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Occupational Safety and Health in the
21st Century.’’ 4
To identify and assess different
options, NIOSH plans to conduct the
following activities: (1) Hold the public
teleconference announced in this notice
to receive comments regarding funding
approaches for its state based
occupational health surveillance
programs and (2) seek additional public
comments through this docket.
NIOSH is interested in comments
related to the funding mechanism as it
relates to impact on the conduct of state
agency activities, including comments
on the following questions:
1. What are the advantages and
disadvantages to the states if NIOSH
continues using research cooperative
agreements for funding of state
occupational health surveillance
programs?
2. What are the advantages and
disadvantages to the states if NIOSH
changed to using a non-research
mechanism for funding state
occupational health surveillance
programs?
3. If the non-research mechanism
would specifically prohibit the use of
any funds for research, would this have
a negative effects on state occupational
health surveillance program
development or direction? If so, please
describe.
4. Only research cooperative
agreements are covered by Certificates
of Confidentiality that protect the
confidentiality of sensitive information
collected from research subjects by our
grantees. Do states need or use these
certificates?
5. Would a non-research cooperative
agreement mechanism impact the ability
of universities acting as bonafide agents
of the states to apply and receive
funding under this mechanism? If so,
how?
6. Non-research proposals undergo
‘‘objective review,’’ which employs CDC
reviewers in place of external peer
reviewers. Scoring of applications
would likely use the criteria described
above (occupational health burdens in
the state; approach for tracking these
concerns; relevance and potential
impact of the public health actions
proposed; and organizational capacity of
the state). Are there concerns related to
these criteria or the use of objective
review?
7. It is possible that NIOSH will
continue to employ an external peer
review process for scoring of
applications. Are there concerns related
to the use of external peer review?
4 See https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24835/asmarter-national-surveillance-system-foroccupational-safety-and-health-in-the-21st-century.
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8. Using the principles of Burden,
Need and Impact,5 the new Notice of
Funding Opportunity will focus on
surveillance activities that address the
occupational safety and health burden
of the applicant state. How will this
directive impact the applying states?
9. The 2014 cooperative agreement
(PAR–14–275) funded three
programmatic levels (fundamental,
fundamental plus, and expanded
programs) to address the varying levels
of surveillance capacity of applicant
states. Should this 3-tier funding
strategy be continued? If not, what other
strategy might be considered?
10. How does the 3-tier funding
strategy affect states’ ability to explore
emerging occupational safety and health
issues?
11. Occupational Health Indicators 6
have been a central component of the
NIOSH state based surveillance
program. What are the advantages and
disadvantages to your state program of
continuing to calculate and use the
Occupational Health Indicators?
Public Meeting
NIOSH will hold a public
teleconference meeting to solicit
comments on the future funding
mechanism of its state-based
occupational health surveillance
program. The meeting is open to the
public, limited only by the capacity of
250 connections to the web-based
conference.
Confirm your attendance to this
meeting by sending an email to ksouza@
cdc.gov by September 9, 2019. An email
confirming registration will be sent from
NIOSH and will include details needed
to participate.
Requests to make a statement at the
public meeting should be emailed to
ksouza@cdc.gov by September 2, 2019.
All requests to make statements should
contain the name, address, telephone
number, and relevant business
affiliations of the presenter. Presenters
will be assigned a 5-minute slot on the
agenda. Oral statements only will be
permitted—presentations of slides will
not be permitted. NIOSH will confirm
presentation requests by email, and will
provide additional instructions
regarding the presentation, including
the approximate start time for the
presentation.
If a presenter is not in attendance
when his/her presentation is scheduled
to begin, the remaining presenters will
5 See https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/programs/pps/
bni.html for more information about Burden, Need
and Impact.
6 See https://www.cste.org/page/OHIndicators for
more information about Occupational Health
Indicators.
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be heard in order. After the last
scheduled presenter is heard, those who
missed their opportunity may be
allowed to present, limited by time
available.
Attendees who wish to speak, but did
not submit a request for the opportunity
to make a presentation, may be given
this opportunity after the scheduled
presenters are heard, at the discretion of
the presiding official and limited by
time available. Those who do not have
an opportunity to comment during the
teleconference are encouraged to submit
written comments to the NIOSH docket.
The public meeting will be recorded,
transcribed, and posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.
Frank J. Hearl,
Chief of Staff, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, Department
of Health and Human Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–2567]
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
SUMMARY:
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information technology to minimize the
information collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by
October 18, 2019.
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.
