Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 41 / Friday, March 2, 2007 / Notices 9537 

Dated: February 23, 2007. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 07–947 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

National Center for Health Statistics 

(NCHS), Classifications and Public 

Health Data Standards Staff, 

Announces the Following Meeting 

Name: ICD–9–CM Coordination and 

Maintenance (C&M) Committee meeting. 

Time and Date: 9 a.m.–5 p.m., March 22–

23, 2007. 

Place: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services (CMS) Auditorium, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland. 

Status: Open to the public. 

Purpose: The C&M meeting is a public 

forum for the presentation of proposed 

modifications to the International 

Classification of Diseases, Ninth-Revision, 

Clinical Modification. 

Matters to be Discussed: Tentative agenda 

items include: 

Migraines and other headache syndromes 

Transplant complications 

Hormone therapy for breast cancer 

Penicillin resistant infections 

Central line infections 

Fetal medicine 

Plateau iris syndrome and pingueculitis 

Secondary diabetes mellitus 

Erythema multiforme 

Malignant pleural effusion 

Autoimmune hepatitis 

Addenda (diagnosis) 

Intraoperative electron radiation therapy 

Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring 

Thoracoscopic procedures 

Procedures on vena cava 

STARR procedure for males 

Oversewing of the atrial appendage 

Transjugular biopsy of liver 

Total disc replacement 

Recalled devices 

Motion preserving technologies 

Addenda (procedures) 

ICD–10 procedure coding system (PCS 

update) 

Contact Person for Additional Information: 

Amy Blum, Medical Systems Specialist, 

Classifications and Public Health Data 

Standards Staff, NCHS, 3311 Toledo Road, 

Room 2402, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, email alb8@cdc.gov, telephone 301–458–4106 

(diagnosis), Mady Hue, Health Insurance 

Specialist, Division of Acute Care, CMS, 7500 

Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland 21244, 

e-mail marilu.hue@cms.hhs.gov, telephone 

410–786–4510 (procedures). 

Notice: Because of increased security 

requirements, CMS has instituted stringent 

procedures for entrance into the building by 

non-government employees. Persons without 

a government I.D. will need to show an 

official form of picture I.D., (such as a drivers 

license), and sign-in at the security desk 

upon entering the building. 

Those who wish to attend a specific ICD–

9–CM C&M meeting in the CMS auditorium 

must submit their name and organization for 

addition to the meeting visitor list. Those 

wishing to attend the March 22–23, 2007 

meeting must submit their name and 

organization by March 14, 2007 for inclusion 

on the visitor list. This visitor list will be 

maintained at the front desk of the CMS 

building and used by the guards to admit 

visitors to the meeting. Those who attended 

previous ICD–9–CM C&M meetings will no 

longer be automatically added to the visitor 

list. You must request inclusion of your name 

prior to each meeting you attend. 

Register to attend the meeting online at: 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/events/. 

Notice: This is a public meeting. However, 

because of fire code requirements, should the 

number of attendants meet the capacity of the 

room, the meeting will be closed. 

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 26, 2007. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E7–3660 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10098 and CMS–

10114] 

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 of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: 1–800–

MEDICARE Beneficiary Satisfaction 

Survey; Use: The Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services will use the survey 

information for performance evaluation 

of the contractor. The information 

gathered will also be used to validate 

the quality of service delivered, and or 

direct the contractor to performance 

improvement; Form Number: CMS–

10098 (OMB#: 0938–0919); Frequency: 

Reporting—Weekly, Monthly and 

Yearly; Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Number of Respondents: 

18,000; Total Annual Responses: 

18,000; Total Annual Hours: 2,250. 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: National 

Provider Identifier (NPI) Application 

and Update Form and Supporting 

Regulations in 45 CFR 142.408, 45 CFR 

162.406, 45 CFR 162.408; Use: The 

National Provider Identifier (NPI) 

Application and Update Form is used 

by health care providers to apply for 

NPIs and furnish updates to the 

information they supplied on their 

initial applications. The form is also 

used to deactivate their NPIs if 

necessary. The NPI Application/Update 

form has been revised to further assist 

in uniquely identifying health care 

providers and provide additional 

guidance on how to accurately complete 

the form. The form captures additional 

data elements that will assist with 

unique identification. It also includes 

more detailed instructions. Form 

Number: CMS–10114 (OMB#: 0938–

0931); Frequency: Reporting—On 

occasion, one-time; Affected Public: 

Business or other for-profit, Not-forprofit institutions, and Federal 

government; Number of Respondents: 

325,608; Total Annual Responses: 

325,608; Total Annual Hours: 108,560. 

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 


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9538 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 41 / Friday, March 2, 2007 / Notices 

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: February 22, 2007. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–3654 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

Notice of Single-Source Grant Award 

to Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi 

for a Project Entitled, ‘‘Deficit 

Reduction Act Hurricane Katrina 

Healthcare Related Provider 

Stabilization’’

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: New Grant Awards. 

