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Annual Responses: 1,000; Total Annual
Hours: 125. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Ada Sanchez at 410–786–9466.)

Dated: January 28, 2014. Martique Jones, Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014–02061 Filed 1–30–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND**  **HUMAN SERVICES**

**Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services** 

**[CMS–9082–N]**

**Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program**  **Issuances—**

October through December 2013
**AGENCY :**  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

**ACTION :**  Notice

**SUMMARY :**  This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published from October through December 2013, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs administered by CMS.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  It is possible that an interested party may need specific information and not be able to determine from the listed information whether the issuance or regulation would fulfill that need. Consequently, we are providing contact persons to answer general questions concerning each of the addenda published in this notice.

Addenda Contact Phone number

I CMS Manual Instructions ................................................................................................................. Ismael Torres ............... (410) 786–1864 II Regulation Documents Published in the F EDERAL R EGISTER .......................................................... Terri Plumb ................... (410) 786–4481 III CMS Rulings .................................................................................................................................. Tiffany Lafferty .............. (410) 786–7548 IV Medicare National Coverage Determinations ................................................................................ Wanda Belle ................. (410) 786–7491 V FDA-Approved Category B IDEs .................................................................................................... John Manlove ............... (410) 786–6877 VI Collections of Information .............................................................................................................. Mitch Bryman ............... (410) 786–5258 VII Medicare –Approved Carotid Stent Facilities ............................................................................... Lori Ashby .................... (410) 786–6322 VIII American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry Sites .......................... Marie Casey, BSN, MPH. (410) 786–7861

IX Medicare’s Active Coverage-Related Guidance Documents ........................................................ Lori Ashby .................... (410) 786–6322 X One-time Notices Regarding National Coverage Provisions ......................................................... Lori Ashby .................... (410) 786–6322 XI National Oncologic Positron Emission Tomography Registry Sites .............................................. Stuart Caplan, R N, MAS. (410) 786–8564

XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist Device (Destination Therapy) Facilities .......................... Marie Casey, BSN, MPH. (410) 786–7861

XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Facilities ................................................. Marie Casey, BS N, MPH. (410) 786–7861

XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Facilities .......................................................................... Kate Tillman, RN, MAS (410) 786–9252 XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Dementia Trials .................................. Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS. (410) 786–8564

All Other Information .......................................................................................................................... Annette Brewer ............. (410) 786–6580

I. Background

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for administering the Medicare and Medicaid programs and coordination and oversight of private health insurance. Administration and oversight of these programs involves the following: (1) Furnishing information to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, health care providers, and the public; and (2) maintaining effective communications with CMS regional offices, state governments, state Medicaid agencies, state survey agencies, various providers of health care, all Medicare contractors that process claims and pay bills, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), health insurers, and other stakeholders. To implement the various statutes on which the programs are based, we issue regulations under the authority granted to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under sections 1102, 1871, 1902, and related provisions of the Social Security Act (the Act) and Public Health Service Act. We also issue various manuals, memoranda, and statements necessary to administer and oversee the programs efficiently.

Section 1871(c) of the Act requires that we publish a list of all Medicare manual instructions, interpretive rules, statements of policy, and guidelines of general applicability not issued as regulations at least every 3 months in the Federal Register

. II. Revised Format for the Quarterly Issuance Notices

While we are publishing the quarterly notice required by section 1871(c) of the Act, we will no longer republish duplicative information that is available to the public elsewhere. We believe this approach is in alignment with CMS’ commitment to the general principles of the President’s Executive Order 13563 released January 2011entitled ‘‘Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,’’ which promotes modifying and streamlining an agency’s regulatory program to be more effective in achieving regulatory objectives. Section 6 of Executive Order 13563 requires agencies to identify regulations that may be ‘‘outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome, and to modify, streamline, expand or repeal them in accordance with what has been learned.’’ This approach is also in alignment with the President’s Open Government and Transparency Initiative that establishes a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration.

Therefore, this quarterly notice provides only the specific updates that have occurred in the 3-month period along with a hyperlink to the full listing that is available on the CMS Web site or the appropriate data registries that are used as our resources. This information is the most current up-to-date information and will be available earlier than we publish our quarterly notice. We believe the Web site list provides more timely access for beneficiaries,


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providers, and suppliers. We also believe the Web site offers a more convenient tool for the public to find the full list of qualified providers for these specific services and offers more flexibility and ‘‘real time’’ accessibility. In addition, many of the Web sites have listservs; that is, the public can subscribe and receive immediate notification of any updates to the Web site. These listservs avoid the need to check the Web site, as notification of updates is automatic and sent to the subscriber as they occur. If assessing a Web site proves to be difficult, the contact person listed can provide information.

