Department of Health and Human Services September 25, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-24474
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
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 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.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-24471
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
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 (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 a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the 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.
Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve as Members of the Community Preventive Services Task Force
Document Number: 2015-24470
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) invites nominations of individuals qualified to serve as members of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; OAA Title III-E Evaluation
Document Number: 2015-24444
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
The Administration for Community Living (formerly the Administration on Aging (AoA)) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Bright Futures Pediatric Implementation Cooperative Agreement
Document Number: 2015-24395
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Health & Human Services
HRSA announces its intent to award a program expansion supplement in the amount of $75,000 for the Bright Futures Pediatric Implementation (BFPI) cooperative agreement. The purpose of the BFPI cooperative agreement, as stated in the funding opportunity announcement, is to improve the quality of health promotion and preventive services for all infants, children, adolescents, and their families, including children with special health care needs, through the effective national implementation of Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children and Adolescents, Third Edition (Bright Futures). The purpose of this notice is to award supplemental funds to collect baseline information to measure the improvement of coordination activities between home visiting and primary care providers by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the cooperative agreement awardee who serves as the BFPI, during the budget period of February 1, 2015, to January 31, 2016. The BFPI is authorized by the Social Security Act, Title V, Sections 501(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2)), as amended. The BFPI is a national resource to promote integration of the Bright Futures through strengthening, aligning, and fostering partnerships among families, health professionals, public health, and the broader community to promote children's health.
Bright Futures Pediatric Implementation Cooperative Agreement
Document Number: 2015-24393
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Health & Human Services
HRSA announces the award of a program expansion supplement in the amount of $210,000 for the Bright Futures Pediatric Implementation (BFPI) cooperative agreement. The proposed program expansion supplement would provide funds to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to support the integration of genetics and genomic medicine into pediatric primary care by testing genomic resources and tools to ensure relevance to clinical practice and the practicality of implementing them in clinical practice and the eventual addition to the Bright Futures Tool and Resources Kit. The BFPI is authorized by the Social Security Act, Title V, Sections 501(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2)), as amended. The BFPI is a national resource to promote integration of the ``Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children and Adolescents, Third Edition'' and subsequent editions, through strengthening, aligning, and fostering partnerships among families, health professionals, public health, and the broader community to promote children's health.
Medicare Program; Medicare Appeals; Adjustment to the Amount in Controversy Threshold Amounts for Calendar Year 2016
Document Number: 2015-24359
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This notice announces the annual adjustment in the amount in controversy (AIC) threshold amounts for Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearings and judicial review under the Medicare appeals process. The adjustment to the AIC threshold amounts will be effective for requests for ALJ hearings and judicial review filed on or after January 1, 2016. The calendar year 2016 AIC threshold amounts are $150 for ALJ hearings and $1,500 for judicial review.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Continued Approval of the American Diabetes Association as an Accrediting Organization for Diabetes Self-Management Training Programs
Document Number: 2015-24358
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This final notice announces our decision to approve the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for continued recognition as a national accreditation program for accrediting entities that wish to furnish outpatient diabetes self-management training (DSMT) to Medicare beneficiaries.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Continued Approval of the American Association of Diabetes Educators as an Accrediting Organization for Diabetes Self-Management Training Programs
Document Number: 2015-24357
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This final notice announces our decision to approve the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) for continued recognition as a national accreditation program for accrediting entities that wish to furnish outpatient diabetes self-management training (DSMT) to Medicare beneficiaries.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Application From the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities for Continued Approval of Its Rural Health Accreditation Program
Document Number: 2015-24356
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This proposed notice acknowledges the receipt of an application from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). The statute requires that within 60 days of receipt of an organization's complete application, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publish a notice that identifies the national accrediting body making the request, describes the nature of the request, and provides at least a 30-day public comment period.
Prospective Grant of Start-Up Exclusive Evaluation Option License Agreement: Development of Diagnostic Tests and Kits for Detection of Pathological Angiogenesis in Cancer
Document Number: 2015-24331
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404, that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of a Start-Up Exclusive Evaluation Option License Agreement to Angio360 Diagnostics, LLC, a company having a place of business in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, to practice the inventions embodied in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/ 858,068, entitled ``Differential Gene Expression in Physiological and Pathological Angiogenesis,'' filed November 9, 2006 (HHS Ref. No.: E- 285-2006/0-US-01); US Provisional Patent Application No. 60/879,457, entitled ``Organ And Tumor Associated Endothelial Markers,'' filed January 8, 2007 (HHS Ref. No. E-285-2006/1-US-01); PCT Application No. PCT/US2007/072395, entitled ``Differential Gene Expression in Physiological and Pathological Angiogenesis,'' filed June 8, 2007 (HHS Ref. No. E-285-2006/2-PCT-01); U.S. Patent Application No. 12/514,297, entitled ``Differential Gene Expression in Physiological and Pathological Angiogenesis,'' filed May 8, 2009 (HHS Ref No. E-285-2006/ 2-US-02); Australian Patent No. 2007-317753, entitled ``Differential Gene Expression in Physiological and Pathological Angiogenesis,'' filed June 28, 2007 (HHS Ref No. E-285-2006/2-AU-03); Canadian Patent Application No. 2,669,260, entitled ``Differential Gene Expression in Physiological and Pathological Angiogenesis,'' filed June 28, 2007 (HHS Ref. No. E-285-2006/2-CA-04); U.S. Patent No.: 8,440,411, entitled ``Differential Gene Expression in Physiological and Pathological Angiogenesis,'' filed March 21, 2011 (HHS Ref. No. E-285-2006/2-US-05); U.S. Patent Application No. 13/052,878, entitled ``Differential Gene Expression in Physiological and Pathological Angiogenesis,'' filed April 16, 2013 (HHS Ref. No.: E-285-2006/2-US-06); and Australian Application Patent No.: 2014-200453, entitled ``Differential Gene Expression in Physiological and Pathological Angiogenesis,'' filed January 28, 2014 (HHS Ref No. E-285-2006/2-AU-07). The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned to the Government of the United States of America. The territory of the prospective Start-Up Exclusive Evaluation Option License Agreement may be worldwide, and the field of use may be limited to ``Development of diagnostic tests and kits to determine or monitor pathological angiogenesis related to cancer in animals or humans.'' Upon the expiration or termination of the Start-up Exclusive Evaluation Option License Agreement, Angio360 Diagnostics, LLC will have the exclusive right to execute a Start-Up Exclusive Patent License Agreement which will supersede and replace the Start-up Exclusive Evaluation Option License Agreement, with no greater field of use and territory than granted in the Start-up Exclusive Evaluation Option License Agreement.
National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2015-24322
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2015-24321
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Center For Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2015-24320
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Clarification of When Products Made or Derived From Tobacco Are Regulated as Drugs, Devices, or Combination Products; Amendments to Regulations Regarding “Intended Uses”
Document Number: 2015-24313
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing regulations to describe the circumstances in which a product made or derived from tobacco that is intended for human consumption will be subject to regulation as a drug, device, or a combination product under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act). This action is intended to provide direction to regulated industry and to help avoid consumer confusion.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-24293
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
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