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other company, in a nonbanking activity 

that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y 

(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has 

determined by Order to be closely 

related to banking and permissible for 

bank holding companies. Unless 

otherwise noted, these activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Each notice is available for inspection 

at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. 

The notice also will be available for 

inspection at the offices of the Board of 

Governors. Interested persons may 

express their views in writing on the 

question whether the proposal complies 

with the standards of section 4 of the 

BHC Act. Additional information on all 

bank holding companies may be 

obtained from the National Information 

Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding the applications must be 

received at the Reserve Bank indicated 

or the offices of the Board of Governors 

not later than October 9, 2009. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of New 

York (Ivan Hurwitz, Bank Applications 

Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, 

New York 10045–0001: 

1. Ladder Capital Finance Holdings 

LLC, and Ladder Midco LLC, both of 

New York, New York; to engage in 

commercial real estate finance or 

commercial mortgage backed securities 

or swaps to hedge risks or related 

advisory, management or servicing 

activities, pursuant to sections 

225.28(b)(1), (b)(2)(iv); (b)(7)(i) and (iii); 

(b)(8)(ii)(B) and (ii)(C), of Regulation Y. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, September 21, 2009. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–23133 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[FAR Case 2009–009; Docket 2009–0011; 

Sequence 2] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR 

Case 2009–009, American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the 

Recovery Act)— Reporting 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice—Centralized Reporting 

Tool at FederalReporting.gov. 

SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency 

Acquisition Council and the Defense 

Acquisition Regulations Council (the 

Councils) are issuing this notice to 

provide information to Federal 

contractors who have contracts funded, 

in whole or in part, by the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(‘‘Recovery Act’’), and include the FAR 

clause 52.204–11. This notice is being 

provided to offer assistance to Federal 

contractors in understanding the 

FederalReporting.gov centralized 

reporting tool. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 25, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact Mr. 

Ernest Woodson, Procurement Analyst, 

at (202) 501–3775. Please cite Notice— 

Centralized Reporting Tool at 

Federalreporting.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

On March 31, 2009, the Councils 

published an interim rule, FAR case 

2009–009, American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery 

Act)—Reporting Requirements (74 FR 

14639). The rule implements section 

1512 of Public Law 111–5, the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(the ‘‘Recovery Act’’), which requires 

Federal contractors that receive awards 

(or modifications to existing awards) 

funded, in whole or in part, by the 

Recovery Act to report cumulatively 

each calendar quarter on the use of the 

funds. Federal contractors will report 

using a centralized reporting tool at 

FederalReporting.gov. The reporting 

tool was anticipated to be available for 

the reporting period ending June 30, 

2009, with reports due July 10, 2009. 

However, the reporting tool was not 

available and a notice was posted to 

FederalReporting.gov advising Federal 

contractors to maintain their data for the 

quarter ending June 30, 2009 for the 

cumulative report due October 10, 2009. 

The reporting tool is anticipated to be 

available at FederalReporting.gov on 

October 1, 2009. 

On August 25, 2009, a Federal 

Register notice (74 FR 42877) was 

published to notify Federal contractors 

that the Recovery Accountability and 

Transparency Board (‘‘Board’’) had 

announced the availability of 

registration at FederalReporting.gov. To 

comply with the reporting required by 

52.204–11, Federal contractors must 

first register at FederalReporting.gov. 

Early registration is encouraged. The 

registration process requires 

authorization by the Federal contractors’ 

Government Business or Electronic 

Business Points of Contact listed in their 

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

record for the DUNS number indicated 

by the FederalReporting.gov registrant. 

Federal contractors, who have not 

already registered at 

FederalReporting.gov, should do so 

now. For more information on the 

registration and authorization process, 

go to the ‘‘Downloads’’ tab at 

FederalReporting.gov and select the 

‘‘User Registration Guide’’ and 

‘‘Recipient Point of Contact Guide’’ from 

the Documentation section. A User 

Guide for the reporting tool will be 

posted to FederalReporting.gov shortly 

and will also contain registration 

instructions. 

Contractors are advised to review the 

‘‘Recipient Reporting Data Model’’ also 

provided under the ‘‘Downloads’’ tab. 

This document includes the data 

elements that will be required for 

reporting. The FAR Council is not 

responsible for developing 

FederalReporting.gov but understands 

that the system is being initially 

developed to focus on core functionality 

and will not pre-populate data elements. 

Therefore, additional data elements not 

included in the list in FAR clause 

52.204–11, primarily administrative 

information required by the Federal 

Funding and Accountability Act 

(FFATA), must be entered. These 

additional data elements include: 

agency information (awarding agency 

and Government contracting office); 

contractor information (name, address, 

DUNS number, and congressional 

district); and, award information 

(program source (treasury account 

symbol (TAS)) associated with the 

award. Further, contractors must select 

‘‘Federally awarded contract’’ from a list 

of award types. Federal contractors will 

have much of this data on hand, or it 

will be readily available in the contract 

document. 

Until posted at FederalReporting.gov, 

information to assist Federal contractors 

in preparing for reporting, including a 

series of Frequently Asked Questions 

(FAQs) on reporting for Federal 

contractors, has been posted to http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ 

recoveryldefault/. These FAQs will 

familiarize Federal contractors with the 

new system, available guides, key dates 

and activities, and the reporting process. 

