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• Office of Diversity Management and 

Equal Employment Opportunity (AJI). 

• Office of Business Management and 

Transformation (AJJ). 

• Program Support Center (P). 

B. Under Section AJ.20 Functions, 

insert the following: 

Office of Human Resources (AJA). The 

Office of Human Resources (OHR) provides 

leadership in the planning and development 

of personnel policies and human resource 

programs that support and enhance the 

Department’s mission. OHR also provides 

technical assistance to the Operating 

Divisions (OPDIVs) to most effectively and 

efficiently accomplish the OPDIV’s mission 

through improved planning and recruitment 

of human resources and serves as the 

Departmental liaison to central management 

agencies on related matters. 

Office for Facilities Management and 

Policy (AJE). The Office for Facilities 

Management and Policy (OFMP) provides 

Department-wide leadership and direction in 

master planning, facilities planning, design 

and construction, leasing, capital program 

budget management, space utilization, 

sustainable buildings, operations and 

maintenance, environmental and energy 

management, historic preservation, and 

occupational health and safety. OFMP is 

responsible for the HHS Real Property Asset 

Management program; and in this role 

provides management oversight across the 

HHS portfolio of real property assets to 

ensure appropriate stewardship and 

accountability is maintained. In addition, 

OFMP is responsible for the operation of and 

physical security for the HHS headquarters 

facility, the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 

and oversight of HHS-occupied space in the 

Southwest Complex of Washington, DC. 

OFMP also provides technical assistance to 

HHS’ OPDIVs in evaluating the effectiveness 

of their facilities programs and policies and 

fosters creativity and innovation in the 

administration of these functions. 

Office of the Chief Information Officer 

(AJG). The Office of the Chief Information 

Officer (OCIO) advises the Secretary and the 

ASA on matters pertaining to the use of 

information and related technologies to 

accomplish Departmental goals and program 

objectives. The mission of the Office is to 

establish and provide: assistance and 

guidance on the use of technology-supported 

business process reengineering; investment 

analysis; performance measurement; strategic 

development and application of information 

systems and infrastructure; policies to 

provide improved management of 

information resources and technology; and 

better, more efficient service to OCIO’s 

clients and employees. 

Office of Diversity Management and Equal 

Employment Opportunity (AJI). The Office of 

Diversity Management and Equal 

Employment Opportunity (ODME) provides 

leadership in creating and sustaining a 

diverse workforce and an environment free of 

discrimination at HHS. ODME works pro 

actively to enhance the employment of 

women, minorities, veterans, and people 

with disabilities through efforts that include 

policy development, oversight, complaint 

prevention, investigations and processing, 

outreach, commemorative events, and 

standardized education and training 

programs. ODME also provides resource 

management and equal opportunity services 

functions for the Department. To accomplish 

its mission, ODME provides functional 

oversight and works in collaboration with the 

Equal Employment Opportunity offices that 

service each of the Department’s OPDIVs. 

ODME also conducts Department-wide 

program analysis to determine barriers to 

diversity and inclusion. 

Office of Business Management and 

Transformation (AJJ). The Office of Business 

Management and Transformation (OBMT) 

provides results-oriented strategic and 

analytical support for key management 

initiatives and coordinates the business 

mechanisms necessary to account for the 

performance of these initiatives and other 

objectives as deemed appropriate. OBMT 

manages the budget and financial resources 

for the direct support of the ASA. OBMT 

oversees Department-wide multi-sector 

workforce management activities. OBMT also 

provides business process reengineering 

services, including the coordination of the 

review and approval process for 

reorganization and delegation of authority 

proposals that require the Secretary’s or 

designees’ signature. 

2. Part P, Program Support Center 

(PSC), Statement of Organization, 

Functions, and Delegations of 

Authority, for the Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS), which was 

last amended at 74 FR 297–301, dated 

January 5, 2009, at 62 FR 63952–03, 

dated December 3, 1997, and at 62 FR 

5010–01, dated February 3, 1997, is 

amended as follows: 

A. Delete Part P, ‘‘Program Support 

Center (P),’’ in its entirety and replace 

with the following: 

Part P: Program Support Center 

Program Support Center (P). The Program 

Support Center (PSC) provides a full range of 

support services to HHS and other Federal 

Agencies, allowing them to focus on their 

core missions that serve the American public. 

To accomplish its mission, PSC consolidates 

functions and concentrates skills and 

expertise on its customers’ business needs. 

The PSC drives cost savings and continuous 

quality improvement through economies of 

scale, cost negotiations, standardized 

business processes, and consistent quality 

controls. 

3. Part A, Office of the Secretary, 

Statement of Organization, Functions 

and Delegations of Authority for the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is being amended as 

Chapter AM, The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Financial Resources, as 

last amended 74 FR 39325–27, dated 

August 6, 2009, and at 71 FR 38884–88, 

dated July 10, 2006, is amended as 

follows: 

A. Under Chapter AML, ‘‘Office of 

Budget,’’ ‘‘Division of the Office of the 

Secretary Budget (AML5),’’ insert the 

following: 

r. Manages the budget and financial 

resources for the Office of the Secretary. 

