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(such as 18–35), or patients enrolled in 

limited scale quality improvement 

projects. 

The estimated burden for completing 

the nomination form is 30 minutes. 

Amount of the Prize: 

Up to a total of 20 of highest scoring 

individual clinicians, clinical practices 

or health systems will be recognized as 

Million Hearts® Hypertension Control 

Champions and will receive a cash 

award of $2,000. A maximum of $40,000 

will be awarded in this challenge. 

Payment of the Prize: 

Prizes awarded under this challenge 

will be paid by electronic funds transfer 

and may be subject to Federal income 

taxes. HHS will comply with the 

Internal Revenue Service withholding 

and reporting requirements, where 

applicable. 

Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be 

Selected: 

The nomination will be scored based 

on hypertension control rate (95% of 

score); and sustainable systems in the 

practice that support hypertension 

control (5% of score). 

Nominees with the highest score will 

be required to participate in a two-phase 

process to verify their data. Nominees 

who are non-compliant or nonresponsive with the data requests or 

timelines will be removed from further 

consideration. Phase 1 includes 

verification of the hypertension 

prevalence and blood pressure control 

rate data submitted and a background 

check. For nominees whose Phase 1 

data is verified as accurate, phase 2 

consists of a medical chart review. 

National Quality Forum Measure #0018 

for controlling high blood pressure will 

be used to evaluate the submitted data. 

Details about NQF 0018 can be found at 

http://www.qualityforum.org/QPS/0018. 

A CDC-sponsored panel of three to 

five experts consisting of HHS/CDC staff 

will review the nominations that pass 

the verification to select Champions. 

Final selection will take into account all 

the information from the nomination 

form, the background check, and data 

verification. Geographic location and 

population treated may be used to break 

ties in the event of tie scores at any 

point in the selection process. 

Some Champions will participate in a 

post-challenge telephone interview. The 

interview will include questions about 

the strategies employed by the 

individual or organization to achieve 

high rates of hypertension control, 

including barriers and facilitators for 

those strategies. The interview will 

focus on systems and processes and 

should not require preparation time by 

the Champion. The estimated time for 

the interview is two hours, which 

includes time to review the interview 

protocol with the interviewer, respond 

to the interview questions, and review 

a summary data about the Champion’s 

practices. The summary will be written 

as a success story and will be posted on 

the Million Hearts® Web site. 

Additional Information: 

Information received from nominees 

will be stored in a password protected 

file on a secure server. The challenge 

Web site may post the number of 

nominations received but will not 

include information about individual 

nominees. The database of information 

submitted by nominees will not be 

posted on the Web site. Information 

collected from nominees will include 

general details, such as the business 

name, address, and contact information 

of the nominee. This type of information 

is generally publically available. The 

nomination will collect and store only 

aggregate clinical data through the 

nomination process; no individual 

identifiable patient data will be 

collected or stored. Confidential or 

propriety data, clearly marked as such, 

will be secured to the full extent 

allowable by law. 

Information for selected Champions, 

such as the provider, practice, or health 

system’s name, location, hypertension 

control rate, and clinic practices that 

support hypertension control will be 

shared through press releases, the 

challenge Web site, and Million Hearts®

and HHS/CDC resources. 

Summary data on the types of systems 

and processes that all nominees use to 

control hypertension may be shared in 

documents or other communication 

products that describe generally used 

practices for successful hypertension 

control. HHS/CDC will use the summary 

data only as described. 

Compliance With Rules and 

Contacting Contest Winners: 

Finalists and Champions must 

comply with all terms and conditions of 

these official rules, and winning is 

contingent upon fulfilling all 

requirements herein. The initial finalists 

will be notified by email, telephone, or 

mail after the date of the judging. 

Privacy: 

Personal information provided by 

entrants on the nomination form 

through the challenge Web site will be 

used to contact selected finalists. 

Information is not collected for 

commercial marketing. Winners are 

permitted to cite that they won this 

challenge. 

The names, cities, and states of 

selected Champions will be made 

available in promotional materials and 

at recognition events. 

General Conditions: 

The HHS/CDC reserves the right to 

cancel, suspend, and/or modify the 

challenge, or any part of it, for any 

reason, at HHS/CDC’s sole discretion. 

Award Approving Official: Thomas R. 

Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, and 

Administrator, Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719. 

Dated: August 15, 2014. 

