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response system and return to a ‘‘live’’
interviewer if they wish to do so. Form
Number: CMS–10102 (OMB control
number: 0938–0981); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public:
Individuals and Households; Number of
Respondents: 2,843,617; Total Annual
Responses: 2,843,617; Total Annual
Hours: 347,648. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact
William Lehrman at 410–786–1037.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Hospice Facility
Cost Report Form; Use: Under the
authority of §§ 1815(a) and 1833(e) of
the Social Security Act (the Act), CMS
requires that providers of services
participating in the Medicare program
submit information to determine costs
for health care services rendered to
Medicare beneficiaries. CMS requires
that providers follow reasonable cost
principles under 1861(v)(1)(A) of the
Act when completing the Medicare cost
report (MCR). The regulations at 42 CFR
413.20 and 413.24 require that providers
submit acceptable cost reports on an
annual basis and maintain sufficient
financial records and statistical data,
capable of verification by qualified
auditors. In addition, regulations require
that providers furnish such Information
to the contractor as may be necessary to
assure proper payment by the program,
receive program payments, and satisfy
program overpayment determinations.
CMS regulations at 42 CFR
413.24(f)(4) require that each hospice
submit an annual cost report to their
contractor in a standard American
Standard Code for Information
Interchange (ASCII) electronic cost
report (ECR) format. A hospice submits
the ECR file to contractors using a
compact disk (CD), flash drive, or the
CMS approved Medicare Cost Report Efiling (MCREF) portal, [URL: https://
mcref.cms.gov]. The instructions for
submission are included in the hospice
cost report instructions on page 43–3.
CMS requires the Form CMS–1984–14
to determine a hospice’s reasonable
costs incurred in furnishing medical
services to Medicare beneficiaries. CMS
uses the Form CMS–1984–14 for rate
setting; payment refinement activities,
including developing a market basket;
Medicare Trust Fund projections; and
program operations support.
Additionally, the Medicare Payment
Advisory Commission (MedPAC) uses
the hospice cost report data to calculate
Medicare margins (a measure of the
relationship between Medicare’s
payments and providers’ Medicare
costs) and analyze data to formulate
Medicare Program recommendations to
Congress. Form Number: CMS–1984–14
(OMB control number: 0938–0758);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Private Sector, Business or other forprofits, Not for profits institutions;
Number of Respondents: 4,379; Total
Annual Responses: 4,379; Total Annual
Hours: 823,252. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Duncan
Gail at 410–786–7278.)
Dated: March 26, 2021.
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
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Head Start Program
Performance Standards (0970–0148)
Office of Head Start,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Office Head Start (OHS),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is
requesting a 3-year extension of the
information collection requirements
under the Head Start Program
Performance Standards (OMB #0970–
0148). There are no changes to the
information collection.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
SUMMARY:
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
ACF is soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can
also be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street
SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Section 641A of the Head
Start Act, 42 U.S.C. 9836A, directs HHS
to develop ‘‘scientifically based and
developmentally appropriate education
performance standards related to school
readiness’’ and ‘‘ensure that any such
revisions in the standards do not result
in the elimination of or any reduction in
quality, scope, or types of health,
educational, parental involvement,
nutritional, social, or other services.’’
The Office of Head Start (OHS)
announced in the Federal Register in
2016 the first comprehensive revision of
the Head Start Program Performance
Standards (HSPPS) since their original
release in 1975. This information
collection was approved alongside the
final rule for the HSPPS.
This information collection is entirely
record keeping and does not contain any
standardized instruments to provide
flexibility for local programs. These
records are intended to act as a tool for
grantees and delegate agencies to be
used in their day-to-day operations. For
example, this includes the requirement
that programs maintain a waiting list of
eligible families. There are no changes
to the record keeping requirements.
Respondents: Head Start Grantees.
Depending on the standard, the
calculated burden hours is based on the
individual enrollee (1,054,720), family
(956,120), program (3,020), or staff
(265,030). In a few cases, only a
proportion of one of these may apply.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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Instrument
Total number
of respondents
Total number of
responses per
respondent
3,020
1,054,720
3,020
3,020
1,054,720
1
1
1
1
1
1301.6(a) ............................................................................
1302.12(k) ..........................................................................
1302.14(c) ..........................................................................
1302.16(b) ..........................................................................
1302.33(a)–(b) ...................................................................
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1.00
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hours
2,114
175,084
6,040
15,100
1,054,720
Annual burden
hours
2,114
175,084
6,040
15,100
1,054,720
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
Instrument
Total number
of respondents
Total number of
responses per
respondent
294,632
1,054,720
3,020
3,020
3,020
3,020
79,509
26,503
3,020
3,020
110
3,020
956,120
260
200
3,020
75
400
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1302.33(c)(2) ......................................................................
1302.42(a)–(b) ...................................................................
1302.42(e) ..........................................................................
1302.47(b)(7)(iv) ................................................................
1302.53(b)–(d) ...................................................................
1302.90(a) ..........................................................................
1302.90(b)(1)(i)–(iv),(b)(4) .................................................
1302.93(a) ..........................................................................
1302.94(a) ..........................................................................
1302.101(a)(4), 1302.102(b)–(c) ........................................
1302.102(d)(3) ...................................................................
1303.12 ..............................................................................
1303.22–24 ........................................................................
1303.42–53 ........................................................................
1303.70(c) ..........................................................................
1303.72(a)(3) .....................................................................
1304.13 ..............................................................................
