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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10328] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, and to allow 

a second opportunity for public 

comment on the notice. Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding the 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. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by June 2, 2014: 

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the 

proposed information collections, 

please reference the document identifier 

or OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be received by 

the OMB desk officer via one of the 

following transmissions: OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax 

Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, you may make your request 

using one of following: 

1. Access CMS’ Web site address at 

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

PaperworkReductionActof1995. 

2. Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 

(410) 786–1326. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 

1326. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies 

must obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of 

information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 

3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 

includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies 

to publish a 30-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension or 

reinstatement of an existing collection 

of information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, CMS is 

publishing this notice that summarizes 

the following proposed collection(s) of 

information for public comment: 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of currently approved 

collection; Title of Information 

Collection: Medicare Self-Referral 

Disclosure Protocol; Use: The SelfReferral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP) is a 

voluntary self-disclosure instrument 

that allows providers of services and 

suppliers to disclose actual or potential 

violations of section 1877 of the Act. We 

analyze the disclosed conduct to 

determine compliance with section 

1877 of the Act and the application of 

the exceptions to the physician selfreferral prohibition. In addition, the 

authority granted to the Secretary under 

section 6409(b) of the ACA, and 

subsequently delegated to CMS, may be 

used to reduce the amount due and 

owing for violations. 

We are now seeking to further revise 

the currently approved collection. 

Specifically, we are: (1) Creating an 

optional expedited SRDP review process 

(the ‘‘Expedited SRDP Review Process’’) 

for disclosures that meet certain 

eligibility requirements; (2) continuing 

the established SRDP review process 

(the ‘‘Standard SRDP Review Process’’) 

for other disclosures; and (3) revising 

the estimated burden hours based on 

our experience administering the SRDP 

over the past three years. 

Form Number: CMS–10328 (OCN: 

0938–1106); Frequency: Once; Affected 

Public: Private sector—Business and 

other for-profit and Not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

100; Total Annual Responses: 100; Total 

Annual Hours: 5,000. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Matthew Edgar at (410)-786– 

0698. For all other issues call 410–786– 

1326.) 

Dated: April 29, 2014. 

Martique Jones, 

Deputy 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 

[CMS–7032–N2] 

Health Insurance Marketplace, 

Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s 

Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of 

the Advisory Panel on Outreach and 

Education (APOE), May 22, 2014 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

rescheduling of the meeting of the 

Advisory Panel on Outreach and 

Education (APOE) (the Panel) in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act that was cancelled due 

to inclement weather on March 17, 

2014. The Panel advises and makes 

recommendations to the Secretary of the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services and the Administrator of the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services on opportunities to enhance 

the effectiveness of consumer education 

strategies concerning the Health 

Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, 

Medicaid, and the Children’s Health 

Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting 

is open to the public. 

DATES: Meeting Date: Thursday, May 22, 

2014, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. eastern 

daylight time (e.d.t.). 

Deadline for Meeting Registration, 

Presentations and Comments: Thursday, 

May 8, 2014, 5:00 p.m., e.d.t. 

Deadline for Requesting Special 

Accommodations: Thursday, May 8, 

2014, 5:00 p.m., e.d.t. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: U.S. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 

200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 

729G, OASH Conference Room, 

Washington, DC 20201. 

Presentations and Written Comments: 

Kirsten Knutson, Acting Designated 

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Federal Official (DFO), Division of 

Forum and Conference Development, 

Office of Communications, Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Mailstop S1–13–05, 

Baltimore, MD 21244–1850 or contact 

Ms. Knutson via email at 

Kirsten.Knutson@cms.hhs.gov. 

Registration: The meeting is open to 

the public, but attendance is limited to 

the space available. Persons wishing to 

attend this meeting must register at the 

Web site http://events.SignUp4.com/ 

APOEMAY2014MTG or by contacting 

the DFO at the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice or by 

telephone at number listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice, by the date listed in the 

DATES section of this notice. Individuals 

requiring sign language interpretation or 

other special accommodations should 

contact the DFO at the address listed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this notice by 

the date listed in the DATES section of 

this notice. In accordance with the U.S. 

Department of Health & Human Services 

standards, and an effort for the public to 

engage virtually in the open meetings, 

this APOE meeting will be available to 

view via live web streaming by visiting 

the link www.cms.gov/live during the 

designated time of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kirsten Knutson, (410) 786–5886. 

Additional information about the APOE 

is available on the Internet at: http:// 

www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/FACA/APOE.html. 

