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CHART 1—FINAL QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS ALLOTMENTS FOR OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011— 

Continued 

State 

Initial QI allotments for FY 2011 

FY 2011 Estimated QI 

expenditures/1 

Need (difference) 

If E>D, 

E ¥ D 

Percentage 

of total need states F/(Tot. of F) 

Reduction 

pool for 

non-need 

States 

If D>=E, 

D ¥ E 

Percentage 

of total nonneed States 

H/(Tot. of H) 

Reduction 

adjustment 

for nonneed States 

Col. 1 × $35,415,135 

Increase adjustment for 

need States 

Col. G × $35,415,135 

Final FY 

2011 QI 

allotment/2 

Number of 

individuals/3 

(000s) 

Percentage of total 

Col B/Tot. 

Col B 

Initial QI 

allotment 

Col × $885,000,000 

A B C D E F G H I J K L 

California ......................... 103 7.09 62,735,719 28,587,784 NA NA 34,147,935 14.2790 5,056,924 NA 57,678,794 

Colorado .......................... 18 1.24 10,963,524 5,295,566 NA NA 5,667,958 2.3701 839,361 NA 10,124,163 

Connecticut ..................... 19 1.31 11,572,608 4,486,600 NA NA 7,086,008 2.9630 1,049,358 NA 10,523,250 

Delaware ......................... 6 0.41 3,654,508 3,146,625 NA NA 507,883 0.2124 75,212 NA 3,579,296 

District of Columbia ......... 3 0.21 1,827,254 0 NA NA 1,827,254 0.7641 270,596 NA 1,556,658 

Florida ............................. 106 7.30 64,562,973 66,436,364 1,873,391 5.2898 Need Need Need 1,873,391 66,436,364 

Georgia ........................... 41 2.82 24,972,471 26,906,212 1,933,741 5.4602 Need Need Need 1,933,741 26,906,212 

Hawaii ............................. 4 0.28 2,436,339 1,291,051 NA NA 1,145,288 0.4789 169,604 NA 2,266,734 

Idaho ............................... 6 0.41 3,654,508 2,343,040 NA NA 1,311,468 0.5484 194,214 NA 3,460,294 

Illinois .............................. 65 4.47 39,590,502 24,682,083 NA NA 14,908,419 6.2340 2,207,769 NA 37,382,734 

Indiana ............................ 37 2.55 22,536,132 7,442,661 NA NA 15,093,471 6.3113 2,235,173 NA 20,300,959 

Iowa ................................. 21 1.45 12,790,778 4,271,524 NA NA 8,519,254 3.5623 1,261,605 NA 11,529,172 

Kansas ............................ 17 1.17 10,354,439 4,610,144 NA NA 5,744,295 2.4020 850,665 NA 9,503,774 

Kentucky ......................... 27 1.86 16,445,286 15,690,958 NA NA 754,328 0.3154 111,707 NA 16,333,578 

Louisiana ......................... 30 2.06 18,272,540 20,326,470 2,053,930 5.7996 Need Need Need 2,053,930 20,326,470 

Maine .............................. 5 0.34 3,045,423 5,682,148 2,636,725 7.4452 Need Need Need 2,636,725 5,682,148 

Maryland ......................... 17 1.17 10,354,439 7,088,750 NA NA 3,265,689 1.3656 483,612 NA 9,870,827 

Massachusetts ................ 35 2.41 21,317,963 10,537,185 NA NA 10,780,778 4.5080 1,596,512 NA 19,721,451 

Michigan .......................... 47 3.23 28,626,979 15,085,628 NA NA 13,541,351 5.6623 2,005,321 NA 26,621,657 

Minnesota ........................ 22 1.51 13,399,862 6,222,133 NA NA 7,177,729 3.0014 1,062,941 NA 12,336,922 

Mississippi ....................... 17 1.17 10,354,439 15,159,850 4,805,411 13.5688 Need Need Need 4,805,411 15,159,850 

Missouri ........................... 34 2.34 20,708,878 5,920,121 NA NA 14,788,757 6.1839 2,190,048 NA 18,518,830 

Montana .......................... 6 0.41 3,654,508 1,621,995 NA NA 2,032,513 0.8499 300,992 NA 3,353,516 

Nebraska ......................... 7 0.48 4,263,593 2,506,235 NA NA 1,757,358 0.7348 260,245 NA 4,003,348 

Nevada ............................ 9 0.62 5,481,762 4,524,038 NA NA 957,724 0.4005 141,828 NA 5,339,934 

