60884 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 197 / Wednesday, October 13, 2004 / Notices 

with the State of California, DHS, and 

under which DHS will participate in a 

computer matching program with CMS, 

to study claims, billing, and eligibility 

information to detect suspected 

instances of Medicare and Medicaid 

fraud and abuse (F&A) in the State of 

California. CMS and DHS will provide 

Electronic Data Systems (EDS), a CMS 

contractor (hereinafter referred to as the 

‘‘Custodian’’), with Medicare and 

Medicaid records pertaining to 

eligibility, claims, and billing which the 

Custodian will match in order to merge 

the information into a single database. 

Utilizing fraud detection software, the 

information will then be used to 

identify patterns of aberrant practices 

requiring further investigation. The 

following are examples of the type of 

aberrant practices that may constitute 

F&A by practitioners, providers, and 

suppliers in the State of California 

expected to be identified in this 

matching program: (1) Billing for 

provision of more than 24 hours of 

services in one day; (2) providing 

treatment and services in ways more 

statistically significant than similar 

practitioner groups; and (3) up-coding 

and billing for services more expensive 

than those actually performed. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS AND INDIVIDUALS

COVERED BY THE MATCH: 

This CMP will enhance the ability of 

CMS and DHS to detect F&A by 

matching claims data, eligibility, and 

practitioner, provider, and supplier 

enrollment records of Medicare 

beneficiaries, practitioners, providers, 

and suppliers in the State of California 

against records of Medicaid/Medi-Cal 

beneficiaries, practitioners, providers, 

and suppliers in the State of California. 

DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS TO BE USED IN THE

MATCHING PROGRAM: 

Systems of Records (SOR). 

The data for CMS are maintained in 

the following SOR: National Claims 

History (NCH), System No. 09–70–0005 

was most recently published in the 

Federal Register, at 59 FR 19181 (April 

22, 1994). NCH contains records needed 

to facilitate obtaining Medicare 

utilization review data that can be used 

to study the operation and effectiveness 

of the Medicare program. Matched data 

will be released to DHS pursuant to the 

routine use as set forth in the system 

notice. 

Enrollment Database, System No. 09–

70–0502 (formerly known as the Health 

Insurance Master Record) published at 

55 FR 37547 (September 12, 1990). 

Matched data will be released to DHS 

pursuant to the routine use set forth in 

the system notice. 

Medicare Supplier Identification File, 

System No. 09–70–0530 was most 

recently published in the Federal 

Register, at 57 FR 23420 (June 3, 1992). 

Matched data will be released to DHS 

pursuant to the routine use as set forth 

in the system notice. 

Unique Physician/Provider 

Identification Number (formerly known 

as the Medicare Physician Identification 

and Eligibility System), System No. 09–

70–0525, was most recently published 

in the Federal Register at 53 FR 50584 

(Dec 16, 1988). Matched data will be 

released to DHS pursuant to the routine 

use as set forth in the system notice. 

Carrier Medicare Claims Record, 

System No. 09–70–0501 published in 

the Federal Register at 59 FR 37243 

(July 21, 1994). Matched data will be 

released to DHS pursuant to the routine 

use as set forth in the system notice. 

The data for DHS are maintained in 

the following data files: ‘‘Medi-Cal 

RFF035 File Paid Claims’’; ‘‘Medi-Cal 

Combined Provider Master File’’; and 

‘‘Medi-Cal Eligibility Record File.’’

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, 

which ever is later. The matching 

program will continue for 18 months 

from the effective date and may be 

extended for an additional 12 months 

thereafter, if certain conditions are met.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Advisory Committee on Immunization 

Practices 

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) announce 

the following Federal Committee 

meeting.

Name: Advisory Committee on 

Immunization Practices (ACIP). 

Times and Dates: 9 a.m.–5:45 p.m., 

October 27, 2004; 8 a.m.–4:35 p.m., October 

28, 2004. 

Place: Atlanta Marriott Century Center, 

2000 Century Boulevard, NE., Atlanta, 

Georgia 30345–3377. 

Status: Open to the public, limited only by 

the space available. 

