Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc., 62205-62206 [2021-24436]
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7. An Explanation of the change in
estimates: Due to more individuals
registering to import defense articles
and services, the total respondents,
responses, and burden hours to this
collection have increased from 300, 300,
and 150 hours respectively in 2018, to
400, 400, and 200 hours currently.
If additional information is required
contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, Mail Stop
3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: November 4, 2021.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Cable Television
Laboratories, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on
October 13, 2021, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative
Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Cable
Television Laboratories, Inc.
(‘‘CableLabs’’) has filed written
notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Classic Communications
Inc., Tyler, TX, Cablevision Systems
Corporation, Bethpage, NY, and
Buckeye Cablevision, Inc., Toledo, OH
have withdrawn as parties to this
venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and CableLabs
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On August 8, 1988, CableLabs filed its
original notification pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on September 7, 1988 (53 FR
34593).
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The last notification was filed with
the Department on January 9, 2020. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on January 27, 2020 (85 FR 4704).
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Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on August 23, 2021 (86 FR 47149).
Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics,
Antitrust Division.
Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics,
Antitrust Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—IMS Global Learning
Consortium, Inc.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Border Security
Technology Consortium
Notice is hereby given that, on
October 6, 2021, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative
Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),
Border Security Technology Consortium
(‘‘BSTC’’) has filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, 1st1 Technologies LLP,
Olalla, WA; Arete Associates,
Northridge, CA; Cerium Laboratories,
LLC, Austin, TX; Echodyne, Kirkland,
WA; Imperative Systems LLC, Herndon,
VA; Moog Inc., Northbrook, IL; Sea
Machines Robotics, Inc., Boston, MA;
and The Domenix Corporation dba
Relevant Technology, Chantilly, VA
have been added as parties to this
venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and BSTC intends
to file additional written notifications
disclosing all changes in membership.
On May 30, 2012, BSTC filed its
original notification pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on June 18, 2012 (77 FR 36292).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on July 13, 2021. A
notice was published in the Federal
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Notice is hereby given that, on
October 13, 2021, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative
Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), IMS
Global Learning Consortium, Inc. (‘‘IMS
Global’’) has filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, apenutmize, Utrecht,
NETHERLANDS; Aspire Ability,
Payson, UT; Cambium Learning Group,
Dallas, TX; Classera Inc., San Francisco,
CA; KC TEK ARGE BILISIM. VE ENERJI
SA. TIC, Cankaya, TURKEY; North
Clackamas School District, Milwaukie,
OR; Northwest RESA (GA), Rome, GA;
School District of Osceola County FL,
St. Cloud, FL; University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR; and
University of Central Oklahoma,
Edmond, OK, have been added as
parties to this venture.
Also, Xquiry, Amersfoort NL,
NETHERLANDS; UVII, New York, NY;
Lumina Foundation, Indianapolis, IN;
Squirrel AI Learning by Yixue Group,
Highland Park, NJ; Australian Council
for Educational Research, Camberwell,
AUSTRALIA; University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL; and NWEA, Portland,
OR, have withdrawn as parties to this
venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and IMS Global
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On April 7, 2000, IMS Global filed its
original notification pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
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Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on September 13, 2000 (65 FR
55283).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on July 22, 2021. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on August 23, 2021 (86 FR 47149).
Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics,
Antitrust Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Request for Public
Comment
Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA), Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor (the
Department), in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides
the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the reporting burden on the public and
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. Currently,
the Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA) is soliciting
comments on No Surprises Act: IDR
Process, Affordable Care Act Internal
Claims and Appeals and External
Review Procedures for ERISA Plans, and
Opt-in State Balance Bill Process. A
copy of the information collection
request (ICR) may be obtained by
contacting the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office shown in the
ADDRESSES section on or before January
10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: James Butikofer,
Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Room N–
5718, Washington, DC 20210, or
ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
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I. Current Actions
This notice requests public comment
pertaining to the Department’s request
for extension of OMB’s approval of the
Application. After considering
comments received in response to this
notice, the Department intends to
submit an ICR to OMB for continuing
approval. No change to the existing ICR
is proposed or made at this time. The
Department notes that an agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is
not required to respond to, an
information collection unless it displays
a valid OMB control number. A
summary of the ICR and the current
burden estimates follows:
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: No Surprises Act: IDR Process.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210–0169.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 22,257.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Responses: 36,675.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
65,948.
Estimated Total Burden Cost
(Operating and Maintenance): $187,546.