Ron A. Otten, 

Acting Deputy Associate Director for Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–7033–N] 

Health Insurance Marketplace, 

Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s 

Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of 

the Advisory Panel on Outreach and 

Education (APOE), September 12, 2014 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Advisory Panel on 

Outreach and Education (APOE) (the 

Panel) in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The Panel 

advises and makes recommendations to 

the Secretary of the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services and the 

Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services on 

opportunities to enhance the 

effectiveness of consumer education 

strategies concerning the Health 

Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, 

Medicaid, and the Children’s Health 

Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting 

is open to the public. 

DATES:

Meeting Date: Friday, September 12, 

2014, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. eastern 

daylight time (e.d.t.). 

Deadline for Meeting Registration, 

Presentations and Comments: Friday, 

August 29, 2014, 5:00 p.m., e.d.t. 

Deadline for Requesting Special 

Accommodations: Friday, August 29, 

2014, 5:00 p.m., e.d.t. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting Location: U.S. Department of 

Health & Human Services, Hubert H. 

Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 738 G, Conference 

Room, Washington, DC 20201. 


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Presentations and Written Comments: 

Kirsten Knutson, Acting Designated 

Federal Official (DFO), Division of 

Forum and Conference Development, 

Office of Communications, Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Mailstop S1–13–05, 

Baltimore, MD 21244–1850 or contact 

Ms. Knutson via email at 

Kirsten.Knutson@cms.hhs.gov. 

Registration: The meeting is open to 

the public, but attendance is limited to 

the space available. Persons wishing to 

attend this meeting must register at the 

Web site http://events.SignUp4.com/

SEP2014APOEMTG or by contacting the 

DFO at the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice or by 

telephone at number listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice, by the date listed in the 

DATES section of this notice. Individuals 

requiring sign language interpretation or 

other special accommodations should 

contact the DFO at the address listed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this notice by 

the date listed in the DATES section of 

this notice. In accordance with the U.S. 

Department of Health & Human Services 

standards, and an effort for the public to 

engage virtually in the open meetings, 

this APOE meeting will be available to 

view via live web streaming by visiting 

the link www.cms.gov/live during the 

designated time of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kirsten Knutson, (410) 786–5886. 

Additional information about the APOE 

is available on the Internet at: http://

www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/FACA/APOE.html. 

Press inquiries are handled through 

the CMS Press Office at (202) 690–6145. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with section 10(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), this notice announces a 

meeting of the Advisory Panel on 

Outreach and Education (APOE) (the 

Panel). Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act authorizes the 

Secretary of the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (the 

Secretary) to establish an advisory panel 

if the Secretary determines that the 

panel is ‘‘in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed . . . by law.’’ Such 

duties are imposed by section 1804 of 

the Social Security Act (the Act), 

requiring the Secretary to provide 

informational materials to Medicare 

beneficiaries about the Medicare 

program, and section 1851(d) of the Act, 

requiring the Secretary to provide for 

‘‘activities . . . to broadly disseminate 

information to [M]edicare beneficiaries 

. . . on the coverage options provided 

under [Medicare Advantage] in order to 

promote an active, informed selection 

among such options.’’ 

The Panel is also authorized by 

section 1114(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

1314(f)) and section 222 of the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a). The 

Secretary signed the charter establishing 

this Panel on January 21, 1999 (64 FR 

7899, February 17, 1999) and approved 

the renewal of the charter on December 

18, 2012 (78 FR 32661, May, 31, 2013). 

Pursuant to the amended charter, the 

Panel advises and makes 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services and the 

Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 

concerning optimal strategies for the 

following: 

• Developing and implementing 

education and outreach programs for 

individuals enrolled in, or eligible for, 

the Health Insurance Marketplace, 

Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s 

Health Insurance Program (CHIP). 

• Enhancing the federal government’s 

effectiveness in informing Health 

Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, 

Medicaid, and CHIP consumers, 

providers, and stakeholders pursuant to 

education and outreach programs of 

issues regarding these and other health 

coverage programs; including the 

appropriate use of public-private 

partnerships to leverage the resources of 

the private sector in educating 

beneficiaries, providers, and 

stakeholders. 

• Expanding outreach to vulnerable 

and underserved communities, 

including racial and ethnic minorities, 

in the context of the Health Insurance 

Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and 

CHIP education programs. 

• Assembling and sharing an 

information base of ‘‘best practices’’ for 

helping consumers evaluate health plan 

options. 

• Building and leveraging existing 

community infrastructures for 

information, counseling, and assistance. 

• Drawing the program link between 

outreach and education, promoting 

consumer understanding of health care 

coverage choices and facilitating 

consumer selection/enrollment, which 

in turn support the overarching goal of 

improved access to quality care, 

including prevention services, 

envisioned under health care reform. 

