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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance 

Program; No. 93.773 Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance Program; and No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: February 14, 2013. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04093 Filed 2–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–7027–N] 

Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s 

Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of 

the Advisory Panel on Outreach and 

Education (APOE), March 27, 2013 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Advisory Panel on 

Outreach and Education (APOE) (the 

Panel) in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The Panel 

advises and makes recommendations to 

the Secretary 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 Medicare, 

Medicaid, and the Children’s Health 

Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting 

is open to the public. 

DATES: Meeting Date: Wednesday, 

March 27, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 

Deadline for Meeting Registration, 

Presentations and Comments: 

Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 5:00 p.m., 

EDT. 

Deadline for Requesting Special 

Accommodations: Wednesday, March 

13, 2013, 5:00 p.m., EDT. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The 

Embassy Row Hotel, 2015 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20036. 

Presentations and Written Comments: 

Jennifer Kordonski, Designated 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. Kordonski via email at 

Jennifer.Kordonski@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/ 

APOEMAR2013MTG 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Kordonski, (410) 786–1840. 

Additional information about the APOE 

is available on the Internet at http:// 

www.cms.gov/FACA/04_APOE.asp. 

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 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 January 21, 

2011 (76 FR 11782, March 3, 2011). 

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, 

Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s 

Health Insurance Program (CHIP). 

• Enhancing the federal governments 

effectiveness in informing 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 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; 


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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; Warren Jones, Executive 

Director, Mississippi Institute for 

Improvement of Geographic Minority 

Health; Cathy Kaufmann, Administrator, 

Oregon Health Authority; 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, 

University of Medicine & Dentistry of 

New Jersey; Megan Padden, Vice 

President, Sentara Health Plans; David 

W. Roberts, Vice-President, Healthcare 

Information and Management System 

Society; Julie Bode ̈n Schmidt, Associate 

Vice President, National Association of 

Community Health Centers; Alan 

Spielman, President & Chief Executive 

Officer, URAC; Winston Wong, Medical 

Director, Community Benefit Director, 

Kaiser Permanente and Darlene YeeMelichar, Professor & Coordinator, San 

Francisco State University. 

The agenda for the March 27, 2013 

meeting will include the following: 

• Welcome and Listening Session with 

CMS Leadership 

• Recap of the Previous (December 18, 

2012) 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 a 

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: February 13, 2013. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03928 Filed 2–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Title: Project LAUNCH Cross-Site 

Evaluation. 

OMB No.: 0970–0373. 

Description: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, is collecting data as part of a 

cross-site evaluation of a Substance 

Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration(SAMHSA) initiative 

called Project LAUNCH (Linking 

Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s 

Health). Project LAUNCH promotes the 

healthy development and wellness of 

children ages birth to eight years. A total 

of 35 Project LAUNCH grantees are 

funded to improve coordination among 

child-serving systems, build 

infrastructure, and improve methods for 

providing services. Grantees implement 

a range of public health strategies to 

support young child wellness in a 

designated locality. 

Grants were awarded in four cohorts. 

Three of these cohorts will end on a 

rolling basis over the next three years 

and one cohort of grantees was recently 

awarded and will end in five years. 

Annual estimates of burden take into 

account rolling graduation of cohorts 

and represent an average of burden over 

three years. 

Data for the cross-site evaluation of 

Project LAUNCH will be collected 

through: (1) Interviews conducted either 

via telephone or during site-visits to 

Project LAUNCH grantees, (2) semiannual reports that will be submitted 

electronically on a web-based data 

reporting system, and (3) outcome data 

tables included in grantee specific endof-year evaluation reports. 

During either telephone interviews or 

the site visits, researchers will conduct 

interviews with Project LAUNCH 

service providers and collaborators in 

states/tribes and local communities of 

focus. Interviewers will ask program 

administrators questions about all 

Project LAUNCH activities, including: 

Infrastructure development; 

collaboration and coordination among 

partner agencies, organizations, and 

service providers; and development, 

implementation, and refinement of 

service strategies. 

As part of the proposed data 

collection, Project LAUNCH staff will be 

asked to submit semi-annual electronic 

reports on state/tribal and local systems 

development and on services that 

children and families receive. The 

electronic data reports also will collect 

data about other Project LAUNCHfunded service enhancements, such as 

trainings, Project LAUNCH systems 

change activities, and changes in 

provider settings and practice. 

Information provided in these reports 

will be aggregated on a quarterly basis, 

and reported semi-annually. 

As a final part of the proposed data 

collection, the cross-site evaluation will 

utilize outcome data provided by 

grantee evaluators as part of their endof-year evaluation reports to the 

SAMHSA. Information provided in 

these reports is aggregated. 

Respondents: State/Tribal Child 

Wellness Coordinator, Local Child 

Wellness Coordinator, Chair of the 

State/Tribal Child Wellness Council 

(during site visit only), Chair of the 

Community Child Wellness Council, 

and Local Service Providers/ 

Stakeholders. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Annual burden 

hours 

Child Wellness Coordinator Interview Guide ....................... 19 1 1.5 87 29 

Chair of Local Child Wellness Council Interview Guide ...... 19 1 1 57 19 

Local Stakeholder Interview Guide ...................................... 114 1 .75 258 86 

State Child Wellness Coordinator Interview Guide ............. 19 1 1.25 72 24 

Chair of State Child Wellness Council Interview Guide ...... 11 1 1.25 14 14 

Electronic Data Reporting: Systems Measures ................... 19 2 4 456 152 


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