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of lading, the shipment was
‘‘impounded in Algiers, Algeria for
approximately four months.’’
Complainant alleges that this error
resulted in costs for which complainant
would not have otherwise been
responsible. Complainant alleges that it
is ‘‘subject to injury as a result of the
violations by respondent of sections 46
U.S.C. code § 41104 and more
specifically paragraphs 4 and 5.’’
Complainant seeks reparations in the
amount of $21,086.70, and other relief.
The full text of the complaint can be
found in the Commission’s Electronic
Reading Room at www.fmc.gov/17-06/.
This proceeding has been assigned to
the Office of Administrative Law Judges.
The initial decision of the presiding
officer in this proceeding shall be issued
by June 8, 2018, and the final decision
of the Commission shall be issued by
December 21, 2018.
Rachel E. Dickon,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30 Day–17–1015]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
the proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address any of the
following: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) Minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses; and (e) Assess information
collection costs.
To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this
notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax
to (202) 395–5806. Written comments
should be received within 30 days of
this notice.
Proposed Project
The National Electronic Health
Records Survey (NEHRS) (OMB Control
No. 0920–1015, Expires 04/30/2017)—
Reinstatement with Change—National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as
amended, authorizes that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through NCHS, shall collect
statistics on ‘‘utilization of health care’’
in the United States. NEHRS was
originally designed as a mail
supplement to the National Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey (NAMCS).
Questions in NEHRS have been asked in
NAMCS starting in 2001.
The purpose of NEHRS is to measure
progress toward goals for electronic
health records (EHRs) adoption. NEHRS
target universe consists of all nonFederal office-based physicians
(excluding those in the specialties of
anesthesiology, radiology, and
pathology) who are engaged in direct
patient care.
NEHRS is the principal source of data
on national and state-level EHR
adoption in the United States. In 2008
and 2009, the sample size was 2,000
physicians annually. Starting in 2010,
the annual sample size was increased
five-fold, from 2,000 physicians to
10,302 physicians. The increased
sample size allows for more reliable
national estimates as well as state-level
estimates on EHR adoption without
having to be combined with NAMCS.
For these reasons, in 2012 NEHRS
became an independent survey, not as a
supplement under NAMCS.
NEHRS collects information on
characteristics of physician practices,
the capabilities of EHRs in those
practices, and intent to apply for
meaningful use incentive payments.
These data, together with trend data,
may be used to monitor the adoption of
EHR as well as accessing factors
associated with EHR adoption. In 2017,
a set of follow-up questionnaires will be
incorporated into the survey that
focuses on content related to physician
attitudes on using EHRs.
Users of NEHRS data include, but are
not limited to, Congressional offices,
Federal agencies, state and local
governments, schools of public health,
colleges and universities, private
industry, nonprofit foundations,
professional associations, clinicians,
researchers, administrators, and health
planners. There is no cost to the
respondents other than their time. The
total estimated annualized burden hours
are 6,295.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10652]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. 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 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
this collection of information, including
the necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions,
the accuracy of the estimated burden,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected, and the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology to minimize the
information collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by
August 14, 2017.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in
any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your
comments electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) that are accepting
comments.
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2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number lll, Room C4–26–
05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
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.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html.
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:
William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the
use and burden associated with the
following information collections. More
detailed information can be found in
each collection’s supporting statement
and associated materials (see
ADDRESSES).
CMS–10652 Virtual Groups for MeritBased Incentive Payment System
(MIPS)
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.
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
requires federal agencies to publish a
60-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.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection of information
request; Title of Information Collection:
Virtual Groups for Merit-Based
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Incentive Payment System (MIPS); Use:
CMS acknowledges the unique
challenges that small practices and
practices in rural areas may face with
the implementation of the Quality
Payment Program. To help support
these practices and provide them with
additional flexibility, CMS has created a
virtual group reporting option starting
with the 2018 MIPS performance
period. CMS held webinars and small,
interactive feedback sessions to gain
insight from clinicians as we developed
our policies on virtual groups. During
these sessions, participants expressed a
strong interest in virtual groups, and
indicated that the right policies could
minimize clinician burden and bolster
clinician success.
