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all requirements set forth herein. An 

individual or entity shall not be deemed 

ineligible because the individual or 

entity used Federal facilities or 

consulted with Federal employees 

during a competition if the facilities and 

employees are made available to all 

individuals and entities participating in 

the competition on an equitable basis. 

Registration Process for Participants 

All participants must submit their 

video through http:// 

www.Challenge.gov. Other entries will 

not be considered. 

Amount of the Prize 

There is no monetary prize given to 

the winner. Winners will be announced 

on or about October 28, 2011 on http:// 

www.cdc.gov and http:// 

www.youtube.com/ 

CDCStreamingHealth. 

Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be 

Selected 

The winner will be selected based on 

how effective and creative their video is 

in addressing emergency preparedness 

information, specifically the message of 

‘‘Get a Kit, Make a Plan, Be Informed.’’ 

Other deciding factors are whether they 

mentioned possible emergencies (e.g., 

tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes) and 

if or how they incorporate the 

emergency preparedness Web site 

(http://emergency.cdc.gov). 

Dated: September 2, 2011. 

John P. Murphy, 

Business Operations Lead, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–10408] 

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 

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: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Early Retiree 

Reinsurance Program Survey of Plan 

Sponsors; Use: Under the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 

U.S.C. 18002) and implementing 

regulations at 45 CFR part 149, 

employment-based plans that offer 

health coverage to early retirees and 

their spouses, surviving spouses, and 

dependents are eligible to receive taxfree reimbursement for a portion of the 

costs of health benefits provided to such 

individuals. The statute limits how the 

reimbursement funds can be used, and 

requires the Secretary of HHS to 

develop a mechanism to monitor the 

appropriate use of such funds. The 

survey that is the subject of this PRA 

package, is part of that mechanism. 

Form Number: CMS–10408 (OMB 0938– 

New); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: Private Sector: Business or other 

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; 

Number of Respondents: 3,130; Total 

Responses: 3,130; Total Hours: 34,430. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Catherine Kelly at 

301–492–4156. 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 November 8, 2011: 

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/OMB 

Control Number llll, Room C4– 

26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. 

Dated: September 6, 2011. 

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 

[CMS–1587–N2] 

Medicare Program; Notification of 

Closure of St. Vincent’s Medical 

Center; Extension of the Deadline for 

Submission of Applications 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of the 

Deadline for Submission of 

Applications. 

SUMMARY: This notice extends the 

deadline for hospitals to apply to the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) to receive St. Vincent’s 

Medical Center’s full time equivalent 

(FTE) resident cap slots. The application 

deadline, which was September 28, 

2011, has been extended to December 1, 

2011. 

DATES: The application deadline is 

extended to 5 p.m. (e.s.t.) on December 

1, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Renate Dombrowski, (410) 786–4645. 

Miechal Lefkowitz, (212) 616–2517. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

31, 2011, we published a notice in the 

Federal Register (76 FR 31340) to 

announce the closure of St. Vincent’s 

Medical Center and the initiation of an 

application process for hospitals to 

apply to the Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) to receive St. 

Vincent’s Medical Center’s full time 

equivalent (FTE) resident cap slots, as 

provided under section 5506 of the 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act (Pub. L. 111–148), as amended by 

the Health Care and Education 

Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 

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152) (collectively, the ‘‘Affordable Care 

Act’’), ‘‘Preservation of Resident Cap 

Positions from Closed Hospitals.’’ 

Specifically, section 5506 of the 

Affordable Care Act authorizes the 

Secretary to redistribute residency cap 

slots after a hospital that trained 

residents in an approved medical 

residency program(s) closes. St. 

Vincent’s Medical Center’s official date 

of termination of the Medicare provider 

agreement and date of closure is October 

31, 2010. The published notice, 

announcing the hospital closure and 

initiating the application process to 

preserve St. Vincent’s resident cap 

positions stated that the application 

deadline was September 28, 2011. The 

date of September 28, 2011, was chosen 

since the procedure described in the 

November 24, 2010 Federal Register (75 

FR 72215) for initiating an application 

process specifies that the application 

deadline would be 4 months after 

issuance of the notice to the public (that 

is, September 28, 2011, is 4 months after 

May 31, 2011). 

