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equity, improve quality, and help 

eliminate health care disparities. The 

National CLAS Standards, revised in 

2013, are comprised of 15 Standards 

that provide health and health care 

organizations with a blueprint for 

successfully implementing and 

maintaining culturally and linguistically 

appropriate services. 

Despite increased recognition of the 

National CLAS Standards as a 

fundamental tool for health and health 

care organizations to use in their efforts 

to become more culturally and 

linguistically competent, neither the 

original nor the enhanced National 

CLAS Standards have been 

systematically evaluated in terms of 

public awareness, organizational 

adoption and implementation, or impact 

on health services outcomes. There is a 

need, then, to collect information from 

health and health care organizations to 

understand how and to what extent the 

National CLAS Standards have been 

utilized by its intended audiences. 

Likely Respondents: 

The information to be collected as 

part of this assessment will come from 

five categories of respondents: Training 

and Development Specialists and 

Managers; Other Management; Health 

and Health Care Organization 

Executives and Managers; Health and 

Health Care Providers, Managers, and 

Support Staff; Health Care Practitioners; 

and Technical Staff. 

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS

Form name Type of 

respondent 

Number of 

respondent 

Number 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(hours) 

Total 

burden 

(hours) 

National CLAS Standards Stakeholder 

Interview.

Training and Development Specialists 

and Managers; Other Management Occupations.

21 1 45/60 16 

CLAS Stakeholder Interview ..................... Training and Development Specialists 

and Managers; Other Management Occupations.

21 1 1 21 

Health and Health Care Organization 

Leadership Interview.

Health and Health Care Organization Executives and Managers.140 1 1 140 

Health and Health Care Organization 

Staff Survey.

Health and Health Care Providers, Managers, and Support Staff.2,500 1 15/60 625 

Health and Health Care Organization 

Screener Survey.

Health and Health Care Organization Executives.50,000 1 5/60 4,167 

National CLAS Standards Experience 

Form.

Health Care Practitioners and Technical 

Occupations.

240,000 1 10/60 40,000 

Total ................................................... ................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 44,969 

OS specifically requests comments on 

(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. 

Darius Taylor, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23000 Filed 9–25–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Decision To Evaluate a Petition To 

Designate a Class of Employees From 

the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho 

Falls, Idaho, To Be Included in the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, Department of Health 

and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: NIOSH gives notice as 

required by 42 C.F.R. § 83.12(e) of a 

decision to evaluate a petition to 

designate a class of employees from the 

Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho 

Falls, Idaho, to be included in the 

Special Exposure Cohort under the 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. The 

initial proposed definition for the class 

being evaluated, subject to revision as 

warranted by the evaluation, is as 

follows: 

Facility: Idaho National Laboratory. 

Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho. 

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All 

employees who worked in any area. 

Period of Employment: January 1, 

1949 through December 31, 1970. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division 

of Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum 

Avenue, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 

45226–1938, Telephone 877–222–7570. 

Information requests can also be 

submitted by email to DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2014–22943 Filed 9–25–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10142 and 

CMS–R–262] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 

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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. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 25, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number (OCN). To be 

assured consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be submitted in 

any one of the following ways: 

1. Electronically. You may send your 

comments electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) that are accepting 

comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 

Control Number llll, Room C4–26– 

05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, you may make your request 

using one of following: 

1. Access CMS’ Web site address at 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995. 

2. Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 

(410) 786–1326. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 

1326. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Contents 

This notice sets out a summary of the 

use and burden associated with the 

following information collections. More 

detailed information can be found in 

each collection’s supporting statement 

and associated materials (see 

ADDRESSES). 

CMS–10142 Bid Pricing Tool (BPT) for 

Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans and 

Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) 

CMS–R–262 CY 2016 Plan Benefit 

Package (PBP) Software and 

Formulary Submission 

Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is 

defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA 

requires federal agencies to publish a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, before 

submitting the collection to OMB for 

approval. To comply with this 

requirement, CMS is publishing this 

notice. 

Information Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Bid Pricing Tool 

(BPT) for Medicare Advantage (MA) 

Plans and Prescription Drug Plans 

(PDP); Use: We require that Medicare 

Advantage organizations and 

Prescription Drug Plans complete the 

Bid Pricing Tool (BPT) as part of the 

annual bidding process. During this 

process, organizations prepare their 

proposed actuarial bid pricing for the 

upcoming contract year and submit 

them to us for review and approval. The 

purpose of the BPT is to collect the 

actuarial pricing information for each 

plan. The BPT calculates the plan’s bid, 

enrollee premiums, and payment rates. 

We publish beneficiary premium 

information using a variety of formats 

(www.medicare.gov, the Medicare & You 

handbook, Summary of Benefits 

marketing information) for the purpose 

of beneficiary education and 

enrollment. Form Number: CMS–10142 

(OMB control number 0938–0944); 

Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 

Private sector (business or other forprofits and not-for-profit institutions); 

Number of Respondents: 555; Total 

Annual Responses: 4,995; Total Annual 

Hours: 149,850. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Rachel 

Shevland at 410–786–3026). 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: CY 2016 Plan 

Benefit Package (PBP) Software and 

Formulary Submission; Use: We require 

that Medicare Advantage and 

Prescription Drug Plan organizations 

submit a completed PBP and formulary 

as part of the annual bidding process. 

During this process, organizations 

prepare their proposed plan benefit 

packages for the upcoming contract year 

and submit them to us for review and 

approval. We publish beneficiary 

education information using a variety of 

formats. The specific education 

initiatives that utilize PBP and 

formulary data include Web application 

tools on www.medicare.gov and the plan 

benefit insert in the Medicare & You 

handbook. In addition, organizations 

utilize the PBP data to generate their 

Summary of Benefits marketing 

information. Form Number: CMS–R–262 

(OMB control number 0938–0763); 

Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 

Private sector—Business or other forprofits and Not-for-profit institutions; 

Number of Respondents: 598; Total 

Annual Responses: 5,872; Total Annual 

Hours: 56,411. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Kristy 

Holtje at 410–786–2209). 

Dated: September 23, 2014. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–22990 Filed 9–25–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10526 and 

CMS–10477] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 

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