Press inquiries are handled through 

the CMS Press Office at (202) 690–6145. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with section 10(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), this notice announces a 

meeting of the Advisory Panel on 

Outreach and Education (APOE) (the 

Panel). Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act authorizes the 

Secretary of the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (the 

Secretary) to establish an advisory panel 

if the Secretary determines that the 

panel is ‘‘in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed . . . by law.’’ Such 

duties are imposed by section 1804 of 

the Social Security Act (the Act), 

requiring the Secretary to provide 

informational materials to Medicare 

beneficiaries about the Medicare 

program, and section 1851(d) of the Act, 

requiring the Secretary to provide for 

‘‘activities . . . to broadly disseminate 

information to [M]edicare beneficiaries 

. . . on the coverage options provided 

under [Medicare Advantage] in order to 

promote an active, informed selection 

among such options.’’ 

The Panel is also authorized by 

section 1114(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

1314(f)) and section 222 of the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a). The 

Secretary signed the charter establishing 

this Panel on January 21, 1999 (64 FR 

7899, February 17, 1999) and approved 

the renewal of the charter on December 

18, 2012 (78 FR 32661, May, 31, 2013). 

Pursuant to the amended charter, the 

Panel advises and makes 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services and the 

Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 

concerning optimal strategies for the 

following: 

• Developing and implementing 

education and outreach programs for 

individuals enrolled in, or eligible for, 

the Health Insurance Marketplace, 

Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s 

Health Insurance Program (CHIP). 

• Enhancing the federal government’s 

effectiveness in informing Health 

Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, 

Medicaid, and CHIP consumers, 

providers and stakeholders pursuant to 

education and outreach programs of 

issues regarding these and other health 

coverage programs, including the 

appropriate use of public-private 

partnerships to leverage the resources of 

the private sector in educating 

beneficiaries, providers and 

stakeholders. 

• Expanding outreach to vulnerable 

and underserved communities, 

including racial and ethnic minorities, 

in the context of the Health Insurance 

Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and 

CHIP education programs. 

• Assembling and sharing an 

information base of ‘‘best practices’’ for 

helping consumers evaluate health plan 

options. 

• Building and leveraging existing 

community infrastructures for 

information, counseling, and assistance. 

• Drawing the program link between 

outreach and education, promoting 

consumer understanding of health care 

coverage choices and facilitating 

consumer selection/enrollment, which 

in turn support the overarching goal of 

improved access to quality care, 

including prevention services, 

envisioned under health care reform. 

The current members of the Panel are: 

Samantha Artiga, Principal Policy 

Analyst, Kaiser Family Foundation; 

Joseph Baker, President, Medicare 

Rights Center; Philip Bergquist, 

Manager, Health Center Operations, 

CHIPRA Outreach & Enrollment Project 

and Director, Michigan Primary Care 

Association; Marjorie Cadogan, 

Executive Deputy Commissioner, 

Department of Social Services; Jonathan 

Dauphine, Senior Vice President, AARP; 

Barbara Ferrer, Executive Director, 

Boston Public Health Commission; 

Shelby Gonzales, Senior Health 

Outreach Associate, Center on Budget & 

Policy Priorities; Jan Henning, Benefits 

Counseling & Special Projects 

Coordinator, North Central Texas 

Council of Governments’ Area Agency 

on Aging; Sandy Markwood, Chief 

Executive Officer, National Association 

of Area Agencies on Aging; Miriam 

Mobley-Smith, Dean, Chicago State 

University, College of Pharmacy; Ana 

Natale-Pereira, Associate Professor of 

Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical 

School; Megan Padden, Vice President, 

Sentara Health Plans; Winston Wong, 

Medical Director, Community Benefit 

Director, Kaiser Permanente and 

Darlene Yee-Melichar, Professor & 

Coordinator, San Francisco State 

University. 

The agenda for the May 22, 2014 

meeting will include the following: 

• Welcome and listening session with 

CMS leadership 

• Recap of the previous (September 

16, 2013) meeting 

• Affordable Care Act initiatives 

• An opportunity for public comment 

• Meeting summary, review of 

recommendations and next steps 

Individuals or organizations that wish 

to make a 5-minute oral presentation on 

an agenda topic should submit a written 

copy of the oral presentation to the DFO 

at the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice by the date listed 

in the DATES section of this notice. The 

number of oral presentations may be 

limited by the time available. 

Individuals not wishing to make an oral 

presentation may submit written 

comments to the DFO at the address 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice by the date listed in the DATES

section of this notice. 

Authority: Sec. 222 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) and sec. 10(a) 

of Pub. L. 92–463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 10(a) 

and 41 CFR 102–3). (Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.733, 

Medicare—Hospital Insurance Program; and 

Program No. 93.774, Medicare— 

Supplementary Medical Insurance Program). 

Dated: April 23, 2014. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

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