1304.15(a) ..........................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,153,774.
Comments: The Department
specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9836A)
John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
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National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed
Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of the
following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
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552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special
Emphasis Panel NIAID Investigator Initiated
Program Project Applications (P01 Clinical
Trial Not Allowed).
Date: April 30, 2021.
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of
Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3G50,
Rockville, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Louis A. Rosenthal, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
Program, Division of Extramural Activities,
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 5601
Fishers Lane, Room 3G50, Rockville, MD
20852, (240) 669–5070, rosenthalla@
niaid.nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology,
and Transplantation Research; 93.856,
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: March 25, 2021.
Tyeshia M. Roberson,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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burden hours
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2.00
0.66
0.50
0.50
0.166
0.50
0.33
0.25
0.166
79.00
10.00
0.166
0.33
40.00
1.00
2.00
60.00
0.25
Total burden
hours
Annual burden
hours
589,264
696,115
1,510
1,510
501
1,510
26,238
6,626
501
238,580
1,100
501
315,520
10,400
200
6,040
4,500
100
589,264
696,115
1,510
1,510
501
1,510
26,238
6,626
501
238,580
1,100
501
315,520
10,400
200
6,040
4,500
100
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6256–N–01]
Tribal HUD–VASH Expansion; Notice
of Rating Factors
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The 2017 Consolidated
Appropriations Act provided $7 million
for the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) to use for
the Tribal HUD–VASH demonstration
program. HUD–VASH is a collaborative
program between HUD and the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
that combines HUD housing vouchers
with VA supportive services to help
Veterans who are homeless and their
families find and sustain permanent
housing. The 2017 Appropriations Act
also requires HUD to publish in the
Federal Register the ‘‘need’’ and
‘‘administrative capacity’’ review and
selection criteria HUD includes in the
Tribal HUD–VASH Notice of Funding
Availability.
This Notice does not provide
information on the application process.
Those seeking to review all of the
NOFA’s content and/or apply for funds
may do so at https://www.grants.gov/
web/grants/viewopportunity.html?oppId=330966.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hilary Atkin, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW, Room 4108, Washington, DC
20410–8000; telephone (202) 402–3427
(this is not a toll-free number).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Program
Performance Standards (0970-0148)
AGENCY: Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families,
HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office Head Start (OHS), Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is
requesting a 3-year extension of the information collection
requirements under the Head Start Program Performance Standards (OMB
#0970-0148). There are no changes to the information collection.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington,
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Section 641A of the Head Start Act, 42 U.S.C. 9836A,
directs HHS to develop ``scientifically based and developmentally
appropriate education performance standards related to school
readiness'' and ``ensure that any such revisions in the standards do
not result in the elimination of or any reduction in quality, scope, or
types of health, educational, parental involvement, nutritional,
social, or other services.'' The Office of Head Start (OHS) announced
in the Federal Register in 2016 the first comprehensive revision of the
Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) since their original
release in 1975. This information collection was approved alongside the
final rule for the HSPPS.
This information collection is entirely record keeping and does not
contain any standardized instruments to provide flexibility for local
programs. These records are intended to act as a tool for grantees and
delegate agencies to be used in their day-to-day operations. For
example, this includes the requirement that programs maintain a waiting
list of eligible families. There are no changes to the record keeping
requirements.
Respondents: Head Start Grantees. Depending on the standard, the
calculated burden hours is based on the individual enrollee
(1,054,720), family (956,120), program (3,020), or staff (265,030). In
a few cases, only a proportion of one of these may apply.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number of Average
Instrument Total number responses per burden hours Total burden Annual burden
of respondents respondent per response hours hours
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1301.6(a)...................... 3,020 1 0.70 2,114 2,114
1302.12(k)..................... 1,054,720 1 .166 175,084 175,084
1302.14(c)..................... 3,020 1 2.00 6,040 6,040
1302.16(b)..................... 3,020 1 5.00 15,100 15,100
1302.33(a)-(b)................. 1,054,720 1 1.00 1,054,720 1,054,720
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1302.33(c)(2).................. 294,632 1 2.00 589,264 589,264
1302.42(a)-(b)................. 1,054,720 1 0.66 696,115 696,115
1302.42(e)..................... 3,020 1 0.50 1,510 1,510
1302.47(b)(7)(iv).............. 3,020 1 0.50 1,510 1,510
1302.53(b)-(d)................. 3,020 1 0.166 501 501
1302.90(a)..................... 3,020 1 0.50 1,510 1,510
1302.90(b)(1)(i)-(iv),(b)(4)... 79,509 1 0.33 26,238 26,238
1302.93(a)..................... 26,503 1 0.25 6,626 6,626
1302.94(a)..................... 3,020 1 0.166 501 501
1302.101(a)(4), 1302.102(b)-(c) 3,020 1 79.00 238,580 238,580
1302.102(d)(3)................. 110 1 10.00 1,100 1,100
1303.12........................ 3,020 1 0.166 501 501
1303.22-24..................... 956,120 1 0.33 315,520 315,520
1303.42-53..................... 260 1 40.00 10,400 10,400
1303.70(c)..................... 200 1 1.00 200 200
1303.72(a)(3).................. 3,020 1 2.00 6,040 6,040
1304.13........................ 75 1 60.00 4,500 4,500
1304.15(a)..................... 400 1 0.25 100 100
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,153,774.
Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9836A)
John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-06639 Filed 3-30-21; 8:45 am]
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