87788 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 / Notices 

document announced the withdrawal of 

approval of 103 new drug applications 

and 35 abbreviated new drug 

applications (ANDAs) from multiple 

applicants, withdrawn as of March 13, 

2009. The document erroneously 

included ANDA 75–108. The correct 

ANDA is ANDA 76–108 for Amiodarone 

hydrochloride (HCl) injection, 50 

milligrams (mg)/milliliter (mL), held by 

Hospira, Inc., 275 North Field Dr., Lake 

Forest, IL 60045–5046. This document 

corrects that error. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Lehrfeld, Center for Drug 

Evaluation and Research, Food and 

Drug Administration, 10903 New 

Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 6226, 

Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301– 

796–3137, Kimberly.Lehrfeld@

fda.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of February 11, 2009 

(74 FR 6896), appearing on page 6900 in 

FR Doc. E9–2901, the following 

correction is made: 

On page 6900, in the table, in the first 

column, the Application No. for the 

entry for Amiodarone HCL Injection, 50 

mg/mL held by Hospira Inc., 275 North 

Field Dr., Lake Forest, IL 60045–5046 is 

corrected to ANDA 76–108. 

Dated: December 14, 2023. 

Lauren K. Roth, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27859 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4164–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier: OS–0955–0019] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request; 60-Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirement of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Secretary (OS), Department of Health 

and Human Services, is publishing the 

following summary of a proposed 

collection for public comment. 

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be 

received on or before February 20, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov or by calling 

(202) 264–0041 and PRA@HHS.GOV. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

When submitting comments or 

requesting information, please include 

the document identifier 0955–0019 and 

project title for reference, to Sherrette A. 

Funn, email: Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov, 

PRA@HHS.GOV or call (202) 264–0041 

the Reports Clearance Officer. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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. 

Title of the Collection: National 

Survey of Health Information Exchange 

Organizations (HIO). 

Type of Collection: Revision of a 

previously approved collection. 

OMB No.: 0955–0019. 

Abstract: Under the Department of 

Health and Human Services, Office of 

National Coordinator for Health 

Information and Technology, Electronic 

health information exchange (HIE) was 

one of three goals specified by Congress 

in the 2009 Health Information 

Technology for Economic and Clinical 

Health (HITECH) Act to ensure that the 

$30 billion federal investment in 

certified electronic health records 

(EHRs) resulted in higher-quality, lowercost care. Subsequent legislation and 

regulations have continued to prioritize 

the sharing of data electronically across 

EHRs and other health information 

systems. Health information exchange 

organizations (HIOs) play a pivotal role 

facilitating health information exchange 

across disparate providers, labs, 

pharmacies, public health departments, 

and others. This information collection 

request will gather data from HIOs 

across the nation through the 

administration of a survey of HIOs to 

generate the most current national 

statistics and associated actionable 

insights to inform policy efforts. The 

timely collection of national data from 

our survey will assess current 

capabilities of HIOs to support effective 

electronic information sharing within 

the U.S. healthcare system. 

Since prior to HITECH there has been 

ongoing assessment of trends in the 

capabilities of HIOs to support clinical 

exchange through nationwide surveys of 

HIOs. These prior surveys and studies 

have collected data on organizational 

structure, financial viability, geographic 

coverage, scope of services, scope of 

participants, perceptions of information 

blocking, support for public health 

exchange, and participation in national 

networks and the Technical Exchange 

Framework and Common Agreement 

(TEFCA). Continuing the ongoing data 

collection will be useful to construct a 

current and comprehensive picture of 

HIOs’ role in facilitating exchange and 

ensuring rapid access to important 

health care data and information when 

it matters most, including vital data to 

address public health emergencies. 

The survey will collect data on HIO 

capabilities to support electronic health 

information exchange, their maturity, 

and challenges they face. There are five 

key areas that require assessment: (1) 

adoption of technical standards; (2) 

perceptions related to information 

blocking; (3) HIE coordination at the 

federal level; (4) public health data 

exchange; and (5) organizational 

demographics, including technical 

capabilities offered by HIOs and the 

challenges they face in supporting 

electronic health information exchange. 

This is a 3-year request for OMB 

approval. 

ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOUR TABLE

Forms 

(if necessary) 

Respondents 

(if necessary) 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondents 

Average 

burden per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

U.S. based public and private HIOs ............... 100 1 45/60 75 

Total ............................ ......................................................................... ........................ 1 ........................ 75 


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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 / Notices 87789 

Sherrette A. Funn, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 

Officer, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27868 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–45–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

RIN 0917–AA23 

Reimbursement Rates for Calendar 

Year 2024 

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is provided that the 

Director of the Indian Health Service 

(IHS) has approved the rates for 

inpatient and outpatient medical care 

provided by the IHS facilities for 

Calendar Year 2024. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Director of the Indian Health 

Service (IHS), under the authority of 

sections 321(a) and 322(b) of the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 248 and 

249(b)), Public Law 83–568 (42 U.S.C. 