Specifically, section 5506 of the 

Affordable Care Act instructs the 

Secretary to increase the FTE resident 

caps for other hospitals based upon the 

FTE resident positions in teaching 

hospitals that closed ‘‘on or after a date 

that is 2 years before the date of 

enactment’’ (that is, March 23, 2008). In 

the November 24, 2010 Federal Register 

(75 FR 72215), we stated that hospitals 

wishing to apply for FTE resident cap 

slots from teaching hospitals that closed 

between March 23, 2008 and through 

and including August 3, 2010, must 

submit applications to CMS by April 1, 

2011. We further stated that for any 

teaching hospital closures occurring 

after August 3, 2010, separate notice 

would be made announcing the closure 

and initiating an application process for 

those slots and a future application 

deadline. The first application process 

with the application deadline of April 1, 

2011, spanned over a 2-year timeframe 

(covering all hospital closures between 

March 28, 2008 and through and 

including August 3, 2010), and involved 

15 closed teaching hospitals, generating 

a very large number of applications and 

slots to be redistributed. The closure of 

St. Vincent’s Medical Center occurred 

on October 31, 2010, and the notice 

announcing the closure and initiating 

the application process was published 

on May 31, 2011, establishing the 

September 28, 2011 application 

deadline. Thus, the application period 

CMS initiated for the preservation of 

FTE resident slots due to the closure of 

St. Vincent’s Medical Center overlaps 

with the period during which CMS is 

processing and reviewing the 

applications received under the first 

expansive section 5506 application 

process, and issuing final 

determinations to hospitals that may 

receive increases to their FTE resident 

caps. Moreover, we note that St. 

Vincent’s Medical Center is located in 

the same CBSA as 3 (of the 15) hospitals 

that closed between March 23, 2008 

through August 3, 2010, and many of 

the hospitals wishing to apply for slots 

from St. Vincent’s Medical Center have 

indicated that it would be helpful to 

receive the results of their applications 

submitted under the first section 5506 

process in order to make informed 

decisions regarding the number of slots 

for which to apply from St. Vincent’s 

Medical Center under this separate 

application process. CMS does not have 

a specific deadline by which to issue 

final determinations to hospitals that 

receive slots under section 5506 of the 

Affordable Care Act under the initial 

expansive application process, yet we 

understand the concerns of these 

hospitals and believe it is appropriate, 

in this case, to extend the application 

deadline for FTE resident slots from St. 

Vincent’s Medical Center. Accordingly, 

we are extending the application 

deadline for FTE resident slots from St. 

Vincent’s Medical Center from 

September 28, 2011 to December 1, 

2011. We will consider applications 

received no later than 5 p.m. (e.s.t) 

December 1, 2011. Applications must be 

received, not postmarked, by this date. 

We continue to refer readers to 

http://www.cms.gov/ 

AcuteInpatientPPS/06_dgme.asp# 

TopOfPage to download a copy of the 

CMS Evaluation Form 5506, which is 

the application form that hospitals are 

to use to apply for slots under section 

5506 of the Affordable Care Act. In 

addition, readers can access this Web 

site for a copy of the CY 2011 OPPS 

November 24, 2010 final rule, for an 

explanation of the policy and 

procedures for applying for slots and the 

redistribution of the slots under sections 

1886(h)(4)(H)(vi) and 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of 

the Social Security Act, as provided by 

section 5506 of the Affordable Care Act. 

The mailing addresses for the CMS New 

York Regional Office and the CMS 

Central Office are included in this 

application form. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: September 1, 2011. 

Donald M. Berwick, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0624] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Notice of 

Participation 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the Agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 

PRA), Federal Agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

reporting requirements for filing a 

notice of participation with FDA. 

DATES: Submit either electronic or 

written comments on the collection of 

information by November 8, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Submit written 

comments on the collection of 

information to the Division of Dockets 

Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. All 

comments should be identified with the 

docket number found in brackets in the 

heading of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ila 

S. Mizrachi, Office of Information 

Management, Food and Drug 

Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., P150– 

400B, Rockville, MD 20850, 301–796– 

7726, Ila.Mizrachi@fda.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal 

Agencies must obtain approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

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