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ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

General public ...................................................... Screener ....................... 240 1 5/60 20 

General public ...................................................... Survey ........................... 200 1 55/60 183 

Total ............................................................... ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 203 

Dated: July 18, 2007. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

National Center for Injury Prevention 

and Control/Initial Review Group 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the following meetings of the 

aforementioned review group: 

Times and Dates: 

1 p.m.–3 p.m., August 8, 2007 

(Closed). 

2 p.m.–2:30 p.m., August 10, 2007 

(Open). 

2:30 p.m.–5 p.m., August 10, 2007 

(Closed). 

3 p.m.–4 p.m., August 15, 2007 

(Closed). 

Place: Teleconference. 

Status: Portions of the meetings will 

be closed to the public in accordance 

with provisions set forth in Section 

552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5, U.S.C., and 

the Determination of the Director, 

Management Analysis and Services 

Office, CDC, pursuant to section 10(d) of 

Public Law 92–463. 

Purpose: This group is charged with 

providing advice and guidance to the 

Secretary, Department of Health and 

Human Services, and the Director, CDC, 

concerning the scientific and technical 

merit of grant and cooperative 

agreement applications received from 

academic institutions and other public 

and private profit and nonprofit 

organizations, including State and local 

government agencies, to conduct 

specific injury research that focuses on 

prevention and control. 

Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting 

will include the review, discussion, and 

evaluation of individual research grant 

and cooperative agreement applications 

submitted in response to two Fiscal 

Year 2007 Requests for Applications 

related to the following individual 

research announcements: TS07–0002, 

Program for Computational Toxicology 

Methods to Assess Health Effects from 

Exposures to Hazardous Substances; 

RFA–CE–05–020, Youth Violence 

Prevention through Community-Level 

Change. 

Agenda items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Felix Rogers, Ph.D., M.P.H., Telephone 

(770) 488–4334, and Jane Suen, DrPH, 

M.S., Telephone (770) 488–4281, 

NCIPC/ERPO, CDC, 4770 Buford 

Highway, NE., M/S K02, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30341–3724.The Director, 

Management Analysis and Services 

Office has been delegated the authority 

to sign Federal Register notices 

pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities for both CDC and 

the Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry. 

Dated: July 17, 2007. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services 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–179, CMS–R–53, 

CMS–10207, CMS–10233, and CMS–10234] 

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: Extension without change of a 

currently approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Transmittal and 

Notice of Approval of State Plan 

Material and Supporting Regulations in 

42 CFR 430.10–430.20 and 440.167; 

Use: The CMS–179 is used by State 

agencies to transmit State plan material 

to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) for approval prior to 

amending their State plan. The State 

plan is the method in which States 

inform staff of State policies, standards, 

procedures and instructions. The CMS–

179 is currently used by State agencies 

administering the Medicaid program 

and CMS regional offices (RO). State 

agencies use the form to submit State 

plan amendments (SPAs) (including 

supporting documentation) to the CMS 

RO for review and approval prior to 

amending their plan in accordance with 

42 CFR 430.10–430.20. The CMS–179 

includes instructions for completing the 

form. The inclusion of instructions is to 

assist State agencies in completing the 

form, thereby ensuring a more uniform 

and timely plan amendment approval 

process. The CMS–179 is the only 

source available to State agencies for 

submittal/approval of SPAs. This plan 

amendment approval process is 

necessary to ensure the State plan 

continues to meet statutory and 

regulatory requirements and thereby 

ensure the State’s eligibility for Federal 

financial participation. CMS will use 

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this information to track the estimated 

Federal budget impact associated with 

the SPAs. This information may result 

in more accurate Federal Medicaid 

expenditure estimates; Form Number: 

CMS–179 (OMB#: 0938–0193); 

Frequency: Reporting: Occasionally; 

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 

Government; Number of Respondents: 

56; Total Annual Responses: 10; Total 

Annual Hours: 560. 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension without change of a 

currently approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Imposition of 

Cost Sharing Charges Under Medicare 

and Supporting Regulations Contained 

in 42 CFR Section 447.53; Use: The 

purpose of this collection is to ensure 

that States impose nominal cost sharing 

charges upon categorically and 

medically needy individuals as allowed 

by law and implementing regulations. 

