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and collected at the Contract-level or 

Plan-level: (1) Enrollment and 

disenrollment, (2) retail, home infusion, 

and long-term care pharmacy access, (3) 

medication therapy management 

programs, (4) grievances, (5) coverage 

determinations and redeterminations, 

(6) long term care utilization, (7) 

employer/union sponsored sponsors, 

and (8) plan oversight of agents. Form 

Number: CMS–10185 (OMB control 

number 0938–0992); Frequency: Yearly 

and semi-annually; Affected Public: 

Private sector (Business or other forprofits); Number of Respondents: 694; 

Total Annual Responses: 6,875; Total 

Annual Hours: 10,865. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Chanelle Jones at 410–786– 

8008). 

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Skilled Nursing 

Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility 

Health Care Complex Cost Report Form; 

Use: Providers of services participating 

in the Medicare program are required 

under sections 1815(a), 1833(e) and 

1861(v)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act 

(42 U.S.C. 1395g) to submit annual 

information to achieve settlement of 

costs for health care services rendered to 

Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, 

regulations at 42 CFR 413.20 and 413.24 

require adequate cost data and cost 

reports from providers on an annual 

basis. The Form CMS–2540–10 cost 

report is needed to determine a 

provider’s reasonable cost incurred in 

furnishing medical services to Medicare 

beneficiaries and reimbursement due to 

or from a provider. The revisions made 

to the SNF cost report are in accordance 

with the statutory requirement for 

hospice payment reform in § 3132 of the 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act (ACA). Form Number: CMS–2540– 

10 (OMB control number 0938–0463); 

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 

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

Number of Respondents: 14,398; Total 

Annual Responses: 14,398; Total 

Annual Hours: 2,908,396. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Amelia Citerone at 410–786– 

8008). 

Dated: April 28, 2015. 

William N. Parham III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office 

of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–10208 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10500 and 

CMS–R–306] 

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 

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 

a second opportunity for public 

comment on the notice. Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding the 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. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by June 1, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the 

proposed information collections, 

please reference the document identifier 

or OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be received by 

the OMB desk officer via one of the 

following transmissions: 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 

Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–5806 or 

Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

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: 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: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Consumer 

Assessment of Healthcare Providers and 

Systems Outpatient and Ambulatory 

Surgery (OAS CAHPS) Survey; Use: The 

information collected in the national 

implementation of Outpatient/

Ambulatory Surgery Patient Experience 

of Care Survey (A/ASPECS) will be used 

to: (1) Provide a source of information 

from which selected measures can be 

publicly reported to beneficiaries to 

help them make informed decisions for 

outpatient surgery facility selection; (2) 

aid facilities with their internal quality 

improvement efforts and external 

benchmarking with other facilities; and 

(3) provide us with information for 

monitoring and public reporting 

purposes. The package has been revised 

subsequent to the publication of the 60- 

day Federal Register notice (January 16, 

2015; 80 FR 2430). Previously, the 

package was entitled, ‘‘Outpatient/

Ambulatory Surgery Patient Experience 

of Care Survey (O/ASPECS).’’ Form 

Number: CMS–10500 (OMB Control 

Number: 0938–1240); Frequency: Once; 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households; Number of Respondents: 

2,813,610; Total Annual Responses: 

2,813,610; Total Annual Hours: 365,769. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

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collection contact Memuna Ifedirah at 

410–786–6849). 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Use of Restraint 

and Seclusion in Psychiatric Residential 

Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) for 

Individuals Under Age 21 and 

Supporting Regulations; Use: 

Psychiatric residential treatment 

facilities are required to report deaths, 

serious injuries and attempted suicides 

to the State Medicaid Agency and the 

Protection and Advocacy Organization. 

They are also required to provide 

residents the restraint and seclusion 

policy in writing, and to document in 

the residents’ records all activities 

involving the use of restraint and 

seclusion. Form Number: CMS–R–306 

(OMB Control Number 0938–0833); 

Frequency: Occasionally; Affected 

Public: Private sector (Business or other 

for-profits); Number of Respondents: 

390; Total Annual Responses: 

1,466,795; Total Annual Hours: 431,062. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Cindy Ruff at 410– 

786–5916). 

Dated: April 28, 2015. 

William N. Parham III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office 

of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–10207 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Findings of Research Misconduct 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) 

has taken final action in the following 

case: 

Venkata J. Reddy, University of 

Minnesota: Based upon the evidence 

and findings of an investigation report 

by the University of Minnesota (UMN), 

an investigation conducted by another 

Federal agency, and additional 

information obtained by the Office of 

Research Integrity (ORI) during its 

oversight review of the UMN 

investigation, ORI found that Mr. 

