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Proposed Project
Occupational Exposures to Surgical
Smoke in Veterinary Personnel—New—
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Surgical smoke produced during
tissue cutting and cauterizing tissues
and blood vessels generates hazardous
gaseous compounds and aerosols that
are associated with cancer and
respiratory irritation; however, no
research has characterized surgical
smoke generated from animal tissue in
clinical veterinary settings. Surgical
smoke exposure is an emerging concern
in human operating rooms, and several
states have either passed or are
considering bills requiring surgical
smoke evacuation systems in human
operating rooms to mitigate this
occupational hazard. Surgical suites in
help to provide guidance on engineering
controls to improve air quality in VM/
AC personnel’s work environment by
reducing exposure to surgical smoke.
Three veterinary teaching hospitals
and a national network of community
veterinary clinics have been recruited to
participate in this research.
Participating VM/AC personnel at
collaborating field study sites will
complete: (1) a baseline questionnaire
that collects data on demographics,
work history, job tasks, exposures to
respiratory hazards (including surgical
smoke), use of personal protective
equipment, workplace safety climate,
and respiratory health and symptoms;
and (2) a post-shift questionnaire
assessing acute respiratory symptoms
and job tasks during the work shift.
CDC requests OMB approval for an
estimated 59 annual burden hours.
There are no costs to respondents other
than their time to participate.
veterinary clinics are often multiple bay
suites or have less effective ventilation
systems than human operating rooms,
potentially leading to higher exposure
levels, yet no research has examined
barriers and aids to the use of surgical
smoke evacuation systems among
veterinary medicine/animal care (VM/
AC) personnel.
The proposed project will
characterize occupational exposure to
surgical smoke and related respiratory
health effects in clinical veterinary
settings. Data will be used to examine:
(1) work-related factors that contribute
to exposure to surgical smoke in clinical
veterinary settings; (2) relationships
between surgical smoke exposure in
clinical veterinary settings and
respiratory health; and (3) barriers and
aids to implementing surgical smoke
extraction systems that reduce
occupational exposures to surgical
smoke. Findings from this study will
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Total burden
(in hours)
Form name
VM/AC personnel ..............................
VM/AC personnel ..............................
Baseline Questionnaire ....................
Post-shift Questionnaire ...................
33
33
1
10
28/60
8/60
15
44
Total ...........................................
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Public Health Ethics and
Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Center for Consumer
Information and Insurance Oversight
(CCIIO), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
AGENCY:
Notice of a new matching
program.
ACTION:
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Number of
respondents
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In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing
notice of the re-establishment of a
computer matching program between
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CMS and the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM), ‘‘Verification of
Eligibility of Minimum Essential
Coverage Under the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act through an
Office of Personnel Management Health
Benefit Plan.’’
DATES: The deadline for comments on
this notice is December 4, 2023. The reestablished matching program will
commence not sooner than 30 days after
publication of this notice, provided no
comments are received that warrant a
change to this notice. The matching
program will be conducted for an initial
term of 18 months (from approximately
December 8, 2023 to June 7, 2025) and
within three months of expiration may
be renewed for up to one additional year
if the parties make no change to the
matching program and certify that the
program has been conducted in
compliance with the matching
agreement.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit comments on this notice to the
CMS Privacy Act Officer by mail at:
Division of Security, Privacy Policy &
Governance, Information Security &
Privacy Group, Office of Information
Technology, Centers for Medicare &
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Medicaid Services, Location: N1–14–56,
7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21244–1850 or by email at
Barbara.Demopulos@cms.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions about the matching
program, you may contact Anne Pesto,
Senior Advisor, Marketplace Eligibility
and Enrollment Group, Center for
Consumer Information and Insurance
Oversight, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, at 443–955–9966, by
email at anne.pesto@cms.hhs.gov, or by
mail at 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore,
MD 21244.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5
U.S.C. 552a) provides certain
protections for individuals applying for
and receiving federal benefits. The law
governs the use of computer matching
by federal agencies when records in a
system of records (meaning, federal
agency records about individuals
retrieved by name or other personal
identifier) are matched with records of
other federal or non-federal agencies.
The Privacy Act requires agencies
involved in a matching program to:
1. Enter into a written agreement,
which must be prepared in accordance
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with the Privacy Act, approved by the
Data Integrity Board of each source and
recipient federal agency, provided to
Congress and the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), and made available
to the public, as required by 5 U.S.C.
552a(o), (u)(3)(A), and (u)(4).
2. Notify the individuals whose
information will be used in the
matching program that the information
they provide is subject to verification
through matching, as required by 5
U.S.C. 552a(o)(1)(D).