III. How to Use the Notice

This notice is organized into 15 addenda so that a reader may access the subjects published during the quarter covered by the notice to determine whether any are of particular interest. We expect this notice to be used in concert with previously published notices. Those unfamiliar with a description of our Medicare manuals should view the manuals at http:// www.cms.gov/manuals.

Authority: (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare— Hospital Insurance, Program No. 93.774, Medicare—Supplementary Medical Insurance Program, and Program No. 93.714, Medical Assistance Program)

Dated: January 24, 2014. Kathleen Cantwell, Director, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.


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[FR Doc. 2014–02069 Filed 1–30–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4120–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES** 

**Administration for Children and Families** 

**Notice of Meetings for Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships** 

**AGENCY :**  Administration for Children and Families, HHS.

**ACTION :**  Notice of public meetings via webinar and telephone call-in.

**SUMMARY :**  This public meeting is to obtain input on the creation of Early Head Start (EHS)-Child Care Partnerships that were authorized by the 2014 Omnibus Act, which was released on January 17, 2014. The purpose of this meeting is to provide an open door forum for public input in order to help the Department of Health and Human Services as we develop future planning activities.

To help us best develop Early Head Start with local child care centers andfamily child care providers serving lowincome infants and toddlers, this notice invites the public to learn about partnerships and provide information that may assist the Agency at two public meetings held via webinar and telephone call-in.

**DATES :**  Two public meetings will be held on February 6, 2014, and February 7, 2014. The dates and times for each meeting will be:

February 6, 2014: 4:00–5:00 p.m. EST February 7, 2014: 4:00–5:00 p.m. EST Registration and Additional Information: We request that interested persons register online with the Child Care Communications Management Center (CMC) to participate in one or more meetings via either webinar or by telephone. Interested persons may register for the February 6 meeting at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/ 905737662, or the February 7 meeting
at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/ register/539737118.

The contact at CMC is Karen Limsi, who can be reached by telephone at 240–399–8729 and by email at klimsi@ blhtech.com. Interested persons should register at least the day before the meeting in which they wish to participate.

Each public meeting is scheduled for one hour, but will end sooner if participants have finished providing input before the time period expires.

The format for the meetings is intended to allow participants to provide input and to respond to the input provided by others. We especially request input from entities interested in creating partnerships.

To help interested individuals prepare for the meetings, we invite review of the 2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill. The full text is set forth at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr3547enr/pdf/BILLS113hr3547enr.pdf

Written comments may be submitted
at: EHS.CCPartnerships@acf.hhs.gov until Midnight February 7, 2014.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The expansion of EHS-Child Care Partnerships is a key component in President Obama’s Early Learning Plan. These partnerships will extend the provision of high-quality early learning opportunities to more children from birth to age 3. Bolstering EHS-Child Care Partnerships promises to build a more seamless system for providing high-quality, full-day, full-year services to support children’s development and parents’ workforce needs.

These public meetings will be primarily listening sessions for the Agency and potentially an opportunity for dialogue among participants. We believe that the input received at the public meetings will be most helpful in providing the Agency with background information and broadening awareness of relevant issues of potential partnerships between Early Head Start grantees to develop partnerships with local child care centers and family child care providers serving low-income infants and toddlers. We will not respond to presentations during the meetings and will not regard them as formal comments that must be addressed by the Agency.

Dated: January 27, 2014. Linda K. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development.
[FR Doc. 2014–02035 Filed 1–30–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4184–40–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES** 

**Food and Drug Administration**

**[Docket No. FDA–2014–N–0001]**

**Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Notice**  **of Meeting**

**AGENCY :**  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). At least one portion of the meeting will be closed to the public.

Name of Committee: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee.

General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and recommendations to the Agency on FDA’s regulatory issues.

Date and Time: The meeting will be held on February 28, 2014, from approximately 8 a.m. to 4:20 p.m.

Location: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31 Conference Center, the Great Room (rm. 1503 B and C), Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002. Information regarding special accommodations due to a disability, visitor parking, and transportation may be accessed at http:// www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/ default.htm ; under the heading ‘‘Resources for You,’’ click on ‘‘Public Meetings at the FDA White Oak Campus.’’ Please note that visitors to the White Oak Campus must enter through Building 1.

For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will also be webcast. The link for the webcast is available at https://collaboration.fda.gov/vrbpac/

Contact Person: Prabhakara Atreya or Denise Royster, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (HFM–71), Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–827–0314, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1–800– 741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the Washington, DC area). A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the Agency’s Web site at http:// www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/ default.htm and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting link, or call the advisory committee information line to learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting.

Agenda: On February 28, 2014, the committee will meet in open session to hear an overview of the research program in the Laboratory of Respiratory Viral Diseases, Division of Viral Products, Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA. The committee will then discuss and make recommendations on the selection of strains to be included in the influenza virus vaccine for the 2014 to 2015 influenza season.