Venkata J. Reddy, former Graduate 

Student, Department of Chemistry, 

UMN, engaged in research misconduct 

in research that was included in grant 

application R01 GM095559–01A1, 

submitted to the National Institute of 

General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), 

National Institutes of Health (NIH). 

ORI found by a preponderance of the 

evidence that the Respondent 

intentionally and knowingly engaged in 

research misconduct by falsifying and/ 

or fabricating data that was provided to 

his mentor to include in grant 

application R01 GM095559–01A1 

submitted to NIGMS, NIH, to obtain 

U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds. 

Specifically, ORI found that the 

Respondent falsified data included in 

Figures 4, 9, 11, 15, and 25 in R01 

GM095559–01A1 for enantiomeric 

excess (‘‘ee’’) to falsely show a high 

degree of selectivity for one enantiomer 

over another by a cut-and-paste method 

and manipulation of the instrument to 

give the desired result. Respondent also 

falsified the underlying nuclear 

magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) 

data for Compound 22 reported in 

Figure 15 in R01 GM095559–01A1 by a 

cut-and-paste method to manipulate the 

NMR spectra and give the desired result. 

Dr. Reddy has been debarred by the 

Federal agency with joint jurisdiction 

for a period of five (5) years, ending on 

August 26, 2018. ORI has implemented 

the following administrative action to 

coincide with the government-wide 

debarment: 

(1) Respondent is prohibited from 

serving in any advisory capacity to PHS 

including, but not limited to, service on 

any PHS advisory committee, board, 

and/or peer review committee, or as a 

consultant. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Acting Director, Office of Research 

Integrity, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 

750, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453– 

8800. 

Donald Wright, 

Acting Director, Office of Research Integrity. 

[FR Doc. 2015–10203 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Public Health Service 

Recommendation for Fluoride 

Concentration in Drinking Water for 

Prevention of Dental Caries 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

SUMMARY: Through this final 

recommendation, the U.S. Public Health 

Service (PHS) updates and replaces its 

1962 Drinking Water Standards related 

to community water fluoridation—the 

controlled addition of a fluoride 

compound to a community water 

supply to achieve a concentration 

optimal for dental caries prevention. For 

these community water systems that 

add fluoride, PHS now recommends an 

optimal fluoride concentration of 0.7 

milligrams/liter (mg/L). In this 

guidance, the optimal concentration of 

fluoride in drinking water is the 

concentration that provides the best 

balance of protection from dental caries 

while limiting the risk of dental 

fluorosis. The earlier PHS 

recommendation for fluoride 

concentrations was based on outdoor air 

temperature of geographic areas and 

ranged from 0.7–1.2 mg/L. This updated 

guidance is intended to apply to 

community water systems that currently 

fluoridate or that will initiate 

fluoridation, and is based on 

considerations that include: 

• Scientific evidence related to the 

effectiveness of water fluoridation in 

caries prevention and control across all 

age groups, 

• Fluoride in drinking water as one of 

several available fluoride sources, 

• Trends in the prevalence and 

severity of dental fluorosis, and 

• Current evidence on fluid intake of 

children across various outdoor air 

temperatures. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara F. Gooch, DMD, MPH, Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention, 

National Center for Chronic Disease 

Prevention and Health Promotion, 

Division of Oral Health, 4770 Buford 

Highway NE., MS F–80, Atlanta, GA 

30341–3717; tel. 770–488–6054; fax 

770–488–6080; email <BGooch@

cdc.gov>. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because 

fluoridation of public drinking water 

systems had been demonstrated as 

effective in reducing dental caries, the 

U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) 

provided recommendations regarding 

optimal fluoride concentrations in 

drinking water for community water 

systems in 1962 (U.S. DHEW, 1962). 

The U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) is releasing this 

updated PHS recommendation because 

of new data that address changes in the 

prevalence of dental fluorosis, the 

relationship between water intake and 

outdoor temperature in children, and 

the contribution of fluoride in drinking 

water to total fluoride exposure in the 

United States. Although PHS 

recommends community water 

fluoridation as an effective public health 

intervention, the decision to fluoridate 

water systems is made by state and local 

governments. 

As of December 31, 2012, the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC) estimated that approximately 200 

million people in the United States were 

served by 12,341 community water 

systems that added fluoride to water or 

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