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as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 

7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS 

designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the Department of 

Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their 

contractors and subcontractors who worked 

at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 

in Berkeley, California, from August 13, 1942 

through December 31, 1961, for a number of 

work days aggregating at least 250 work days, 

occurring either solely under this 

employment or in combination with work 

days within the parameters established for 

one or more other classes of employees 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

May 5, 2010, as provided for under 42 

U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning 

on May 5, 2010, members of this class 

of employees, defined as reported in 

this notice, became members of the 

Special Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim Director, 

Division of Compensation Analysis and 

Support, NIOSH, 4676 Columbia 

Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 

45226, Telephone 877–222–7570. 

Information requests can also be 

submitted by e-mail to 

DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Final Effect of Designation of a Class 

of Employees for Addition to the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice concerning 

the final effect of the decision to 

designate a class of employees from 

Area IV of the Santa Susana Field 

Laboratory as an addition to the Special 

Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 

April 5, 2010, as provided for under 42 

U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS 

designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the Department of 

Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their 

contractors and subcontractors who worked 

in any area of Area IV of the Santa Susana 

Field Laboratory from January 1, 1959 

through December 31, 1964, for a number of 

work days aggregating at least 250 work days, 

occurring either solely under this 

employment or in combination with work 

days within the parameters established for 

one or more other classes of employees 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

May 5, 2010, as provided for under 42 

U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning 

on May 5, 2010, members of this class 

of employees, defined as reported in 

this notice, became members of the 

Special Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim Director, 

Division of Compensation Analysis and 

Support, NIOSH, 4676 Columbia 

Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 

45226, Telephone 877–222–7570. 

Information requests can also be 

submitted by e-mail to 

DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10088 and CMS– 

10028] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid 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: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Notification of 

Fiscal Intermediaries and CMS of colocated Medicare providers and 

Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 

412.22 and 412.533; Use: Many longterm care hospitals (LTCHs) are colocated with other Medicare providers 

(acute care hospitals, Independent 

Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), Skilled 

Nursing Facilities (SNFs), psychiatric 

facilities), which leads to potential 

gaming of the Medicare system based on 

patient shifting. CMS is requiring 

LTCHs to notify fiscal intermediaries K 

(FIs), Medicare Administrative 

Contractors (MACs) and CMS of colocated providers and establish policies 

to limit payment abuse that will be 

based on FIs tracking patient movement 

among these co-located providers. Form 

Number: CMS–10088 (OMB#: 0938– 

0897); Frequency: Occasionally; 

Affected Public: Private Sector, Business 

or other for-profits and Not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

25; Total Annual Responses: 25; Total 

Annual Hours: 6.25. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Judith Richter at 410–786–2590. 

For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: State Health 

Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) 

Client Contact Form, Public and Media 

Form, and Resource Report Form; Form 

Number: CMS–10028 (OMB#: 0938– 

0850); Use: The current Client Contact 

form, Public and Media Activity Report 

form, and Resource Report have been 

used to collect data to evaluate program 

effectiveness and improvement. In 

addition, the 2007–2009 State Health 

Insurance Program (SHIP) Performance 

Assessment Workgroup (comprised of 

SHIP Directors and representatives from 

external organizations such as the 

Administration on Aging), in a report to 

CMS, recommended that changes be 

made to the forms in order to enhance 

the ability to measure performance and 

program evaluation for each SHIP; add 

additional data collection elements as 

requested by Congress and SHIPs 

(Limited English Proficiency and Dual 

Mentally Disabled); and reduce the 

burden of data submission by counselor 

as a result of the ability to pre-populate 

certain data cells. The information 

collected is used to fulfill the reporting 

requirements described in Section 

4360(f) of OBRA 1990. Also, the data 

will be accumulated and analyzed to 

measure SHIP performance in order to 

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determine whether and to what extent 

the SHIPs have met the goals of 

improved CMS customer service to 

beneficiaries and better understanding 

by beneficiaries of their health 

insurance options. Further, the 

information will be used in the 

administration of the grants, to measure 

performance and appropriate use of the 

funds by the state grantees, to identify 

gaps in services and technical support 

needed by SHIPs, and to identify and 

share best practices. Frequency: Yearly; 

Affected Public: State, Tribal and Local 

governments; Number of Respondents: 

20,778; Total Annual Responses: 

1,672,454; Total Annual Hours: 139,475. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Barbara Childers at 

410–786–7610. For all other issues call 

410–786–1326.) 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access CMS Web site 

address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

PaperworkReductionActof1995, or Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the 

Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786– 

1326. 

To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collections must 

be received by the OMB desk officer at 

the address below, no later than 5 p.m. 

on June 17, 2010: OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax 

Number: (202) 395–6974, E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection: 

Comment Request 

In compliance with the requirement 

for opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects 

(section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United 

States Code, as amended by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 

L. 104–13), the Health Resources and 

Services Administration (HRSA) 

publishes periodic summaries of 

proposed projects being developed for 

submission to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. To request more 

information on the proposed project or 

to obtain a copy of the data collection 

plans and draft instruments, e-mail 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA 

Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443– 

1129. 

Comments are invited on: (a) The 

proposed collection of information for 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance 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. 

HRSA Telehealth Outcome Measures 

(OMB No. 0915–0311)—Extension 

In order to help carry out its mission, 

the Office for the Advancement of 

Telehealth (OAT) created a set of 

performance measures that grantees can 

use to evaluate the effectiveness of their 

services programs and monitor their 

progress through the use of performance 

reporting data. As required by the 

Government Performance and Review 

Act of 1993 (GPRA), all federal agencies 

must develop strategic plans describing 

their overall goal and objectives. The 

Office for the Advancement of 

Telehealth (OAT) has worked with its 

grantees to develop performance 

measures to be used to evaluate and 

monitor the progress of the grantees. 

Grantee goals are to: Improve access to 

needed services; reduce rural 

practitioner isolation; improve health 

system productivity and efficiency; and 

improve patient outcomes. In each of 

these categories, specific indicators 

were designed to be reported through a 

performance monitoring Web site. 

The Program Assessment Response 

Tool (PART) is the instrument created 

for use by Federal agencies. The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) uses 

the PART to assess Federal programs. 

The PART is a series of diagnostic 

questions used to assess and evaluate 

programs across a set of performancerelated criteria, including program 

design and purpose, strategic planning, 

program management, and results. 

PART results are used to inform the 

budget process and improve program 

management. OAT’s Telehealth 

Network Grant Program has been 

undergoing a PART assessment this 

year. Thus, in addition to responding to 

the GPRA initiative, OAT now has the 

added responsibility of responding to 

the PART assessment of its Telehealth 

Network Grant Program. The proposed 

performance measures will provide 

performance data that will address the 

PART assessment, monitor progress, 

and evaluate program effectiveness. 

The estimates of burden are as 

follows: 

Form Number of 

respondents 

Average 

number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Performance Measurement Tool ............................................................. 667 2 1,334 7 9,338 

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