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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued 

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hrs.) 

Staff RN .......................................................... Prevention Process Measures Monthly Monitoring for Dialysis.1,500 12 30/60 

Staff RN .......................................................... Dialysis Patient Influenza Vaccination ........... 325 75 10/60

Staff RN .......................................................... Dialysis Patient Influenza Vaccination Denominator.325 5 10/60 

Epidemiologist ................................................. State Health Department Validation Record .. 152 50 15/60 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2014–21257 Filed 9–5–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS Computer Match No. 2014–04; HHS 

Computer Match No. 1402] 

Privacy Act of 1974 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of Computer Matching 

Program (CMP). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

as amended; the Improper Payments 

Elimination and Recovery Improvement 

Act of 2012, Public Law (Pub. L.) 112– 

248, 126 Stat. 2390 (31 U.S.C. 3321 

(note)); and OMB Memorandum M–13– 

20 (Protecting Privacy while Reducing 

Improper Payments with the Do Not Pay 

Initiative), this notice announces the 

establishment of a CMP that CMS plans 

to conduct with the Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service (Fiscal Service), Department of 

Treasury. 

DATES: Effective Dates: Comments are 

invited on all portions of this notice. 

Public comments are due 30 days after 

publication. The matching program will 

become effective no sooner than 40 days 

after the report of the matching program 

is sent to Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) and Congress, or 30 days 

after publication in the Federal 

Register, whichever is later. 

ADDRESSES: The public should send 

comments to: CMS Privacy Officer, 

Division of Privacy Policy, Privacy 

Policy and Compliance Group, Office of 

E-Health Standards & Services, Offices 

of Enterprise Management, CMS, Room 

S2–24–25, 7500 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. 

Comments received will be available for 

review at this location, by appointment, 

during regular business hours, Monday 

through Friday from 9:00 a.m.—3:00 

p.m., Eastern Time zone. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Sofokles, Government Technical Lead, 

Systems Management Division (SMD), 

Data Analytics and Control Group 

(DACG), Center for Program Integrity 

(CPI), CMS, Mail Stop AR–18–50, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21244–1805, Office Phone: 410–786– 

6373, Email: John.Sofokles@cms.hhs.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 101– 

503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 

552a) by describing the manner in 

which computer matching involving 

Federal agencies could be performed 

and adding certain protections for 

individuals applying for and receiving 

Federal benefits. Section 7201 of the 

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 

1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) further amended 

the Privacy Act regarding protections for 

such individuals. The Privacy Act, as 

amended, regulates the use of computer 

matching by Federal agencies when 

records in a system of records (SOR) are 

matched with other Federal, state, or 

local government records. It requires 

Federal agencies involved in computer 

matching programs to: 

1. Negotiate written agreements with 

the other agencies participating in the 

matching programs; 

2. Obtain the Data Integrity Board 

approval of the match agreements; 

3. Furnish detailed reports about 

matching programs to Congress and 

OMB; 

4. Notify applicants and beneficiaries 

that the records are subject to matching; 

and, 

5. Verify match findings before 

reducing, suspending, terminating, or 

denying an individual’s benefits or 

payments. 

This matching program meets the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

as amended. 

Celeste Dade-Vinson, 

Health Insurance Specialist, Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services. 

CMS Computer Match No. 2014–04 

HHS Computer Match No. 1402 

NAME: 

‘‘Computer Matching Agreement 

between the Department of Health and 

Human Services, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, and the Department 

of Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service 

to Detect Instances of Programmatic 

Waste, Fraud, and Abuse’’ 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified 

PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) and the 

Department of Treasury, Bureau of the 

Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service). 

AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING MATCHING

PROGRAM: 

This Computer Matching Program 

(CMP) is executed to comply with the 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. 552a), as amended, the Improper 

Payments Elimination and Recovery 

Improvement Act of 2012, Public Law 

112–248, 126 Stat. 2390 (31 U.S.C. 3321 

(note)); OMB Memorandum M–13–20 

(Protecting Privacy while Reducing 

Improper Payments with the Do Not Pay 

Initiative); the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Circular A–130 

entitled, Management of Federal 

Information Resources, at 61 FR 6428– 

6435 (February 20, 1996), and OMB 

guidelines pertaining to computer 

matching at 54 FR 25818 (June 19, 1989) 

and 56 FR 18599 (April 23, 1991); and 

the computer matching portions of 

Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A–130 

as amended at 61 FR 6428, February 20, 

1996; 