New Hampshire .............. 6 0.41 3,654,508 2,135,209 NA NA 1,519,299 0.6353 224,991 NA 3,429,517 

New Jersey ..................... 29 2.00 17,663,455 10,947,452 NA NA 6,716,003 2.8083 994,564 NA 16,668,891 

New Mexico .................... 12 0.83 7,309,016 4,380,182 NA NA 2,928,834 1.2247 433,727 NA 6,875,289 

New York ........................ 88 6.06 53,599,449 46,599,154 NA NA 7,000,295 2.9272 1,036,665 NA 52,562,785 

North Carolina ................. 51 3.51 31,063,317 29,879,017 NA NA 1,184,300 0.4952 175,382 NA 30,887,936 

North Dakota ................... 3 0.21 1,827,254 732,156 NA NA 1,095,098 0.4579 162,172 NA 1,665,082 

Ohio ................................. 69 4.75 42,026,841 23,482,476 NA NA 18,544,365 7.7543 2,746,211 NA 39,280,629 

Oklahoma ........................ 17 1.17 10,354,439 10,487,929 133,490 0.3769 Need Need Need 133,490 10,487,929 

Oregon ............................ 19 1.31 11,572,608 13,141,294 1,568,686 4.4294 Need Need Need 1,568,686 13,141,294 

Pennsylvania ................... 72 4.96 43,854,095 33,758,390 NA NA 10,095,705 4.2215 1,495,060 NA 42,359,035 

Rhode Island ................... 6 0.41 3,654,508 2,322,853 NA NA 1,331,655 0.5568 197,203 NA 3,457,305 

South Carolina ................ 24 1.65 14,618,032 15,020,561 402,529 1.1366 Need Need Need 402,529 15,020,561 

South Dakota .................. 4 0.28 2,436,339 1,720,053 NA NA 716,286 0.2995 106,074 NA 2,330,265 

Tennessee ...................... 34 2.34 20,708,878 26,632,392 5,923,514 16.7259 Need Need Need 5,923,514 26,632,392 

Texas .............................. 117 8.05 71,262,904 78,314,925 7,052,021 19.9124 Need Need Need 7,052,021 78,314,925 

Utah ................................. 9 0.62 5,481,762 2,259,983 NA NA 3,221,779 1.3472 477,109 NA 5,004,653 

Vermont ........................... 2 0.14 1,218,169 3,698,518 2,480,349 7.0036 Need Need Need 2,480,349 3,698,518 

Virginia ............................ 33 2.27 20,099,794 12,026,439 NA NA 8,073,355 3.3759 1,195,573 NA 18,904,221 

Washington ..................... 21 1.45 12,790,778 9,678,240 NA NA 3,112,538 1.3015 460,932 NA 12,329,846 

West Virginia ................... 15 1.03 9,136,270 6,570,617 NA NA 2,565,653 1.0728 379,944 NA 8,756,326 

Wisconsin ........................ 32 2.20 19,490,709 5,065,273 NA NA 14,425,436 6.0320 2,136,244 NA 17,354,465 

Wyoming ......................... 2 0.14 1,218,169 885,008 NA NA 333,161 0.1393 49,337 NA 1,168,832 

Total ......................... 1,453 100.00 885,000,000 681,267,040 35,415,135 100.0000 239,148,095 100.0000 35,415,135 35,415,135 885,000,000 

Footnotes: 

1FY 2011 Estimates from July 2011 CMS Survey of States. 

2For Need States, Final FY 2011 QI Allotment is equal to Initial QI Allotment in Column D increased by amount in Column K. For Non-Need States, Final FY 2011 QI Allotment is equal to Initial QI Allotment in Column D reduced by amount in Column J. 3Three-year average (2007–2009) of number (000) of Medicare beneficiaries in State who are not enrolled in Medicaid but whose incomes are at least 120% but less than 135% of Federal 

poverty level. Source: Census Bureau Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the 2010 Current Population Survey (CPS). 

Authority: (Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Program No. 93.778, Medical 

Assistance Program). 

Dated: August 14, 2012. 

Jennifer Cannistra, 

Executive Secretary to the Department. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–3273–N] 

Medicare Program; Request for 

Nominations for Members for the 

Medicare Evidence Development & 

Coverage Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

request for nominations for membership 

on the Medicare Evidence Development 

& Coverage Advisory Committee 

(MEDCAC). Among other duties, the 

MEDCAC provides advice and guidance 

to the Secretary of the Department of 

Health and Human Services (the 

Secretary) and the Administrator of the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) concerning the 

adequacy of scientific evidence 

available to CMS for ‘‘reasonable and 

necessary’’ determinations under 

Medicare. 

