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site, we will use that information to 

contact you about your poster entry, 

announcement of entrants, finalists, and 

winners of the contest. We do not use 

the information for commercial 

marketing. If you are a contest winner, 

you can tell other people you won this 

contest. 

General Conditions: HHS/CDC can 

cancel, suspend, or change the contest, 

or any part of it, for any reason. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719. 

Dated: May 21, 2013. 

Tanja Popovic, 

Deputy Associate Director for Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12682 Filed 5–28–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–9951–N] 

HHS-Operated Risk Adjustment Data 

Validation Stakeholder Meeting 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting on the Affordable Care 

Act HHS-operated risk adjustment data 

validation process. The purpose of this 

public meeting is to provide 

opportunity to discuss the HHS risk 

adjustment data validation process that 

will be conducted when HHS operates 

the risk adjustment program on behalf of 

a state under the Affordable Care Act. 

The meeting will provide information to 

stakeholders including, but not limited 

to, issuers, states, and other interested 

parties about key HHS policy 

considerations pertaining to the HHSoperated risk adjustment data validation 

process and will also provide an 

opportunity for participants to ask 

clarifying questions. The stakeholder 

meeting is being offered as both an inperson meeting and web conference for 

those unable to attend in person. The 

comments and information that we 

obtain through this meeting may aid 

future policy-making for the HHSoperated risk adjustment data validation 

process. 

DATES: Meeting Date: The HHSOperated Risk Adjustment Data 

Validation Stakeholder Meeting will 

take place on: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 

from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., eastern 

daylight time (e.d.t.). 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The 

public meeting will be held in the 

Multi-Purpose Room of the central 

building of the Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

REGTAP Registrar at 1–800–257–9520 

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 

p.m., e.d.t. Please note that this office is 

closed on weekends and federal 

holidays. Please send inquiries about 

the logistics of the meeting to 

registrar@REGTAP.info. Inquiries and 

comments pertaining to content covered 

during the meeting should be submitted 

in REGTAP using ‘‘My Dashboard’’ to 

select ‘‘Submit an Inquiry,’’ then select 

‘‘Risk Adjustment Data Validation 

Stakeholder Meeting’’ to enter the 

question or comment. Users may submit 

their comments and upload attachments 

as needed. Users will receive an 

acknowledgement that the comment 

was received. Press inquiries are 

handled through our press office at 

(202) 690–6343. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Registration: Registration will be on a 

first-come, first-serve basis, limited to 

one participant per organization for the 

on-site option and three participants per 

organization for the web conference. 

Individuals may only register for either 

the on-site option or the web 

conference, not both. If an individual is 

wait-listed for one option, the 

registration must be cancelled before 

attempting to register for the other 

option. Registration deadlines are as 

follows: 

• On-site Participation: Register by 

June 7, 2013, 5 p.m., e.d.t. 

• Web Conference Participation: 

Register by June 19, 2013, 5 p.m., e.d.t. 

• Special Accommodations: The 

deadline to request a special 

accommodation is June 19, 2013, 5 p.m., 

e.d.t. 

• Deadline for Attendees that are 

Foreign Nationals Registration: 

Attendees that are foreign nationals (as 

described in section III. of this notice) 

are required to identify themselves as 

such, and provide the necessary 

information for security clearance (as 

described in section III. of this notice) 

to registrar@REGTAP.info at least 12 

business days in advance of the date of 

the public meeting date. Therefore, the 

deadline for attendees that are foreign 

nationals is June 10, 2013, 5 p.m., e.d.t. 

Registration Instructions: To register 

for either in-person or web conference 

participation, visit the Registration for 

Technical Assistance Portal at 

www.REGTAP.info. Individuals must 

register as a user, if not already 

registered then go to ‘‘My Dashboard’’ 

and select ‘‘Training Events’’ to register 

for on-site or web conference. 

Registrants may only register for either 

the on-site session at CMS’s 

headquarters or the web conference. If 

you are a potential auditor for the Initial 

Validation Audit process, please select 

‘‘Auditor/Initial Validation Auditor’’ for 

the organization type when registering. 

