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‘‘Reading,’’ ‘‘Writing,’’ and ‘‘Listening,’’
and 350 for ‘‘Speaking’’ which, per
consultation with OET, does not
represent an increase or decrease in
minimum passing test scores.
b. For health care workers holding
less than a Bachelor of Science degree,
the current minimum passing score for
‘‘Reading,’’ ‘‘Writing,’’ and ‘‘Listening’’
is a letter grade of C and a letter grade
of B for ‘‘Speaking.’’ HRSA proposes to
replace these letter scores with the
equivalent numeric scores of 250 for
‘‘Reading,’’ ‘‘Writing,’’ ‘‘Listening,’’ and
350 for ‘‘Speaking’’ which, per
consultation with OET, does not
represent an increase or decrease in
minimum passing test scores.
Educational Testing Service:
TOEIC (Listening and Reading).
Educational Testing Service:
TOEIC (Speaking/Writing).
International English Language
Testing System (IELTS).
Michigan English Test (MET) ........
Occupational English Test (OET) ..
Pearson PTE Academic ................
Scores: registered nurses and
B.S. level health care workers
Scores: <B.S. level health care
workers
Cambridge English Scale 185
overall and 185 Speaking.
Overall 89 with minimum of 63 on
Reading, Listening and Writing
and 26 on Speaking.
Not applicable ...............................
Cambridge English Scale 176
overall and 185 Speaking.
Overall 83 with minimum of 57 on
Reading, Listening and Writing
and 26 on Speaking.
725 ................................................
Cambridge English Scale 169
overall and 185 Speaking.
Overall 77 with minimum of 53 on
Reading, Listening, and Writing
and 24 on Speaking.
725.
Not applicable ...............................
160 Speaking/150 Writing ............
160 Speaking/150 Writing.
Not applicable ...............................
6.5 academic with minimum of 7
on Speaking.
Overall 55; minimum Speaking
section score of 55.
Reading, Writing, Listening/300;
Speaking 350.
Overall 55; Reading, Writing, Listening, no section below 50.
63 minimum for Speaking ............
6 academic or general with minimum of 7 on Speaking.
Overall 55; minimum Speaking
section score of 55.
Reading, Writing, Listening/250;
Speaking 350.
Overall 55; Reading, Writing, Listening, no section below 50.
Not applicable ...............................
Reading, Writing, Listening/300;
Speaking 350.
Not applicable ...............................
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
Comments on the ICR must be
received on or before December 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherrette Funn, Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov
or (202) 264–0041, or PRA@HHS.GOV.
When submitting comments or
requesting information, please include
the document identifier 0990–new–30D
and project title for reference.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS–0990–NEW]
Agency Information Collection
Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
Office of the Secretary, Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirement of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary (OS), Department of Health
and Human Services, is publishing the
following summary of a proposed
collection for public comment.
SUMMARY:
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nurses and Bachelor of Science level
health care workers. Previously, no
passing minimum score for ‘‘Speaking’’
was listed. HRSA proposes this change
to enhance parity among minimum
passing test scores.
To reflect the aforementioned
modifications*, HRSA proposes to
update its website to replace the June
2022 listing of approved standardized
tests and minimum passing scores with
the following table, which reflects the
information described above:
* Proposed modifications are bolded
and italicized for this document but will
not appear in bold and italics when
published on the website.
Scores: occupational therapists/
physical therapists
English competency tests
Cambridge English B2 First, C1
Advanced, or C2 Proficiency.
Educational Testing Service:
TOEFL Internet-Based Test.
c. For occupational and physical
therapists, there are currently no
minimum passing tests scores listed for
OET. HRSA proposes the minimum
passing scores of 300 for ‘‘Reading,’’
‘‘Writing,’’ and ‘‘Listening’’ and the
score of 350 for ‘‘Speaking’’ to include
versions of OET designed specifically
for occupational and physical
therapists.
(6) Pearson PTE Academic is a
computer-based exam that measures
academic-level speaking, writing,
reading, and listening skills.6 HRSA
proposes the following modification to
the listing:
a. Add a new passing minimum score
of 63 for ‘‘Speaking’’ for registered
utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(4) the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Title of the Collection: Evaluation of
the Certified Community Behavioral
Health Clinic Demonstration in
Accordance with the Bipartisan Safer
Communities Act.
Type of Collection: New.
OMB No.: 0990–NEW.
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
(ASPE) at the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) is
requesting Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for new data
collection activities to support its
evaluation of the Certified Community
Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC)
6 See, website for Pearson PTE Academic: https://
www.pearsonpte.com/pte-academic.
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demonstration program in accordance
with the Bipartisan Safer Communities
Act.
Section 223 of the Protecting Access
to Medicare Act (Pub. L. 113–93;
PAMA) authorized the Certified
Community Behavioral Health Clinic
(CCBHC) demonstration to allow states
to test a different strategy for delivering
and reimbursing a comprehensive array
of services provided in community
behavioral health clinics. The
demonstration aims to improve the
availability, quality, and outcomes of
outpatient services provided in these
clinics by establishing a standard
definition for CCBHCs and develops a
new Medicaid prospective payment
system (PPS) in each state that accounts
for the total cost of providing nine types
of services to all people who seek care.
