5990 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 26 / Monday, February 9, 2004 / Notices 

488–8295, fax (770) 488–8282, e-mail: 

RMartin1@cdc.gov. 

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 CDC 

and the Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry.

Dated: February 2, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, Safety and 

Occupational Health Study Section 

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 following committee 

meeting.

Name: Safety and Occupational Health 

Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). 

Times and Dates: 8 a.m.–5 p.m., February 

19, 2004; 8 a.m.–5 p.m., February 20, 2004. 

Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1900 

Diagonal Road, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314, 

telephone (703) 684–5900, fax (703) 684–

1403. 

Status: Open 8 a.m.–8:30 a.m., February 

19, 2004; Closed 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., February 

19, 2004; Closed 8 a.m.–5 p.m., February 20, 

2004. 

Purpose: The Safety and Occupational 

Health Study Section will review, discuss, 

and evaluate grant application(s) received in 

response to the Institute’s standard grants 

review and funding cycles pertaining to 

research issues in occupational safety and 

health, and allied areas. It is the intent of 

NIOSH to support broad-based research 

endeavors in keeping with the Institute’s 

program goals. 

This will lead to improved understanding 

and appreciation for the magnitude of the 

aggregate health burden associated with 

occupational injuries and illnesses, as well as 

to support more focused research projects, 

which will lead to improvements in the 

delivery of occupational safety and health 

services, and the prevention of work-related 

injury and illness. It is anticipated that 

research funded will promote these program 

goals. 

Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will 

convene in open session from 8–8:30 a.m. on 

February 19, 2004, to address matters related 

to the conduct of Study Section business. 

The remainder of the meeting will proceed in 

closed session. The purpose of the closed 

sessions is for the study section to consider 

safety and occupational health-related grant 

applications. These portions of 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, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, pursuant to 

Section 10(d) Pub. L. 92–463. 

Agenda items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 

CONTACT: Price Connor, Ph.D., NIOSH 

Health Scientist, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, 

Mailstop E–20, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, 

telephone (404) 498–2511, fax (404) 498–

2569. 

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. 

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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: February 3, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–382 and CMS–

R–299] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services (CMS) (formerly known as the 

Health Care Financing Administration 

(HCFA), Department of Health and 

Human Services, is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections 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. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: ESRD 

Beneficiary Selection and Supporting 

Regulations in 42 CFR 414.330; Form 

No.: CMS–382 (OMB# 0938–0372); Use:

ESRD facilities have each new home 

dialysis patient select one of two 

methods to handle Medicare 

reimbursement. The intermediaries pay 

for the beneficiaries selecting Method I 

and the carriers pay for the beneficiaries 

selecting Method II. This system was 

developed to avoid duplicate billing by 

both intermediaries and carriers; 

Frequency: Other: One-time Only; 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households, Business or other for-profit, 

Not-for-profit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 7,400; Total Annual 

Responses: 7,400; Total Annual Hours:

617. 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: A project to 

Develop an Outcome-Based Continuous 

Quality Improvement System and Core 

Outcome and Comprehensive 

Assessment Data Set for PACE; Form 

No.: CMS-R–299(OMB# 0938–0791); 

Use: The purpose of this project is to 

develop an outcome-based continuous 

quality improvement (OBCQI) system 

and core comprehensive assessment 

data set for the PACE program by (a) 

developing and testing a set of data 

items for core outcome and 

comprehensive assessment (COCOA), 

(b) testing risk-adjustment methods so 

each site’s outcomes can be 

appropriately evaluated, (c) designing 

an OBCQI approach to improve quality 

in a systematic, evolutionary manner, 

and (d) testing the usefulness of the data 

items for assessment and care planning. 

A three-phase field test will result in the 

refinement of the draft COCOA data 

items and protocols needed. Findings 

from the project are intended to guide 

the possible implementation of a 

national approach for OBCQI and core 

comprehensive assessment for PACE.; 

Frequency: On occasion and Semiannually; Affected Public: Individuals 

or Households and Not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents:

8,320; Total Annual Responses:

116,038; Total Annual Hours: 16,960.