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 ll, 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’ website address at
website address at https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-and-Guidance/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 N. Parham at (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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–2567 Statement of Deficiencies
and Plan of Correction Supporting
Regulations
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
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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: Reinstatement without change
of a currently approved collection; Title
of Information Collection: Statement of
Deficiencies and Plan of Correction
Supporting Regulations; Use: Section
1864(a) of the Social Security Act
requires that the Secretary use state
survey agencies to conduct surveys to
determine whether health care facilities
meet Medicare and Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Amendments
participation requirements. The Form
CMS–2567 is the means by which the
survey findings are documented. This
section of the law further requires that
compliance findings resulting from
these surveys be made available to the
public within 90 days of such surveys.
The Form CMS–2567 is the vehicle for
this disclosure. The form is also used by
health care facilities to document their
plan of correction and by CMS, the
states, facilities, purchasers, consumers,
advocacy groups, and the public as a
source of information about quality of
care and facility compliance. The
regulations at 42 CFR 488.18 require
that state survey agencies document all
deficiency findings on a statement of
deficiencies and plan of correction,
which is the CMS–2567. Sections
488.26 and 488.28 further delineate how
compliance findings must be recorded
and that CMS prescribed forms must be
used. Form Number: CMS–2567 (OMB
Control Number: 0938–0391);
Frequency: Yearly and occasionally;
Affected Public: Private Sector (Business
or other for-profit and Not-for-profit
institutions); Number of Respondents:
64,500; Total Annual Responses:
64,500; Total Annual Hours: 129,000.
(For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Caecilia Blondiaux at
410–786–2190.)
Dated: August 13, 2019.
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
Notice of Meeting
Administration for Children
and Families (ACF), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting and
call for public comments on
recommendations to improve the
Nation’s response to the sex trafficking
of children and youth.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) and the Preventing Sex
Trafficking and Strengthening Families
Act, that a meeting of the National
Advisory Committee on the Sex
Trafficking of Children and Youth in the
United States (Committee) will be held
on October 4, 2019. The purpose of the
meeting is for the Committee to discuss
its work on its interim report on
recommended best practices for states to
follow to combat the sex trafficking of
children and youth based on
multidisciplinary research and
promising, evidence-based models, and
programs.
The members of the Committee
request any examples and comments
from the public to inform their work
and have also requested input on the
following specific topics pertaining to
combating the sex trafficking of children
and youth in the United States:
• Screening and Identification:
Intersections with interpersonal
violence; screening or universal
approaches.
• Service Provision: Models for multiagency response protocols; evaluated
training curricula for service providers;
case management and specialized
service models.
• Housing: Prevention efforts of
public housing authorities.
• Prevention: Initiatives of city,
county, and state public health
departments.
• Data: Strategies for state Medicaid
offices to collect quality measures
regarding violence or exploitation;
collection and protection of exploitation
data in health records.
• Child Welfare: Evidence-informed
or -based curricula for child welfare
providers, child and youth service
providers, and foster parents; child
welfare policies and procedures for
identifying and responding to
trafficking; interagency data sharing
agreements that pertain to child sex
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-2567]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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
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information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by October 18, 2019.
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.
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 __, 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' website address at website address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html
2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William N. 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-2567 Statement of Deficiencies and Plan of Correction
Supporting Regulations
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: Reinstatement without
change of a currently approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: Statement of Deficiencies and Plan of Correction Supporting
Regulations; Use: Section 1864(a) of the Social Security Act requires
that the Secretary use state survey agencies to conduct surveys to
determine whether health care facilities meet Medicare and Clinical
Laboratory Improvement Amendments participation requirements. The Form
CMS-2567 is the means by which the survey findings are documented. This
section of the law further requires that compliance findings resulting
from these surveys be made available to the public within 90 days of
such surveys. The Form CMS-2567 is the vehicle for this disclosure. The
form is also used by health care facilities to document their plan of
correction and by CMS, the states, facilities, purchasers, consumers,
advocacy groups, and the public as a source of information about
quality of care and facility compliance. The regulations at 42 CFR
488.18 require that state survey agencies document all deficiency
findings on a statement of deficiencies and plan of correction, which
is the CMS-2567. Sections 488.26 and 488.28 further delineate how
compliance findings must be recorded and that CMS prescribed forms must
be used. Form Number: CMS-2567 (OMB Control Number: 0938-0391);
Frequency: Yearly and occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector
(Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number
of Respondents: 64,500; Total Annual Responses: 64,500; Total Annual
Hours: 129,000. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Caecilia Blondiaux at 410-786-2190.)
Dated: August 13, 2019.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-17679 Filed 8-16-19; 8:45 am]
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