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PURPOSE (S) OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM: 

The purpose of this matching program 

is to reduce improper payments by 

authorizing Fiscal Service to provide 

CMS, through the U.S. Department of 

the Treasury’s Working System as 

defined by OMB Memorandum M–13– 

20 (Protecting Privacy while Reducing 

Improper Payments with the Do Not Pay 

Initiative), identifying information from 

Fiscal Service’s SOR Treasury/Fiscal 

Service .023 about individuals and 

entities excluded from receiving federal 

payments, contract awards, and other 

benefits. The information resulting from 

this matching program will be provided 

to CMS for use in determining whether 

an individual or entity is eligible to 

receive federal payments, contract 

awards, or other benefits. The CMS 

Center for Program Integrity intends to 

use information resulting from this 

matching program in a variety of 

activities related to the enrollment of 

healthcare professionals, to check 

payments made to providers and 

physicians, to verify that providers 

submitting claims are not deceased, and 

to collect debts owed to federal or state 

governments. 

Using a CMP for this purpose 

eliminates the need for each payment, 

procurement and benefit program to 

execute several Memoranda of 

Agreements with multiple federal 

agencies, provides access to up-to-date 

information, and avoids the need to 

manually compare files. 

DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS TO BE USED IN THE

MATCHING PROGRAM: 

The matching program will be 

conducted with data maintained by 

CMS in the ‘‘Provider Enrollment, 

Chain, and Ownership System 

(PECOS),’’ System No. 09–70–0532, 

established at 66 FR 51961 (October 11, 

2001). PECOS routine use number 2 will 

allow PECOS data to be disclosed to 

Fiscal Service to assist Fiscal Service in 

contributing to the accuracy of CMS 

Medicare benefit payments. PECOS 

routine use number 1 will allow match 

results data that PECOS obtains from 

Treasury’s Working System to be 

disclosed to CMS contractors, 

consultants, and grantees assisting CMS 

with PECOS purposes. 

Fiscal Service will provide CMS with 

information comprised of match results 

originating from the matching activities 

between CMS SOR data and Fiscal 

Service’s Treasury/Fiscal Service .023, 

as published at 78 Federal Register 

(FR), 73923, December 9, 2013. Fiscal 

Service data will be used in matching 

activities and match results released to 

CMS via Treasury’s Working System. 

Routine use A allows the Fiscal Service 

to disclose information to CMS in 

identifying, preventing, or recouping 

improper payments. 

INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCH: 

The CMP shall become effective no 

sooner than 40 days after the report of 

the matching program is sent to OMB 

and Congress, or 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register, 

whichever is later. The matching 

program shall be valid for a period of 

less than 3 years from the effective date 

and may be extended for not more than 

3 years thereafter, if certain conditions 

are met. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Information Comparison with 

Insurance Data 

OMB No.: 0970–0342. 

Description: The Insurance Match 

program is a cooperative effort between 

state child support agencies, insurers, 

and the federal Office of Child Support 

Enforcement (OCSE). Using an efficient, 

secure, and cost effective automated 

matching process, OCSE works with 

participating insurers to help state child 

support agencies collect past-due 

support for families by comparing 

information maintained in the OCSE 

Debtor File pertaining to delinquent 

noncustodial parents to information 

pertaining to individuals eligible to 

receive a payment from an insurance 

claim, settlement, award, or payment. 

State child support agency and insurer 

participation in the Insurance Match 

program is voluntary. 

The information collection activities 

associated with the Insurance Match 

program are authorized by: 42 U.S.C. 

652(l) (to be redesignated (m)) which 

authorizes the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services through the Federal Parent 

Locator Service (FPLS), to conduct 

comparisons of information concerning 

individuals owing past-due child 

support with information maintained by 

insurers (or their agents) concerning 

insurance claims, settlements, awards 

and payments. 

Respondents: Insurers or their agents, 

state agencies administering workers’ 

compensation programs, and the 

Insurance Services Office (ISO). 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Insurance Match File ....................................................................................... 28 12 0.5 168 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 168. 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. Email address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: OMB is required to 

make a decision concerning the 

collection of information between 30 

and 60 days after publication of this 

document in the Federal Register. 

Therefore, a comment is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent directly to the following: Office 

of Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project, Fax: 202–395–7285, 

Email: OIRA_SUBMISSION@

OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for 


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