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, Email:
OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV,
Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and
Families.
Karl Koerper,
OPRE 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: Refugee Data Submission
System for Formula Funds Allocations.
OMB No.: 0970–0043.
Description: The Refugee Data
Submission System for Allocation of
Formula Funds is designed to satisfy the
statutory requirements of the
Immigration and Nationity Act (INA).
Section 412(a)(3) of the Act requires that
the Director of the Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR) make a periodic
assessment of the needs of refugees for
assistance and services and the
resources available to meet those needs.
This assessment includes compiling and
maintaining data on secondary
migration of refugees within the United
States after arrival. Further, INA
412(c)(1)(B) states that formula funds
shall be allocated based on the total
number of refugees in each State, taking
into account secondary migration. In
order to meet these statutory
requirements, ORR requires each State
to submit disaggregated individual
records containing certain data elements
for eligible populations. ORR uses the
information collected through the Web
site to determine secondary migration
for the purposes of formula funds
allocation to States. The submission of
individual records via the Refugee Data
Submission System for Allocation of
Formula Funds is a reliable and secure
process for collecting data for the
purposes of tracking secondary
migration and allocating formula funds.
Data submitted by the States via the
Web site are also compiled and
analyzed for inclusion in ORR’s Annual
Report to Congress.
Respondents: States, Wilson/Fish
Alternative Projects, and the District of
Columbia.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Refugee Data Submission for Formula Funds Allocations .............................
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50
1
20
1,000
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,000.
In compliance with the requirements
of section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
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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 Planning, Research
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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Subsidized and Transitional Employment Demonstration (STED)
and Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (ETJD).
OMB No.: 0970-0413.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is
conducting a national evaluation called the Subsidized and Transitional
Employment Demonstration (STED). At the same time, the Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) within the Department of Labor (DOL) is
conducting an evaluation of the Enhanced Transitional Jobs
Demonstration (ETJD). These evaluations will inform the Federal
government about the effectiveness of subsidized and transitional
employment programs in helping vulnerable populations secure
unsubsidized jobs in the labor market and achieve self-sufficiency. The
projects will evaluate thirteen subsidized and transitional employment
programs nationwide including a test of the effects of an expanded
Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income individuals without dependent
children.
ACF and ETA are collaborating on the two evaluations. In 2011, ETA
awarded grants to seven transitional jobs programs as part of the ETJD,
which is testing the effect of combining transitional jobs with
enhanced services to assist ex-offenders and noncustodial parents
improve labor market outcomes, reduce criminal recidivism and improve
family engagement.
The STED and ETJD projects have complementary goals and are
focusing on related program models and target populations. Thus, ACF
and ETA have agreed to collaborate on the design of data collection
instruments to promote consistency across the projects. In addition,
two of the seven DOL-funded ETJD programs are being evaluated as part
of the STED project. ACF is submitting information collection
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requests on the behalf of both collaborating agencies. Data for the
study is collected from the following three major sources: Baseline
forms, follow-up surveys (at 6, 12, and 30 months after study entry),
and implementation research and site visits. Data collection for all
but one STED site has been reviewed and approved by OMB (see OMB #0970-
0413). This notice is specific to the request for approval of the
contact information form and baseline information form for the new STED
site. These forms will collect important demographic and other
information from all study participants in this site prior to the point
of random assignment. These data will be important for describing the
study sample and for estimating program effects for particular groups
of interest.
Respondents: Study participants in the treatment and control groups
at one additional STED site.
Annual Burden Estimates--New Instruments
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Number of Average
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per burden hours Annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent per response hours
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Participant contact information 4,002 1,334 1 .08 107
form...........................
Participant baseline information 4,002 1,334 1 .25 334
form...........................
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Total....................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 441
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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 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 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, Email:
OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration
for Children and Families.
Karl Koerper,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-16283 Filed 7-1-15; 8:45 am]
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