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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: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies 

to publish a 30-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 that summarizes 

the following proposed collection(s) of 

information for public comment: 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Affordable Care 

Act Information and Collection 

Requirements for Section 1115 

Demonstration Projects; Use: This 

collection is necessary to ensure that 

states comply with regulatory and 

statutory requirements related to the 

development, implementation and 

evaluation of demonstration projects. 

States seeking waiver authority under 

Section 1115 are required to meet 

certain requirements for public notice, 

the evaluation of demonstration 

projects, and reports to the Secretary on 

the implementation of approved 

demonstrations. Form Number: CMS– 

10341 (OMB control number 0938– 

1162); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

37; Total Annual Responses: 130; Total 

Annual Hours: 13,910. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Lane Terwilliger at 410–786– 

2059.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection (Request for a 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Executive 

Summary Form for Research Identifiable 

Data; Use: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible 

for administering the Medicare, 

Medicaid and State Children’s Health 

Insurance Programs. We collect data to 

support the Agency’s mission and 

operations. These data include 

information about Medicare 

beneficiaries, Medicare claims, 

Medicare providers, and Medicaid 

eligibility and claims. We disclose the 

identifiable data consistent with the 

routine uses identified in the Privacy 

Act Systems of Records notices that are 

published in the Federal Register and 

the limitations on uses and disclosures 

that are set out in the HIPAA Privacy 

Rule. 

All requests for identifiable data are 

received and reviewed by the Division 

of Privacy Operations & Compliance 

(DPOC) in the Office of E-Health 

Standards and Services. The DPOC staff 

and the CMS Privacy Officer review the 

requests to determine if there is legal 

authorization for disclosure of the data. 

If legal authorization exists, the request 

is reviewed to ensure that the minimal 

data necessary is requested and 

approved for the project. Requests for 

identifiable data for research purposes 

must be submitted to and approved by 

the CMS Privacy Board. To assist the 

CMS Privacy Board with its review of 

research data requests, OIPDA has 

developed the Executive Summary (ES) 

forms. The ES collects all the 

information that the CMS Privacy Board 

needs to review and make a 

determination on whether the request 

meets the requirements for release of 

identifiable data for research purposes. 

We currently have three versions of the 

ES Form and an ES Supplement for 

Requestors of the National Death Index 

(NDI) Causes of Death Variables. Each 

meets the need for a different type of 

requestor. Form Number: CMS–10522 

(OMB control number: 0938–New); 

Frequency: On occasion; Affected 

Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

325; Total Annual Responses: 325; Total 

Annual Hours: 650. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Kim Elmo at 410–786–0161.) 

Dated: February 24, 2015. 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office 

of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–7036–N] 

Health Insurance Marketplace, 

Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s 

Health Insurance Programs; Renewal 

of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and 

Education (APOE) and Request for 

Nominations 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

renewal of the Advisory Panel (the 

Panel) on Outreach and Education 

(APOE) charter. It also requests 

nominations for individuals to serve on 

the APOE. 

DATES: Nominations will be considered 

if we receive them at the appropriate 

address, provided in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice, no later than 5 

p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (e.d.t.) on 

March 30, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Mail nominations to the 

following address: Abigail Huffman, 

Designated Federal Official, Office of 

Communications, CMS, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Mail Stop S1–13–05, 

Baltimore, MD 21244–1850 or email 

nominations to 

Abigail.Huffman1@cms.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Abigail Huffman, Designated Federal 

Official, Office of Communications, 

CMS, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail 

Stop S1–13–05, Baltimore, MD 21244, 

410–786–0897, email 

Abigail.Huffman1@cms.hhs.gov or visit 

the Web site at http://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/ 

FACA/APOE.html. Press inquiries are 

handled through the CMS Press Office 

at (202) 690–6145. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Advisory Panel (the Panel) on 

Medicare Education (the predecessor to 

the APOE) was created in 1999 to advise 

and make recommendations to the 

Secretary of the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS), and 

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the Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on 

the effective implementation of national 

Medicare education programs, including 

with respect to the Medicare+Choice 

(M+C) program added by the Balanced 

Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–33). 

The Medicare Modernization Act of 

2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108–173) 

expanded the existing health plan 

options and benefits available under the 

M+C program and renamed it the 

Medicare Advantage (MA) program. We 

have had substantial responsibilities to 

provide information to Medicare 

beneficiaries about the range of health 

plan options available and better tools 

to evaluate these options. Successful 

MA program implementation required 

us to consider the views and policy 

input from a variety of private sector 

constituents and to develop a broad 

range of public-private partnerships. 

In addition, the Secretary, and by 

delegation, the Administrator of CMS 

was authorized under Title I of MMA to 

establish the Medicare prescription drug 

benefit. The drug benefit allows 

beneficiaries to obtain qualified 

prescription drug coverage. In order to 

effectively administer the MA program 

and the Medicare prescription drug 

benefit, we have substantial 

responsibilities to provide information 

to Medicare beneficiaries about the 

range of health plan options and 

benefits available, and to develop better 

tools to evaluate these plans and 

benefits. 

