Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program National Beneficiary Survey, 42360-42362 [2016-15304]

Download as PDF 42360 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 125 / Wednesday, June 29, 2016 / Notices mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES in its efforts to implement Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 3 that requires a national hotline be established for appraisal related complaints. Current Actions: On April 4, 2016, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 19181) requesting public comment for 60 days on the proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the FR 1379. The comment period for this notice expired on June 3, 2016. The Board did not receive any comments, and the information collection will be extended as proposed. 2. Report title: Survey to Obtain Information on the Relevant Market in Individual Merger Cases. Agency form number: FR 2060. OMB control number: 7100–0232. Frequency: On occasion. Reporters: Small businesses and consumers. Estimated annual burden hours: 9 hours. Estimated average hours per response: Small businesses: 10 minutes; Consumers: 6 minutes. Number of respondents: Small businesses: 25; Consumers: 50. General description of report: The FR 2060 is voluntary and authorized pursuant to the Change In Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)(A) and (B)), the Bank Merger Act (12 U.S.C. 1828(c)(5)), and section 3(c)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)(1)). Each of these sections require the Board to evaluate merger and acquisition applications by banks and bank holding companies to determine the effects of proposed transactions on competition in a particular banking market. In order to make this determination, the Board must determine the relevant market and then determine the level of competition in the market. This survey provides the data necessary to make such determinations when the Board otherwise would not have such information. Information obtained from small business and individuals may be kept confidential under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Information obtained from small businesses can be considered confidential under exemption (b)(4) of the FOIA because subcommittee, the ASC is funded by fees collected through the registry. The ASC board has seven members, one from each of these agencies: OCC, FRB, FDIC, NCUA, CFPB, FHFA and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The ASC Web site may be found at www.asc.gov/Home.aspx 3 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act § 1473, Pub. L. 111–203, 124 Stat. 1376, July 21, 2010. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Jun 28, 2016 Jkt 238001 the release of information obtained from small businesses would (1) impair the Board’s ability to obtain this information from entities that could not be compelled to respond, and (2) cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the entity from whom the information was obtained (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)). In addition, information obtained from consumers may be kept confidential under exemption (b)(6) of the FOIA because the information the survey collects is the type of information that would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy (Id. at 552(b)(6)). Abstract: The Board uses this information to define relevant banking markets for specific merger and acquisition applications and to evaluate changes in competition that would result from proposed transactions, including purchase and assumption agreements. The event-generated survey is conducted by telephone and has been used no more than once per year since 1990. Current Actions: On April 4, 2016, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 19181) requesting public comment for 60 days on the proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the FR 2060. The comment period for this notice expired on June 3, 2016. The Board did not receive any comments, and the information collection will be extended as proposed. 3. Report title: Notice of Branch Closure. Agency form number: FR 4031. OMB control number: 7100–0264. Frequency: On occasion. Reporters: State member banks. Estimated annual burden hours: 247 hours. Estimated average hours per response: Reporting requirements: 2 hours; Disclosure requirements, customer mailing: 0.75 hours and posted notice, 0.25 hours; and Recordkeeping requirements: 8 hours. Number of respondents: Reporting requirements: 82; Disclosure requirements: customer mailing, 82 and posted notice, 82; and Recordkeeping requirements, 0. General description of report: This information collection is mandatory pursuant to Section 42(a)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act) (12 U.S.C. 1831r–l(a)(1)). The Board does not consider individual respondent data to be confidential. However, a state member bank may request confidential treatment pursuant to exemption b(4) of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.552(b)(4)). PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Abstract: The mandatory reporting, recordkeeping, and disclosure requirements regarding the closing of any branch of an insured depository institution are imposed by section 228 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA). There is no formal reporting form (the FR 4031 designation is for internal purposes only) associated with the reporting portion of this information collection; state member banks notify the Federal Reserve Banks by letter prior to closing a branch. The Board uses the information to fulfill its statutory obligation to supervise state member banks. Current Actions: On April 4, 2016, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 19181) requesting public comment for 60 days on the proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the FR 4031. The comment period for this notice expired on June 3, 2016. The Board did not receive any comments, and the information collection will be extended as proposed. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 23, 2016. Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2016–15326 Filed 6–28–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Community Living Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program National Beneficiary Survey Administration for Community Living, HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on ACL’s intention to collect information from the public related to the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information (including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 125 / Wednesday, June 29, 2016 / Notices mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES 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. DATES: Submit written comments by on the collection of information by July 29, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information to: Katherine.Glendening@ acl.hhs.gov. Submit written comments on the collection of information to Katherine Glendening, Administration for Community Living, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Glendening 202–795–7350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 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. ‘‘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 provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, ACL is publishing a notice of the proposed collection of information set forth in this document. Proposed Collection: Evaluation of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL). Need and Use of Information Collection: The SMP Customer Satisfaction Survey is a survey of individuals who attend Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) presentations to understand the potential for fraud, waste, and abuse within health care programs generally, and Medicare/ Medicaid specifically. The Senior Medicare Patrol Program (SMP) was created under Titles II and IV of the Older Americans Act, (42 U.S.C. 3032), the amendments of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–365) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–191). The mission of the SMP program