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Exchange Blueprint Application. The
Blueprint Application documents that
an Exchange will meet the legal and
operational requirements associated
with the Exchange model a state
chooses to pursue. As part of its
Blueprint submission, a state will also
agree to demonstrating operational
readiness to implement and execute the
required Exchange activities described
in the Blueprint Application. Form
Number: CMS–10416 (OMB control
number: 0938–1172); Frequency: Once;
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
governments; Number of Respondents:
21; Total Annual Responses: 21; Total
Annual Hours: 664. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Christy Woods at 301–492–
5140).
Dated: March 30, 2018.
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
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10637]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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
(PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
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collection of information, and to allow
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regarding the burden estimate 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
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Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
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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’ website 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:
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
1326.
DATES:
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: Marketplace
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
other forms of information technology to
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Operations; Use: The data collections
and third-party disclosure requirements
will assist HHS in determining
Exchange compliance with Federal
standards and monitoring QHP issuers
in FFEs for compliance with Federal
QHP issuer standards. The data
collection will assist HHS in monitoring
Web-brokers for compliance with
Federal Web-broker standards. The data
collected by health insurance issuers
and Exchanges will help to inform HHS,
Exchanges, and health insurance issuers
as to the participation of individuals,
employers, and employees in the
individual Exchange, the SHOP, and the
premium stabilization programs. Form
Number: CMS–10637 (OMB control
number: 0938–NEW); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Private
Sector, State, Business, and Not-for
Profits; Number of Respondents: 3,902;
Number of Responses: 3,902; Total
Annual Hours: 2,336,190. (For questions
regarding this collection, contact Leigha
Basini at (301) 492–4380.)
Dated: March 30, 2018.
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
Tribal Consultation Meetings
Office of Head Start,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Improving
Head Start for School Readiness Act of
2007, notice is hereby given of six 1-day
Tribal Consultation Sessions to be held
between the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), Office
of Head Start (OHS) leadership and the
leadership of tribal governments
operating Head Start (including Early
Head Start) programs. The purpose of
these consultation sessions is to discuss
ways to better meet the needs of
American Indian and Alaska Native
children and their families, taking into
consideration funding allocations,
distribution formulas, and other issues
affecting the delivery of Head Start
services in their geographic locations.
DATES:
May 2, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
SUMMARY:
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May 21, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00
p.m.
June 13, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00
p.m.
August 6, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00
p.m.
October 2018, Date and time to be
determined
November 2018, Date and time to be
determined
ADDRESSES:
• May 2, 2018—Grand Casino Hinckley,
777 Lady Luck Dr., Hinckley, MN
55037
• May 21, 2018—The University Union,
Union WELL Inc., Sacramento State,
6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819–
6017
• June 13, 2018—Sheraton Music City,
777 Mcgavock Pike, Nashville, TN
• August 6, 2018—Northern Quest
Hotel and Casino, 100 N Hayford Rd.,
Airway Heights, WA 99001 (near
Spokane airport)
• October 2018—Anchorage, AK
(Location to be provided at a later
date)
• November 2018—Albuquerque, NM
(Location to be provided at a later
date)
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angie Godfrey, Regional Program
Manager, Region XI/AIAN, Office of
Head Start, email Angie.Godfrey@
acf.hhs.gov, or phone (202) 205–5811.
Additional information and online
meeting registration will be available at
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/
calendar/tc2018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance to the Improving Head Start
for School Readiness Act of 2007, Public
Law 110–134 [42 U.S.C. 9835, Section
640(l)(4)], ACF announces OHS tribal
consultations for leaders of tribal
governments operating Head Start and
Early Head Start programs. The agenda
for the scheduled OHS tribal
consultations in Hinckley, Minnesota;
Sacramento, California; Nashville,
Tennessee; Spokane, Washington;
Anchorage, Alaska; and Albuquerque,
New Mexico will be organized around
the statutory purposes of Head Start
tribal consultations related to meeting
the needs of American Indian and
Alaska Native children and families,
taking into consideration funding
allocations, distribution formulas, and
other issues affecting the delivery of
Head Start services in their geographic
locations. In addition, OHS will share
actions taken and in progress to address
the issues and concerns raised in the
2017 OHS Tribal Consultations.
The consultation sessions will be
conducted with elected or appointed
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leaders of tribal governments and their
designated representatives. Designees
must have a letter from the tribal
government authorizing them to
represent the tribe. Tribal governments
must submit the designee letter at least
3 days in advance of the consultation
sessions to Angie Godfrey at
Angie.Godfrey@acf.hhs.gov. Other
representatives of tribal organizations
and Native non-profit organizations are
welcome to attend as observers.
A detailed report of each consultation
session will be prepared and made
available within 45 days of the
consultation sessions to all tribal
governments receiving funds for Head
Start and Early Head Start programs.
Tribes wishing to submit written
testimony for the report should send
testimony to Angie Godfrey at
Angie.Godfrey@acf.hhs.gov either prior
to each consultation session or within
30 days after each meeting. OHS will
summarize oral testimony and
comments from the consultation
sessions in each report without
attribution, along with topics of concern
and recommendations.
Dated: March 20, 2018.
Ann Linehan,
Acting Director, Office of Head Start.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Solicitation of Nominations for
Membership on the National Vaccine
Advisory Committee
National Vaccine Program
Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Health, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300aa–5, Section 2105
of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as
amended. The National Vaccine Advisory
Committee is governed by the provisions of
Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for
the formation and use of advisory
committees.
