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following class of employees as an 

addition to the SEC: 

All Atomic Weapons Employees who 

worked for the Ventron Corporation at its 

facility in Beverly, Massachusetts, from 

November 1, 1942, through December 31, 

1948, for a number of work days aggregating 

at least 250 work days, occurring either 

solely under this employment, or in 

combination with work days within the 

parameters established for one or more other 

classes of employees included in the Special 

Exposure Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

November 11, 2012, as provided for 

under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, 

beginning on November 11, 2012, 

members of this class of employees, 

defined as reported in this notice, 

became members of the Special 

Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division 

of Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia 

Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 

45226, Telephone 877–222–7570. 

Information requests can also be 

submitted by email to DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–10430] 

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: Reinstatement of a previously 

approved collection; Title: Information 

Collection Requirements for Compliance 

with Individual and Group Market 

Reforms under Title XXVII of the Public 

Health Service Act; Use: The provisions 

of title XXVII of the Public Health 

Service Act (PHS Act) are designed to 

make it easier for people to get access 

to health care coverage and to reduce 

the limitations that can be put on the 

coverage. Sections 2723 and 2761 of the 

PHS Act direct CMS to enforce a 

provision (or provisions) of title XXVII 

of the PHS Act with respect to health 

insurance issuers when a state has 

notified CMS that it has not enacted 

legislation to enforce or that it is not 

otherwise enforcing a provision (or 

provisions) of the individual and group 

market reforms with respect to health 

insurance issuers, or when CMS has 

determined that a state is not 

substantially enforcing one or more of 

those provisions. This collection also 

pertains to notices issued by individual 

and group health insurance issuers and 

self-funded non-Federal governmental 

plans. This collection includes the 

issuance of certificates of creditable 

coverage; notification of preexisting 

condition exclusions; notification of 

special enrollment rights; and review of 

issuers’ filings of individual and group 

market products or similar Federal 

review in cases in which a state is not 

enforcing a title XXVII individual or 

group market provision. This 

information collection is a reinstatement 

of a previously approved collection 

(which expired on September 30, 2012 

(OMB#: 0938–0702 and OMB#: 0938– 

0703)) with minimal changes to reflect 

laws passed since the previous 

collection document was approved. 

While the OMB control number for this 

proposed collection will remain the 

same as the previously approved 

collection, this proposed collection will 

be given a new CMS Form Number. 

Form Number: CMS–10430 (OMB#: 

0938–0702); Frequency: Annually; 

Occasionally; Affected Public: Private 

Sector; Business or other for-profits and 

Not-for-profit institutions, and State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments; Number 

of Respondents: 8,716; Total Annual 

Responses: 39,831,442; Total Annual 

Hours: 3,760,422 hours. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Lisa Campbell at 301–492–4114. 

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 

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 at 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 January 22, 2013: 

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: CMS–10430/OMB Control 

Number, Room C4–26–05, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244– 

1850. 

Dated: November 16, 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–10433] 

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 


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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. Title of Information Collection: 

Initial Plan Data Collection to Support 

Qualified Health Plan (QHP) 

Certification and Other Financial 

Management and Exchange Operations; 

Type of Information Collection Request: 

New information collection; Use: As 

required by the CMS–9989–F (77 CFR 

18310, March 27, 2012): Establishment 

of Exchanges and Qualified Health 

Plans; Exchange Standards for 

Employers (Exchange rule), each 

Exchange must assume responsibilities 

related to the certification and offering 

of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs). To 

offer insurance through an Exchange, a 

health insurance issuer must have its 

health plans certified as QHPs by the 

Exchange. A QHP must meet certain 

minimum certification standards, such 

as essential community providers, 

essential health benefits, and actuarial 

value. In order to meet those standards, 

the Exchange is responsible for 

collecting data and validating that QHPs 

meet these minimum requirements as 

described in the Exchange rule under 45 

CFR 155 and 156, based on the 

Affordable Care Act, as well as other 

requirements determined by the 

Exchange. In addition to data collection 

for the certification of QHPs, the 

reinsurance and risk adjustment 

programs outlined by the Affordable 

Care Act, detailed in 45 CFR 153, CMS– 

9975–F(77 FR 17220, March 23, 2012): 

Standards for Reinsurance, Risk 

Corridors, and Risk Adjustment, have 

general information reporting 

requirements that apply to non-QHPs 

outside of the Exchanges. 

The original 60-day comment period 

began on July 6, 2012 (77 FR 40061). We 

received a number of public comments 

which addressed multiple issues. Some 

of the commenters were concerned with 

duplicate data collection. CMS is 

working with States to minimize any 

required document submission to 

streamline and reduce duplication, 

especially in future years. CMS has 

oversight and enforcement 

responsibilities unique to Exchanges 

that may require more than verification 

from a state. CMS has also aligned the 

data collection for SBCs, healthcare.gov, 

and EHB. Other commenters asked for 

more clarification on the data elements 

we are collection. We have included 

those data elements in this data 

collection. Furthermore, CMS will 

provide greater clarification on its 

process associated with QHP 

certification, essential community 

providers, and network adequacy among 

other QHP certification requirements. 

We have taken into consideration all of 

the proposed suggestions and have 

made changes to this collection of 

information. In addition, CMS is 

increasing the estimated burden by 21 

hours. 

Form Number: CMS–10433; 

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 

States and Private Sector: Business or 

other for-profits and not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

3490; Number of Responses: 3490; Total 

Annual Hours: 242,190 hours in year 

one and 184,110 hours in years two and 

three. (For policy questions regarding 

the QHP Certification data collection, 

contact Gina Zdanowicz at (301) 492– 

4451. For policy questions regarding 

risk adjustment and reinsurance data 

collection, contact Milan Shah at (301) 

492–4427. 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. 

To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collections must 

be received by the OMB desk officer at 

the address below, no later than 5 p.m. 

on December 21, 2012. OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax 

Number: (202) 395–6974, Email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: November 16, 2012. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10451 and CMS– 

10455] 

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: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare 

Uniform Institutional Provider Bill and 

Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 

424.5; Use: Section 42 CFR 424.5(a)(5) 

requires providers of services to submit 

a claim for payment prior to any 

Medicare reimbursement. Charges billed 

are coded by revenue codes. The bill 

specifies diagnoses according to the 

International Classification of Diseases, 

Ninth Edition (ICD–9–CM) code. 

Inpatient procedures are identified by 

ICD–9–CM codes, and outpatient 

procedures are described using the CMS 

Common Procedure Coding System 

(HCPCS). These are standard systems of 

identification for all major health 

insurance claims payers. Submission of 

information on the CMS–1450 permits 

Medicare intermediaries to receive 

consistent data for proper payment. 

Form Numbers: CMS–1450 (UB–04) 

(OMB#: 0938–0997); Frequency: 

Reporting—On occasion; Affected 

Public: Not-for-profit institutions, 

business or other for-profit; Number of 

Respondents: 53,111; Total Annual 

Responses: 181,909,654; Total Annual 

Hours: 1,567,455. (For policy questions 


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