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agreed to it, and if so, why it did so. 

Surely it did not do so simply to save 

itself litigation expense. But did it do so 

because it was being challenged by 

other government agencies and it 

wanted to ‘‘get the Commission off its 

back’’? Or did it do so in hopes that Part 

II would be used as leverage in future 

government challenges to the practices 

of its competitors? In my judgment, 

neither of the latter explanations is 

consistent with the public interest. 

Nor am I comforted that the purpose 

and effect of Part II may be to ‘‘fence in’’ 

Google. I am aware of the teaching of 

Jacob Siegel Co. v. FTC, 327 U.S. 608 

(1946) that a ‘‘fencing in’’ order may 

cover legal conduct as long as that 

conduct is ‘‘reasonably related’’ to the 

violation. Even if Part II may be 

considered to cover conduct that is 

‘‘reasonably related’’ to the violation 

here, any consent order, whether 

litigated or negotiated, must be 

consistent with the public interest. I 

look forward to public comment about 

whether Part II of the proposed consent 

order meets that requirement. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7963 Filed 4–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier OS–0990–New; 60-day 

Notice] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request; 60-Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 information collection request 

for public comment. Interested persons 

are invited to send comments regarding 

this burden estimate 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. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, e-mail your request, 

including your address, phone number, 

OMB number, and OS document 

identifier, to 

Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call 

the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 

690–6162. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be directed 

to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer 

at the above email address within 60 

days. 

Proposed Project: Effects of Insurance 

Market Reforms—OMB No. 0990–NEW– 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). 

Abstract: The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 

(ASPE) is requesting Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval on a new data collection, 

consisting of a survey of a national 

sample of health insurers to learn about 

the effects of various recent insurance 

market reforms from the Affordable Care 

Act (ACA) on premiums and coverage 

for certain benefits. ASPE will use the 

results of this survey in conjunction 

with other data sources to build a more 

complete picture of the effects of the 

insurance market reforms that went into 

effect in September of 2010. The survey 

instrument will be a one-time, selfadministered web survey sent to eight of 

the 12 largest insurers in each state plus 

the District of Columbia based on total 

2009 comprehensive major medical 

premiums, yielding a targeted sample of 

408 health insurers. Each health insurer 

will be asked to provide self-reported 

data on the percentage of covered lives 

with coverage for various benefits before 

and after the insurance market reforms 

went into effect, any effect of these 

reforms on premiums, and coverage for 

select other benefits under 

consideration for the essential benefits 

package. The survey design and content 

have been reviewed by both the ASPE 

project officer and other ASPE 

personnel, and by several former and 

current chief actuaries at health 

insurers. Data collection activities will 

be completed within 60 days (two 

months) of OMB Clearance. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Forms Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

(in hours) per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Self-administered web survey ........... Chief Actuary at health insurance 

companies.

408 1 45/60 306 

Mary Forbes, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8034 Filed 4–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

National Advisory Council for 

Healthcare Research and Quality: 

Request for Nominations for Public 

Members 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations for public members. 

SUMMARY: 42 U.S.C. 299c establishes a 

National Advisory Council for 

Healthcare Research and Quality (the 

Council). The Council is to advise the 

Secretary of HHS (Secretary) and the 

Director of the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) on 

matters related to activities of the 

Agency to improve the quality, safety, 

efficiency, and effectiveness of health 

care for all Americans. 

Seven current members’ terms will 

expire in November 2011. To fill these 

positions, we are seeking individuals 

who are distinguished: (1) In the 


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conduct of research, demonstration 

projects, and evaluations with respect to 

health care; (2) in the fields of health 

care quality research or health care 

improvement; (3) in the practice of 

medicine; (4) in other health 

professions; (5) in representing the 

private health care sector (including 

health plans, providers, and purchasers) 

or administrators of health care delivery 

systems; (6) in the fields of health care 

economics, information systems, law, 

ethics, business, or public policy; and, 

(7) in representing the interests of 

patients and consumers of health care. 

42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(2). Individuals are 

particularly sought with experience and 

success in activities specified in the 

summary above. 

DATES: Nominations should be received 

on or before 60 days after date of 

publication. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Ms. Karen Brooks, AHRQ, 540 

Gaither Road, Room 3006, Rockville, 

Maryland 20850. Nominations may also 

be e-mailed to 

Karen.Brooks@ahrq.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Karen Brooks, AHRQ, at (301) 427– 

1801. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 42 U.S.C. 