I. Background 

This notice announces a meeting 

regarding the HHS-operated risk 

adjustment data validation process. 

Section 1343 of the Affordable Care Act 

establishes three programs (transitional 

reinsurance, temporary risk corridors, 

and permanent risk adjustment) 

intended to help stabilize premiums in 

the insurance market and minimize the 

potential effects of adverse selection 

that may occur in the initial operational 

years of the marketplaces and market 

reform which will begin with the 2014 

benefit year. This meeting focuses on 

the data validation process for the 

permanent risk adjustment program 

when HHS operates a risk adjustment 

program on behalf of a state (referred to 

as the HHS-operated risk adjustment 

program). Health insurance issuers must 

comply with these risk adjustment data 

validation requirements in the first year 

of the program, the 2014 benefit year. 

On March 11, 2013, we published a 

final regulation, the HHS Notice of 

Benefit and Payment Parameters for 

2014 (also referred to as the 2014 

payment notice) (78 FR 15410), that 

established the regulatory framework for 

the risk adjustment data validation audit 

process for the HHS-operated risk 

adjustment program. Although the 

overall framework for the six-stage risk 

adjustment data validation process was 

described in the 2014 payment notice, 

the detailed processes for several of 

these stages have not been specified. We 

committed to stakeholder engagement in 

developing the detailed processes. The 

purpose of this meeting is to provide 

information to issuers, states, and other 

interested parties about the HHSoperated risk adjustment data validation 

process and offer an opportunity for 

these stakeholders to comment on key 

elements of the risk adjustment data 

validation process. 

II. Meeting Agenda 

The risk adjustment data validation 

meeting will provide information to 

stakeholders including, but not limited 

to, issuers, states, and other interested 

parties about the Affordable Care Act 

HHS-operated risk adjustment data 

validation process and gather feedback 

on key elements of the HHS-operated 


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risk adjustment data validation process. 

The stakeholder meeting will focus on 

topics including, but not limited to, data 

validation audit standards, sampling, 

initial and second validation audits, 

appeals, and error rates. The meeting is 

open to the public, but attendance is 

limited to the space available. There are 

capabilities for remote access. Persons 

wishing to attend this meeting must 

register by the date listed in the 

‘‘Registration’’ section above, and by 

visiting www.REGTAP.info. 

III. Security, Building, and Parking 

Guidelines 

The meeting will be held within the 

CMS Complex, which is not open to the 

general public. Visitors to the complex 

are required to show a valid U.S. 

Government issued photo identification, 

preferably a driver’s license, at the time 

of entry. Participants will also be subject 

to a vehicular search before access to the 

complex is granted. Participants not in 

possession of a valid identification or 

who are in possession of prohibited 

items will be denied access to the 

complex. Prohibited items on Federal 

property include, but are not limited to, 

alcoholic beverages, illegal narcotics, 

explosives, firearms or other dangerous 

weapons (including pocket knives), and 

dogs or other animals (except service 

animals). Once cleared for entry to the 

complex, participants will be directed to 

parking by a security officer. 

To ensure expedited entry into the 

building, it is recommended that 

participants have their ID and a copy of 

their written meeting registration 

confirmation readily available and that 

they do not bring laptops or large/bulky 

items into the building. Participants are 

reminded that photography on the CMS 

complex is prohibited. CMS has also 

been declared a tobacco free campus 

and violators are subject to legal action. 

In planning arrival time, we recommend 

allowing additional time to clear 

security. Individuals who are not 

registered in advance will not be 

permitted to enter the building and will 

be unable to attend the meeting. The 

public may not enter the building earlier 

than 45 minutes before the meeting 

convenes. Guest access to the CMS 

complex is limited to the meeting area, 

the main lobby, and the cafeteria. If a 

visitor is found outside of those areas 

without proper escort, they may be 

escorted by a security officer out of the 

complex. 