The National Vaccine
Program Office (NVPO), a program
office within the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health, Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is
soliciting nominations of qualified
candidates to be considered for
appointment as public members to the
National Vaccine Advisory Committee
(NVAC). The activities of this
Committee are governed by the Federal
SUMMARY:
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Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
Management and support of the NVAC
and its activities are the responsibility
of the NVPO.
The NVAC serves an advisory role,
providing recommendations to the
Assistant Secretary for Health in his/her
capacity as the Director of the National
Vaccine Program, on matters related to
the Program’s responsibilities.
Specifically, the Committee studies and
recommends ways to encourage the
availability of an adequate supply of
safe and effective vaccination products
in the United States; recommends
research priorities and other measures
to enhance the safety and efficacy of
vaccines. The Committee also advises
the Assistant Secretary for Health in the
implementation of Sections 2102 and
2103 of the PHS Act; and identifies
annually the most important areas of
government and non-government
cooperation that should be considered
in implementing Sections 2102 and
2103 of the PHS Act.
DATES: All nominations for membership
on the Committee must be received no
later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on May 4,
2018, to the address listed below.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be
emailed to nvac@hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National Vaccine Program Office,
Department of Health and Human
Services, 200 Independence Avenue
SW, Room 715–H, Washington, DC
20201; (202) 690–5566; nvac@hhs.gov.
A copy of the committee charter
which includes the NVAC’s structure
and functions as well as a list of the
current membership can be obtained by
accessing the NVAC website at: https://
www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Committee Function, Qualifications,
and Information Required: As part of an
ongoing effort to enhance deliberations
and discussions with the public on
vaccine and immunization policy,
nominations are being sought for
interested individuals to serve on the
NVAC. Committee members provide
peer review, consultation, advice, and
recommendations to the Assistant
Secretary for Health, in his/her capacity
as the Director of the National Vaccine
Program, on matters related to the
Program’s responsibilities. Individuals
selected for appointment to the NVAC
will serve as voting members. The
NVAC consists of 17 voting members:
15 public members, including the Chair,
and two representative members.
Individuals selected for appointment to
the NVAC can be invited to serve terms
of up to four years. Selection of
members is based on candidates’
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[FR Doc No: 2018-06891]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Tribal Consultation Meetings
AGENCY: Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families,
HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act
of 2007, notice is hereby given of six 1-day Tribal Consultation
Sessions to be held between the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head
Start (OHS) leadership and the leadership of tribal governments
operating Head Start (including Early Head Start) programs. The purpose
of these consultation sessions is to discuss ways to better meet the
needs of American Indian and Alaska Native children and their families,
taking into consideration funding allocations, distribution formulas,
and other issues affecting the delivery of Head Start services in their
geographic locations.
DATES:
May 2, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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May 21, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
June 13, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
August 6, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
October 2018, Date and time to be determined
November 2018, Date and time to be determined
ADDRESSES:
May 2, 2018--Grand Casino Hinckley, 777 Lady Luck Dr.,
Hinckley, MN 55037
May 21, 2018--The University Union, Union WELL Inc.,
Sacramento State, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6017
June 13, 2018--Sheraton Music City, 777 Mcgavock Pike,
Nashville, TN
August 6, 2018--Northern Quest Hotel and Casino, 100 N Hayford
Rd., Airway Heights, WA 99001 (near Spokane airport)
October 2018--Anchorage, AK (Location to be provided at a
later date)
November 2018--Albuquerque, NM (Location to be provided at a
later date)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angie Godfrey, Regional Program
Manager, Region XI/AIAN, Office of Head Start, email
[email protected], or phone (202) 205-5811. Additional
information and online meeting registration will be available at https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/calendar/tc2018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance to the Improving Head Start
for School Readiness Act of 2007, Public Law 110-134 [42 U.S.C. 9835,
Section 640(l)(4)], ACF announces OHS tribal consultations for leaders
of tribal governments operating Head Start and Early Head Start
programs. The agenda for the scheduled OHS tribal consultations in
Hinckley, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Nashville, Tennessee;
Spokane, Washington; Anchorage, Alaska; and Albuquerque, New Mexico
will be organized around the statutory purposes of Head Start tribal
consultations related to meeting the needs of American Indian and
Alaska Native children and families, taking into consideration funding
allocations, distribution formulas, and other issues affecting the
delivery of Head Start services in their geographic locations. In
addition, OHS will share actions taken and in progress to address the
issues and concerns raised in the 2017 OHS Tribal Consultations.
The consultation sessions will be conducted with elected or
appointed leaders of tribal governments and their designated
representatives. Designees must have a letter from the tribal
government authorizing them to represent the tribe. Tribal governments
must submit the designee letter at least 3 days in advance of the
consultation sessions to Angie Godfrey at [email protected].
Other representatives of tribal organizations and Native non-profit
organizations are welcome to attend as observers.
A detailed report of each consultation session will be prepared and
made available within 45 days of the consultation sessions to all
tribal governments receiving funds for Head Start and Early Head Start
programs. Tribes wishing to submit written testimony for the report
should send testimony to Angie Godfrey at [email protected]
either prior to each consultation session or within 30 days after each
meeting. OHS will summarize oral testimony and comments from the
consultation sessions in each report without attribution, along with
topics of concern and recommendations.
Dated: March 20, 2018.
Ann Linehan,
Acting Director, Office of Head Start.
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