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extra time is required beyond the blood 

sample collection. No forms are 

required. 

• Pulmonary function testing: This 

test requires approximately 15–20 

minutes to complete. No forms are 

required. 

• Chest radiograph: Chest 

radiography will take approximately 5 

minutes. No forms are required. 

• B Reader Physicians: Physicians 

provide classifications of chest 

radiographs by completing a standard 

NIOSH chest radiograph classification 

form, which uses the International 

Labour Office classification system for 

determination of pneumoconiosis. Each 

image requires two readings, and 

according to the Coal Workers’ Health 

Surveillance Program (CWHSP), 

approximately 7% of the images require 

at least one additional reading. The 

CWHSP estimates that it takes each B 

Reader approximately three minutes to 

complete each form. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden/ 

response 

(in hrs) 

Total burden 

(in hrs) 

Miners ............................................... Form # questionnaire ....................... 2,375 1 30/60 1,188 

Miners ............................................... Form # questionnaire (hardcopy) ..... 125 1 40/60 83 

Miners ............................................... Height, weight, blood pressure—No 

form required.

2,500 1 10/60 417 

Miners ............................................... Fingerstick—No form required ......... 2,500 1 10/60 417 

Miners ............................................... Spirometry Test—No form required 2,500 1 20/60 833 

Miners ............................................... Radiograph—No form required ........ 2,500 1 10/60 417 

Miners ............................................... Consent form .................................... 2,500 1 5/60 208 

B Reader Physician .......................... Form 2.8 ........................................... 10 550 3/60 275 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,838 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10539] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

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 (the 

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 

60 days for public comment on the 

proposed action. Interested persons are 

invited to send comments regarding our 

burden estimates 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 must be received by 

June 23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be submitted in 

any one of the following ways: 

1. Electronically. You may send your 

comments electronically to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) that are accepting 

comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 

Control Number llll, Room C4–26– 

05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

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: 

Contents 

This notice sets out a summary of the 

use and burden associated with the 

following information collections. More 

detailed information can be found in 

each collection’s supporting statement 

and associated materials (see 

ADDRESSES). 

CMS–10539 Medicare and Medicaid 

Programs: Conditions of Participation 

for Home Health Agencies (HHA) 

Under the 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. 


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

requires federal agencies to publish a 

60-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. 

Information Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection (Request for a 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare and 

Medicaid Programs: Conditions of 

Participation for Home Health Agencies 

(HHA); Use: Home health services are 

covered for the elderly and disabled 

under the Hospital Insurance (Part A) 

and Supplemental Medical Insurance 

(Part B) benefits of the Medicare 

program, and are described in section 

1861(m) of the Social Security Act (the 

Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395x). These services 

must be furnished by, or under 

arrangement with, an HHA that 

participates in the Medicare program, 

and be provided on a visiting basis in 

the beneficiary’s home. They may 

include the following: 

• Part-time or intermittent skilled 

nursing care furnished by or under the 

supervision of a registered nurse. 

• Physical therapy, speech-language 

pathology, or occupational therapy. 

• Medical social services under the 

direction of a physician. 

• Part-time or intermittent home 

health aide services. 

• Medical supplies (other than drugs 

and biologicals) and durable medical 

equipment. 

• Services of interns and residents if 

the HHA is owned by or affiliated with 

a hospital that has an approved medical 

education program. 

• Services at hospitals, SNFs, or 

rehabilitation centers when they involve 

equipment too cumbersome to bring to 

the home. 

Section 1861(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

1395x) specifies certain requirements 

that a home health agency must meet to 

participate in the Medicare program. 

Existing regulations at 42 CFR 440.70(d) 

specify that HHAs participating in the 

Medicaid program must also meet the 

Medicare CoPs.) In particular, section 

1861(o)(6) of the Act requires that an 

HHA must meet the CoPs specified in 

section 1891(a) of the Act and such 

other CoPs as the Secretary finds 

necessary in the interest of the health 

and safety of its patients. Section 

1891(a) of the Act establishes specific 

requirements for HHAs in several areas, 

including patient rights, home health 

aide training and competency, and 

compliance with applicable Federal, 

State, and local laws. 

Under the authority of sections 

1861(o), 1871 and 1891 of the Act, the 

Secretary proposes to establish in 

regulations the requirements that an 

HHA must meet to participate in the 

Medicare program. These requirements 

would be set forth in 42 CFR part 484 

as Conditions of Participation for Home 

Health Agencies. The CoPs apply to an 

HHA as an entity as well as the services 

furnished to each individual under the 

care of the HHA, unless a condition is 

specifically limited to Medicare 

beneficiaries. 

Under section 1891(b) of the Act, the 

Secretary is responsible for assuring that 

the CoPs, and their enforcement, are 

adequate to protect the health and safety 

of individuals under the care of an HHA 

and to promote the effective and 

efficient use of Medicare funds. To 

implement this requirement, State 

survey agencies generally conduct 

surveys of HHAs to determine whether 

they are complying with the CoPs. 

This information collection request is 

associated with Home Health Agency 

Conditions of Participation (0938– 

AG81) which published October 9, 

2014. Form Number: CMS–10539 (OMB 

control number: 0938–NEW); 

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 

Business or other for-profits and not-forprofit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 19,474; Total Annual 

Responses: 32,929,239; Total Annual 

Hours: 2,786,198. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact 

Danielle Shearer at 410–786–6617.) 

Dated: April 21, 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–3320–N] 

Medicare Program; Meeting of the 

Medicare Evidence Development and 

Coverage Advisory Committee—July 

22, 2015 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that a 

public meeting of the Medicare 

Evidence Development & Coverage 

Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) 

(‘‘Committee’’) will be held on 

Wednesday, July 22, 2015. This meeting 

will specifically focus on lower 

extremity peripheral artery disease. This 

meeting is open to the public in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

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

10(a)). 

DATES: Meeting Date: The public 

meeting will be held on Wednesday, 

July 22, 2015 from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 

p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 

Deadline for Submission of Written 

Comments: Written comments must be 

received at the address specified in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice by 5 

p.m., EDT, Monday, June 15, 2015. Once 

submitted, all comments are final. 

Deadlines for Speaker Registration 

and Presentation Materials: The 

deadline to register to be a speaker and 

to submit PowerPoint presentation 

materials and writings that will be used 

in support of an oral presentation is 5:00 

p.m., EDT on Monday, June 15, 2015. 

Speakers may register by phone or via 

email by contacting the person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice. Presentation 

materials must be received at the 

address specified in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. 

Deadline for All Other Attendees 

Registration: Individuals may register 

online at http://www.cms.gov/apps/

events/upcomingevents.asp?

strOrderBy=1&type=3 or by phone by 

contacting the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice by 5 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, 

July 15, 2015. We will be broadcasting 

the meeting live via Webcast at http:// 

www.cms.gov/live/. Deadline for 

Submitting a Request for Special 

Accommodations: Persons attending the 

meeting who are hearing or visually 

impaired, or have a condition that 

requires special assistance or 

accommodations, are asked to contact 

the Executive Secretary as specified in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice no later than 5:00 

p.m., EDT Friday, July 3, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The 

meeting will be held in the main 

auditorium of the Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. 

Submission of Presentations and 

Comments: Presentation materials and 

written comments that will be presented 

at the meeting must be submitted via 

email to MedCACpresentations@

cms.hhs.gov or by regular mail to the 


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