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1We expect that we will have to make 4,160 

screening telephone calls to identify a sample of 

1,250 HOPDs and 906 ASCs that are eligible for 

inclusion in the study. 

uninsured or underinsured populations 

even if there is underutilized capacity. 

The study will also determine whether 

there are factors that affect average 

variable costs across facilities such as 

the number of procedures performed, 

specialization in types of procedures or 

other characteristics of the facility. 

Results of this study will be used to 

better understand the economics of 

colorectal cancer screening. 

Respondents include medical facility 

receptionists, hospital operators, and 

office/business managers. The total 

estimated cost to respondents is 

approximately $72,800 assuming an 

hourly wage of $37 for office/business 

managers and an hourly wage of $11 for 

others during the study period. There 

are no costs to the respondents other 

than their time. The total estimated 

annualized burden hours are 2072. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Receptionist .......................................................... Telephone screening survey ................................ 1 4,160 1 5/60 

OPHD nurse manager .......................................... SECOST mail survey ........................................... 1,000 1 1 

ASC nurse manager ............................................. SECOST mail survey ........................................... 725 1 1 

Dated: February 16, 2007. 

Joan F. Karr, 

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 

Board of Scientific Counselors, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health: Notice of Charter 

Renewal 

This gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463) of October 6, 1972, that the Board 

of Scientific Counselors, National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and 

Health, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, Department of Health and 

Human Services, has been renewed for 

a 2-year period through February 3, 

2009. 

For information, contact Dr. Roger 

Rosa, Executive Secretary, Board of 

Scientific Counselors, National Institute 

for Occupational Safety and Health, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, Department of Health and 

Human Services, CDC/Washington 

Office, HHH Building, 200 

Independence Ave, SW., Room 715H, 

MS P12, Washington, DC 20201—

telephone 202/205–7856 or fax 202/ 

260–4464. 

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 the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: February 15, 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 Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panels (SEP): The Small 

Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 

020, ‘‘New Laboratory Tests for 

Tuberculosis and Detection of Drug 

Resistance’’ and SRIB 021, 

‘‘Development of Novel Information 

System for Remote Tuberculosis 

Control and Prevention’’

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 aforementioned meeting. 

Times and Dates: 1 p.m.–2 p.m., March 30, 

2007 (Closed). 2 p.m.–4 p.m., March 30, 2007 

(Closed). 

Place: Teleconference. 

Status: The meeting 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 Public Law 92–463. 

Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will 

include the review, discussion, and 

evaluation of applications received in 

response to The Small Business Innovation 

Research (SBIR) 020, ‘‘New Laboratory Tests 

for Tuberculosis and Detection of Drug 

Resistance’’ and SRIB 021, ‘‘Development of 

Novel Information System for Remote 

Tuberculosis Control and Prevention.’’

Contact Person for More Information: J. 

Felix Rogers, PhD, M.P.H., Scientific Review 

Administrator, Coordinating Center for 

Infectious Diseases, National Center for 

Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, 

Office of the Director, CDC, 1600 Clifton 

Road NE., Mailstop E05, Atlanta, GA 30333, 

Telephone 404.639.6101. 

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: February 15, 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 Disease Control and 

Prevention 

National Center for Environmental 

Health/Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry 

The Health Department Subcommittee 

of the Board of Scientific Counselors 

(BSC), Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), National Center for 

Environmental Health (NCEH)/Agency 

for Toxic Substances and Disease 

Registry (ATSDR): Teleconference 

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

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

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

Control and Prevention, NCEH/ATSDR 

announces the following teleconference 

meeting of the aforementioned 

subcommittee: 

Times and Dates: 12:30 p.m.–2 p.m., 

March 19, 2007. 

Place: Century Center, 1825 Century 

Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. 

Status: Open to the public, teleconference 

access limited only by availability of 

telephone ports. 

Purpose: Under the charge of the Board of 

Scientific Counselors, NCEH/ATSDR the 

Health Department Subcommittee will 

provide the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR with advice 

and recommendations on local and State 

health department issues and concerns that 

pertain to the mandates and mission of 

NCEH/ATSDR. 