3. Verify match findings before
suspending, terminating, reducing, or
making a final denial of an individual’s
benefits or payments or taking other
adverse action against the individual, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(p).
4. Report the matching program to
Congress and the OMB, in advance and
annually, as required by 5 U.S.C.
552a(o) (2)(A)(i), (r), and (u)(3)(D).
5. Publish advance notice of the
matching program in the Federal
Register as required by 5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(12).
This matching program meets these
requirements.
who is applying for or is enrolled in
private health insurance coverage under
a qualified health plan through a
federally-facilitated or state-based
health insurance exchange is eligible for
coverage under an OPM health benefit
plan, for the purpose of determining if
the individual is eligible for financial
assistance (including an advance tax
credit and cost sharing reduction, which
are types of insurance affordability
programs) in paying for the private
coverage. OPM health benefit plans
provide minimum essential coverage,
and eligibility for such plans precludes
eligibility for financial assistance in
paying for private coverage.
Barbara Demopulos,
Privacy Act Officer, Division of Security,
Privacy Policy and Governance, Office of
Information Technology, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
Categories of Records
The categories of records used in the
matching program are identity
information about the above consumers,
which are maintained by CMS, and
identity information and minimum
essential coverage period records about
all active federal employees, and annual
premium information, maintained by
OPM. The data elements provided to
CMS by OPM are as follows:
• Monthly status file:
a. Record type;
b. Record number;
c. Unique person ID;
d. Social security number;
e. Last name;
f. Middle name;
g. First name;
h. Last name suffix;
i. Gender;
j. Date of birth; and
k. Health plan code.
• Annual Premium Spread Index File:
a. State;
b. Plan;
c. Option;
d. Enrollment code;
e. Current total bi-weekly premium;
f. Future total bi-weekly premium;
g. Future government pays bi-weekly
premium;
h. Future employee pays bi-weekly
premium
i. Future change in employee payment
bi-weekly premium;
j. Current total monthly premium;
k. Future total monthly premium;
l. Future government pays monthly
premium;
Participating Agencies
The Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is the
recipient agency, and the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) is the
source agency.
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Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program
The principal authority for the
matching program is 42 U.S.C. 18001, et
seq.
Purpose(s)
The purpose of the matching program
is to provide CMS with OPM data which
CMS and state Administering Entities
(AEs) need to determine individuals’
eligibility for financial assistance in
paying for private health insurance
coverage, under provisions of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act. In this matching program, OPM
provides CMS with monthly data
identifying each active federal
employee’s status as enrolled in or
eligible for coverage under an OPM
Health Benefit Plan, and an annual
premium spread index file identifying
the lowest premium available to a
federal employee in each of 32 premium
localities. CMS and AEs use the OPM
data to verify whether an individual
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Categories of Individuals
The categories of individuals whose
information is involved in the matching
program are: (1) active federal
employees, and (2) consumers who
apply for or are enrolled in a qualified
health plan through an exchange
established under the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act and receive
determinations of eligibility for
insurance affordability programs.
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m. Future employee pays monthly
premium; and
n. Future change in employee
payment monthly premium.
CMS will not send any data about
individual applicants or enrollees to
OPM in order to receive this data from
OPM.
System(s) of Records
The records used in the matching
program are maintained in these
systems of records:
A. System of Records Maintained by
CMS
CMS Health Insurance Exchanges
System (HIX), System No. 09–70–0560,
last published in full at 78 FR 63211
(Oct. 23, 2013), and amended at 83 FR
6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).
B. System of Records Maintained by
OPM
OPM/GOVT–1 General Personnel
Records, last published in full at 77 FR
79694 (Dec. 11, 2012), and amended at
80 FR 74815 (Nov. 30, 2015) and 87 FR
5874 (Feb. 2, 2022). The disclosures of
OPM data to CMS are authorized by
Routine Use ‘‘rr’’.
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Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Health and Human
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
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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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
(CCIIO), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing notice of the re-establishment of
a computer matching program between CMS and the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM), ``Verification of Eligibility of Minimum Essential
Coverage Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act through
an Office of Personnel Management Health Benefit Plan.''
DATES: The deadline for comments on this notice is December 4, 2023.