We are requesting nominations for 

both voting and nonvoting members to 

serve on the MEDCAC. Nominees are 

selected based upon their individual 

qualifications and not as representatives 

of professional associations or societies. 

We wish to ensure adequate 

representation of the interests of both 

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women and men, members of all ethnic 

groups and physically challenged 

individuals. Therefore, we encourage 

nominations of qualified candidates 

who can represent these interests. 

The MEDCAC reviews and evaluates 

medical literature, technology 

assessments, and hears public testimony 

on the evidence available to address the 

impact of medical items and services on 

health outcomes of Medicare 

beneficiaries. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

by Monday, September 24, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail nominations 

for membership to the following 

address: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Center for Clinical 

Standards and Quality, Attention: Maria 

Ellis, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail 

Stop: South Building 3–02–01, 

Baltimore, MD 21244. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maria Ellis, Executive Secretary for the 

MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Center for Clinical 

Standards and Quality, Coverage and 

Analysis Group, S3–02–01, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21244 or contact Ms. Ellis by phone 

(410–786–0309) or via email at 

Maria.Ellis@cms.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Secretary signed the initial 

charter for the Medicare Coverage 

Advisory Committee (MCAC) on 

November 24, 1998. A notice in the 

Federal Register (63 FR 68780) 

announcing establishment of the MCAC 

was published on December 14, 1998. 

The MCAC name was updated to more 

accurately reflect the purpose of the 

committee and on January 26, 2007, the 

Secretary published a notice in the 

Federal Register (72 FR 3853), 

announcing that the Committee’s name 

changed to the Medicare Evidence 

Development & Coverage Advisory 

Committee (MEDCAC). The charter for 

the committee was renewed by the 

Secretary on November 24, 2010. The 

current charter is effective for 2 years. 

The MEDCAC is governed by 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), which sets 

forth standards for the formulation and 

use of advisory committees, and is 

authorized by section 222 of the Public 

Health Service Act as amended (42 

U.S.C. 217A). 

The MEDCAC consists of a pool of 

100 appointed members including: 94 

voting members of whom 6 are 

designated patient advocates, and 6 

nonvoting representatives of industry 

interests. Members generally are 

recognized authorities in clinical 

medicine including subspecialties, 

administrative medicine, public health, 

biological and physical sciences, 

epidemiology and biostatistics, clinical 

trial design, health care data 

management and analysis, patient 

advocacy, health care economics, 

medical ethics or other relevant 

professions. 

The MEDCAC works from an agenda 

provided by the Designated Federal 

Official. The MEDCAC reviews and 

evaluates medical literature, technology 

assessments, and hears public testimony 

on the evidence available to address the 

impact of medical items and services on 

health outcomes of Medicare 

beneficiaries. The MEDCAC may also 

advise CMS as part of Medicare’s 

‘‘coverage with evidence development’’ 

initiative. 

II. Provisions of the Notice 

As of January 2013, there will be 42 

membership terms expiring. Of the 42 

memberships expiring, 3 are nonvoting 

industry representative and the 

remaining 39 membership openings are 

for the general MEDCAC voting 

membership. 

Accordingly, we are requesting 

nominations for both voting and 

nonvoting members to serve on the 

MEDCAC. Nominees are selected based 

upon their individual qualifications and 

not as representatives of professional 

associations or societies. We wish to 

ensure adequate representation of the 

interests of both women and men, 

members of all ethnic groups and 

physically challenged individuals. 

Therefore, we encourage nominations of 

qualified candidates from these groups. 

All nominations must be 

accompanied by curricula vitae. 

Nomination packages must be sent to 

Maria Ellis at the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

Nominees for voting membership must 

also have expertise and experience in 

one or more of the following fields: 

• Clinical medicine including 

subspecialties 

• Administrative medicine 

• Public health 

• Biological and physical sciences 

• Epidemiology and biostatistics 

• Clinical trial design 

• Health care data management and 

analysis 

• Patient advocacy 

• Health care economics 

• Medical ethics 

• Other relevant professions 

We are looking for experts in a 

number of fields. Our most critical 

needs are for experts in hematology; 

genomics; Bayesian statistics; clinical 

epidemiology; clinical trial 

methodology; knee, hip, and other joint 

replacement surgery; ophthalmology; 

psychopharmacology; rheumatology; 

screening and diagnostic testing 

analysis; and vascular surgery. We also 

need experts in biostatistics in clinical 

settings, cardiovascular epidemiology, 

dementia, endocrinology, geriatrics, 

gynecology, minority health, 

observational research design, stroke 

epidemiology, and women’s health. 