States must identify in their State plan 

the following: (1) The service for which 

the charge is made; (2) The amount of 

the charge; (3) The basis for determining 

the charge; (4) The method used to 

collect the charge; (5) The basis for 

determining whether an individual is 

unable to pay the charge and the way in 

which the individual will be identified 

to providers; and, (6) The procedures for 

implementing and enforcing the 

exclusions from cost sharing; Form 

Number: CMS–R–0053 (OMB#: 0938–

0429); Frequency: Reporting: 

Occasionally; Affected Public: State, 

Local or Tribal Government; Number of 

Respondents: 56; Total Annual 

Responses: 2; Total Annual Hours: 20. 

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Physician SelfReferral Exceptions for Electronic 

Prescribing and Electronic Health 

Records (CMS–1303–F); Form Number: 

CMS–10207 (OMB#: 0938–1009); Use: 

Section 101 of the Medicare 

Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 

Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) 

directs the Secretary to create an 

exception to the physician self-referral 

prohibition in section 1877 of the Act 

for certain arrangements in which a 

physician receives compensation in the 

form of items, services (nonmonetary 

remuneration not including cash or cash 

equivalents) that is necessary and used 

solely to receive and transmit electronic 

prescription information. In addition, 

using our separate legal authority under 

section 1877(b)(4) of the Act, the 

regulation CMS–1303–F (71 FR 45140) 

created a separate regulatory exception 

for certain arrangements involving the 

provision of nonmonetary remuneration 

in the form of electronic health records 

software or information technology and 

training services necessary and used 

predominantly to create, maintain, 

transmit, or receive electronic health 

records. These exceptions are consistent 

with the President’s goal of achieving 

widespread adoption of interoperable 

electronic health records to improve the 

quality and efficiency of health care 

while maintaining the levels of security 

and privacy that consumers expect. 

The conditions for both exceptions 

require that arrangements for the items 

and services provided must be set forth 

in a written agreement, be signed by the 

parties involved, specify the items or 

services being provided and the cost of 

those items or services, and cover all of 

the electronic prescribing and/or 

electronic health records technology to 

be provided by the donating entity. We 

have suggested that, instead of one 

master agreement that is updated with 

each new donation, the parties may 

choose to create a specific new contract 

and then reference other agreements or 

cross-reference a master list of 

agreements. 

The requirements associated with the 

exception for electronic prescribing 

items and services are limited to 

donations made by hospitals to 

members of their medical staffs; by 

group practices to their physician 

members; and by PDP sponsors and MA 

organizations to prescribing physicians. 

The requirements associated with the 

exception for electronic health records 

software or information technology and 

training services include donations by 

entities furnishing DHS to physicians. 

The paperwork burden is the creation 

and execution of the written 

agreements. The burden associated with 

the written agreement requirement is 

the time and effort necessary for 

documentation of the agreement 

between the parties, including the 

signatures of the parties. Frequency: 

Recordkeeping and Reporting—On 

occasion; Affected Public: Business or 

other for-profit and Not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

27,440; Total Annual Responses: 

54,730; Total Annual Hours: 17,545. 

4. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Regional 

Preferred Provider Organization (RPPO) 

Reconciliation Cost Report; Form 

Number: CMS–10233 (OMB#: 0938–

New); Use: The Medicare Prescription 

Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 

Act of 2003 (MMA), Title II, Subtitle C 

(Offering of Medicare Advantage 

Regional Plans; Medicare Advantage 

Competition) provided for the 

establishment of Medicare Advantage 

Regional Plans. Subsequently, the 

Regional Preferred Provider 

Organization (RPPO) program was 

developed and began contracting with 

Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) 

and enrolling beneficiaries for the 2006 

contract year. Section 1858 of the Social 

Security Act provides for risk sharing 

with RPPOs to be in place for contract 

years 2006 and 2007. The Code of 

Federal Regulations at 42 CFR 422.458 

provides specific direction with respect 

to how the Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services (CMS) will share risk 

with the RPPOs. The regulations require 

CMS to collect Allowable Cost data, and 

to compare this data to Target Amounts. 

If the comparison demonstrates that 

there were either savings or losses in the 

contract year, the regulations provide 

specific risk corridors to be used in 

determining the Risk Sharing 

Reconciliation amount due to either the 

plan or CMS. The Risk Sharing 

Reconciliation cost report will be used 

to collect the information necessary to 

accurately reconcile the payments made 

to RPPOs for the 2006 and 2007 contract 

years. Frequency: Reporting—Annually; 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions; 

Number of Respondents: 14; Total 

Annual Responses: 14; Total Annual 

Hours: 1,120. 

5. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: State Plan Preprint implementing Section 6087 of the 

Deficit Reduction Act: Optional SelfDirection Personal Assistance Services 

(PAS) Program (Cash and Counseling); 

Form Number: CMS–10234 (OMB#: 

0938–New); Use: Information submitted 

via the State Plan Amendment (SPA) 

pre-print will be used by the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 

Central and Regional Offices to analyze 

a State’s proposal to implement Section 

6087 of the Deficit Reduction Act 

(DRA). State Medicaid Agencies will 

complete the SPA pre-print, and submit 

it to CMS for a comprehensive analysis. 

The pre-print contains assurances, 

check-off items, and areas for States to 

describe policies and procedures for 

subjects such as quality assurance, risk 

management, and voluntary and 

involuntary disenrollment; Frequency: 

Reporting—Once; Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government; Number of 

Respondents: 56; Total Annual 

Responses: 30; Total Annual Hours: 

600. 

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 

e-mail your request, including your 

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address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the 

Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786–

1326. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be mailed 

or faxed within 30 days of this notice 

directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB 

Human Resources and Housing Branch, 

Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, Fax Number: 

(202) 395–6974. 

Dated: July 18, 2007. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Low Income Home Energy 

Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Carryover 

and Reallotment Report. 

OMB No.: 0970–0106. 

Description: The LIHEAP statute and 

regulations require LIHEAP grantees to 

report certain information to HHS 

concerning funds forwarded and funds 

subject to reallotment. The 1994 

reauthorization of the LIHEAP statute, 

the Human Service Amendments of 

1994 (Public Law 103–252), requires 

that the Carryover and Reallotment 

Report for one fiscal year be submitted 

to HHS by the grantee before the 

allotment for the next fiscal year may be 

awarded. The Administration for 

Children and Families is requesting no 

changes in the collection of data with 

the Carryover and Reallotment Report 

for FY 20_, a form for the collection of 

data, and the Simplified Instructions for 

Timely Obligations of FY_ LIHEAP 

Funds and Reporting Funds for 

Carryover and Reallotment. The form 

clarifies the information being requested 

and ensures the submission of all the 

required information. The form 

facilitates our response to numerous 

queries each year concerning the 

amounts of obligated funds. Use of the 

form is voluntary. Grantees have the 

option to use another format. 

Respondents: State Governments, 

Tribal Governments, Insular Areas, the 

District of Columbia, and the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Carryover and Reallotment .............................................................................. 192 1 3 576 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 576. 

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 Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

infocollection@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 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

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. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Dated: July 18, 2007. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Refugee Resettlement Program 

Estimates: CMA, ORR–1. 

OMB No.: 0970–0030. 

Description: The Office of Refugee 

Resettlement (ORR) reimburses, to the 

extent of available appropriations, 

certain non-Federal costs for the 

provision of cash and medical 

assistance to refugees, along with 

allowable expenses in the 

administration of the Refugee 

Resettlement Program. ORR needs 

sound State estimates of likely 

expenditures for refugee cash, medical, 

and administration (CMA) expenditures 

so that it can anticipate Federal costs in 

upcoming quarters. If Federal costs are 

anticipated to exceed budget 

allocations, ORR must take steps to 

reduce Federal expenses, such as 

limiting the number of months of 

eligibility for Refugee Cash Assistance 

and Refugee Medical Assistance. 

To meet the need for reliable State 

estimates of anticipated expenses, ORR 

has developed a single-page form in 

which State estimate the average 

number of recipients for each category 

of assistance, the average unit cost over 

the next 12 months, and the expense for 

the overall administration of the 

program. This form, the ORR–1, must be 

submitted prior to the beginning of each 

Federal fiscal year. Without this 

information, ORR would be out of 

compliance with the intent of its 

legislation and otherwise unable to 

estimate program costs adequately. 

In addition, the ORR–1 serves as the 

State’s application for reimbursement of 

its CMA expenses. Submission of this 

form is thus required by section 

412(a)(4) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, which provides that 

‘‘no grant or contract may be awarded 

under this section unless an appropriate 

proposal and application * * * are 

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