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divestiture trustee if any or all of the 

above remedies are not accomplished 

within the time frames required by the 

Consent Agreement. 

The purpose of this analysis is to 

facilitate public comment on the 

proposed Consent Agreement, and it is 

not intended to constitute an official 

interpretation of the proposed Decision 

and Order or to modify its terms in any 

way. 

By direction of the Commission. 

Donald S. Clark, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Notice of Intent To Award Affordable 

Care Act (ACA) Funding, HM10–1001 

Notice of Intent to award Affordable 

Care Act (ACA) funding to the 

Association of Public Health 

Laboratories (APHL) to educate public 

health laboratories about the 

Environmental Public Tracking Network 

as a potential data tool for laboratories. 

This award was proposed in the 

grantee’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 NonCompeting Continuation applications 

under funding opportunity Cooperative 

Agreement HM10–1001, ‘‘APHL–CDC 

Partnership for Quality Laboratory 

Practice.’’ 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides public 

announcement of CDC’s intent to award 

Affordable Care Act (ACA) 

appropriations to the Association of 

Public Health Laboratories. These 

activities are proposed by the abovementioned grantee in their FY 2012 

applications submitted under funding 

opportunity HM10–1001, ‘‘APHL–CDC 

Partnership for Quality Laboratory 

Practice,’’ Catalogue of Federal 

Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA): 

93.065. 

Approximately $20,076 in ACA 

funding will be awarded to the grantee 

for communication and education 

activities designed to raise awareness 

among public health laboratories about 

the Environmental Public Health 

Tracking Network. Funding is 

appropriated under the Affordable Care 

Act (Pub. L. 111–148), Section 4002 

[42 U.S.C. 300u–11]; (Prevention and 

Public Health Fund). 

Accordingly, CDC adds the following 

information to the previously published 

funding opportunity announcement of 

HM10–1001: 

—Authority: Section 317(k)(2) of the 

Public Health Service Act, [42 U.S.C. 

247b(k)(2)], as amended, and the 

Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act (ACA), Section 4002 

[42 U.S.C. 300u–11]. 

—CFDA #: 93.538 Affordable Care 

Act—National Environmental Public 

Health Tracking Program-Network 

Implementation. 

Award Information: Type of Award: 

Non-Competing Continuation 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Approximate Total Current Fiscal 

Year ACA Funding: $20,076. 

Anticipated Number of Awards: 1. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2012. 

Anticipated Award Date: July 2, 2012. 

Application Selection Process: 

Funding will be awarded to applicant 

based on results from the technical 

review recommendation. 

Funding Authority: CDC will add the 

ACA Authority to that which is 

reflected in the published Funding 

Opportunity CDC–RFA–HM10–1001. 

The revised funding authority language 

will read: 

—This program is authorized under 

Section 317(k)(2) of the Public Health 

Service Act, [42 U.S.C. 247b], as 

amended, and the Patient Protection 

and Affordable Care Act (ACA), 

Section 4002 [42 U.S.C. 300u–11]. 

DATES: The effective date for this action 

is the date of publication of this Notice 

and remains in effect until the 

expiration of the project period of the 

ACA funded applications. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Annie Harrison-Camacho, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, 2920 

Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, 

telephone (770) 488–2098, email 

Annie.HarrisonCamacho@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

23, 2010, the President signed into law 

the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Public 

Law 111–148. The ACA is designed to 

improve and expand the scope of health 

care coverage for Americans. Cost 

savings through disease prevention is an 

important element of this legislation 

and the ACA has established a 

Prevention and Public Health Fund 

(PPHF) for this purpose. Specifically, 

the legislation states in Section 4002 

that the PPHF is to ‘‘provide for 

expanded and sustained national 

investment in prevention and public 

health programs to improve health and 

help restrain the rate of growth in 

private and public sector health care 

costs.’’ The ACA and the Prevention and 

Public Health Fund make improving 

public health a priority with 

investments to improve public health. 

The PPHF states that the Secretary 

shall transfer amounts in the Fund to 

accounts within the Department of 

Health and Human Services to increase 

funding, over the fiscal year 2008 level, 

for programs authorized by the Public 

Health Service Act, for prevention, 

wellness and public health activities 

including prevention research and 

health screenings, such as the 

Community Transformation Grant 

Program, the Education and Outreach 

Campaign for Preventative Benefits, and 

Immunization Programs. 