This information collection request is
related to the statutorily required virtual
group election process proposed in the
CY 2018 Quality Payment Program
proposed rule. A virtual group is a
combination of Tax Identification
Numbers (TINs), which would include
at least two separate TINs associated
with a solo practitioner TIN and
National Provider Identifier (TIN/NPI)
or group with 10 or fewer MIPS eligible
clinicians and another solo practitioner
(TIN/NPI) or group with 10 or fewer
MIPS eligible clinicians.
Section 1848(q)(5)(I) of the Act
requires that CMS establish and have in
place a process to allow an individual
MIPS eligible clinician or group
consisting of not more than 10 MIPS
eligible clinicians to elect, with respect
to a performance period for a year to be
in a virtual group with at least one other
such individual MIPS eligible clinician
or group. The Act also provides for the
use of voluntary virtual groups for
certain assessment purposes, including
the election of practices to be a virtual
group and the requirements for the
election process.
Section 1848(q)(5)(I)(i) of the Act also
provides that MIPS eligible clinicians
electing to be a virtual group must: (1)
Have their performance assessed for the
quality and cost performance categories
in a manner that applies the combined
performance of all the MIPS eligible
clinicians in the virtual group to each
MIPS eligible clinician in the virtual
group for the applicable performance
period; and (2) be scored for the quality
and cost performance categories based
on such assessment.
CMS will use the data collected from
virtual group representatives to
determine eligibility to participate in a
virtual group, approve the formation of
that virtual group, based on
determination of each TIN size, and
assign a virtual group identifier to the
virtual group. The data collected will
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30 Day-17-1015]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct written comments
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments
should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
The National Electronic Health Records Survey (NEHRS) (OMB Control
No. 0920-1015, Expires 04/30/2017)-- Reinstatement with Change--
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C.
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on
``utilization of health care'' in the United States. NEHRS was
originally designed as a mail supplement to the National Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). Questions in NEHRS have been asked in
NAMCS starting in 2001.
The purpose of NEHRS is to measure progress toward goals for
electronic health records (EHRs) adoption. NEHRS target universe
consists of all non-Federal office-based physicians (excluding those in
the specialties of anesthesiology, radiology, and pathology) who are
engaged in direct patient care.
NEHRS is the principal source of data on national and state-level
EHR adoption in the United States. In 2008 and 2009, the sample size
was 2,000 physicians annually. Starting in 2010, the annual sample size
was increased five-fold, from 2,000 physicians to 10,302 physicians.
The increased sample size allows for more reliable national estimates
as well as state-level estimates on EHR adoption without having to be
combined with NAMCS. For these reasons, in 2012 NEHRS became an
independent survey, not as a supplement under NAMCS.
NEHRS collects information on characteristics of physician
practices, the capabilities of EHRs in those practices, and intent to
apply for meaningful use incentive payments. These data, together with
trend data, may be used to monitor the adoption of EHR as well as
accessing factors associated with EHR adoption. In 2017, a set of
follow-up questionnaires will be incorporated into the survey that
focuses on content related to physician attitudes on using EHRs.
Users of NEHRS data include, but are not limited to, Congressional
offices, Federal agencies, state and local governments, schools of
public health, colleges and universities, private industry, nonprofit
foundations, professional associations, clinicians, researchers,
administrators, and health planners. There is no cost to the
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 6,295.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (hours)
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Office-based physicians............... NEHRS................... 10,302 1 30/60
Office-based physicians............... Follow-up NEHRS Elec 858 1 20/60
Resp.
Office-based physicians............... Follow-up NEHRS Non-Elec 859 1 20/60
Resp.
Office-based physicians............... Follow-up NEHRS Nonresp. 1,717 1 20/60
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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