Description: On December 27, 2020,
the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2021 (CAA), which includes the No
Surprises Act, was signed into law. The
No Surprises Act provides Federal
protections against surprise billing and
limits out-of-network cost sharing under
many of the circumstances in which
surprise bills arise most frequently. The
CAA added provisions applicable to
group health plans and health insurance
issuers in the group and individual
markets in a new Part D of title XXVII
of the Public Health Service Act (PHS
Act) and also added new provisions to
part 7 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act (ERISA), and
Subchapter B of chapter 100 of the
Internal Revenue Code (Code).
Section 102 of the No Surprises Act
added Code section 9816, ERISA section
716, and PHS Act section 2799A–1,
which contain limitations on cost
sharing and requirements for initial
payments for emergency services. In
addition, Section 103 of the No
Surprises Act amended Code section
9816, ERISA section 716, and PHS Act
section 2799A–1 to establish a Federal
independent dispute resolution (Federal
IDR) process that nonparticipating
providers or facilities and group health
plans and health insurance issuers in
the group and individual market may
use following the end of an
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unsuccessful open negotiation period to
determine the out-of-network rate for
certain services. More specifically, the
Federal IDR provisions may be used to
determine the out-of-network rate for
certain emergency services,
nonemergency items and services
furnished by nonparticipating providers
at participating health care facilities,
where an All-Payer Model Agreement or
specified state law does not apply.
Finally, Section 105 of the No Surprises
Act created Code section 9817, ERISA
section 717, and PHS Act section
2799A–2 which contain limitations on
cost sharing and requirements for initial
payments for air ambulance services,
and allow plans and issuers and
providers of air ambulance services to
access the Federal IDR process.
The Federal IDR process requires a
number of disclosures from plans,
issuers, FEHB carriers, and
nonparticipating providers or
nonparticipating emergency facilities.
Before accessing the Federal IDR
process to determine the out-of-network
rate for a qualified item or service, the
parties must engage in a 30-businessday open negotiation period to attempt
to reach an agreement regarding the
total out-of-network rate (including any
cost sharing). To initiate the open
negotiation period, the initiating party
must provide notice to the other party
within 30 business days of the receipt
of initial payment or notice of denial of
payment for the qualified item or
service. The open negotiation notice
must include information sufficient to
identify the items or services subject to
negotiation, including the date the item
or service was furnished, the service
code, the initial payment amount or
notice of denial of payment, as
applicable, an offer for the out-ofnetwork rate, and contact information of
the party sending the open negotiation
notice.
When the parties do not reach an
agreed upon amount for the out-ofnetwork rate by the last day of the open
negotiation period, either party may
initiate the Federal IDR process by
submitting the Notice of IDR Initiation
to the other party and to the
Departments during the 4-business day
period beginning on the 31st business
day after the start of the open
negotiation period. If the parties to the
Federal IDR process agree on an out-ofnetwork rate for a qualified IDR item or
service after providing notice to the
Departments of initiation of the Federal
IDR process, but before the certified IDR
entity has made its payment
determination, the initiating party must
send a notification to the Departments
and to the certified IDR entity (if
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on October 13, 2021, pursuant to
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), IMS Global Learning
Consortium, Inc. (``IMS Global'') has filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the
recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified
circumstances. Specifically, apenutmize, Utrecht, NETHERLANDS; Aspire
Ability, Payson, UT; Cambium Learning Group, Dallas, TX; Classera Inc.,
San Francisco, CA; KC TEK ARGE BILISIM. VE ENERJI SA. TIC, Cankaya,
TURKEY; North Clackamas School District, Milwaukie, OR; Northwest RESA
(GA), Rome, GA; School District of Osceola County FL, St. Cloud, FL;
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR; and University
of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, have been added as parties to this
venture.
Also, Xquiry, Amersfoort NL, NETHERLANDS; UVII, New York, NY;
Lumina Foundation, Indianapolis, IN; Squirrel AI Learning by Yixue
Group, Highland Park, NJ; Australian Council for Educational Research,
Camberwell, AUSTRALIA; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and
NWEA, Portland, OR, have withdrawn as parties to this venture.
No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group
research project remains open, and IMS Global intends to file
additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
On April 7, 2000, IMS Global filed its original notification
pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice
published a notice in the Federal
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Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on September 13, 2000 (65
FR 55283).
The last notification was filed with the Department on July 22,
2021. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to
Section 6(b) of the Act on August 23, 2021 (86 FR 47149).
Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-24436 Filed 11-8-21; 8:45 am]
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