The Affordable Care Act (Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act, 

Pub. L. 111–148 and Health Care and 

Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, 

Pub. L. 111–152) expanded the 

availability of other option for health 

care coverage and enacted a number of 

changes to Medicare as well as to 

Medicaid and the Children’s Health 

Insurance Program (CHIP). Qualified 

individuals and qualified employers are 

now able to purchase private health 

insurance coverage through competitive 

marketplace called Affordable Insurance 

Exchange, (also called Health Insurance 

Marketplace, or ‘‘Marketplace’’). In 

order to effectively implement and 

administer these changes, we must 

provide information to consumers, 

providers, and other stakeholders 

pursuant to education and outreach 

programs regarding how these programs 

will change and the expanded range of 

health coverage options available, 

including private health insurance 

coverage through the Marketplace. The 

APOE allows us to consider a broad 

range of views and information from 

interested audiences in connection with 

this effort and to identify opportunities 

to enhance the effectiveness of 

education strategies concerning the 

Affordable Care Act. 

II. Provisions of This Notice 

A. Renewal of the APOE 

Pursuant to the charter approved on 

January 21, 2015, the APOE was 

renewed. The APOE will advise HHS 

and CMS on developing and 

implementing education programs that 

support individuals with or who are 

eligible for Health Insurance 

Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and 

the CHIP about options for selecting 

health care coverage under these and 

other programs envisioned under health 

care reform to ensure improved access 

to quality care, including prevention 

services. The scope of this Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) group 

also includes advising on education of 

providers and stakeholders with respect 

to the Affordable Care Act and certain 

provisions of the Health Information 

Technology for Economic and Clinical 

Health (HITECH) Act enacted as part of 

the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). 

The charter will terminate on January 

21, 2017, unless renewed by appropriate 

action. The APOE was chartered under 

42 U.S.C. 222 of the Public Health 

Service Act, as amended. The APOE is 

governed by provisions of Public Law 

92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 

2), which sets forth standards for the 

formation and use of advisory 

committees. 

Pursuant to the renewed charter, the 

APOE will advise the Secretary and the 

Administrator concerning optimal 

strategies for the following: 

• Developing and implementing 

education and outreach programs for 

individuals enrolled in, or eligible for, 

Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s 

Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or 

coverage available through the Health 

Insurance Marketplace. 

• Enhancing the federal government’s 

effectiveness in informing Health 

Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, 

Medicaid, and CHIP consumers, issuers, 

providers, and stakeholders pursuant to 

education and outreach programs of 

issues regarding these programs, 

including the appropriate use of publicprivate partnerships to leverage the 

resources of the private sector in 

educating beneficiaries, providers, and 

stakeholders. 

• Expanding outreach to vulnerable 

and underserved communities, 

including racial and ethnic minorities, 

in the context of Health Insurance 

Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and 

CHIP education programs. 

• Assembling and sharing an 

information base of ‘‘best practices’’ for 

helping consumers evaluate health 

coverage options. 

• Building and leveraging existing 

community infrastructures for 

information, counseling, and assistance. 

• Drawing the program link between 

outreach and education, promoting 

consumer understanding of health care 

coverage choices, and facilitating 

consumer selection/enrollment; which 

in turn support the overarching goal of 

improved access to quality care, 

including prevention services, 

envisioned under the Affordable Care 

Act. 

B. Requests for Nominations 

The APOE shall consist of no more 

than 20 members. The Chair shall either 

be appointed from among the 20 

members, or a federal official will be 

designated to serve as the Chair. The 

charter requires that meetings shall be 

held approximately four times per year. 

Members will be expected to attend all 

meetings. The members and the Chair 

shall be selected from authorities 

knowledgeable in one or more of the 

following fields: 

• Senior citizen advocacy 

• Outreach to minority and underserved 

communities 

• Health communications 

• Disease-related advocacy 

• Disability policy and access 

• Health economics research 

• Behavioral health 

• Health insurers and plans 

• Health IT 

• Social media 

• Direct patient care 

• Matters of labor and retirement 

Representatives of the general public 

may also serve on the APOE. 

This notice also announces that in 

July 2015, there will be 11 expired terms 

of membership and in October 2015, 

there will be an additional 2 expired 

terms of membership. This notice is an 

invitation to interested organizations or 

individuals to submit their nominations 

for membership for all 13 vacancies on 

the APOE (no self-nominations will be 

accepted). The Administrator will 

appoint new members to the APOE from 

among those candidates determined to 

have the expertise required to meet 

specific agency needs, and in a manner 

to ensure an appropriate balance of 

membership. We have an interest in 

ensuring that the interests of both 

women and men, members of all racial 

and ethnic groups, and disabled 

individuals are adequately represented 

on the APOE. Therefore, we encourage 

nominations of qualified candidates 

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who can represent these interests. Any 

interested organization or person may 

nominate one or more qualified persons. 

Each nomination must include a letter 

stating that the nominee has expressed 

a willingness to serve as a Panel 

member and must be accompanied by a 

curricula vitae and a brief biographical 

summary of the nominee’s experience. 