B. Under Chapter AMS, ‘‘Office of 

Finance,’’ ‘‘Section AMS.20 Functions,’’ 

‘‘Office of Financial Policy and 

Reporting (AMS1),’’ ‘‘Division of 

Financial Management Policy 

(AMS11),’’ delete part ‘‘(1)’’ in its 

entirety and replace with the following: 

(1) Ensures that proper internal controls for 

HHS, including the Office of the Secretary 

(OS), are implemented and maintained under 

OMB Circular A–123, Management’s 

Responsibility for Internal Control; 

4. Delegation of Authority. Pending 

further redelegation, directives or orders 

made by the Secretary or ASA, all 

delegations and redelegations of 

authority made to officials and 

employees of affected organizational 

components will continue in them or 

their successors pending further 

redelegations, provided they are 

consistent with this reorganization. 

E.J. Holland, Jr., 

Assistant Secretary for Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10310] 

Emergency Clearance: Public 

Information Collection Requirements 

Submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) 

AGENCY: Center for Medicare and 

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 and 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 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 

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other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

We are, however, requesting an 

emergency review of the information 

collection referenced below. In 

compliance with the requirement of 

section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we have 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) the following 

requirements for emergency review. We 

are requesting an emergency review 

because the collection of this 

information is needed before the 

expiration of the normal time limits 

under OMB’s regulations at 5 CFR 

1320(a)(2)(ii). This is necessary to 

ensure compliance with an initiative of 

the Administration. We cannot 

reasonably comply with the normal 

clearance procedures due to an 

unexpected event as stated in 5 CFR 

1320.13(a). The Centers for Medicare 

and Medicaid Services (CMS) is 

requesting that an information 

collection request (ICR) for Consumer 

Research on Public Reporting of 

Hospital Outpatient Measures be 

processed under the emergency 

clearance process. Approval of this 

package is essential in order to comply 

with Section 1833(t) of the Social 

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(17)). 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Consumer 

Research on Public Reporting of 

Hospital Outpatient Measures Use: The 

Medicare Improvements and Extension 

Act under Division B of Title I of the 

Tax Relief and Health Care Act (MIEA– 

TRHCA) of 2006, enacted in December 

of 2006, made changes in the Outpatient 

Prospective Payment System (OPPS). 

Consequently, CMS is now statutorily 

required to establish a program under 

which hospitals will report data on the 

quality of hospital outpatient care using 

standardized measures to receive the 

full annual update to the OPPS payment 

rate. This will be effective for payments 

beginning in calendar year (CY) 2009. 

The program established under these 

amendments is the Hospital Outpatient 

Quality Data Reporting Program (HOP 

QDRP). The measures will expand as 

additional priority areas for quality 

improvement in hospital outpatient 

settings are identified and will be 

designed to evaluate the diversity of 

services and clinical topics provided to 

adult patients in hospital outpatient 

settings. 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services contracted with L&M Policy 

Research, LLC (L&M) and its 

subcontractors, Mathematica Policy 

Research, Inc. (MPR) and McGee & 

Evers Consulting (M&E), to conduct 

exploratory or formative research 

around the new Hospital Outpatient 

Measures. Concepts and topics were 

presented to groups of consumers and 

caregivers, and to individual physicians. 

Subsequent to this exploratory or 

formative research, the research team 

designed mock-ups of the planned 

measures, utilizing feedback from the 

measure developers, the website 

programmers, plain language experts, 

and other CMS staff and contractors. 

The goals of the mock-ups were to 

integrate the measures into an existing 

website using the display devices 

similar to those used for extant 

measures, but presenting the measures 

clearly and in such a way that 

consumers and professionals could 

draw accurate and useful inferences 

from the data. The research team and 

CMS remain concerned about a number 

of issues in the displays and would like 

to conduct additional Web site research 

with consumers, caregivers and 

professionals to fine tune the 

recommendations to the website owners 

and programmers. The team proposes to 

conduct cognitive interviews with 

mock-ups and protocols in January 2010 

in order to meet Agency deadlines for 

presentation of the data by June 2010. 

Form Number: CMS–10310 (OMB#: 

0938–New); Frequency: Once; Affected 

Public: Individuals or Households; 

Number of Respondents: 104; Total 

Annual Responses: 104; Total Annual 

Hours: 41. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact David 

Miranda 410–786–7819. For all other 

issues call 410–786–1326.) 

CMS is requesting OMB review and 

approval of this collection by January 

15, 2010, with a 180-day approval 

period. Written comments and 

recommendations will be considered 

from the public if received by the 

individuals designated below by 

January 13, 2010. 

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/ 

regulations/pra or e-mail 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. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding the burden or any 

other aspect of these collections of 

information requirements. However, as 

noted above, comments on these 

information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements must be 

mailed and/or faxed to the designees 

referenced below by January 13, 2010. 

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, Room C4–26–05, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

3. By Facsimile or E-mail to OMB. 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 

Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: December 22, 2009. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–09–09AY] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an 

e-mail to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Laboratory Response Network 

(LRN)—Existing Data Collection in use 

without an OMB Control Number— 

National Center for Preparedness, 

Detection, and Control of Infectious 

Diseases (NCPDCID), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 


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