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its predecessor agencies, and their 

contractors and subcontractors. 

Period of Employment: January 1, 

1948 through December 31, 1955. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim Director, 

Division of Compensation Analysis and 

Support, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

877–222–7570. Information requests can 

also be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2010–6224 Filed 3–19–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Decision To Evaluate a Petition To 

Designate a Class of Employees for 

the Simonds Saw and Steel Co., 

Lockport, New York, To Be Included in 

the Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice as required 

by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to 

evaluate a petition to designate a class 

of employees for Simonds Saw and 

Steel Co., Lockport, New York, to be 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort 

under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. The initial 

proposed definition for the class being 

evaluated, subject to revision as 

warranted by the evaluation, is as 

follows: 

Facility: Simonds Saw and Steel Co. 

Location: Lockport, New York. 

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All 

employees who worked in any area 

during the applicable covered thorium 

operational and residual periods. 

Period of Employment: January 1, 

1951 through December 31, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim Director, 

Division of Compensation Analysis and 

Support, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

877–222–7570. Information requests can 

also be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@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–10315] 

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: Patient Safety 

Survey Under the 9th Scope of Work: 

Nursing Home in Need (NHIN) Use: The 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) is requesting OMB 

clearance for the Nursing Homes in 

Need (NHIN) Survey. The NHIN is a 

component of the Patient Safety Theme 

of the Quality Improvement 

Organization (QIO) Program’s 9th Scope 

of Work (SOW). The statutory authority 

for this scope of work is found in Part 

B of Title XI of the Social Security Act 

(the Act) as amended by the Peer 

Review Improvement Act of 1982. The 

Act established the Utilization and 

Quality Control Peer Review 

Organization Program, now known as 

the Quality Improvement Organization 

(QIO) Program. 

The QIO in each State will provide 

special technical assistance to a small 

number of nursing homes in need of 

assistance with quality improvement 

efforts. This special technical assistance 

will be for the QIO to conduct a root 

cause analysis (RCA) with one nursing 

home in its State per year (three over 

three years). Under this component, it is 

expected that within the first quarter of 

the contract period, CMS will assign one 

nursing home to each QIO. The 

determination of which nursing homes 

are eligible under this component will 

be made by CMS. Some of these 

facilities may meet criteria for Special 

Focus Facilities (SFF). The intent of this 

component is that each State QIO will 

work with three nursing homes over the 

three-year contract period; these 

assignments are expected to be spaced 

out so that each State QIO will get one 

nursing home assigned approximately 

every 12 months. 

The NHIN Survey is a new 

information collection to be used by 

CMS to obtain information on nursing 

home satisfaction with technical 

assistance strategies delivered as a 

component of the NHIN. The NHIN 

Survey will be a census of 53 nursing 

homes working with their respective 

QIOs. The survey will be conducted one 

time for each of the nursing homes 

assisted in the first two years under the 

9th SOW and it will be conducted twice 

with nursing homes assisted in the third 

year. The information collected through 

this survey will allow CMS to help 

focus the NHIN task to maximize the 

benefit to participating nursing homes. 

The NHIN Survey will be administered 

via telephone by trained and 

experienced interviewers. Responses 

will be entered into a pre-programmed 

Computer-Assisted Telephone 

Interviewing (CATI) interface. 

The NHIN Survey will include 

questions to determine if the QIO has 

conducted a root cause analysis and 

developed an action plan. These will be 

followed by questions about their 

satisfaction with the QIO and their 

perceived value of the QIO’s assistance. 

The NHIN Survey will address the 

following: 

• Background information; 

• Current work—information and 

assessment; 

• Satisfaction with QIOs; 

• Value of QIO assistance; 

• Sources of information; and 

• Respondent comments. 