Purpose: The committee is charged with 

advising the Director, CDC, on the 

appropriate uses of immunizing agents. In 

addition, under 42 U.S.C. 1396s, the 

committee is mandated to establish and 

periodically review and, as appropriate, 

revise the list of vaccines for administration 

to vaccine-eligible children through the 

Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, along 

with schedules regarding the appropriate 

periodicity, dosage, and contraindications 

applicable to the vaccines. 

Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will 

include discussions on influenza which 

includes a VFC vote on use of Live 

Attenuated Influenza Vaccine; proposed 

recommendations for use of quadrivalent 

meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4); 

recommendations for use of Hepatitis A 

Vaccine; an update on implementation of 

strategy to eliminate Hepatitis B virus 

transmission; varicella epidemiology and 

future program goals, including 

consideration of 2 dose varicella vaccination; 

proposal for an evidenced based format for 

ACIP recommendations; consideration of 

revisions for the Harmonized Childhood 

Immunization schedule; revisions to the 2002 

General Recommendations; discussion of 

smallpox vaccine safety; and working group 

and Departmental updates. 

Agenda items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate. 

Due to programmatic issues that had to be 

resolved, the Federal Register notice is being 

published less than fifteen days before the 

date of the meeting. 

For Further Information Contact: Demetria 

Gardner, Epidemiology and Surveillance 

Division, National Immunization Program, 

CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, (E–61), Atlanta, 

Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639–8096, fax 

404/639–8616. 

The Acting 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 CDC and ATSDR.

Dated: October 7, 2004. 

B. Kathy Skipper, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2004N–0049]

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Announcement of Office of 

Management and Budget Approval; 

Control of Communicable Diseases; 

Restrictions on African Rodents, 

Prairie Dogs, and Certain Other 

Animals

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing 

that a collection of information entitled 

‘‘Control of Communicable Diseases; 

Restrictions on African Rodents, Prairie 

Dogs, and Certain Other Animals’’ has 

been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

JonnaLynn P. Capezzuto, Office of 

Management Programs (HFA–250), Food 

and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers 

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–

4659.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of July 9, 2004 (69 FR 

41501), the agency announced that the 

proposed information collection had 

been submitted to OMB for review and 

clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. An 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

a person is not required to respond to, 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. OMB has now approved the 

information collection and has assigned 

OMB control number 0910–0519. The 

approval expires on September 30, 

2007. A copy of the supporting 

statement for this information collection 

is available on the Internet at http://

www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets.

Dated: October 5, 2004.

Jeffrey Shuren,

Assistant Commissioner for Policy.

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BILLING CODE 4160–01–S

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of Inspector General 

Program Exclusions: September 2004

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General, 

HHS.

ACTION: Notice of program exclusions.

During the month of September 2004, 

the HHS Office of Inspector General 

imposed exclusions in the cases set 

forth below. When an exclusions is 

imposed, no program payment is made 

to anyone for any items or services 

(other than an emergency item or 

service not provided in a hospital 

emergency room) furnished, ordered or 

prescribed by an excluded party under 

the Medicare, Medicaid, and all Federal 

Health Care programs. In addition, no 

program payment is made to any 

business or facility, e.g., a hospital, that 

submits bills for payment for items or 

services provided by an excluded party. 

Program beneficiaries remain free to 

decide for themselves whether they will 

continue to use the services of an 

excluded party even though no program 

payments will be made for items and 

services provided by that excluded 

party. The exclusions have national 

effect and also apply to all Executive 

Branch procurement and nonprocurement programs and activities.

