Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 18, 2011 / Notices 28791 

Dated: May 11, 2011. 

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 Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[Docket Number NIOSH–237] 

Strategy To Address 

Recommendations Issued by the 

Institute of Medicine in November 2010 

Report; Comment Request 

AGENCY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), National Personal Protective 

Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), 

requests input on the NIOSH, NPPTL 

strategy to address the 

recommendations issued by the Institute 

of Medicine (IOM) in the November 

2010 report Certifying Personal 

Protective Technologies: Improving 

Worker Safety. The report focuses on the 

need for a consistent and risk-based 

approach to Personal Protective 

Technology (PPT) conformity 

assessment. 

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Written or 

electronic comments must be received 

on or before July 1, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number NIOSH– 

237, by any of the following methods: 

• Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert 

A. Taft Laboratories, MS–C34, 4676 

Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 

45226 

• Facsimile: (513) 533–8285 

• E-mail: nioshdocket@cdc.gov 

All information received in response 

to this notice will be available for public 

examination and copying at the NIOSH 

Docket Office, 4676 Columbia Parkway, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. All comments 

received will be available on the NIOSH 

Docket Web page at http://www.cdc.gov/ 

niosh/docket, and in writing by request. 

NIOSH includes all comments received 

without change in the docket and the 

electronic docket, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Sporrer, NIOSH, NPPTL, Post Office 

Box 18070, Building 20, Pittsburgh, PA 

15236; E-mail ppeconcerns@cdc.gov, 

telephone (412) 386–6435. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

November 2010 report the Institute of 

Medicine (IOM) made three 

recommendations for advancing 

conformity assessment for Personal 

Protective Technologies (PPT) in the 

nation. These recommendations are: 

(1) Develop and Implement RiskBased Conformity Assessment Processes 

for Non-Respirator PPT; (2) Enhance 

Research, Standards Development, and 

Communication; and (3) Establish a PPT 

and Occupational Safety and Health 

Surveillance System. 

The report may be accessed, for free, 

at: http://www.nap.edu/ 

catalog.php?record_id=12962. 

Conformity Assessment Components 

NIOSH, NPPTL envisions that PPT 

conformity assessment can involve the 

following components: standards, 

testing, inspection, certification, 

registration, accreditation, supplier’s 

declaration of conformity (SDoC), 

communication, post-market testing and 

evaluation, and health surveillance. 

NIOSH, NPPTL is already responsible 

for certifying respirators for use in the 

United States. The management 

responsibilities of PPT Program 

conformity assessment undertaken by 

NIOSH, NPPTL include developing the 

strategy to implement the IOM 

recommendations. 

Near Term Strategy 

NIOSH, NPPTL intends to implement 

a multi-year strategy to address 

Recommendation 1 of the IOM report to 

develop and implement risk-based 

conformity assessment processes for 

non-respirator PPT. 

The impacts of non-compliance 

(consequences of failure to provide the 

expected protection) are best described 

in terms of their potential risk to the 

user and the independence and rigor of 

conformity assessment. This 

relationship is described in Gordon 

Gillerman’s Making the Confidence 

Connection published in ASTM 

Standardization News (2004), which can 

be viewed at http://www.astm.org/

SNEWS/DECEMBER_2004/gillerman_

dec04.html. 

Timeline To Address Recommendation 

1 

The timeline to address 

Recommendation 1 includes, but is not 

limited to the following activities 

conducted over a two year time period: 

1. defining the standards to be 

included in the process; 

2. identifying the PPE on the market 

which complies with current standards; 

3. finalizing the conformity 

assessment terminology to be used in 

the effort; 

4. defining low, medium, and high 

levels of risk; 

5. assessing available sources (e.g. 

surveillance data) to document the risks 

of the PPE not working properly and the 

risks of noncompliance; 

6. defining the level of conformity 

assessment, including configuration 

management, required for each level of 

risk; and 

7. defining the types of PPE to be 

included in the framework to include 

those required by regulation, those 

desired by the user, and those that 

respond to specific health and safety 

needs in the marketplace. 

