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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: Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by August 1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the
proposed information collections,
please reference the document identifier
or OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be received by
the OMB desk officer via one of the
following transmissions: OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
Number: (202) 395–5806 OR Email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
1326.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Implementation
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of the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
(PDP) and Medicare Advantage (MA)
Plan Disenrollment Reasons Survey;
Use: This data collection complements
the satisfaction data collected through
the Medicare Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems
survey by providing dissatisfaction data
in the form of reasons for disenrollment
from a Prescription Drug Plan. The data
collected in this survey can be used to
improve the operation of Medicare
Advantage (MA) (both MA and MA–PD)
contracts and standalone prescription
drug plans (PDPs) through the
identification of beneficiary
disenrollment reasons. Plans can use the
information to guide quality
improvement efforts. The data can also
be used by beneficiaries who need to
choose among the different MA and PDP
options. To the extent that these data
identify areas for improvement at the
contract level they can be used for
contract oversight. Form Number: CMS–
10316 (OMB control number: 0938–
1113); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Individuals or households;
Number of Respondents: 56,972; Total
Annual Responses: 56,972; Total
Annual Hours: 15,032. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Beth Simon at 415–744–3780.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Outcome and
Assessment Information Set (OASIS)
OASIS–C2/ICD–10; Use: Home health
agencies (HHAs) are required to collect
the outcome and assessment
information data set (OASIS) to
participate in the Medicare program.
The OASIS item set has been revised
and is now referred to as OASIS–C2. It
is scheduled for implementation on
January 1, 2017. The OASIS C2 is being
modified to include changes pursuant to
the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care
Transformation Act of 2014 (the
IMPACT Act), and formatting changes
throughout the document. Form
Number: CMS–10545 (OMB control
number: 0938–1279); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private
Sector (Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions); Number of
Respondents: 12,198; Total Annual
Responses: 17,900,000; Total Annual
Hours: 15,812,511. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact
Michelle Brazil at 410–786–1648).
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Dated: June 27, 2016.
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 Community Living
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; State Annual LongTerm Care Ombudsman Report
Amended Data Collection
Administration for Community
Living, Administration on Aging, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration on
Community Living, Administration on
Aging (ACL/AoA) 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
PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
the information collection requirements
relating to conflict of interest reporting
per the Code of Federal Regulations and
Older Americans Act Title VII.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by August 29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: louise.ryan@acl.hhs.gov.
Submit written comments on the
collection of information to: U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services: Administration for
Community Living 701 Fifth Avenue,
Suite 1600 M/S RX–33, Seattle, WA
98104, Attention: Louise Ryan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Louise Ryan by telephone: (206) 615–
2514 or by email: louise.ryan@
acl.hhs.gov
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
SUMMARY:
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in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency request
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/AoA is publishing
notice of the proposed collection of
information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection
of information, AoA invites comments
on: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of AoA’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
AoA’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
Section 1327.21 (conflicts of interest)
of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Program rule requires the State agency
and the Ombudsman to identify and
take steps to remove or remedy
organizational conflicts of interest
between the Office and the State agency
or other agency carrying out the
Ombudsman program. Additionally the
rule requires the Ombudsman to
identify organizational conflicts of
interest in the Ombudsman program and
describe steps taken to remove or
remedy conflicts within the annual
report submitted to the Assistant
Secretary through the National
Ombudsman Reporting System. The
proposed form and instructions are
posted on the ACL/AoA Web site at:
https://www.aoa.acl.gov/AoA_Programs/
Elder_Rights/Ombudsman/index.aspx.
AoA estimates the burden of this
additional collection of information as
follows: Approximately 10 to 30
minutes per respondent, depending on
the number of conflicts to report, with
52 state Ombudsman programs
responding annually for a range of 8.6
to 26 hours.
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Dated: June 23, 2016.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2013–N–0065]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Registration of
Food Facilities Under the Public Health
Security and Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response Act of
2002; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice; extension of comment
period.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or we) is
extending the comment period for the
notice that appeared in the Federal
Register of May 5, 2016. In the notice,
FDA announced an opportunity for
public comment on the proposed
collection of certain information by the
Agency. We are taking this action due
to maintenance on the Federal
eRulemaking portal from July 1 through
July 5, 2016.
DATES: FDA is extending the comment
period on the notice published May 5,
2016 (81 FR 27140). Submit either
electronic or written comments by July
12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
as follows:
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
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
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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’’).
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–
2013–N–0065 for ‘‘Agency Information
Collection Activities; Proposed
Collection; Comment Request;
Registration of Food Facilities Under the
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response Act of
2002.’’ 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
sheet and not in the body of your
comments and you must identify this
information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman Report Amended
Data Collection
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Administration on Aging,
HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration on Community Living, Administration on
Aging (ACL/AoA) 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 PRA), Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension
of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments
on the information collection requirements relating to conflict of
interest reporting per the Code of Federal Regulations and Older
Americans Act Title VII.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by August 29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: louise.ryan@acl.hhs.gov.
Submit written comments on the collection of information to: U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Community
Living 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600 M/S RX-33, Seattle, WA 98104,
Attention: Louise Ryan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Louise Ryan by telephone: (206) 615-
2514 or by email: louise.ryan@acl.hhs.gov
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
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in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency request 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/AoA is
publishing notice of the proposed collection of information set forth
in this document. With respect to the following collection of
information, AoA invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
AoA's functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of AoA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
Section 1327.21 (conflicts of interest) of the Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program rule requires the State agency and the Ombudsman to
identify and take steps to remove or remedy organizational conflicts of
interest between the Office and the State agency or other agency
carrying out the Ombudsman program. Additionally the rule requires the
Ombudsman to identify organizational conflicts of interest in the
Ombudsman program and describe steps taken to remove or remedy
conflicts within the annual report submitted to the Assistant Secretary
through the National Ombudsman Reporting System. The proposed form and
instructions are posted on the ACL/AoA Web site at: https://www.aoa.acl.gov/AoA_Programs/Elder_Rights/Ombudsman/index.aspx.
AoA estimates the burden of this additional collection of
information as follows: Approximately 10 to 30 minutes per respondent,
depending on the number of conflicts to report, with 52 state Ombudsman
programs responding annually for a range of 8.6 to 26 hours.
Dated: June 23, 2016.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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