The nomination letter must include a 

statement that the nominee is willing to 

serve as a member of the MEDCAC and 

appears to have no conflict of interest 

that would preclude membership. We 

are requesting that all curricula vitae 

include the following: 

• Date of birth 

• Place of birth 

• Social security number 

• Title and current position 

• Professional affiliation 

• Home and business address 

• Telephone and fax numbers 

• Email address 

• List of areas of expertise 

In the nomination letter, we are 

requesting that the nominee specify 

whether they are applying for a voting 

patient advocate position, for another 

voting position or a nonvoting industry 

representative. Potential candidates will 

be asked to provide detailed information 

concerning such matters as financial 

holdings, consultancies, and research 

grants or contracts in order to permit 

evaluation of possible sources of 

conflict of interest. 

Members are invited to serve for 

overlapping 2-year terms. A member 

may serve after the expiration of the 

member’s term until a successor is 

named. Any interested person may 

nominate one or more qualified persons. 

Self-nominations are also accepted. 

The current Secretary’s Charter for the 

MEDCAC is available on the CMS Web 

site at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/FACA/ 

Downloads/medcaccharter.pdf, or you 

may obtain a copy of the charter by 

submitting a request to the contact listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) 

and (a)(2). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program.) 

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Dated: August 8, 2012. 

Patrick Conway, 

CMS Chief Medical Officer and Director, 

Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20298 Filed 8–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Uniform Project Description 

(UPD) Program Narrative Format for 

Discretionary Grant Application Forms. 

OMB No.: 0970–0139. 

Description: The proposed 

information collection would renew the 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF) Uniform Project 

Description (UPD). The UPD provides a 

uniform grant application format for 

applicants to submit project information 

in response to ACF discretionary 

funding opportunity announcements. 

ACF uses this information, along with 

other OMB-approved information 

collections (Standard Forms), to 

evaluate and rank applications. Use of 

the UPD helps to protect the integrity of 

ACF’s award selection process. All ACF 

discretionary grant programs are 

required to use this application format. 

The application consists of general 

information and instructions; the 

Standard Form 424 series, which 

requests basic information, budget 

information, and assurances; the Project 

Description that requests the applicant 

to describe how program objectives will 

be achieved; and other assurances and 

certifications. Guidance for the content 

of information requested in the Project 

Description is found in OMB Circular 

A–102; 2 CFR, Part 215; 2 CFR, Part 225; 

2 CFR, Part 230; 45 CFR, Part 74; and 

45 CFR, Part 92. 

Respondents: Applicants to ACF 

Discretionary Funding Opportunity 

Announcements. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

ACF Uniform Project Description (UPD) ......................................................... 5,205 1 60 312,300 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 312,300. 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. Email address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: OMB is required to 

make a decision concerning the 

collection of information between 30 

and 60 days after publication of this 

document in the Federal Register. 

Therefore, a comment is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent directly to the following: Office 

of Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project, Email: 

OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, 

Attn: Desk Officer for the 

Administration for Children and 

Families. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Developmental Disabilities Protection 

and Advocacy Program Statement of 

Goals and Priorities 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration 

Intellectual and Developmental 

Disabilities (AIDD), Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

that the proposed collection of 

information listed below has been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

clearance under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Submit written comments on the 

collection of information by September 

19, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information by fax 

202.395.6974 to the OMB Desk Officer 

for ACL, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brianne Burger, 202.618.5525. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL 

has submitted the following proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

review and clearance. Federal statute 

and regulation require each State 

Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System 

to prepare and solicit public comment 

on a Statement of Goals and Priorities 

(SGP) for the P&A for Developmental 

Disabilities (PADD) program for each 

coming fiscal year. While the P&A is 

mandated to protect and advocate under 

a range of different federally authorized 

disabilities programs, only the PADD 

program requires an SGP. Following the 

required public input for the coming 

fiscal year, the P&As submit the final 

version of this SGP to the 

Administration on Intellectual and 

Developmental Disabilities (AIDD). 

AIDD will aggregate the information in 

the SGPs into a national profile of 

programmatic emphasis for P&A 

Systems in the coming year. This 

aggregation will provide AIDD with a 

tool for monitoring of the public input 

requirement. Furthermore, it will 

provide an overview of program 

direction, and permit AIDD to track 

accomplishments against goals/targets, 

permitting the formulation of technical 

assistance and compliance with the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993. ACL estimates the burden 

of this collection of information as 

follows: 

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