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personnel actions including liaison with 

CGH and CDC’s human resource office; 

(4) develops and promotes partnerships 

with other organizations to support 

global immunization activities; (5) 

liaises and coordinates with other CDC 

offices engaged in global immunization 

activities; (6) provides coordination and 

oversight of division research and 

scientific publications, and liaison with 

other CDC offices involved in scientific 

oversight; (7) provides coordination of 

the division communications activities 

including liaison with other CDC 

communications offices and those of our 

partner agencies; (8) represents CDC, 

CGH, and the division at global and 

national meetings and other fora for 

global immunization activities; and (9) 

provides oversight for all Embassy/ 

International Cooperative 

Administrative Supportive Services 

costs for the division’s field staff. 

Vaccine Preventable Disease 

Eradication and Elimination Branch 

(CWKB). (1) Plans, coordinates, and 

directs, in collaboration with partners, 

technical and programmatic activities to 

eradicate or eliminate/control targeted 

VPDS; (2) participates in developing 

and implements improvements to 

immunization services, surveillance, 

monitoring, evaluation, and data 

management program elements for 

targeted diseases; (3) manages teams 

that coordinate regional activities and 

provide guidance and support to the 

Vaccine Preventable Disease Eradication 

and Elimination Branch (VPDEEB) staff 

assigned in the European Region, 

Eastern Mediterranean Region, African 

Region, South East Asia Region, and 

Western Pacific Region WHO regions; 

(4) participates in multilateral 

collaborations with an extensive array of 

CDC and external partners engaged in 

VPD eradication and elimination 

including: participating countries, other 

CDC organizations, other U.S. 

Government organizations, international 

organizations including WHO, the 

United Nations Foundation, UNICEF, 

and the World Bank; nongovernmental, 

private sector organizations and vaccine 

producers, and international advisory 

committees; (5) provides subject-matter 

expertise, short- and long-term 

consultations, and coordinates 

epidemiology, surveillance, and 

laboratory activities for programs to 

eradicate and eliminate VPDs; (6) 

participates in operation research, 

monitoring and evaluation projects and 

studies to improve VPD eradication and 

control programs and prepares articles 

based on findings for publication in 

international professional journals and 

presentation at international 

conferences; (7) assists with outbreak 

investigations and emergency response 

activities; (8) provides technical 

management for grants and cooperatives 

agreements for vaccine procurement and 

for provision of technical, 

programmatic, and laboratory support. 

Strengthening Immunization Systems 

Branch (CWKC). (1) Develops and brings 

to routine operational level, in 

collaboration with partners, programs to 

deliver established, newly available, or 

under-utilized vaccines for diseases of 

global importance; (2) assesses the 

impact of immunization service delivery 

through surveillance, monitoring of 

vaccine coverage, and operations 

research; (3) develops, evaluates, and 

recommends improvements to 

strengthen routine immunization 

programs, including those related to 

laboratory-based and integrated 

surveillance systems; immunization 

coverage, economic evaluations and 

post-introduction evaluations; (4) 

provides subject-matter expertise and 

short- and long-term consultations; (5) 

participates in multilateral 

collaborations with an extensive array of 

CDC and external partners engaged in 

delivery of routine services, 

surveillance, and coverage monitoring 

of VPDs including: participating 

countries, other CDC organizations, 

other U.S. Government organizations, 

international organizations including 

WHO, the United Nations Foundation, 

UNICEF, and the World Bank; nongovernmental, private sector 

organizations and vaccine producers, 

and international advisory committees; 

(6) assists partner countries to build 

capacity in the areas of service delivery, 

surveillance, health information 

systems, data management, laboratory 

services and surveillance, and decisionmaking to achieve effective, efficient, 

and sustainable immunization 

programs; (7) manages and provides 

guidance and support for the GID PAHO 

team that coordinates PAHO regional 

activities; (8) evaluates, in collaboration 

with partners, projects that integrate 

non-vaccine interventions with routine 

immunization programs; (9) designs and 

participates in research, monitoring and 

evaluation projects and studies to 

improve existing and newly developing 

VPD control and eradication programs 

and prepares articles based on findings 

for publication in international 

professional journals and presentation 

at international conferences; (10) assists 

with outbreak investigations and 

emergency response activities. 

Delete in its entirety the functional 

statements for the Global Immunization 

Division (CVGC) within the National 

Center for Immunization and 

Respiratory Diseases (CVG). 

Dated: August 3, 2011. 

Carlton Duncan, 

Acting Chief Operating Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20355 Filed 8–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–18–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–5502–N2] 

Medicare Program; Accountable Care 

Organization Accelerated Development 

Learning Sessions; Center for 

Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, 

September 15th and 16th, 2011 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

date and location of the second in a 

series of public educational sessions 

hosted by the Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS). This two-day 

training session is the second 

Accelerated Development Learning 

Session (ADLS) hosted by CMS to help 

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) 

deliver better care and reduce costs. We 

invite all new or existing ACO entities 

to register a team of senior executives to 

attend the in-person ADLS. The ADLS 

will provide executives with the 

opportunity to learn about core 

functions of an ACO and ways to build 

their organization’s capacity to succeed 

as an ACO. 