NIOSH, NPPTL will develop a draft 

risk-based strategy and solicit public 

comment on the strategy. NIOSH, 

NPPTL will conduct face-to-face and 

virtual public meetings to discuss the 

PPT conformity assessment strategy 

during the strategy development 

process. The proposed strategy will be 

published and is expected to serve as a 

reference for standards development 

organizations. 

Stakeholder input to the NIOSH, 

NPPTL strategy to address the 

recommendations provided in the IOM 

report may be submitted to NIOSH 

Docket 237 until July 1, 2011. 

Dated: May 11, 2011. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10292] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

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) is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections for public comment. 

Interested persons are invited to send 


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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. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: State Medicaid 

Health Information Technology (HIT) 

Plan, Planning-Advance Planning 

Document and Update, Implementation 

Advance Planning Document (IAPD) 

and Update, and Annual IAPD to 

implement section 4201 of the 

American Reinvestment and Recovery 

Act of 2009; Use: To assess the 

appropriateness of States’ requests for 

Federal financial participation for 

expenditures under their Medicaid 

Electronic Health Record Incentive 

Program related to health information 

exchange, CMS staff will review the 

submitted information and 

documentation in order to make an 

approval determination for the APD. 

CMS is issuing an updated IAPD 

template to reduce the burden on States 

by clearly indicating the information 

required for a successful submission; 

Form Number: CMS–10292 (OMB #: 

0938–1088); Frequency: Yearly, once, 

occasionally; Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments; Number 

of Respondents: 56; Total Annual 

Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 

448. (For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Richard Friedman at 

410–786–4451. For all other issues call 

410–786–1326.) 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access CMS’ Web Site 

address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

PaperworkReductionActof1995, or Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the 

Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786– 

1326. 

In commenting on the proposed 

information collections please reference 

the document identifier or OMB control 

number. To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations must 

be submitted in one of the following 

ways by July 18, 2011: 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

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) 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 CMS–10292, 

Room C4–26–05, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 

21244–1850. 

Dated: May 13, 2011. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection: 

Comment Request 

In compliance with the requirement 

for opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects 

(section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United 

States Code, as amended by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 

L. 104–13), the Health Resources and 

Services Administration (HRSA) 

publishes periodic summaries of 

proposed projects being developed for 

submission to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. To request more 

information on the proposed project or 

to obtain a copy of the data collection 

plans and draft instruments, e-mail 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA 

Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443– 

1129. 

Comments are invited on: (a) The 

proposed collection of information for 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency; (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. 

Proposed Project: Free Clinics FTCA 

Program Application (OMB No. 0915– 

0293)—Revision 

Under 42 U.S.C. 233(o) and HRSA 

BPHC Policy Information Notice 2011– 

02, ‘‘Free Clinics Federal Tort Claims 

Act (FTCA) Program Policy Guide,’’ the 

FTCA Free Clinic Program requires free 

clinics to submit annual, renewal, and 

supplemental applications for the 

process of deeming qualified health care 

professionals, board members, officers, 

and contractors for FTCA malpractice 

insurance coverage. It is proposed that 

the application forms be modified to 

comply with the Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act section 10608, 

amending 42 U.S.C. 233(o)(1), as well as 

upgrade the application to provide for 

an electronic submission. The 

modifications include: (1) Inclusion of 

board members, officers, employees, 

and contractors into one comprehensive 

application, and (2) a fully electronic 

application that can be submitted 

electronically via e-mail or the internet. 

It is anticipated that these modifications 

will decrease the time and effort 

required by the current OMB approved 

FTCA application forms. 

The annual estimate of burden is as 

follows: 

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Responses per 

respondent Total responses Hours per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Free Clinics FTCA Program Application .......... 200 1 200 14 2800 

Total .......................................................... 200 ............................ 200 ............................ 2800 

E-mail comments to 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA 

Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10–33, 

Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 

Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments 


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