The FAQs also provide additional 

information on data elements, such as 

examples on how to calculate full-timeequivalent in order to report jobs 

created and retained. 


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Because some information may not be 

available in the contract document, such 

as the TAS, the FAQs provide 

instruction on how to easily locate this 

information in the Recovery Act Report 

updated daily at https://www.fpds.gov. 

The current interim rule will remain 

in effect. The FAR Council anticipates 

that the first reporting cycle will 

provide valuable experience and 

information necessary to inform the 

Council’s decision on how best to 

proceed with the FAR rule. Federal 

contractors will be notified of the FAR 

Council’s plan through the Federal 

Register. 

An emergency information collection 

request adding the additional data 

elements and extending OMB–9000– 

0166 has been approved by the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs. 

Information Collections for OMB–9000– 

0167, 9000–0168, and 9000–0169 have 

been extended. See 

http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain and select ‘‘DOD/GSA/NASA 

(FAR)’’ as agency. 

Dated: September 23, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Acquisition Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–23329 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10180, CMS–R– 

199, CMS–R–72, CMS–10260 and CMS– 

10178] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

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: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Children’s 

Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Report 

on Payables and Receivables; Use: 

Collection of CHIP data and the 

calculation of the CHIP Incurred But 

Not Reported (IBNR) estimate are 

pertinent to CMS’ financial audit. The 

CFO auditors have reported the lack of 

an estimate for CHIP IBNR payables and 

receivables as a reportable condition in 

the FY 2005 audit of CMS’s financial 

statements. It is essential that CMS 

collect the necessary data from State 

agencies in FY 2006, so that CMS 

continues to receive an unqualified 

audit opinion on its financial 

statements. Program expenditures for 

the CHIP have increased since its 

inception; as such, CHIP receivables and 

payables may materially impact the 

financial statements. The CHIP Report 

on Payables and Receivables will 

provide the information needed to 

calculate the CHIP IBNR.; Form 

Number: CMS–10180 (OMB#: 0938– 

0988); Frequency: Reporting—Annually; 

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 

governments; Number of Respondents: 

56; Total Annual Responses: 56; Total 

Annual Hours: 336. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Deborah McLeod at 410–786– 

0013. For all other issues call 410–786– 

1326.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicaid Report 

on Payables and Receivables; Use: The 

Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 

1990, as amended by the Government 

Management Reform Act (GMRA) of 

1994, requires government agencies to 

produce auditable financial statements. 

Because the Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) fulfills its 

mission through its contractors and the 

States; these entities are the primary 

source of information for the financial 

statements. There are three basic 

categories of data: Expenses, payables, 

and receivables. The CMS–64 is used to 

collect data on Medicaid expenses. The 

CMS–R–199 collects Medicaid payable 

and receivable accounting data from the 

States. Form Number: CMS–R–199 

(OMB#: 0938–0697); Frequency: 

Reporting—Annually; Affected Public: 

State, Local or Tribal governments; 

Number of Respondents: 56; Total 

Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual 

Hours: 336. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact 

Deborah McLeod at 410–786–0013. For 

all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Reinstatement without change 

of a previously approved collection; 

Title of Information Collection: 

Information Collection Requirements in 

42 CFR 478.18, 478.34, 478.36, 478.42, 

QIO Reconsiderations and Appeals; Use: 

In the event that a beneficiary, provider, 

physician, or other practitioner does not 

agree with the initial determination of a 

Quality Improvement Organization 

(QIO) or a QIO subcontractor, it is 

within that party’s rights to request 

reconsideration. The information 

collection requirements 42 CFR 478.18, 

478.34, 478.36, and 478.42, contain 

procedures for QIOs to use in 

reconsideration of initial 

determinations. The information 

requirements contained in these 

regulations are on QIOs to provide 

information to parties requesting the 

reconsideration. These parties will use 

the information as guidelines for appeal 

rights in instances where issues are 

actively being disputed. Form Number: 

CMS–R–72 (OMB#: 0938–0443); 

Frequency: Reporting—On occasion; 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households and Business or other forprofit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 2,590; Total Annual 

Responses: 5,228; Total Annual Hours: 

2,822. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Tom Kessler at 

410–786–1991. For all other issues call 

410–786–1326.) 

4. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare 

Advantage and Prescription Drug 

Program: Final Marketing Provisions 

CFR 422.111(a)(3) and 423.128 (a)(3) 

Use: Medicare Advantage (MA) plans 

must provide notice to plan members of 

impending changes to plan benefits, 

premiums and copays in the coming 

year so that members will be in the best 

position to make an informed choice on 

continued enrollment or disenrollment 

from that plan at least 15 days before the 

Annual Election Period (AEP). 

Beginning 2009, organizations will be 

required to notify plan members of the 

coming year changes using a combined 

standardized document at the time of 

enrollment and annually thereafter. 

Section 422.111 requires, to the extent 

that a MA plan has a Web site, annual 

notification through the Web site of 

written, hard copy notification sent to 

the beneficiaries. Section 423.128 

requires that a part D plan have 


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