Please be mindful that, at the meeting, 

and subject to the constraints of the 

meeting agenda and allotted meeting 

time, there will be an opportunity for 

individuals to speak, and we request 

that individuals wait for the appropriate 

time to present their questions or 

comments. Disruptive behavior will not 

be tolerated, and may result in removal 

from the meeting and/or escort from the 

complex. Visitors may not attach USB 

cables, flash/thumb drives, or any other 

equipment to any CMS information 

technology (IT) system or hardware for 

any purpose at anytime. Additionally, 

CMS staff is prohibited from taking such 

actions on behalf of a visitor, or utilizing 

any removable media provided by a 

visitor. 

We cannot assume responsibility for 

coordinating the receipt, transfer, 

transport, storage, set-up, safety, or 

timely arrival of any personal 

belongings or items used for 

demonstration or to support a 

presentation. Special accommodations, 

arrangements, and approvals to bring 

pieces of equipment or medical devices 

are required by June 19, 2013, 5:00 p.m., 

e.d.t. These arrangements need to be 

made with the registrar@REGTAP.info. 

It is possible that certain requests made 

in advance of the public meeting may be 

denied because of unique safety, 

security or handling issues related to the 

equipment. 

CMS policy requires that every 

foreign national (as defined by the 

Department of Homeland Security is 

‘‘an individual who is a citizen of any 

country other than the United States’’) 

is assigned a host (in accordance with 

the Department Foreign Visitor 

Management Policy, Appendix C, 

Guidelines for Hosts and Escorts). The 

host/hosting official is required to 

inform the Division of Critical 

Infrastructure Protection (DCIP) at least 

12 business days in advance of any visit 

by a foreign national. Foreign nationals 

will be required to produce a valid 

passport at the time of entry. 

Attendees that are foreign nationals 

need to identify themselves as such, and 

provide the following information for 

security clearance to the 

registrar@REGTAP.info by the date 

specified in the ‘‘REGISTRATION’’ 

section of this notice: 

• Visitor’s full name (as it appears on 

passport). 

• Gender. 

• Country of origin and citizenship. 

• Biographical data and related 

information. 

• Date of birth. 

• Place of birth. 

• Passport number. 

• Passport issue date. 

• Passport expiration date. 

• Dates of visits. 

• Company Name. 

• Position/Title. 

Dated: May 23, 2013. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12856 Filed 5–28–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of an 

Altered CMS System of Records Notice 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Altered System of Records 

Notice (SORN). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 

(5 USC 552a), CMS proposes the 

following alterations to existing system 

of records (SOR) number 09–70–0560 

‘‘Health Insurance Exchanges (HIX) 

Program,’’ published at 78 Federal 

Register (FR) 8538 (February 6, 2013): 

1. Add ‘‘Relevant Individual(s)’’ as a 

new category of individuals; 

2. Add personally identifiable 

information (PII) pertaining to ‘‘Relevant 

Individual(s)’’ as a new category of 

records; 

3. Add new purposes to describe the 

reason for the above additions; and 

4. Revise existing routine uses to 

authorize the agency to disclose PII of 

‘‘Relevant Individual(s)’’ to parties 

outside the agency. 

DATES: Effective Dates: Effective 30 days 

after publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register unless comments 

received on or before that date result in 

revisions to this notice. 

ADDRESSES: The public should send 

comments to: CMS Privacy Officer, 

Division of Privacy Policy, Privacy 

Policy and Compliance Group, Office of 

E-Health Standards & Services, Offices 

of Enterprise Management, CMS, Room 

S2–24–25, 7500 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. 

Comments received will be available for 

review at this location, by appointment, 

during regular business hours, Monday 

through Friday from 9:00 a.m.–3:00 

p.m., Eastern Time zone. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Mandelbaum, JD, MHA, Office of 

Health Insurance Exchanges, Consumer 

Information and Insurance Systems 

Group, Center for Consumer Information 

and Insurance Oversight, 7210 

Ambassador Road, Baltimore, MD 

21244, Office Phone: (410) 786–1762, 


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