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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:
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Reinstatement with change of a
previously approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Blueprint for
Approval of State-Based Health
Insurance Exchanges; Use: All States
(including the 50 States, the Territories,
and the District of Columbia herein
referred to as States) have the
opportunity under Section 1311(b) of
the Affordable Care Act to establish
Exchanges, subject to certification (or
‘‘Approval’’) that the Exchange meets
Federal standards and will be able to
offer health care coverage for the
following plan year, beginning January
1, 2014. The original information
collection request for the State Exchange
Blueprint Data Collection Tool specified
a single reporting tool for all the various
exchange types and was partially paper
based. Subsequent revisions simplified
the tool by having separate collection
tools for each type of exchange and online implementation of the tool to
reduce the burden. This revision
updates the tool to reflect current State
Exchange model options (a State-based
Exchange (SBE) or a State-based
Exchange on the Federal Platform (SBE–
FP,)) program requirements, updated
regulatory requirements promulgated
through the 2017, 2018 and the 2019
Payment Notice, as well as through the
Marketplace Stabilization Rule, and
replaces the requirement for document
and evidence submissions with
attestations across all sections to further
reduce the burden.
Given the innovative nature of
Exchanges and the statutorilyprescribed relationship between the
secretary and States in their
development and operation, it is critical
that the Secretary work closely with
States to provide necessary guidance
and technical assistance to ensure that
States can meet the prescribed
timelines, federal requirements, and
goals of the statute.
States seeking to establish a SBE or
SBE–FP must build an Exchange that
meets the requirements set out in
Section 1311(d) of the Affordable Care
Act and pursuant to CFR 155.105, FFE
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states that seek to operate an SBE or
SBE–FP must complete and submit an
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: 7; Total
Annual Hours: 221. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Christy Woods at 301–492–
5140.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection. Title of
Information Collection: Quality
Improvement Strategy Implementation
Plan and Progress Form. Use: Section
1311(c)(1)(E) of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act requires
qualified health plans (QHPs) offered
through an Exchange must implement a
quality improvement strategy (QIS) as
described in section 1311(g)(1). Section
1311(g)(3) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act specifies the
guidelines under Section 1311(g)(2)
shall require the periodic reporting to
the applicable Exchange the activities
that a qualified health plan has
conducted to implement a strategy as
described in section 1311(g)(1). CMS
intends to have eligible QHP issuers
complete the QIS Implementation Plan
and Progress Form annually for initial
certification and subsequent annual
updates of progress in implementation
of their strategy. The form will include
topics to assess an issuer’s compliance
in creating a payment structure that
provides increased reimbursement or
other incentives to improve the health
outcomes of plan enrollees, prevent
hospital readmissions, improve patient
safety and reduce medical errors,
promote wellness and health, and
reduce health and health care
disparities, as described in Section
1311(g)(1) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act.
The QIS Implementation Plan and
Progress Form will allow: (1) The
Department of Health & Human Services
(HHS) to evaluate the compliance and
adequacy of QHP issuers’ quality
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improvement efforts, as required by
Section 1311(c) of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act, and (2) HHS
will use the issuers’ validated
information to evaluate the issuers’
quality improvement strategies for
compliance with the requirements of
Section 1311(g) of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act. Form Number:
CMS–10540 (OMB Control Number:
0938–1286); Frequency: Annually;
Affected Public: Public sector
(Individuals and Households), Private
sector (Business or other for-profits and
Not-for-profit institutions); Number of
Respondents: 250; Total Annual
Responses: 250; Total Annual Hours:
12,000. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Nidhi Singh Shah
at 301–492–5110).
Dated: August 21, 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
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Administration for Native
Americans Annual Data Report.
OMB No.: 0970–0475: Renewal.
Description: The Administration for
Native Americans is seeking renewal of
the Annual Data Report (ADR). The
ADR is an annual report to be
completed at the end of every budget
period of an ANA discretionary grant.
The purpose of this information
collection is to annually collect grantee
data on outcome indicators, youth and
elder engagement, partnerships,
community participation, benefits and
lessons learned. At the end of the
project period, ANA will also collect
data on beneficiaries, the overall
achievement of the project goal, and
project sustainability.
This information collection will be
housed in the On-Line Data Collection
(OLDC) with in GrantSolutions.gov.
Respondents: Tribal Government,
Native non-profit organizations, Tribal
Colleges & Universities receiving ANA
discretionary funding.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
ADR .................................................................................................................
275
1
1
275
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 275.