The PPS in each state is designed to
provide CCBHCs with the financial
support and stability necessary to
deliver these required services. The
demonstration also aims to incentivize
quality through quality bonus payments
to clinics and requires CCBHCs to report
quality measures and costs. The
demonstration was originally authorized
for two years.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: PAMA mandates that HHS
submit reports to Congress about the
Section 223 demonstration that assess
(1) access to community-based mental
health services under Medicaid in the
area or areas of a state targeted by a
demonstration program as compared to
other areas of the state, (2) the quality
Type of respondent
Number of respondents
Number
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
75
20
231
8
334
1
1
1
1
........................
1.5
1.5
4
1.5
........................
State official interviews ....................................................................................
CCBHC interviews ...........................................................................................
CCBHC survey ................................................................................................
CCBHC client focus groups .............................................................................
Total ..........................................................................................................
Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2024–0002; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–2472]
Changes in Flood Hazard
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice lists communities
where the addition or modification of
Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood
depths, Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) boundaries or zone
designations, or the regulatory floodway
(hereinafter referred to as flood hazard
determinations), as shown on the Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
where applicable, in the supporting
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports,
prepared by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) for each
community, is appropriate because of
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new scientific or technical data. The
FIRM, and where applicable, portions of
the FIS report, have been revised to
reflect these flood hazard
determinations through issuance of a
Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in
accordance with Federal Regulations.
The currently effective community
number is shown in the table below and
must be used for all new policies and
renewals.
DATES: These flood hazard
determinations will be finalized on the
dates listed in the table below and
revise the FIRM panels and FIS report
in effect prior to this determination for
the listed communities.
From the date of the second
publication of notification of these
changes in a newspaper of local
circulation, any person has 90 days in
which to request through the
community that the Deputy Associate
Administrator for Insurance and
Mitigation reconsider the changes. The
flood hazard determination information
may be changed during the 90-day
period.
ADDRESSES: The affected communities
are listed in the table below. Revised
flood hazard information for each
community is available for inspection at
both the online location and the
respective community map repository
address listed in the table below.
Additionally, the current effective FIRM
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and scope of services provided by
certified community behavioral health
clinics as compared to communitybased mental health services provided
in states not participating in a
demonstration program and in areas of
a demonstration state that are not
participating in the demonstration, and
(3) the impact of the demonstration on
the federal and state costs of a full range
of mental health services (including
inpatient, emergency, and ambulatory
services). The ability of ASPE to provide
this information to Congress requires a
rigorously designed and independent
evaluation of the CCBHC demonstration.
The total annual burden hours
estimated for this information collection
request are summarized in the table
below.
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Total burden
hours
113
30
924
12
1,079
and FIS report for each community are
accessible online through the FEMA
Map Service Center at https://
msc.fema.gov for comparison.
Submit comments and/or appeals to
the Chief Executive Officer of the
community as listed in the table below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services
Branch, Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400
C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646–7659, or (email)
patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit
the FEMA Mapping and Insurance
eXchange (FMIX) online at https://
www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_
main.html.
The
specific flood hazard determinations are
not described for each community in
this notice. However, the online
location and local community map
repository address where the flood
hazard determination information is
available for inspection is provided.
Any request for reconsideration of
flood hazard determinations must be
submitted to the Chief Executive Officer
of the community as listed in the table
below.
The modifications are made pursuant
to section 201 of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105,
and are in accordance with the National
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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[FR Doc No: 2024-25856]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed
collection for public comment.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before December 9,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, [email protected]
or (202) 264-0041, or [email protected]. When submitting comments or
requesting information, please include the document identifier 0990-
new-30D and project title for reference.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1)
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Title of the Collection: Evaluation of the Certified Community
Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration in Accordance with the
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
Type of Collection: New.
OMB No.: 0990-NEW.
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for
new data collection activities to support its evaluation of the
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC)
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demonstration program in accordance with the Bipartisan Safer
Communities Act.
Section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pub. L. 113-
93; PAMA) authorized the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
(CCBHC) demonstration to allow states to test a different strategy for
delivering and reimbursing a comprehensive array of services provided
in community behavioral health clinics. The demonstration aims to
improve the availability, quality, and outcomes of outpatient services
provided in these clinics by establishing a standard definition for
CCBHCs and develops a new Medicaid prospective payment system (PPS) in
each state that accounts for the total cost of providing nine types of
services to all people who seek care. The PPS in each state is designed
to provide CCBHCs with the financial support and stability necessary to
deliver these required services. The demonstration also aims to
incentivize quality through quality bonus payments to clinics and
requires CCBHCs to report quality measures and costs. The demonstration
was originally authorized for two years.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: PAMA mandates that HHS
submit reports to Congress about the Section 223 demonstration that
assess (1) access to community-based mental health services under
Medicaid in the area or areas of a state targeted by a demonstration
program as compared to other areas of the state, (2) the quality and
scope of services provided by certified community behavioral health
clinics as compared to community-based mental health services provided
in states not participating in a demonstration program and in areas of
a demonstration state that are not participating in the demonstration,
and (3) the impact of the demonstration on the federal and state costs
of a full range of mental health services (including inpatient,
emergency, and ambulatory services). The ability of ASPE to provide
this information to Congress requires a rigorously designed and
independent evaluation of the CCBHC demonstration.
The total annual burden hours estimated for this information
collection request are summarized in the table below.
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Number Average burden
Type of respondent Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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State official interviews....................... 75 1 1.5 113
CCBHC interviews................................ 20 1 1.5 30
CCBHC survey.................................... 231 1 4 924
CCBHC client focus groups....................... 8 1 1.5 12
Total....................................... 334 .............. .............. 1,079
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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