is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education. The SMP program empowers Medicare beneficiaries through increased awareness and understanding of healthcare programs and helps them protect themselves from the economic and health-related consequences of Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse. The SMP program provides services through a national network of SMP grantees that are located in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. In 2014, SMPs conducted more than 14,000 education session presentations, with a total audience of 450,000 individuals. The SMP Customer Satisfaction Survey will focus on education session presentations and the individuals who attend them, to determine if the target audience is satisfied with the information they are receiving. While the SMP program currently tracks output and outcome measures such as number of SMP Team members, group outreach and education events, individual interactions and savings, customer satisfaction is not one of them. As a result, there is no current understanding of the link between the quality of the information received and the likelihood to avoid healthcare fraud, errors, and abuse. The SMP survey will be conducted over a three-year period beginning in Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17), with sites in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico being surveyed once 42361 during the three-year period. Results from the surveys will be used to understand satisfaction among individuals who attend SMP education sessions, as well as how the program can be improved to provide better service to its target population. Eighteen (18) unique states will be surveyed in FY17, with each state expected to generate 75 unique responses, for a total of 1,350 individual responses in Year 1. This process will then be replicated in Year 2 (FY18) and Year 3 (FY19), with a different group of 18 states and territories being surveyed each year. By the end of FY19, SMP will obtain 4,050 completed surveys to measure satisfaction at the state and national levels (18 states × 75 responses per state × 3 years). SMP will use the following factors to draw a representative sample of education session attendees: • Randomly select 18 states and territories to be surveyed each year, with the states stratified by the average number of education session attendees per month. • Survey a specific site no more than once. • Sample from at least five presenters in each state. • Survey no fewer than five events and no more than 20 events in each state. • Survey no more than two events per month in each state. To generate a sample with a 95% confidence level at the national level, a minimum of 400 responses will be required, which is based on over 450,000 education session attendees in 2014. SMP anticipates collecting 75 completed surveys per state, for a total collection of 4,050 completed surveys. This larger collection will enable ACL to make state-to-state comparisons, which is an important feature of this survey. It will also provide each state with sufficient information to take local action to improve service within budgetary constraints. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The average annual burden associated with these activities is summarized below: Respondent type Number of respondents Responses per respondent Average burden hours per response (hours) Total average annual burden (hours) Stratified Random Sample ........................................................................ 1,350 1 5 minutes ............. 112.5 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Jun 28, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1 42362 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 125 / Wednesday, June 29, 2016 / Notices Dated: June 21, 2016. Kathy Greenlee, Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging. confidential business information, such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. • If you want to submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). [FR Doc. 2016–15304 Filed 6–28–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4151–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2016–N–1660] Microbiology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. Notice; establishment of a public docket; request for comments. ACTION: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Microbiology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. The general function of the committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the Agency on FDA’s regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the public. FDA is establishing a docket for public comment on this document. DATES: The meeting will be held on August 16, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ADDRESSES: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31 Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm. 1503), Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002. Answers to commonly asked questions including information regarding special accommodations due to a disability, visitor parking, and transportation may be accessed at: https://www.fda.gov/ AdvisoryCommittees/ AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ ucm408555.htm. You may submit comments as follows: mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Electronic Submissions Submit electronic comments in the following way: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to https:// www.regulations.gov will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment does not include any confidential information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone else’s Social Security number, or VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Jun 28, 2016 Jkt 238001 Written/Paper Submissions Submit written/paper submissions as follows: • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. • For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’ Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. FDA– 2016–N–1660 for ‘‘Microbiology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments.’’ Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as ‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. • Confidential Submissions—To submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The Agency will review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be available for public viewing and posted on https:// www.regulations.gov. Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. If you do not wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you can provide this information on the cover PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 sheet and not in the body of your comments and you must identify this information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA’s posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: https://www.fda.gov/ regulatoryinformation/dockets/ default.htm. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this document, into the ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanika Craig, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1613, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–6639, Shanika.Craig@fda.hhs.gov, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1–800–741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the Washington, DC area). A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the Agency’s Web site at https://www.fda. gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting link, or call the advisory committee information line to learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda: On August 16, 2016, the committee will discuss and make recommendations regarding the appropriateness of clearing or approving of over-the-counter (OTC) diagnostic tests for the detection of pathogens causing infectious diseases, focusing on respiratory and sexually transmitted infections (STI). Currently, there are no OTC diagnostic tests for infectious diseases cleared or approved by CDRH. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request; Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program National 
Beneficiary Survey