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, 330
C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201.
Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection. Email
address: infocollection@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.
Robert A. Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Presidential Advisory
Council on Combating AntibioticResistant Bacteria
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice
that a meeting is scheduled to be held
for the Presidential Advisory Council on
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
(Advisory Council). The meeting will be
open to the public; a public comment
session will be held during the meeting.
Pre-registration is required for members
of the public who wish to attend the
meeting and who wish to participate in
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The meeting is scheduled to be
held on September 26, 2018, from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET (times are tentative
and subject to change). The confirmed
times and agenda items for the meeting
will be posted on the website for the
Advisory Council at https://
www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ when this
information becomes available. Preregistration for attending the meeting in
person is required to be completed no
later than September 19, 2018; public
attendance at the meeting is limited to
the available space.
DATES:
This public meeting is being
held at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at
Capitol Square, 75 East State Street,
Columbus, OH, 43215. The meeting can
also be accessed through a live webcast
on the day of the meeting. For more
information, visit https://www.hhs.gov/
ash/carb/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jomana Musmar, Acting Designated
Federal Officer, Presidential Advisory
Council on Combating AntibioticResistant Bacteria, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, Room 715H, Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201.
Phone: (202) 690–5566; email: CARB@
hhs.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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the public comment session. Individuals
who wish to attend the meeting and/or
send in their public comment via email
should send an email to CARB@hhs.gov.
Registration information is available on
the website https://www.hhs.gov/ash/
carb/ and must be completed by
September 19, 2018; all in-person
attendees must pre-register by this date.
Additional information about registering
for the meeting and providing public
comment can be obtained at https://
www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ on the Meetings
page.
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Under
Executive Order 13676, dated
September 18, 2014, authority was given
to the Secretary of HHS to establish the
Advisory Council, in consultation with
the Secretaries of Defense and
Agriculture. Activities of the Advisory
Council are governed by the provisions
of Public Law 92–463, as amended (5
U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards
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for the formation and use of federal
advisory committees.
The Advisory Council will provide
advice, information, and
recommendations to the Secretary of
HHS regarding programs and policies
intended to support and evaluate the
implementation of Executive Order
13676, including the National Strategy
for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant
Bacteria and the National Action Plan
for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant
Bacteria. The Advisory Council shall
function solely for advisory purposes.
In carrying out its mission, the
Advisory Council will provide advice,
information, and recommendations to
the Secretary regarding programs and
policies intended to preserve the
effectiveness of antibiotics by
optimizing their use; advance research
to develop improved methods for
combating antibiotic resistance and
conducting antibiotic stewardship;
strengthen surveillance of antibioticresistant bacterial infections; prevent
the transmission of antibiotic-resistant
bacterial infections; advance the
development of rapid point-of-care and
agricultural diagnostics; further research
on new treatments for bacterial
infections; develop alternatives to
antibiotics for agricultural purposes;
maximize the dissemination of up-todate information on the appropriate and
proper use of antibiotics to the general
public and human and animal
healthcare providers; and improve
international coordination of efforts to
combat antibiotic resistance.
The September 26, 2018, public
meeting will be dedicated to the
Advisory Council’s deliberation and
vote of the Infection Prevention and
Stewardship Working Group’s draft
report with recommendations, in
addition to other topic areas
surrounding antibiotic-resistance and
One Health. The meeting agenda will be
posted on the Advisory Council website
at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ when it
has been finalized. All agenda items are
tentative and subject to change.
Public attendance at the meeting is
limited to the available space.
Individuals who plan to attend and
need special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify the Advisory Council at the
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Administration for Native Americans Annual Data Report.
OMB No.: 0970-0475: Renewal.
Description: The Administration for Native Americans is seeking
renewal of the Annual Data Report (ADR). The ADR is an annual report to
be completed at the end of every budget period of an ANA discretionary
grant. The purpose of this information collection is to annually
collect grantee data on outcome indicators, youth and elder engagement,
partnerships, community participation, benefits and lessons learned. At
the end of the project period, ANA will also collect data on
beneficiaries, the overall achievement of the project goal, and project
sustainability.
This information collection will be housed in the On-Line Data
Collection (OLDC) with in GrantSolutions.gov.
Respondents: Tribal Government, Native non-profit organizations,
Tribal Colleges & Universities receiving ANA discretionary funding.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ADR......................................... 275 1 1 275
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 275.
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, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201. Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All requests
should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email
address: [email protected].
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:
[email protected]; Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration
for Children and Families.
Robert A. Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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