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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. 

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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 

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monitoring, program evaluation, and 

technical assistance. The monitoring 

and evaluation plan for the HDSP 

program is part of an overall initiative 

within CDC’s National Center for 

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP) to promote more 

efficient ways of using resources and 

achieving greater health impact. CDC 

plans to increase the number of HDSP 

awardees reporting through the MIS 

from 33 to 42. 

CDC will discontinue approval to use 

the DHDSP MIS for collecting 

information from WISEWOMAN 

program awardees. The WISEWOMAN 

program is a demonstration program 

that extends cardiovascular diseaserelated services to a subset of women 

who also receive services through the 

National Breast and Cervical Cancer 

Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). 

Although approval was obtained to use 

the DHDSP MIS for collecting progress 

and activity information from 

WISEWOMAN awardees, the 

information collection was not 

implemented due to a change in plans 

for monitoring these awardees. The 

current WISEWOMAN data collection is 

described in OMB No. 0920–0612 

(WISEWOMAN Reporting System, exp. 

3/31/2013). 

CDC will continue to use the 

information collected through the 

DHDSP MIS to identify state-specific 

heart disease and stroke prevention 

priorities and objectives, and to describe 

the impact and reach of program 

interventions. Respondents will be 42 

health departments in 41 States and the 

District of Columbia (DC). Respondents 

will continue to submit their progress 

and activity information to CDC semiannually. The estimated burden per 

response is six hours. There are no costs 

to respondents other than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

State-Based HDSP Programs ......................................................................... 42 2 6 504 

Dated: December 2, 2010. 

Carol Walker, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60 Day–11–0770] 

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 Walker, Acting CDC 

Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton 

Road, MS–D74, 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 

National HIV Behavioral Surveillance 

System (NHBS) (OMB no. 0920–0770, 

exp. 03/31/2011)—Extension—National 

Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB 

Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The purpose of this data collection is 

to monitor behaviors related to Human 

Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection 

among persons at high risk for infection 

in the United States. The primary 

objectives of the NHBS system are to 

obtain data from samples of persons at 

risk to: (a) Describe the prevalence and 

trends in risk behaviors; (b) describe the 

prevalence of and trends in HIV testing 

and HIV infection; (c) describe the 

prevalence of and trends in use of HIV 

prevention services; (d) identify met and 

unmet needs for HIV prevention 

services in order to inform health 

departments, community based 

organizations, community planning 

groups and other stakeholders. 

This project addresses the goals of the 

National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the 

United States, which calls for State and 

local health departments to monitor 

progress towards the national goal of 

reducing new HIV infections by 25% by 

2015. NHBS contributes to this national 

goal by describing and monitoring the 

HIV risk behaviors, HIV seroprevalence 

and incidence, and HIV prevention 

experiences of persons at highest risk 

for HIV infection. 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention request approval for a 3-year 

extension for the previously approved 

National HIV Behavioral Surveillance 

System (NHBS), OMB number 0920– 

0770, which expires 03/31/2011. Data 

are collected through anonymous, inperson interviews conducted with 

persons systematically selected from 25 

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) 

throughout the United States; these 25 

MSAs were chosen based on having 

high AIDS prevalence. Persons at risk 

for HIV infection to be interviewed for 

NHBS include men who have sex with 

men (MSM), injecting drug users (IDU), 

and heterosexuals at increased risk of 

HIV (HET). A brief screening interview 

will be used to determine eligibility for 

participation in the behavioral 

assessment. 

The data from the behavioral 

assessment will provide frequency 

estimates of behavior related to the risk 

of HIV and other sexually transmitted 

diseases, prior testing for HIV, and use 

of HIV prevention services. All persons 

interviewed will also be offered an HIV 

test, and will participate in a pre-test 

counseling session. No other Federal 

agency systematically collects this type 

of information from persons at risk for 

HIV infection. These data will have a 


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