While we are looking for experts in a 

number of fields, our most critical needs 

are for experts in aging, social media, 

tribal affairs, matters of labor and 

retirement, health economics research, 

behavioral health, health insurers and 

plans, direct patient care, racial/ethnic 

health/disparities, disability, quality, 

pharmacy, social work, rural health, 

CHIP, and state programs/Medicaid. 

We are requesting that all curricula 

vitae include the following: 

• Date of birth 

• Place of birth 

• Title and current position 

• Professional affiliation 

• Home and business address 

• Telephone and fax numbers 

• Email address 

• List of areas of expertise 

Phone interviews of nominees may also 

be requested after review of the 

nominations. 

In order to permit an evaluation of 

possible sources of conflict of interest, 

potential candidates will be asked to 

provide detailed information concerning 

such matters as financial holdings, 

consultancies, and research grants or 

contracts. 

Members are invited to serve for 2- 

year terms, contingent upon the renewal 

of the APOE by appropriate action prior 

to its termination. A member may serve 

after the expiration of that member’s 

term until a successor takes office. Any 

member appointed to fill a vacancy for 

an unexpired term shall be appointed 

for the remainder of that term. 

III. Copies of the Charter 

The Secretary’s Charter for the APOE 

is available on the CMS Web site at: 

http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/FACA/APOE.html 

or you may obtain a copy of the charter 

by submitting a request to the contact 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. 

Authority: Sec. 222 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) and sec. 10(a) 

of Pub. L. 92–463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 10(a) 

and 41 CFR 102–3). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.733, Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: February 23, 2015. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–1636–N] 

Medicare Program: Notice of Four 

Membership Appointments to the 

Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient 

Payment 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces four 

new membership appointments to the 

Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient 

Payment (the Panel). The four new 

appointments to the Panel will each 

serve a four-year period. The new 

members have terms that began on 

January 14, 2015 and continue through 

January 31, 2019. The purpose of the 

Panel is to advise the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services and the Administrator of the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services concerning the clinical 

integrity of the Ambulatory Payment 

Classification groups and their relative 

payment weights. The Panel also 

addresses and makes recommendations 

regarding supervision of hospital 

outpatient services. The advice 

provided by the Panel will be 

considered as we prepare the annual 

updates for the hospital outpatient 

prospective payment system. 

DATES: March 30, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Web site: For additional 

information on the Panel meeting dates, 

agenda topics, copy of the charter, and 

updates to the Panel’s activities, we 

refer readers to our Web site at the 

following address: https://

www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/FACA/Advisory

PanelonAmbulatoryPayment

ClassificationGroups.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Designated Federal Official (DFO): Carol 

Schwartz, DFO, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Mail Stop: C4–04–25, 

Woodlawn, MD 21244–1850. Phone: 

(410) 786–3985. Email: APCPanel@

cms.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Secretary of the Department of 

Health and Human Services (the 

Secretary) is required by section 

1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act 

(the Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(9)(A)) and 

is allowed by section 222 of the Public 

Health Service Act (PHS Act) (42 U.S.C. 

217(a)) to consult with an expert outside 

advisory panel on the clinical integrity 

of the Ambulatory Payment 

Classification groups and relative 

payment weights, which are major 

elements of the Medicare Hospital 

Outpatient Prospective Payment System 

(OPPS), and the appropriate supervision 

level for hospital outpatient services. 

The Panel is governed by the provisions 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended (5 

U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth 

standards for the formation and use of 

advisory panels. The Panel Charter 

provides that the Panel shall meet up to 

three times annually. We consider the 

technical advice provided by the Panel 

as we prepare the proposed and final 

rules to update the OPPS for the 

following calendar year. 

The Panel shall consist of a chair and 

up to 15 members who are full-time 

employees of hospitals, hospital 

systems, or other Medicare providers. 

The Secretary or a designee selects the 

Panel membership based upon either 

self-nominations or nominations 

submitted by Medicare providers and 

other interested organizations. New 

appointments are made in a manner that 

ensures a balanced membership under 

the FACA guidelines. 

The Panel presently consists of the 

following members and a Chair. 

• Edith Hambrick, M.D., J.D., Chair, 

CMS Medical Officer 

• Karen Borman, M.D., F.A.C.S. 

• Jim Nelson, M.B.A., C.P.A., 

F.H.F.M.A. 

• Leah Osbahr, M.A., M.P.H. 

• Jacqueline Phillips 

• Johnathan Pregler, M.D. 

• Traci Rabine 

• Michael Rabovsky, M.D. 

• Wendy Resnick, F.H.F.M.A. 

• Marianna V. Spanaki-Varelas, M.D., 

Ph.D., M.B.A. 

• Gale Walker 

• Kris Zimmer 

II. Provisions of the Notice 

We published a notice in the Federal 

Register on September 23, 2014, entitled 

‘‘Medicare Program; Solicitation of 

Nominations to the Advisory Panel on 

Hospital Outpatient Payment (79 FR 

56808). The notice solicited 

nominations for up to four new 

members to fill the vacancies on the 

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