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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–3312–N] 

Medicare Program; Meeting of the 

Medicare Evidence Development and 

Coverage Advisory Committee—March 

24, 2015 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that a 

public meeting of the Medicare 

Evidence Development & Coverage 

Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) 

(‘‘Committee’’) will be held on Tuesday, 

March 24, 2015. The Committee 

generally provides advice and 

recommendations concerning the 

adequacy of scientific evidence needed 

to determine whether certain medical 

items and services can be covered under 

the Medicare statute. This meeting will 

focus on selected molecular pathology 

tests for the estimation of prognosis in 

common cancers (such as, 

adenocarcinoma of the colon and 

rectum, breast cancer—invasive duct 

and lobular cancers, non-small cell lung 

cancers). This meeting is open to the 

public in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 

2, section 10(a)). 

DATES: Meeting Date: The public 

meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 

24, 2015 from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., 

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 

Deadline for Submission of Written 

Comments: Written comments must be 

received at the address specified in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice by 5 

p.m., EST, Monday, February 23, 2015. 

Once submitted, all comments are final. 

Deadlines for Speaker Registration 

and Presentation Materials: The 

deadline to register to be a speaker and 

to submit PowerPoint presentation 

materials and writings that will be used 

in support of an oral presentation is 5:00 

p.m., EST on Monday, February 23, 

2015. Speakers may register by phone or 

via email by contacting the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. 

Presentation materials must be received 

at the address specified in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

Deadline for All Other Attendees 

Registration: Individuals may register 

online at http://www.cms.gov/apps/

events/upcomingevents.aspstrOrder

By=1&type=3 or by phone by contacting 

the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice by 5 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, March 

17, 2015. 

We will be broadcasting the meeting 

live via Webcast at http://www.cms.gov/ 

live/. 

Deadline for Submitting a Request for 

Special Accommodations: Persons 

attending the meeting who are hearing 

or visually impaired, or have a 

condition that requires special 

assistance or accommodations, are 

asked to contact the Executive Secretary 

as specified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice no later than 5:00 p.m., EDT 

Friday, March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The 

meeting will be held in the main 

auditorium of the Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. 

Submission of Presentations and 

Comments: Presentation materials and 

written comments that will be presented 

at the meeting must be submitted via 

email to MedCACpresentations@

cms.hhs.gov or by regular mail to the 

contact listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice by the date specified in the DATES

section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maria Ellis, Executive Secretary for 

MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Center for Clinical 

Standards and Quality, Coverage and 

Analysis Group, S3–02–01, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21244 or contact Ms. Ellis by phone 

(410–786–0309) or via email at 

Maria.Ellis@cms.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

MEDCAC, formerly known as the 

Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee 

(MCAC), provides advice and 

recommendations to CMS regarding 

clinical issues. (For more information 

on MCAC, see the December 14, 1998 

Federal Register (63 FR 68780)). This 

notice announces the Tuesday, March 

24, 2015, public meeting of the 

Committee. During this meeting, the 

Committee will discuss selected 

molecular pathology tests for the 

estimation of prognosis in common 

cancers (adenocarcinoma of the colon 

and rectum, breast cancer—invasive 

duct and lobular cancers, non-small cell 

lung cancers). Background information 

about this topic, including panel 

materials, is available at http:// 

www.cms.gov/medicare-coveragedatabase/indexes/medcac-meetingsindex.aspx?bc=BAAAAAAAAAAA&. 

We will no longer be providing paper 

copies of the handouts for the meeting. 

Electronic copies of all the meeting 

materials will be on the CMS Web site 

no later than 2 business days before the 

meeting. We encourage the participation 

of appropriate organizations with 

expertise in selected molecular 

pathology tests for the estimation of 

prognosis in the above mentioned 

common cancers. 

II. Meeting Format 

This meeting is open to the public. 

The Committee will hear oral 

presentations from the public for 

approximately 45 minutes. Time 

allotted for each presentation may be 

limited. If the number of registrants 

requesting to speak is greater than can 

be reasonably accommodated during the 

scheduled open public hearing session, 

we may conduct a lottery to determine 

the speakers for the scheduled open 

public hearing session. The contact 

person will notify interested persons 

regarding their request to speak by 

March 2, 2015. Your comments should 

focus on issues specific to the list of 

topics that we have proposed to the 

Committee. The list of research topics to 

be discussed at the meeting will be 

available on the following Web site 

prior to the meeting: http:// 

www.cms.gov/medicare-coveragedatabase/indexes/medcac-meetingsindex.aspx?bc=BAAAAAAAAAAA&. 

