Department of Health and Human Services August 10, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approvals
Document Number: 2016-19021
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a list of information collections that have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017; Medicare Advantage Pricing Data Release; Medicare Advantage and Part D Medical Low Ratio Data Release; Medicare Advantage Provider Network Requirements; Expansion of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model; Correction
Document Number: 2016-19012
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This document corrects a technical error in the proposed rule that appeared in the July 15, 2016 Federal Register (81 FR 46162-46476) entitled, ``Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017; Medicare Advantage Pricing Data Release; Medicare Advantage and Part D Medical Low Ratio Data Release; Medicare Advantage Provider Network Requirements; Expansion of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model.''
Opportunity To Apply for Office on Women's Health 25th Anniversary Partnership Award, Trailblazer Award, and Emerging Leader Award
Document Number: 2016-19007
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 300u, 42 U.S.C. 300u-2, and 42 U.S.C. 237a (Sec. 3509 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), notice is given that the Office on Women's Health (OWH) is soliciting award nominations in honor of its 25th anniversary from individuals and organizations for the following three awards: Partnership Award: The Partnership Award recognizes an outstanding partner organization of OWH. This organization has demonstrated a commitment to improving women's health and its efforts have resulted in measurable results that increased awareness about OWH, its initiative(s), or observance(s). Trailblazer Award: The Trailblazer Award recognizes an individual who has paved the way for advancement in women's health by being an innovator, a visionary, and a changemaker. The recipient of this award could include a researcher, advocate, or policymaker, and could be either a government or non-government employee. Emerging Leader Award: The Emerging Leader Award recognizes an individual in the early stages of their career who is already making a difference in women's health. The recipient of this award could include a researcher, advocate, or policymaker, and could be either a government or non-government employee.
Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2016-19005
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee. The general function of the committees is to provide advice and recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the public.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2016-18995
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: ``Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Guide To Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and FamiliesEvaluation.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2016-18986
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
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: The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; the accuracy of the estimated burden; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Notice of Interest Rate on Overdue Debts
Document Number: 2016-18967
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2016-18950
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2016-18949
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Office for the Advancement of Telehealth Outcome Measures
Document Number: 2016-18944
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2016-18940
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed field survey to assess safety and health hazards to workers in oil and gas (O&G.) extraction.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2016-18939
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on Information Collection on Feasibility of Social Distancing Measures in K-12 Schools in the United States, which is being conducted to determine if the implementation of social distancing strategies other than school closures can be accomplished without causing major detrimental effects to ongoing education activities.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2016-18938
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed study to examine the facilitators and barriers to receiving clinical preventive services among newly insured medically underserved women who had previously been served by the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). The purpose of this survey is to assess if newly insured women receive appropriate clinical preventive health services, what barriers and facilitators these women experience, and if they are able to maintain consistent health insurance coverage.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2016-18937
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) 2017 Computer Based Pilot. The NYTS is currently administered in a paper and pencil format. The NYTS Computer Based Pilot will assess the feasibility of administering the survey in an electronic format.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2016-18936
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on Survey of Surveillance Records of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from 1960 to Present. This project consists of the collection of county and sub- county-level records for Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus, the vectors of Zika virus.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2016-18935
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the ``Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS).'' The ACBS is an in-depth asthma survey conducted on a subset of BRFSS respondents with an asthma diagnosis. The goal of this survey is to strengthen the existing body of asthma data and to address critical questions surrounding the health and experiences of persons with asthma.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2016-18934
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the Information Collection for Tuberculosis Data from Referring Entities to CureTB. CureTB is intended to provide continuity of care for individuals affected by TB who enter US jurisdictions from foreign nations who or who leave US jurisdictions bound for foreign nations.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2016-18923
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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