All survey protocol and correspondence 

will be translated into Spanish and bilingual telephone interviewers will be 

used as needed. Form Number: CMS– 

10315 (OMB#: 0938–New); Frequency: 


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Occasionally; Affected Public: 

Businesses and other for-profit and notfor-profit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 53; Total Annual 

Responses: 106; Total Annual Hours: 

17.5 hours (years 1 and 2), 35 hours 

(year 3). (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Bob Kambic 410– 

786–1515. 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 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 May 21, 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. 

Dated: March 15, 2010. 

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 Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10053, CMS–906 

and CMS–10294] 

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: Paid Feeding 

Assistants in Long Term Care Facilities 

and Supporting Regulations at 42 CFR 

483.160; Use: Section 42 CFR 483 

permits long-term care facilities to use 

paid feeding assistants to supplement 

the services of certified nurse aides. If 

facilities choose this option, feeding 

assistance must complete a specified 

training program. In addition, a facility 

must maintain a record of all 

individuals, used by the facility as 

feeding assistants, who have 

successfully completed the training 

course for paid feeding assistants. This 

information is used as part of the 

process to determine facility compliance 

with this requirement. Form Number: 

CMS–10053 (OMB#: 0938–0916); 

Frequency: Reporting—Yearly; Affected 

Public: Private Sector: Business or other 

for-profits and Not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

13,280; Total Annual Responses: 4,250; 

Total Annual Hours: 25,500. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Susan Joslin at 410–786–3516. 

For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: The Fiscal 

Soundness Reporting Requirements; 

Use: CMS is assigned responsibility for 

overseeing all Medicare Advantage 

Organizations (MAO), Prescription Drug 

Plan (PDP) sponsors, 1876 Cost Plans, 

Demonstration Plans and PACE 

organizations on-going financial 

performance. Specifically, CMS needs 

the requested collection of information 

to establish that contracting entities 

within those programs maintain fiscally 

sound organizations. Refer to the 

supporting documents for a list of 

changes to this collection. Form 

Number: CMS–906 (OMB#: 0938–0469); 

Frequency: Reporting—Yearly and 

Quarterly; Affected Public: Private 

Sector: Business or other for-profits and 

Not-for-profit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 514; Total Annual 

Responses: 1,039; Total Annual Hours: 

346. (For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Robert Ahern at 410– 

786–0073. For all other issues call 410– 

786–1326.) 

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Program 

Evaluation of the Eighth and Ninth 

Scope of Work Quality Improvement 

Organization Program; Use: The 

statutory authority for the Quality 

Improvement Organization (QIO) 

Program is found in Part B of Title XI 

of the Social Security Act, as amended 

by the Peer Review Improvement Act of 

1982. The Social Security Act 

established the Utilization and Quality 

Control Peer Review Organization 

Program, now known as the QIO 

Program. The statutory mission of the 

QIO Program, as set forth in Title 

XVIII—Health Insurance for the Aged 

and Disabled, Section 1862(g) of the 

Social Security Act—is to improve the 

effectiveness, efficiency, economy, and 

quality of services delivered to Medicare 

beneficiaries. The quality strategies of 

the Medicare QIO Program are carried 

out by specific QIO contractors working 

with health care providers in their state, 

territory, or the District of Columbia. 

The QIO contract contains a number of 

quality improvement initiatives that are 

authorized by various provisions in the 

Act. As a general matter, Section 1862(g) 

of the Act mandates that the secretary 

enter into contracts with QIOs for the 

purpose of determining that Medicare 

services are reasonable and medically 

necessary and for the purposes of 

promoting the effective, efficient, and 

economical delivery of health care 

services and of promoting the quality of 

the type of services for which payment 

may be made under Medicare. CMS 

interprets the term ‘‘promoting the 

quality of services’’ to involve more than 

QIOs reviewing care on a case-by-case 

basis, but to include a broad range of 

proactive initiatives that will promote 

higher quality. CMS has, for example, 

included in the SOW tasks in which the 

QIO will provide technical assistance to 

Medicare-participating providers and 

practitioners in order to help them 

improve the quality of the care they 

furnish to Medicare beneficiaries. 


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