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Dated: December 3, 2010. 

Keith D. Thurston, 

Assistant Associate Administrator, Citizen 

Services and Innovative Technologies. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30861 Filed 12–7–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier OS–0990–New] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request; 30-Day Public Comment 

Request 

Agency: Office of the Secretary, Office 

of the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology (ONC), 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 e-mail address within 30- 

days. 

Proposed Project: Evaluation of the IT 

Professionals in Health Care—OMB No. 

0090–NEW—Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology’s (ONC). 

Abstract: Currently, the Office of the 

National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology’s (ONC) Office 

of the Chief Scientist is soliciting 

comments on a series of data collection 

efforts for the evaluation of the IT 

Professionals in Health Care 

(‘‘Workforce’’) Program. The Workforce 

Program, created under Section 3016 of 

the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), 

as added by Title XIII in Division A of 

the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009, directed the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

to provide ‘‘assistance to institutions of 

higher education (or consortia thereof) 

to establish or expand medical health 

informatics education programs, 

including certification, undergraduate, 

and masters degree programs, for both 

health care and information technology 

students to ensure the rapid and 

effective utilization and development of 

health information technologies.’’ 

The evaluation of the Workforce 

Program is a new information collection 

activity which will explore program 

challenges, provide critical formative 

feedback to the Workforce grantee 

institutions on their activities, and 

determine whether the Workforce 

Program overall was successful in 

helping to build a skilled workforce 

equipped to meet the heightened 

demands of the current environment. 

The data collection efforts include: A 

Web-based baseline survey of 

community college students; course 

evaluation forms; focus groups with 

students, faculty members, and 

competency exam takers; and a Webbased survey of community college 

faculty. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Forms Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Web-based Student Baseline 

Survey.

Students enrolled in Workforce program .. 1,233 1 20/60 411 

Focus groups with students ..... Students enrolled in Workforce program .. 256 1 1.5 384 

Focus groups with faculty ........ Instructors from Workforce program ......... 50 1 1.5 75 

Focus groups with Exam takers Competency exam takers not enrolled in 

Workforce program.

32 1 1.5 48 

Web-based Faculty Survey ...... Instructors from Workforce program ......... 300 1 10/60 50 

Total .................................. ................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 968 

Seleda Perryman, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30869 Filed 12–7–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Planning and Evaluation; Medicare 

Program; Meeting of the Technical 

Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee 

Reports 

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for 

Planning and Evaluation, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the Technical 

Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee 

Reports (Panel). Notice of this meeting 

is given under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 

10(a)(1) and (a)(2)). The Panel will 

discuss the long-term rate of change in 

health spending and may make 

recommendations to the Medicare 

Trustees on how the Trustees might 

more accurately estimate health 

spending in the long run. The Panel’s 

discussion is expected to be very 

technical in nature and will focus on the 

actuarial and economic assumptions 

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more accurately measure health 

spending. Although panelists are not 

limited in the topics they may discuss, 

the Panel is not expected to discuss or 

recommend changes in current or future 

Medicare provider payment rates or 

coverage policy. 

Meeting Dates: December 13, 2010, 

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and December 14, 

2010, 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. e.t. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services headquarters located at 7500 

Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland 

21244, Conference Room B. 

Comments: The meeting will allocate 

time on the agenda to hear public 

comments. In lieu of oral comments, 

formal written comments may be 

submitted for the record to Donald T. 

Oellerich, OASPE, 200 Independence 

Ave., SW., 20201, Room 405F. Those 

submitting written comments should 

identify themselves and any relevant 

organizational affiliations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donald T. Oellerich (202) 690–8410, 

Don.oellerich@hhs.gov. Note: Although 

the meeting is open to the public, 

procedures governing security 

procedures and the entrance to Federal 

buildings may change without notice. 

Those wishing to attend the meeting 

must call or e-mail Dr. Oellerich by 

Thursday, December 9, 2010, so that 

their name may be put on a list of 

expected attendees and forwarded to the 

security officers at HHS Headquarters. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Topics of 

the Meeting: The Panel is specifically 

charged with discussing and possibly 

making recommendations to the 

Medicare Trustees on how the Trustees 

might more accurately estimate the long 

term rate of health spending in the 

United States. The discussion is 

expected to focus on highly technical 

aspects of estimation involving 

economics and actuarial science. 

Panelists are not restricted, however, in 

the topics that they choose to discuss. 

Procedure and Agenda: This meeting 

is open to the public. The Panel will 

likely hear presentations from Medicare 

public trustees on issues they wish the 

panel to address. This may be followed 

by HHS staff presentations regarding 

long range growth. After any 

presentations, the Panel will deliberate 

openly on the topic. Interested persons 

may observe the deliberations, but the 

Panel will not hear public comments 

during this time. The Panel will also 

allow an open public session for any 

attendee to address issues specific to the 

topic. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a; Section 222 of 

the Public Health Services Act, as amended. 

The panel 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. 

Dated: December 2, 2010. 

Sherry Glied, 

Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30838 Filed 12–7–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–11–0679] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–639–5960 or send 

comments to Carol E. Walker, CDC 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS D–74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Division of Heart Disease and Stroke 

Prevention Management Information 

System—Revision—National Center for 

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

CDC’s Division of Heart Disease and 

Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) is currently 

approved to collect progress and activity 

information from awardees funded 

through two programs: The National 

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention 

Program (NHDSPP), and the WellIntegrated Screening and Evaluation for 

Women Across the Nation 

(WISEWOMAN) program. Information is 

collected semi-annually through an 

electronic Management Information 

System (MIS). The current approval is 

scheduled to expire 5/31/2011 (OMB 

No. 0920–0679). 

CDC plans to request OMB approval 

to continue information collection, with 

changes, for three years. A net reduction 

in the number of respondents will result 

in a net reduction in burden hours. 

Although there will be an increase in 

the number of state-based heart disease 

and stroke prevention (HDSP) programs 

funded through the NHDSPP, reporting 

requirements involving the MIS will be 

discontinued for awardees funded 

through the WISEWOMAN program. No 

changes are proposed to the information 

collection instrument, the burden per 

response, or the frequency of 

information collection. 

In 1998, Congress provided CDC with 

initial funding to establish the NHDSPP, 

authorized under sections 301(a) and 

317b(k)(2) of the Public Health Service 

(PHS) Act [42 U.S.C. 241(a) and 

247b(k)(2)], as amended. The program 

currently supports population-based 

heart disease and stroke prevention 

efforts in selected States and the District 

of Columbia. As funding allows, CDC’s 

strategic plan calls for expanding the 

program to health departments in all 

U.S. States and territories. CDC works 

with HDSP program awardees to 

implement and evaluate evidence-based 

public health prevention and control 

strategies that address risk factors and 

reduce disparities, disease, disability, 

and death from heart disease and stroke. 

Awardees are encouraged to work at the 

highest levels within priority 

environments to change policies and 

systems that will improve 

cardiovascular outcomes. 

All HDSP program awardees are 

required to submit continuation 

applications and semi-annual progress 

reports to CDC. The DHDSP MIS 

provides a standardized, electronic 

interface for the collection of this 

progress information, which includes 

work plans, objectives, partners, data 

sources, and policy and environmental 

assessments. The MIS also produces 

both state-specific and aggregate reports 

that are used for performance 


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