The ACA legislation affords an 

important opportunity to advance 

public health across the lifespan and to 

improve public health by supporting the 

Tracking Network. This network builds 

on ongoing efforts within the public 

health and environmental sectors to 

improve health tracking, hazard 

monitoring and response capacity. 

Therefore, increasing funding available 

to applicants under this FOA using the 

PPHF will allow them to expand and 

sustain their existing tracking networks, 

utilize tracking data available on 

networks for potential public health 

assessments which is consistent with 

the purpose of the PPHF, as stated 

above, and to provide for an expanded 

and sustained national investment in 

prevention and public health programs. 

Further, the Secretary allocated funds to 

CDC, pursuant to the PPHF, for the 

types of activities this FOA is designed 

to carry out. 

Dated: June 6, 2012. 

Alan A. Kotch, 

Director, Procurement and Grants Office, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–10028] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 


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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) 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 functions; 

(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: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: State Health 

Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) 

Client Contact Form, Public and Media 

Activity Report Form, and Resource 

Report Form. Use: Section 4360(f) of the 

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 

(OBRA) 1990 requires the Secretary to 

provide a series of reports to the U.S. 

Congress on the performance of the 

program and its impact on beneficiaries 

and to obtain important informational 

feedback from beneficiaries. Further, in 

response to requirements of the 

Balanced Budget Act of 1997, CMS 

launched a comprehensive five-year 

campaign, the National Medicare 

Education Program (NMEP), to raise 

awareness among beneficiaries about 

their Medicare health plan options and 

help them assess the advantages and 

disadvantages each choice holds for 

them. The Medicare Modernization Act 

(MMA) of 2003 required State Health 

Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) 

to be actively engaged in the 

implementation of the Medicare 

Prescription Drug Program (Part D). 

MIPPA legislation and Affordable Care 

Act legislation required SHIPs to 

provide enrollment assistance for the 

Limited Income Subsidy (LIS) and 

Medicare Savings Program (MSP). The 

goal is to ensure that beneficiaries are 

making an informed choice, regardless 

of whether they stay in Original 

Medicare or choose new options. CMS 

is responsible to Congress for 

demonstrating improvement over time 

in the level of awareness and 

understanding beneficiaries have about 

health plan options. The SHIPs are an 

integral component of this initiative. 

The information collected is used to 

fulfill the reporting requirements 

described in Section 4360(f) of OBRA 

1990. The data will be accumulated and 

analyzed to measure SHIP performance 

in order to 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. 

The overall burden of hours and 

expected number of respondents 

increase is based on projected future 

service growth and projected future 

increases in staffing to accommodate the 

increased demand to utilize the SHIP 

network to raise awareness about new 

CMS policies, outreach initiatives, or 

both. Form Number: CMS–10028 (OCN: 

0938–0850); Frequency: Occasionally; 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

17,838; Total Annual Responses: 

2,346,465. Total Annual Hours: 195,642. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Letticia Ramsey at 

410–786–5262. 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. 

In commenting on the proposed 

information collections please reference 

the document identifier or OMB control 

number. To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations must 

be submitted in one of the following 

ways by August 14, 2012: 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

your comments electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) accepting comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention: Document Identifier CMS– 

10434, Room C4–26–05, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244– 

1850. 

Dated: June 12, 2012. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10221, CMS– 

855I and CMS–855R] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

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: Reinstatement without change 

of a previously approved collection; 

Title of Information Collection: 

Worksheet for Recording Results of 

Medicare Site Visits of Independent 

Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs); 

Use: The worksheet (form) was 

developed, approved through the Office 

of Management and Budget and 

implemented to allow for CMS to have 

a standard format to collect and verify 

information regarding the compliance of 

independent diagnostic testing facilities 

(IDTFs) with the performance standards 

found in 42 CFR 410.33(g). This 

previously approved form was allowed 

to expire in error. CMS is now seeking 

re-instatement of the use of this form. 

The worksheet is used to collect and 

record information obtained on IDTF 

site visits; the data collected during site 


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