We require that you declare at the 

meeting whether you have any financial 

involvement with manufacturers (or 

their competitors) of any items or 

services being discussed. Speakers 

presenting at the MEDCAC meeting 

must include a full disclosure slide as 

their second slide in their presentation 

for financial interests (for example, type 

of financial association—consultant, 

research support, advisory board, and 

an indication of level, such as minor 

association < $10,000 or major 

association > $10,000) as well as 

intellectual conflicts of interest (for 

example, involvement in a federal or 

nonfederal advisory committee that has 

discussed the issue) that may pertain in 

any way to the subject of this meeting. 

If you are representing an organization, 

we require that you also disclose 

conflict of interest information for that 

organization. If you do not have a 

PowerPoint presentation, you will need 

to present the full disclosure 

information requested previously at the 

beginning of your statement to the 

Committee. 

The Committee will deliberate openly 

on the topics under consideration. 

Interested persons may observe the 

deliberations, but the Committee will 

not hear further comments during this 

time except at the request of the 


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chairperson. The Committee will also 

allow a 15-minute unscheduled open 

public session for any attendee to 

address issues specific to the topics 

under consideration. At the conclusion 

of the day, the members will vote and 

the Committee will make its 

recommendation(s) to CMS. 

III. Registration Instructions 

CMS’ Coverage and Analysis Group is 

coordinating meeting registration. While 

there is no registration fee, individuals 

must register to attend. You may register 

online at http://www.cms.gov/apps/

events/upcomingevents.asp?

strOrderBy=1&type=3 or by phone by 

contacting the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice by the deadline listed in the 

DATES section of this notice. Please 

provide your full name (as it appears on 

your state-issued driver’s license), 

address, organization, telephone 

number(s), fax number, and email 

address. You will receive a registration 

confirmation with instructions for your 

arrival at the CMS complex or you will 

be notified that the seating capacity has 

been reached. 

IV. Security, Building, and Parking 

Guidelines 

This meeting will be held in a federal 

government building; therefore, federal 

security measures are applicable. We 

recommend that confirmed registrants 

arrive reasonably early, but no earlier 

than 45 minutes prior to the start of the 

meeting, to allow additional time to 

clear security. Security measures 

include the following: 

• Presentation of government-issued 

photographic identification to the 

Federal Protective Service or Guard 

Service personnel. 

• Inspection of vehicle’s interior and 

exterior (this includes engine and trunk 

inspection) at the entrance to the 

grounds. Parking permits and 

instructions will be issued after the 

vehicle inspection. 

• Inspection, via metal detector or 

other applicable means, of all persons 

entering the building. We note that all 

items brought into CMS, whether 

personal or for the purpose of 

presentation or to support a 

presentation, are subject to inspection. 

We cannot assume responsibility for 

coordinating the receipt, transfer, 

transport, storage, set-up, safety, or 

timely arrival of any personal 

belongings or items used for 

presentation or to support a 

presentation. 

Note: Individuals who are not 

registered in advance will not be 

permitted to enter the building and will 

be unable to attend the meeting. The 

public may not enter the building earlier 

than 45 minutes prior to the convening 

of the meeting. All visitors must be 

escorted in areas other than the lower 

and first floor levels in the Central 

Building. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a). 

Dated: January 9, 2015. 

Patrick Conway, 

Deputy Administrator for Innovation and 

Quality and CMS Chief Medical Officer. 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00935 Filed 1–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

OMB No.: 0970–0401. 

Description: Executive Order 12862 

directs Federal agencies to provide 

service to the public that matches or 

exceeds the best service available in the 

private sector. In order to work 

continuously to ensure that the 

Administration for Children and 

Families’ programs are effective and 

meet our customers’ needs we use a 

generic clearance process to collect 

qualitative feedback on our service 

delivery. This collection of information 

is necessary to enable ACF to garner 

customer and stakeholder feedback in 

an efficient timely manner, in accord 

with our commitment to improving 

service delivery. The information 

collected from our customers and 

stakeholders will help ensure that users 

have an effective, efficient and 

satisfying experience with the programs. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences and expectations, provide 

an early warning of issues with service, 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training or change in 

operation might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between 

ACF and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

This request is an extension of the 

‘‘generic fast-track’’ process offered to 

all government agencies by OMB in 

2010. Fast-track means each request 

receives approval five days after 

submission, if no issues are brought to 

ACF’s attention by OMB within the five 

days. 

Respondents: Individuals, State and 

Local Governments, and Tribes. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Survey .............................................................................................................. 3000 1 0.5 2500 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. Email address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: OMB is required to 

make a decision concerning the 

collection of information between 30 

and 60 days after publication of this 

document in the Federal Register. 

Therefore, a comment is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent directly to the following: Office 

of Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_

SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: 


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