DATES: Meeting Date: Thursday, 

September 15, 2011, 8 a.m to 5 pm., 

pacific daylight time (p.d.t): Friday, 

September 16, 2011, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

(p.d.t). 

Deadline for Meeting Registration: 

Registration for the second ADLS will 

remain open until capacity has been 

reached for the September 15 through 

16 in-person meeting. Space is limited 

and participants are encouraged to 

register as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The 

second ADLS will be held at the Hyatt 

Regency San Francisco Airport at 1333 

Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 

94010. Participants are responsible for 

their own travel, parking, meals, and 

overnight stay expenses. More 

information about the venue and 

accommodations can be found at 

https://acoregister.rti.org/. Potential 

participants are also strongly 

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encouraged to complete the 

comprehensive planning tool discussed 

in section II of this notice before 

arriving to the meeting. 

Meeting Registration, Presentations, 

and Written Comments: Registration 

information and documents can be 

accessed online at https:// 

acoregister.rti.org/. 

Registration: Eligible organizations 

interested in registering for the ADLS 

should visit https://acoregister.rti.org/ 

for information about registration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information is available on 

the registration Web site at https:// 

acoregister.rti.org/. Click on ‘‘contact 

us’’ to send questions or comments via 

e-mail. Press inquiries are handled 

through the CMS Press Office at (202) 

690–6145. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 1115A of the Social Security 

Act (the Act), as added by section 3021 

of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act (Pub. L. 111–148), as amended 

by the Health Care and Education 

Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 

152) (collectively, the Affordable Care 

Act), established the Center for 

Medicare and Medicaid Innovation 

(Innovation Center) for the purpose of 

examining new ways of delivering 

health care and paying health care 

providers in ways that can save money 

for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP while 

improving the quality of care for our 

beneficiaries. Through Accelerated 

Development Learning Sessions (ADLS), 

the Innovation Center will test whether 

intensive shared learning activities will 

expand and improve the capabilities of 

provider organizations to coordinate the 

care of a population of Medicare 

beneficiaries more effectively than 

organizations that do not participate in 

the ADLS. Well coordinated care can 

improve beneficiaries’ quality outcomes 

and reduce the growth of Medicare 

expenditures. 

Completion of the ADLS will not be 

a factor for selection or participation in 

a CMS ACO program. It is intended to 

provide ACOs with the opportunity to 

learn from their peers about essential 

ACO functions and various ways to 

build capacity needed to achieve better 

care for individuals, better population 

health, and lower growth in health care 

expenditures. 

The ACO ADLSs were first 

announced in the May 19, 2011 Federal 

Register (76 FR 28988). 

Each participating team should 

consist of two to four senior-level 

leaders (including at least one executive 

with financial/management 

responsibility and one with clinical 

responsibility). Participants are also 

asked to attend future Web based 

seminars and complete a full ACO 

implementation plan as part of the 

broader ADLS initiative to facilitate ongoing learning and evaluation. 

Information for all future ADLS will 

be posted online at https:// 

acoregister.rti.org as it becomes 

available. 

II. Completion of Planning Tool and 

Session Registration Information 

Registrants need to complete the 

registration form in order to participate 

in an ACO ADLS. Potential participants 

are also strongly encouraged to 

complete a comprehensive planning 

tool, which will allow them to take full 

advantage of the hands-on learning 

activities during the ADLS. The 

registration form and comprehensive 

planning tool are available on the ACO 

ADLS Web site at https:// 

acoregister.rti.org. 

Authority: Section 1115A of the Social 

Security Act. 

Dated: August 3, 2011. 

Donald M. Berwick, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20543 Filed 8–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Title: Parents and Children 

Together—Discussion Guide. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

Description: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACE), U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services is proposing an information 

collection activity as part of an 

evaluation of healthy marriage and 

responsible fatherhood grant programs. 

The evaluation study title is: Parents 

and Children Together (PACT). This 

phase of information collection will 

involve discussion of a range of topics 

with key informants in grantee and 

partner organizations such as their 

organizational structure, program 

services, populations served and 

specific approaches for the grant 

programs. 

The information will be used by ACF 

for the identification and selection of 

grantee programs to be included in the 

evaluation. 

Respondents: Semi-structured 

discussions will be held with 

administrators and managers of healthy 

marriage and responsible fatherhood 

grants and, where appropriate, 

administrators and managers of key 

partner agencies. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Annual number of respondents Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden hours per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Discussion Guide ............................................................................................. 150 1 1 150 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 150. 

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. E-mail 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 

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