Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 80 / Friday, April 25, 2014 / Notices 22991 

[FR Doc. 2014–09288 Filed 4–24–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–1466–N] 

Medicare Program: Notice of Two 

Membership Appointments to the 

Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient 

Payment 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces two 

new membership appointments to the 

Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient 

Payment (the Panel). The two new 

appointments to the Panel will each 

serve a 4-year period. The new members 

will have terms that begin on February 

16, 2014 and continue through February 

15, 2018. The purpose of the Panel is to 

advise the Secretary of the Department 

of Health and Human Services and the 

Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services 

concerning the clinical integrity of the 

Ambulatory Payment Classification 

groups and their relative payment 

weights. The Panel also addresses and 

makes recommendations regarding 

supervision of hospital outpatient 

services. The advice provided by the 

Panel will be considered as we prepare 

the annual updates for the hospital 

outpatient prospective payment system. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information on the Panel 

meeting dates, agenda topics, copy of 

the charter, as well as updates to the 

Panel’s activities, search our Internet 

Web site: https://www.cms.gov/

Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/

FACA/AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatory

PaymentClassificationGroups.html. For 

other information regarding the Panel, 

contact Carol Schwartz, the Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) at CMS, Center for 

Medicare, Hospital and Ambulatory 

Policy Group, Division of Outpatient 

Care, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail 

Stop C4–05–17, Baltimore, MD 21244– 

1850, phone (410) 786–3985. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Health and Human 

Services (the Secretary) is required by 

section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social 

Security Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 

1395l(t)(9)(A)) and section 222 of the 

Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) (42 

U.S.C. 217a) to consult with an expert 

outside advisory panel on the clinical 

integrity of the Ambulatory Payment 

Classification groups and relative 

payment weights, which are major 

elements of the Medicare Hospital 

Outpatient Prospective Payment System 

(OPPS), and the appropriate supervision 

level for hospital outpatient services. 

The Panel is governed by the provisions 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended (5 

U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth 

standards for the formation and use of 

advisory panels. The Panel Charter 

provides that the Panel shall meet up to 

3 times annually. We consider the 

technical advice provided by the Panel 

as we prepare the proposed and final 

rules to update the OPPS for the 

following calendar year. 

The Panel shall consist of a chair and 

up to 19 members who are full-time 

employees of hospitals, hospital 

systems, or other Medicare providers. 

The Secretary or a designee selects the 

Panel membership based upon either 

self-nominations or nominations 

submitted by Medicare providers and 

other interested organizations. New 

appointments are made in a manner that 

ensures a balanced membership under 

the FACA guidelines. 

The Panel presently consists of the 

following members and a Chair. 

• Edith Hambrick, M.D., J.D., Chair, 

CMS Medical Officer. 

• Karen Borman, M.D., FACS. 

• Kari S. Cornicelli, C.P.A., FHFMA. 

• Brian D. Kavanagh, M.D., MPH. 

• Scott Manaker, M.D., Ph.D. 

• John Marshall, CRA, RCC, CIRCC, 

RT(R), FAHRA. 

• Jim Nelson, M.B.A., C.P.A., FHFMA. 

• Leah Osbahr, M.A., MPH. 

• Jacqueline Phillips. 

• Traci Rabine. 

• Michael Rabovsky, M.D. 

• Marianna V. Spanaki-Varela, MD, 

Ph.D., M.B.A. 

• Gale Walker. 

• Kris Zimmer. 

II. Provisions of the Notice 

We published a notice in the Federal 

Register on November 1, 2013, entitled 

‘‘Medicare Program; Solicitation of Five 

Nominations to the Advisory Panel on 

Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP, the 

Panel)’’ (78 FR 65660). The notice 

solicited nominations for five new 

members to fill the vacancies on the 

Panel beginning September 30, 2013. As 

a result of that notice, we are 

announcing two new members to the 

Panel. The Panel currently consists of 

15 members. The two new Panel 

members appointments are for 4-year 

terms beginning on February 16, 2014. 

New Appointments to the Panel 

The two new members of the Panel 

with terms beginning on February 16, 

2014 and continuing through February 

15, 2018 are as follows: 

• Wendy Resnick, FHFMA. 

• Johnathan Pregler, M.D. 

III. Collection of Information 

Requirements 

This document does not impose 

information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Consequently, it need not be reviewed 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget under the authority of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 35). 

Dated: April 17, 2014. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2014–09289 Filed 4–24–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2010–N–0555] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Medical Devices; 

Device Tracking 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the Agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 

PRA), Federal Agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

information collection requirements for 

the tracking of medical devices. 

DATES: Submit either electronic or 

written comments on the collection of 

information by June 24, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit written 

comments on the collection of 

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