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will 

include a review of the agenda; approval of 

minutes from the last conference call; a 

discussion on identifying State and Local 

government issues; a discussion on bridging 

NCEH/ATSDR programs; public comment 

and the next steps for the Health Department 

Subcommittee. 

Items are subject to change as priorities 

dictate. 

Supplementary Information: This 

teleconference meeting is scheduled to begin 

at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time. 

To participate, please dial 877/315–6535 and 

enter conference code 383520. The public 

comment period is scheduled from 1:30 

p.m.–1:40 p.m. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Shirley D. Little, Committee Management 

Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road, 

Mail Stop E–28, Atlanta, GA 30303; 

telephone 404/498–0615, fax 404/498–0059; 

E-mail: slittle@cdc.gov. 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 ATSDR. 

Dated: February 16, 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–R–131, CMS–

10219, CMS–10097, CMS–255, and CMS–

437] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

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) 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: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Advance 

Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage 

(ABN); Use: Under section 1879 of the 

Social Security Act, a physician, 

provider, practitioner or supplier of 

items or services participating in the 

Medicare Program, or taking a claim on 

assignment, may bill a Medicare 

beneficiary for items or services usually 

covered under Medicare, but denied in 

an individual case under specific 

statutory exclusions, if they inform the 

beneficiary, prior to furnishing the 

service, that Medicare is likely to deny 

payment. 42 CFR 411.404(b) and (c), 

and 411.408(d)(2) and (f), require 

written notice be provided to inform 

beneficiaries in advance of potential 

liability for payment. 

While the basic content of the ABN 

remains the same, there were several 

changes to the notice including but not 

limited to the following: (1) Revised, 

more user friendly language; (2) 

combining the two versions of the ABN, 

the General Use ABN, form CMS–R–

131–G, and CMS–R–131–L, which was 

used specifically for physician-ordered 

laboratory tests, into a single general 

notice meeting both needs; (3) adding 

the 1–800–MEDICARE number on the 

notice; (4) adding information about the 

beneficiary’s right to demand Medicare 

be billed; (5) increasing the selection 

options to 3 from 2, to allow 

beneficiaries’ the right to pay out of 

pocket when they desire; (6) allowing a 

place for other insurance information to 

be recorded; and (7) describing the 

significance of the signature; Form 

Number: CMS–R–131 (OMB#: 0938–

0566); Frequency: Reporting: Weekly, 

Monthly, Yearly, Biennially and 

Occasionally; Affected Public: Business 

or other for-profit and not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

1,270,614; Total Annual Responses: 

40,302,506; Total Annual Hours: 

4,701,959. 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Health Plan 

Employer Data And Information Set 

(HEDIS ); Use: The Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 

collects quality performance measures 

in order to hold the Medicare managed 

care industry accountable for the care 

being delivered, to enable quality 

improvement, and to provide quality 

information to Medicare beneficiaries in 

order to promote an informed choice. It 

is critical to CMS’ mission that we 

collect and disseminate information that 

will help beneficiaries choose among 

health plans, contribute to improved 

quality of care through identification of 

improvement opportunities, and assist 

CMS in carrying out its oversight and 

purchasing responsibilities. 

In December 1997, OMB approved the 

request from CMS for the information 

collections under HEDIS and assigned 

the agency form number CMS–R–200. 

The collections approved under that 

request included the HEDIS collection 

(following the technical specifications 

contained in Volume 2, published by 

the National Committee for Quality 

Assurance (NCQA); the Health of 

Seniors/Health Outcomes Survey (HOS); 

and the Medicare CAHPS survey. 

Since that approval there has been a 

change in the statutory authority as a 

result of the Balanced Budget Act of 

1997. During the latter part of 2000, 

CMS instituted several policy changes 

regarding this collection which reduced 

burden substantially on the part of the 

managed care organizations and the 

process for finalizing and publishing 

that policy delayed the request for OMB 

approval. In addition, the renewal of 

OMB authority for the Medicare CAHPS 

survey was completed as a separate 

request. The HOS renewal was also 

submitted separately. This request is 


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