The current members of the Panel are: 

Samantha Artiga, Principal Policy 

Analyst, Kaiser Family Foundation; 

Joseph Baker, President, Medicare 

Rights Center; Kellan Baker, Associate 

Director, Center for American Progress; 

Philip Bergquist, Manager, Health 

Center Operations, CHIPRA Outreach & 

Enrollment Project and Director, 

Michigan Primary Care Association; 

Marjorie Cadogan, Executive Deputy 

Commissioner, Department of Social 

Services; Jonathan Dauphine, Senior 

Vice President, AARP; Barbara Ferrer, 

Executive Director, Boston Public 

Health Commission; Shelby Gonzales, 

Senior Health Outreach Associate, 

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities; Jan 

Henning, Benefits Counseling & Special 

Projects Coordinator, North Central 

Texas Council of Governments’ Area 

Agency on Aging; Louise Knight, 

Director, The Sidney Kimmel 

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns 

Hopkins; Miriam Mobley-Smith, Dean, 

Chicago State University, College of 

Pharmacy; Ana Natale-Pereira, 

Associate Professor of Medicine, 

Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School; 

Roanne Osborne-Gaskin, M.D., 

Associate Medical Director, 

Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode 

Island; Megan Padden, Vice President, 

Sentara Health Plans; Jeanne Ryer, 

Director, New Hampshire Citizens 

Health Initiative, University of New 

Hampshire; Carla Smith, Executive Vice 

President, Healthcare Information and 

Management Systems Society (HIMSS); 

Winston Wong, Medical Director, 

Community Benefit Director, Kaiser 

Permanente and Darlene Yee-Melichar, 

Professor & Coordinator, San Francisco 

State University. 

The agenda for the September 12, 

2014 meeting will include the 

following: 

• Welcome and listening session with 

CMS leadership 

• Recap of the previous (May 22, 2014) 

meeting 

• Affordable Care Act initiatives 

• An opportunity for public comment 

• Meeting summary, review of 

recommendations, and next steps 

Individuals or organizations that wish 

to make a 5-minute oral presentation on 

an agenda topic should submit a written 

copy of the oral presentation to the DFO 

at the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice by the date listed 

in the DATES section of this notice. The 

number of oral presentations may be 

limited by the time available. 

Individuals not wishing to make an oral 

presentation may submit written 

comments to the DFO at the address 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice by the date listed in the DATES

section of this notice. 

Authority: Sec. 222 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) and sec. 10(a) 

of Pub. L. 92–463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 10(a) 

and 41 CFR 102–3). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.733, Medicare—Hospital 


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Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: August 12, 2014. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Title: Maternal and Infant Home 

Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) 

Check-In project—Update contact 

information, consent forms, child and 

family outcomes survey. 

OMB No.: 0970–0402. 

Description: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), in 

partnership with the Health Resources 

and Services Administration (HRSA), 

both of the U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS), is 

proposing a data collection activity as 

part of the Maternal and Infant Home 

Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) 

Check-In project. The purpose of the 

MIHOPE Check-In project is to maintain 

up-to-date contact information for 

families that participated in MIHOPE 

(the national evaluation of the Maternal, 

Infant, and Early Childhood Home 

Visiting program), so it is possible to 

conduct future follow-up studies and 

assess the potential long-term impact of 

the program. In addition to contact 

information, the MIHOPE Check-In 

project will also maintain up-to-date 

consent forms for the collection of 

administrative data and administer a 

brief survey on child and family 

outcomes. 

Respondents: Adult participants in 

MIHOPE and adult primary caregivers 

of children who participated in 

MIHOPE. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Child and Family Outcome Assessment and Updating 

Contact Information .......................................................... 4,300 1,433 3 .50 2,150 

Updating Administrative Data Consent Forms .................... 4,300 1,433 3 .25 1,075 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

3225. 

In compliance with the requirements 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded by writing 

to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, 

Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. 

Email address: OPREinfocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. 

The Department specifically requests 

comments on (a) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

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. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Karl Koerper, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Extension of the 

Help America Vote Act (HAVA), (HAVA 

Narrative Annual Report) 

AGENCY: Administration on Intellectual 

& Developmental Disabilities, 

Administration for Community Living, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

an opportunity for public comment on 

the proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. 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 of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

the information collection requirements 

relating to the Help America Vote Act 

(HAVA), Public Law 107–252, Title II, 

Subtitle D, Part 2, Sections 261 to 265 

(HAVA Narrative Annual Report). 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information by September 19, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information by fax 

202.395.5806 or by email to OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB 

Desk Officer for ACL, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

OMB. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Clare Barnett, Program Specialist, 

Administration for Community Living, 

Washington, DC 20201. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency request 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 


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