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TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN-HOURS

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

Burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Pre-Test Women’s Survey ............................................................................... 40 1 23/60 15 

Post-Test Women’s Survey ............................................................................. 40 1 23/60 15 

Pre-Test Physician’s Survey ............................................................................ 150 1 5/60 13 

Post-Test Physician’s Survey .......................................................................... 150 1 5/60 13 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 56 

OS specifically requests comments on 

(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. 

Keith A. Tucker, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06551 Filed 3–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting Notice for the President’s 

Advisory Council on Faith-Based and 

Neighborhood Partnerships 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the President’s 

Advisory Council on Faith-based and 

Neighborhood Partnerships announces 

the following meeting: 

Name: President’s Advisory Council on 

Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships 

Council Meeting. 

Time and Date: Wednesday, April 10th, 

2013 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. (EDT). 

Place: Meeting will be held at a location to 

be determined in the White House complex, 

1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW., Washington, 

DC. Space is extremely limited. Photo ID and 

RSVP are required to attend the event. Please 

RSVP to Ben O’Dell at partnerships@hhs.gov. 

The meeting will be available to the public 

through a conference call line. The call-in 

line is: 1–866–823–5144; Passcode: 1375705. 

Status: Open to the public, limited only by 

space available. Conference call limited only 

by lines available. 

Purpose: The Council brings together 

leaders and experts in fields related to the 

work of faith-based and neighborhood 

organizations in order to: Identify best 

practices and successful modes of delivering 

social services; evaluate the need for 

improvements in the implementation and 

coordination of public policies relating to 

faith-based and other neighborhood 

organizations; and make recommendations 

for changes in policies, programs, and 

practices. 

Contact Person for Additional Information: 

Please contact Ben O’Dell for any additional 

information about the President’s Advisory 

Council meeting at partnerships@hhs.gov. 

Agenda: Please visit http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/partnerships for further 

updates on the Agenda for the meeting. 

Public Comment: There will be an 

opportunity for public comment at the end of 

the meeting. Comments and questions can be 

sent in advance to partnerships@hhs.gov. 

Dated: March 19, 2013. 

Ben O’Dell, 

Designated Federal Officer and Associate 

Director, HHS Center for Faith-based and 

Neighborhood Partnerships. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06666 Filed 3–21–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10450, CMS– 

10078] 

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: New collection; Title: 

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare 

Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey 

for Physician Quality Reporting; Use: 

The Physician Quality Reporting System 

(PQRS) was established in 2006 as a 

voluntary ‘‘pay-for-reporting’’ program 

that allows physicians and other eligible 

healthcare professionals to report 

information to Medicare about the 

quality of care provided to beneficiaries 

who have certain medical conditions. 

The PQRS provides incentive payments 

to physicians who report quality data. 

Since the program’s inception, these 

results have not been publicly available 

for use by consumers. 

The Physician Compare Web site was 

launched December 30, 2010, to meet 

requirements set forth by Section 10331 

of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The 

ACA requires CMS to establish a 

Physician Compare Web site by January 

1, 2011, containing information on 

physicians enrolled in the Medicare 

program and other eligible professionals 

who participate in the Physician Quality 

Reporting Initiative. By no later than 

January 1, 2013 (and for reporting 

periods beginning no earlier than 

January 1, 2012), CMS is required to 

implement a plan to make information 

on physician performance publicly 

available through Physician Compare. A 

key component of the reporting 

requirements under the ACA is public 

reporting on physician performance that 

includes patient experience measures. 

The collection and reporting of a 

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare 

Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey 

for Physician Quality Reporting will 

fulfill this requirement. 

The U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) has developed 

the National Quality Strategy that was 

called for under the ACA to create 

national aims and priorities to guide 

local, state, and national efforts to 


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improve the quality of health care. This 

strategy has established six priorities 

that support the three-part aim. The 

three-part aim focuses on better care, 

better health, and lower costs through 

improvement. The six priorities include: 

Making care safer by reducing harm 

caused by the delivery of care; ensuring 

that each person and family are engaged 

as partners in their care; promoting 

effective communication and 

coordination of care; promoting the 

most effective prevention and treatment 

practices for the leading causes of 

mortality, starting with cardiovascular 

disease; working with communities to 

promote wide use of best practices to 

enable healthy living; and making 

quality care more affordable for 

individuals, families, employers, and 

governments by developing and 

spreading new health care delivery 

models. The CAHPS Survey for 

Physician Quality Reporting focuses on 

patient experience. Implementation of 

the survey supports the six national 

priorities for improving care, 

particularly engaging patients and 

families in care and promoting effective 

communication and coordination. 