Subject name Address Effective date 

Program-Related Convictions

ABERBACH, STEVEN ................................................................. TRENTON, NJ ............................................................................ 10/20/2004 

ANDREADIS, BARBARA ............................................................. BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV ........................................................ 10/20/2004 

AUGUSTINE MEDICAL, INC ....................................................... EDEN PRAIRIE, MN ................................................................... 5/6/2004 

AUSTIN, GAIL .............................................................................. SALEM, OR ................................................................................. 10/20/2004 

BELFREY, THURLEE .................................................................. MAPLE GROVE, MN .................................................................. 10/20/2004 

BELLAMY, BERNICE .................................................................. LUMBERTON, NJ ....................................................................... 10/20/2004 

BELLAMY, HARVEY .................................................................... TRENTON, NJ ............................................................................ 10/20/2004 

BENSON, BRYON ....................................................................... DENVER, CO .............................................................................. 10/20/2004 

BESSETTE, H .............................................................................. BALLSTON LAKE, NY ................................................................ 10/20/2004 

BROWN, EARNEST .................................................................... DEERFIELD, WI .......................................................................... 10/20/2004 

CORRAI, RUSSELL ..................................................................... ELK PARK, NC ........................................................................... 10/20/2004 

DELGADO, MANOLO .................................................................. HIALEAH, FL ............................................................................... 10/20/2004 

DIXON-PYETT, ANTOINETTE .................................................... COLUMBUS, OH ........................................................................ 10/20/2004 

DOCTOR, JULIA .......................................................................... ALEXANDRIA, VA ....................................................................... 10/20/2004 

DUENAS, ADELIODA .................................................................. FRESNO, CA .............................................................................. 10/20/2004 

DUENAS, FERALINA .................................................................. FRESNO, CA .............................................................................. 10/20/2004 

EDUKERE, GODWIN .................................................................. ANTHONY, NM ........................................................................... 10/20/2004 

FOX, BARBARA .......................................................................... WHITE HORSE BEACH, MA ...................................................... 10/20/2004 

FRANZINO, ROBERT .................................................................. GREENSBURG, PA .................................................................... 10/20/2004 

FRENCH, CONSTANT ................................................................ LITTLETON, CO ......................................................................... 10/20/2004 

HAMILTON, CARRIE ................................................................... FT WORTH, TX .......................................................................... 10/20/2004 

JEFFERSON, SHANNON ............................................................ UNION GROVE, WI .................................................................... 10/20/2004 

JOHANNESSEN, PAULA ............................................................ COLUMBUS, OH ........................................................................ 10/20/2004 

LAMBERT, CHRISTINA ............................................................... WHEELERSBURG, OH .............................................................. 10/20/2004 

LEVIN, JOHN ............................................................................... MINERSVILLE, PA ...................................................................... 10/20/2004 

LOWE, JAMES ............................................................................ TULSA, OK ................................................................................. 10/20/2004 

LUNDQUIST, KARL ..................................................................... FLORENCE, CO ......................................................................... 10/20/2004 

MARTIN, STEPHEN .................................................................... SPRINGERVILLE, AZ ................................................................. 10/22/2004 

MILES, RICHARD ........................................................................ BEAUMONT, TX ......................................................................... 10/20/2004 

MILLS, DEBORAH ....................................................................... GROVE CITY, OH ...................................................................... 10/20/2004 

MODI, VINODCHANDRA ............................................................ BEAVER, WV .............................................................................. 10/20/2004 

NGANG, ITA ................................................................................ SILVER SPRING, MD ................................................................. 10/20/2004 

POKH, ROSSIA ........................................................................... BROOKLYN, NY ......................................................................... 10/20/2004 

PROCTOR, DONALD .................................................................. HOUSTON, TX ............................................................................ 10/20/2004 

PUJOL, ALEJANDRO .................................................................. MIAMI, FL .................................................................................... 10/20/2004 

RAUF, ABDUL ............................................................................. OGDENSBURG, NY ................................................................... 10/20/2004 

RICE, LEISA ................................................................................ ELMENDORF, TX ....................................................................... 10/20/2004 

RICHARDSON, JACQUELINE .................................................... FT WORTH, TX .......................................................................... 10/20/2004 

RICHARDSON, TROY ................................................................. LEANDER, TX ............................................................................. 10/20/2004 

ROMERO, BERNADETTE ........................................................... SANTA FE, NM ........................................................................... 10/20/2004 

ROSARIO, DEBRA ...................................................................... FINDLAY, OH .............................................................................. 10/20/2004 

ROSS, ADAM .............................................................................. ENCINO, CA ............................................................................... 10/20/2004