Department of Health and Human Services October 4, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This document clarifies a term that appeared in the ``Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19,'' including in the final notice published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2021, entitled ``Ninth Amendment to Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19.'' Specifically, this document supplements the references to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) with references to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This change is being made to clarify that what are commonly referred to as ``ACIP recommendations'' and ``ACIP standard immunization schedules'' are in fact recommendations and schedules made by the CDC after consultation with ACIP. The addition of ``CDC'' is also intended to recognize coverage of recommendations issued directly by the CDC. This clarification also applies to related guidance and opinions.

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.

This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the final rule published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2021 entitled ``Medicare Program; FY 2022 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Updates for Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2021 (FY 2022)''.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Study to Explore Early Development (SEED) Follow-up Studies. This follow-up study will allow CDC to better understand the developmental trajectory of children with autism spectrum disorder, their health outcomes and co-occurring conditions at older ages, and the associated early predictors of these outcomes, including intellectual abilities.

This notice announces the public meeting of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services (Advisory Council). The Advisory Council provides advice on how to prevent or reduce the burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias on people with the disease and their caregivers. During the October 25, 2021 meeting the Advisory Council will hear presentations about ways to support and strengthen the long-term services and supports direct care workforce, both paid and unpaid, to support access to care, improve the quality of caregiving, and meet the growing demand for long-term care dementia services. The Advisory Council will also hear about a recent workshop on the behavioral and social research and clinical practice implications of preclinical diagnosis of AD/ADRD, as well as the AD/ ADRD decadal study conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Federal representatives will provide updates on work towards the goals of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease in the last quarter.