Department of Health and Human Services June 4, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 Contact Investigation Outcome Reporting Forms. The project includes the contact investigation outcome reporting forms used to obtain data from State, local, and territorial public health professionals or conveyance operators and medical professionals on their contact tracing efforts to better assess the risk to individuals who may have been exposed to a confirmed case of a communicable disease of public health concern while traveling to or within the United States.

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 information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Annual Progress Reports for Injury Control Research Centers (ICRC). ICRCs focus on research, training, and outreach for issues of local and national importance, including the prevention of adverse childhood experiences, child abuse and neglect, drowning, drug overdose, intimate partner violence, older adult falls, sexual violence, suicide, and traumatic brain injuries, as well as the promotion of transportation safety.

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 continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Coronavirus (COVID-19) Surveillance in Healthcare Facilities. This data collection is designed to standardize the data elements collected from across the country regarding the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare facilities.

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 continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Information Collection for Tuberculosis Data from Panel Physicians. The data collection is designed to collect tuberculosis (TB) data from medical exams of U.S.bound immigrants and refugees who seek permanent residence in the U.S.

This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the proposed rule that appeared in the May 2, 2024 Federal Register titled "Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the Children's Health Insurance Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2025 Rates; Quality Programs Requirements; and Other Policy Changes."

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 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 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.