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an 
opportunity for the public to comment on ACL's intention to collect 
information from the public related to the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) 
Program. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), federal 
agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information (including each 
proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of 
information) and to allow 60 days for public comment on the proposed 
action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our 
burden estimates or any other aspect of

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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.

DATES: Submit written comments by on the collection of information by 
July 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: Katherine.Glendening@acl.hhs.gov. Submit written comments on the 
collection of information to Katherine Glendening, Administration for 
Community Living, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Glendening 202-795-7350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 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. 
``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 provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, 
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with 
this requirement, ACL is publishing a notice of the proposed collection 
of information set forth in this document.
    Proposed Collection: Evaluation of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) 
program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 
Administration for Community Living (ACL).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The SMP Customer 
Satisfaction Survey is a survey of individuals who attend Senior 
Medicare Patrol (SMP) presentations to understand the potential for 
fraud, waste, and abuse within health care programs generally, and 
Medicare/Medicaid specifically.
    The Senior Medicare Patrol Program (SMP) was created under Titles 
II and IV of the Older Americans Act, (42 U.S.C. 3032), the amendments 
of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-365) and the Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-191). The mission of the SMP 
program is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their 
families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care 
fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education. 
The SMP program empowers Medicare beneficiaries through increased 
awareness and understanding of healthcare programs and helps them 
protect themselves from the economic and health-related consequences of 
Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse. The SMP program provides services 
through a national network of SMP grantees that are located in every 
state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. In 2014, SMPs 
conducted more than 14,000 education session presentations, with a 
total audience of 450,000 individuals.
    The SMP Customer Satisfaction Survey will focus on education 
session presentations and the individuals who attend them, to determine 
if the target audience is satisfied with the information they are 
receiving. While the SMP program currently tracks output and outcome 
measures such as number of SMP Team members, group outreach and 
education events, individual interactions and savings, customer 
satisfaction is not one of them. As a result, there is no current 
understanding of the link between the quality of the information 
received and the likelihood to avoid healthcare fraud, errors, and 
abuse.
    The SMP survey will be conducted over a three-year period beginning 
in Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17), with sites in each of the 50 states, the 
District of Columbia and the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico being 
surveyed once during the three-year period. Results from the surveys 
will be used to understand satisfaction among individuals who attend 
SMP education sessions, as well as how the program can be improved to 
provide better service to its target population.
    Eighteen (18) unique states will be surveyed in FY17, with each 
state expected to generate 75 unique responses, for a total of 1,350 
individual responses in Year 1. This process will then be replicated in 
Year 2 (FY18) and Year 3 (FY19), with a different group of 18 states 
and territories being surveyed each year. By the end of FY19, SMP will 
obtain 4,050 completed surveys to measure satisfaction at the state and 
national levels (18 states x 75 responses per state x 3 years). SMP 
will use the following factors to draw a representative sample of 
education session attendees:
     Randomly select 18 states and territories to be surveyed 
each year, with the states stratified by the average number of 
education session attendees per month.
     Survey a specific site no more than once.
     Sample from at least five presenters in each state.
     Survey no fewer than five events and no more than 20 
events in each state.
     Survey no more than two events per month in each state.
    To generate a sample with a 95% confidence level at the national 
level, a minimum of 400 responses will be required, which is based on 
over 450,000 education session attendees in 2014. SMP anticipates 
collecting 75 completed surveys per state, for a total collection of 
4,050 completed surveys. This larger collection will enable ACL to make 
state-to-state comparisons, which is an important feature of this 
survey. It will also provide each state with sufficient information to 
take local action to improve service within budgetary constraints.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The average annual burden associated 
with these activities is summarized below:

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                                                                                                  Total average
         Respondent type              Number of      Responses per    Average burden hours per    annual burden
                                     respondents       respondent         response (hours)           (hours)
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Stratified Random Sample.........           1,350                1   5 minutes.................           112.5
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    Dated: June 21, 2016.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2016-15304 Filed 6-28-16; 8:45 am]
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