This survey supports the 

administration of the Quality 

Improvement Organizations Program 

(QIO). The Social Security Act, as set 

forth in Part B of Title XI—Section 

1862(g), established the Utilization and 

Quality Control Peer Review 

Organization Program, now known as 

the QIO Program. The statutory mission 

of the QIO Program is to improve the 

effectiveness, efficiency, economy, and 

quality of services delivered to Medicare 

beneficiaries. This survey will provide 

patient experience of care data that is an 

essential component of assessing the 

quality of services delivered to Medicare 

beneficiaries. It also would permit 

beneficiaries to have this information to 

help them choose health care providers 

that provide services that meet their 

needs and preferences, thus encouraging 

providers to improve quality of care that 

Medicare beneficiaries receive. Form 

Number: CMS–10450 (OCN: 0938– 

New); Frequency: Annual; Affected 

Public: Individuals and Households; 

Number of Respondents: 234,600 Total 

Annual Responses: 117,300; Total 

Annual Hours: 39,530. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Regina Chell at 410–786–6551. 

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

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Reinstatement of a previously 

approved collection; Title: Program for 

Matching Grants to States for the 

Operation of High Risk Pools; Use: The 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services (CMS) is requiring the 

information in this information 

collection request as a condition of 

eligibility for grants that were 

authorized in the Trade Act of 2002, the 

Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and the 

State High Risk Pool Funding Extension 

Act of 2006. The information is 

necessary to determine if a State 

applicant meets the necessary eligibility 

criteria for a grant as required by law. 

The respondents will be States that have 

a high risk pool as defined in sections 

2741, 2744, or 2745 of the Public Health 

Service Act. The grants will provide 

funds to States that incur losses in the 

operation of high risk pools. High risk 

pools are set up by States to provide 

health insurance to individuals that 

cannot obtain health insurance in the 

private market because of a history of 

illness; Form Number: CMS–10078 

(OCN: 0938–0887); Frequency: 

Occasionally; Affected Public: State, 

Local and Tribal Governments; Number 

of Respondents: 31; Total Annual 

Responses: 31; Total Annual Hours: 

1,240. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Paul Scholz at 

(410) 786–6178. 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 

address 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. 

To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collections must 

be received by the OMB desk officer at 

the address below, no later than 5 p.m. 

on April 22, 2013. 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS 

Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395– 

6974, Email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: March 19, 2013. 

Martique Jones, 

Deputy Director, Regulations Development 

Group, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06632 Filed 3–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–3281–PN] 

Medicare and Medicaid Programs: 

Application From the American 

Osteopathic Association/Healthcare 

Facilities Accreditation Program for 

Continued CMS-Approval of Its 

Hospital Accreditation Program 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

ACTION: Proposed notice. 

SUMMARY: This proposed notice with 

comment period acknowledges the 

receipt of an application from the 

American Osteopathic Association/ 

Healthcare Facilities Accreditation 

Program (AOA/HFAP) for continued 

recognition as a national accrediting 

organization for hospitals that wish to 

participate in the Medicare or Medicaid 

programs. 

DATES: To be assured consideration, 

comments must be received at one of 

the addresses provided below, no later 

than 5 p.m. on April 22, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer 

to file code CMS–3281–PN. Because of 

staff and resource limitations, we cannot 

accept comments by facsimile (FAX) 

transmission. 

You may submit comments in one of 

four ways: 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

electronic comments on specific issues 

in this regulation to http:// 

www.regulations.gov . Follow the 

‘‘submit a comment’’ instructions. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments (one original and two 

copies) to the following address ONLY: 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services, Department of Health and 

Human Services, Attention: CMS– 

3281–PN, P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, 

MD 21244–8010. 

Please allow sufficient time for mailed 

comments to be received before the 

close of the comment period. 

3. By express or overnight mail. You 

may send written comments to the 

following address ONLY: 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services, Department of Health and 

Human Services, Attention: CMS– 

3281–PN, Mail Stop C4–26–05, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21244–1850. 

4. By hand or courier. Alternatively, 

you may deliver (by hand or courier) 

your written comments to the following 

addresses: 


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