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and use of these standards, 

implementation specifications, 

certification criteria and certification 

processes? 

3. Given currently implemented 

information technology (IT) 

architectures and enterprises, what 

challenges will the industry face with 

respect to transitioning to the approach 

discussed in the PCAST report? 

a. Given currently implemented 

provider workflows, what are some 

challenges to populating the metadata 

that may be necessary to implement the 

approach discussed in the PCAST 

report? 

b. Alternatively, what are proposed 

solutions, or best practices from other 

industries, that could be leveraged to 

expedite these transitions? 

4. What technological developments 

and policy actions would be required to 

assure the privacy and security of health 

data in a national infrastructure for HIT 

that embodies the PCAST vision and 

recommendations? 

5. How might a system of Data 

Element Access Services (DEAS), as 

described in the report, be established, 

and what role should the Federal 

government assume in the oversight 

and/or governance of such a system? 

6. How might ONC best integrate the 

changes envisioned by the PCAST 

report into its work in preparation for 

Stage 2 of Meaningful Use? 

7. What are the implications of the 

PCAST report on HIT programs and 

activities, specifically, health 

information exchange and Federal 

agency activities, and how could ONC 

address those implications? 

8. Are there lessons learned regarding 

metadata tagging in other industries that 

ONC should be aware of? 

9. Are there lessons learned from 

initiatives to establish informationsharing languages (‘‘universal 

languages’’) in other sectors? 

Dated: December 7, 2010. 

David Blumenthal, 

National Coordinator, Office of the National 

Coordinator for HIT. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel (SEP): Epidemiologic 

and Ecologic Determinants of 

Monkeypox in a Disease-Endemic 

Setting, Funding Opportunity 

Announcement (FOA) CK11–003, Initial 

Review 

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 aforementioned meeting: 

Time and Date: 12 p.m.–2 p.m., February 

1, 2011 (Closed). 

Place: Teleconference. 

Status: 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, 

CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463. 

Matters to Be Discussed: The meeting will 

include the initial review, discussion, and 

evaluation of applications received in 

response to ‘‘Epidemiologic and Ecologic 

Determinants of Monkeypox in a Diseaseendemic Setting, Funding Opportunity 

Announcement FOA CK11–003.’’ 

Contact Person for More Information: Amy 

Yang, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, CDC, 

1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E60, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 

498–2733. 

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 the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: December 2, 2010. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

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 & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–1500(08–05)] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

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 & Medicaid 

Services (CMS), 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 function; 

(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: Reinstatement of a previously 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Health 

Insurance Common Claims Form and 

Supporting Regulations at 42 CFR part 

424, Subpart C; Form Number: CMS– 

1500(08–05), CMS–1490–S (OMB#: 

0938–0999); Use: The Form CMS–1500 

answers the needs of many health 

insurers. It is the basic form prescribed 

by CMS for the Medicare program for 

claims from physicians and suppliers. 

The Medicaid State Agencies, 

CHAMPUS/TriCare, Blue Cross/Blue 

Shield Plans, the Federal Employees 

Health Benefit Plan, and several private 

health plans also use it; it is the de facto 

standard ‘‘professional’’ claim form. 

Medicare carriers use the data 

collected on the CMS–1500 and the 

CMS–1490S to determine the proper 

amount of reimbursement for Part B 

medical and other health services (as 

listed in section 1861(s) of the Social 

Security Act) provided by physicians 

and suppliers to beneficiaries. The 

CMS–1500 is submitted by physicians/ 

suppliers for all Part B Medicare. 

Serving as a common claim form, the 

CMS–1500 can be used by other thirdparty payers (commercial and nonprofit 

health insurers) and other Federal 

programs (e.g., CHAMPUS/TriCare, 

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), and 

Medicaid). 

However, as the CMS–1500 displays 

data items required for other third-party 

payers in addition to Medicare, the form 

is considered too complex for use by 

beneficiaries when they file their own 

claims. Therefore, the CMS–1490S 

(Patient’s Request for Medicare 

Payment) was explicitly developed for 

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