The re-established matching program will commence not sooner than 30
days after publication of this notice, provided no comments are
received that warrant a change to this notice. The matching program
will be conducted for an initial term of 18 months (from approximately
December 8, 2023 to June 7, 2025) and within three months of expiration
may be renewed for up to one additional year if the parties make no
change to the matching program and certify that the program has been
conducted in compliance with the matching agreement.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments on this notice to the
CMS Privacy Act Officer by mail at: Division of Security, Privacy
Policy & Governance, Information Security & Privacy Group, Office of
Information Technology, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Location: N1-14-56, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 or by
email at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about the
matching program, you may contact Anne Pesto, Senior Advisor,
Marketplace Eligibility and Enrollment Group, Center for Consumer
Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, at 443-955-9966, by email at [email protected], or by
mail at 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5
U.S.C. 552a) provides certain protections for individuals applying for
and receiving federal benefits. The law governs the use of computer
matching by federal agencies when records in a system of records
(meaning, federal agency records about individuals retrieved by name or
other personal identifier) are matched with records of other federal or
non-federal agencies. The Privacy Act requires agencies involved in a
matching program to:
1. Enter into a written agreement, which must be prepared in
accordance
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with the Privacy Act, approved by the Data Integrity Board of each
source and recipient federal agency, provided to Congress and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and made available to the
public, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o), (u)(3)(A), and (u)(4).
2. Notify the individuals whose information will be used in the
matching program that the information they provide is subject to
verification through matching, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(1)(D).
3. Verify match findings before suspending, terminating, reducing,
or making a final denial of an individual's benefits or payments or
taking other adverse action against the individual, as required by 5
U.S.C. 552a(p).
4. Report the matching program to Congress and the OMB, in advance
and annually, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o) (2)(A)(i), (r), and
(u)(3)(D).
5. Publish advance notice of the matching program in the Federal
Register as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(12).
This matching program meets these requirements.
Barbara Demopulos,
Privacy Act Officer, Division of Security, Privacy Policy and
Governance, Office of Information Technology, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
Participating Agencies
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the recipient agency, and the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is the source agency.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
The principal authority for the matching program is 42 U.S.C.
18001, et seq.
Purpose(s)
The purpose of the matching program is to provide CMS with OPM data
which CMS and state Administering Entities (AEs) need to determine
individuals' eligibility for financial assistance in paying for private
health insurance coverage, under provisions of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act. In this matching program, OPM provides CMS
with monthly data identifying each active federal employee's status as
enrolled in or eligible for coverage under an OPM Health Benefit Plan,
and an annual premium spread index file identifying the lowest premium
available to a federal employee in each of 32 premium localities. CMS
and AEs use the OPM data to verify whether an individual who is
applying for or is enrolled in private health insurance coverage under
a qualified health plan through a federally-facilitated or state-based
health insurance exchange is eligible for coverage under an OPM health
benefit plan, for the purpose of determining if the individual is
eligible for financial assistance (including an advance tax credit and
cost sharing reduction, which are types of insurance affordability
programs) in paying for the private coverage. OPM health benefit plans
provide minimum essential coverage, and eligibility for such plans
precludes eligibility for financial assistance in paying for private
coverage.
Categories of Individuals
The categories of individuals whose information is involved in the
matching program are: (1) active federal employees, and (2) consumers
who apply for or are enrolled in a qualified health plan through an
exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act and receive determinations of eligibility for insurance
affordability programs.
Categories of Records
The categories of records used in the matching program are identity
information about the above consumers, which are maintained by CMS, and
identity information and minimum essential coverage period records
about all active federal employees, and annual premium information,
maintained by OPM. The data elements provided to CMS by OPM are as
follows:
Monthly status file:
a. Record type;
b. Record number;
c. Unique person ID;
d. Social security number;
e. Last name;
f. Middle name;
g. First name;
h. Last name suffix;
i. Gender;
j. Date of birth; and
k. Health plan code.
Annual Premium Spread Index File:
a. State;
b. Plan;
c. Option;
d. Enrollment code;
e. Current total bi-weekly premium;
f. Future total bi-weekly premium;
g. Future government pays bi-weekly premium;
h. Future employee pays bi-weekly premium
i. Future change in employee payment bi-weekly premium;
j. Current total monthly premium;
k. Future total monthly premium;
l. Future government pays monthly premium;
m. Future employee pays monthly premium; and
n. Future change in employee payment monthly premium.
CMS will not send any data about individual applicants or enrollees
to OPM in order to receive this data from OPM.
System(s) of Records
The records used in the matching program are maintained in these
systems of records:
A. System of Records Maintained by CMS
CMS Health Insurance Exchanges System (HIX), System No. 09-70-0560,
last published in full at 78 FR 63211 (Oct. 23, 2013), and amended at
83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).
B. System of Records Maintained by OPM
OPM/GOVT-1 General Personnel Records, last published in full at 77
FR 79694 (Dec. 11, 2012), and amended at 80 FR 74815 (Nov. 30, 2015)
and 87 FR 5874 (Feb. 2, 2022). The disclosures of OPM data to CMS are
authorized by Routine Use ``rr''.
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