299c provides that the Secretary shall 

appoint to the National Advisory 

Council for Healthcare Research and 

Quality twenty one appropriately 

qualified individuals. At least seventeen 

members shall be representatives of the 

public and at least one member shall be 

a specialist in the rural aspects of one 

or more of the professions or fields 

listed in the above summary. In 

addition, the Secretary designates, as ex 

officio members, representatives from 

other Federal agencies, principally 

agencies that conduct or support health 

care research, as well as Federal officials 

the Secretary may consider appropriate. 

42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(3). The Council meets 

in the Washington, DC, metropolitan 

area, generally in Rockville, Maryland, 

approximately three times a year to 

provide broad guidance to the Secretary 

and AHRQ’s Director on the direction of 

and programs undertaken by AHRQ. 

Seven individuals will be selected 

presently by the Secretary to serve on 

the Council beginning with the meeting 

in the spring of 2012. Members 

generally serve 3-year terms. 

Appointments are staggered to permit 

an orderly rotation of membership. 

Interested persons may nominate one 

or more qualified persons for 

membership on the Council. Selfnominations are accepted. Nominations 

shall include: (1) A copy of the 

nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae; 

and (2) a statement that the nominee is 

willing to serve as a member of the 

Council. Selected candidates will be 

asked to provide detailed information 

concerning their financial interests, 

consultant positions and research grants 

and contracts, to permit evaluation of 

possible sources of conflict of interest. 

Please note that Federally registered 

lobbyists are not permitted to serve on 

this advisory board. Please note that 

once you are nominated, AHRQ may 

consider your nomination for future 

positions on the Council. 

The Department seeks a broad 

geographic representation. In addition, 

AHRQ conducts and supports research 

concerning priority populations, which 

include: low-income groups; minority 

groups; women; children; the elderly; 

and individuals with special health care 

needs, including individuals with 

disabilities and individuals who need 

chronic care or end-of-life health care. 

See 42 U.S.C. 299(c). Nominations with 

expertise in health care for these 

priority populations are encouraged. 

Dated: March 24, 2011. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4160–90–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review 

The meeting announced below 

concerns Epidemiologic Research and 

Surveillance in Epilepsy, Funding 

Opportunity Announcement (FOA) 

DP11–003, initial review. 

In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the aforementioned meeting: 

Time and Date: 11 a.m.–5 p.m., May 11, 

2011 (Closed). 

Place: Teleconference. 

Status: The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with provisions set 

forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 

U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director, 

Management Analysis and Services Office, 

CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463. 

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will 

include the initial review, discussion, and 

evaluation of applications received in 

response to ‘‘Epidemiologic Research and 

Surveillance in Epilepsy FOA DP11–003, 

initial review.’’ 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Brenda Colley Gilbert, PhD, M.P.H., Director, 

Extramural Research Program Office, 

National Center for Chronic Disease 

Prevention and Developmental Disabilities, 

CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop K92, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (770) 

488–6295. 

The Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, has been delegated the 

authority to sign Federal Register notices 

pertaining to announcements of meetings and 

other committee management activities, for 

both the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: March 29, 2011. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–9996–N] 

Early Retiree Reinsurance Program 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

CMS is exercising its authority under 

section 1102(f) of the Affordable Care 

Act to stop accepting applications for 

the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, 

due to the availability of funds, as of 

May 5, 2011. 

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

effective March 31, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Mlawsky, (410) 786–6851. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act (Pub. L. 111–148, enacted on 

March 23, 2010) (the Affordable Care 

Act), included a provision that 

establishes the temporary Early Retiree 

Reinsurance Program (ERRP), which 

provides reimbursement to eligible 

sponsors of employment-based plans for 

a portion of the costs of providing 

health coverage to early retirees (and 

eligible spouses, surviving spouses, and 

dependents of such retirees). Section 

1102(a)(1) of the Affordable Care Act, 

which is codified at 42 U.S.C. 

18002(a)(1), requires the Secretary to 

establish the program within 90 days of 

enactment of the law (by June 21, 2010). 

On May 5, 2010, we published an 


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