Funding Amount: $160,000,000. 

Period of Performance: February 12, 

2007–September 30, 2009. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary has authorized 

a total of $160 million in grant funds 

available to all three States. Based on 

each eligible IPPS hospital’s and SNF’s 

share of total Medicare inpatient 

payments in the FEMA designated 

counties in calendar year 2005 (the 

latest and most complete year of 

Medicare billing data available to us), 

this funding is being allocated for each 

State in the following proportions: 45 

percent to Louisiana ($71,633,492), 38 

percent to Mississippi ($60,556,425) and 

17 percent to Alabama ($27,810,083). 

This grant program is to fund State 

payments to general, acute care 

hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities 

in impacted communities that may face 

financial pressures because of changing 

wage rates that are not yet reflected in 

Medicare PPS payment methodologies. 

The grant funds must be used by the 

States to make payments to all Medicare 

participating general hospitals, acute 

care hospitals, and SNFs that are 

currently paid under a Medicare PPS in 

the impacted communities. States have 

some flexibility in determining the 

methodology to determine the timing 

and amount of provider payments, but 

the methodology must reflect each 

provider’s share of total Medicare 

payments during a specified period of 

time. Grant funds may not be 

distributed to hospitals and SNFs that 

are not in operation. States’ payment 

methodologies should specify the 

relevant time periods and any other 

factors that will be considered in 

distributing available grant funds 

according to the principles specified 

above, and are subject to approval by 

CMS. 

Justification for Exception to 

Competition 

The Secretary has invoked his 

authority to restore health care in 

impacted communities affected by 

Hurricane Katrina by offering this 

unique funding opportunity which will 

enable States to make payments to assist 

hospitals and SNFs that are paid under 

a Medicare PPS, with the financial 

pressures that may result from changing 

wage rates in those impacted 

communities. For the reasons cited 

above, the Secretary has directed the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services to offer a single-source award 

to the States of Louisiana, Alabama and 

Mississippi. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wendy J. Taparanskas, PhD., Health 

Insurance Specialist, Office of the 

Center Director, Centers for Medicaid 

and State Operations, Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mail 

Stop S2–26–12, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244, (410) 

786–5245. 

Authority: Section 6201(a)(4) of the Deficit 

Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) . 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.779) 

Dated: February 13, 2007. 

Leslie V. Norwalk, 

Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. E7–3655 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Notice of Determination and Findings; 

Authority To Incorporate a No-Setoff 

Commitment 

Upon the basis of the following 

findings pursuant to authority of Title 

31 U.S.C. Section 3727 and in 

accordance with the Presidential 

delegation of authority dated October 3, 

1995, as referenced in the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation 32.803(d) it is 

hereby determined that the use of a nosetoff provision is appropriate to 

facilitate the private financing of a 

steam production facility at NCIFrederick. 

Findings 

1. Despite an essentially static space 

inventory, the cost of steam under NCIFrederick’s interagency agreement with 

the Fort Detrick U.S. Army Garrison has 

increased by 70% from 2003 to 2006. In 

addition, despite numerous energy 

saving projects accomplished over the 

past 9 years, quantities of steam billed 

by the Army to the NCI have remained 

20%–30% above amounts estimated/ 

measured through engineering methods. 

2. In response to the escalation in 

steam related energy costs/quantities, a 

thorough review of steam production 

alternatives was conducted. Based on 

this analysis it was concluded that 

significant energy and cost savings 

could be achieved through the 

construction of a new steam production 

facility and the subsequent severing of 

ties to the existing Fort Detrick boiler 

plant. 

3. On behalf of Potomac Edison 

Company, APS Constellation, L.L.C. has 

proposed a privately financed Energy 

Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) to 

construct the new steam facility. 

Securing the private financing for this 

project is dependent upon incorporation 

of a no-setoff provision in the contract. 

4. Inclusion of the no-setoff provision 

will enable the Contractor to secure 

financing with an interest rate that is 

lower than the interest rate that would 

be obtained in the absence of the nosetoff provision. The Government will 

benefit directly from a lower interest 

rate in the form of lower interest 

payments over the 20-year term of the 

repayment. 

5. Incorporating a no-setoff provision 

will not increase the risk of the 

Government since the Basic Ordering 

Agreement requires that the Contractor 

guarantee that the energy and energyrelated cost savings exceed the 

payments to the Contractor during the 

performance period following 

construction of the project. In the event 

that the savings fall below the level 

guaranteed by the Contractor, the 

Contractor will be responsible for 

crediting the difference to the 

Government. 

6. In accordance with the guidance set 

forth in FAR 32.803(d), a review of the 

proposed contractor’s financial status 

revealed no significant indebtedness to 

the United States. 


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