2001(a)), and the Indian Health Care 

Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et 

seq.), has approved the following rates 

for inpatient and outpatient medical 

care provided by IHS facilities for 

Calendar Year 2024 for Medicare and 

Medicaid beneficiaries, beneficiaries of 

other federal programs, and for 

recoveries under the Federal Medical 

Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651– 

2653). The inpatient rates for Medicare 

Part A are excluded from the table 

below. That is because Medicare 

inpatient payments for IHS hospital 

facilities are made based on the 

prospective payment system, or (when 

IHS facilities are designated as Medicare 

Critical Access Hospitals) on a 

reasonable cost basis. Since the 

inpatient per diem rates set forth below 

do not include all physician services 

and practitioner services, additional 

payment shall be available to the extent 

that those services are provided. 

Inpatient Hospital Per Diem Rate 

(Excludes Physician/Practitioner 

Services) 

Calendar Year 2024 

Lower 48 States: $5,083. 

Alaska: $4,326. 

Outpatient per Visit Rate (Excluding 

Medicare) 

Calendar Year 2024 

Lower 48 States: $719. 

Alaska: $1,060. 

Outpatient per Visit Rate (Medicare) 

Calendar Year 2024 

Lower 48 States: $667. 

Alaska: $961. 

Medicare Part B Inpatient Ancillary Per 

Diem Rate 

Calendar Year 2024 

Lower 48 States: $963. 

Alaska: $1,341. 

Outpatient Surgery Rate (Medicare) 

Established Medicare rates for 

freestanding Ambulatory Surgery 

Centers. 

Effective Date for Calendar Year 2024 

Rates 

Consistent with previous annual rate 

revisions, the Calendar Year 2024 rates 

will be effective for services provided 

on or after January 1, 2024, to the extent 

consistent with payment authorities, 

including the applicable Medicaid State 

plan. 

Roselyn Tso, 

Director, Indian Health Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27815 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket Number: USCG–2023–0922] 

Designation of the New England 

Commission of Higher Education as a 

Designated Entity and Appointment of 

Dr. Amy Donahue as a Member of the 

Commission 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the designation of the New England 

Commission of Higher Education 

(NECHE) as a designated non-federal 

entity for the purposes of participation 

in its management by an authorized 

Coast Guard employee. Dr. Amy 

Donahue, the Provost of the Coast Guard 

Academy, has been authorizated to 

serve as a member of NECHE to provide 

oversight of, advice to, and coordination 

with, NECHE. Dr. Donahue will not 

participate in the day-to-day operations 

of NECHE. 

DATES: The designation and 

authorization are effective on November 

21, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https:// 

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2023– 

0922 in the search box and click 

‘‘Search.’’ Next, in the Document Type 

column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related 

Material.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, call 

or email Comamnder Jeffrey G. Janaro, 

Coast Guard Academy, telephone 860– 

444–8255, email jeff.g.janaro@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard announces the designation of the 

New England Commission of Higher 

Education (NECHE) as a ‘‘designated 

entity’’ under 10 U.S.C. 1589 and 1033. 

The Coast Guard also announces the 

participation of the Coast Guard 

Academy Provost Dr. Amy Donhue in 

the management of the entity as a 

Commisioner. Sections 1589 and 1033 

allow the Secretary of the Department of 

Homeland Security to specify certain 

non-federal entities as ‘‘designated 

entities’’ in which a member of the 

armed forces or a civilian employee may 

be authorized to participate in a specific 

capacity. The Secretary delegated this 

authority to the Commandant of the 

Coast Guard through the Department of 

Homeland Security Delegation No. 

00170.1, Revision No. 01.3 (paragraph 

II.14). 

A ‘‘designated entity’’ must meet the 

requirements of 10 U.S.C. 1033. In 

relevant part, section 1033 requires an 

entity to be a non-profit oganization and 

perform one of the statutorily 

enumerated functions, including 

accreditation of service academies and 

other schools of the armed forces. 

NECHE is a voluntary non-government 

association that provides accreditation 

to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. 

Therefore, NECHE is an entity that may 

be designated under 10 U.S.C. 1033 and, 

in turn, 10 U.S.C. 1589. 

Section 1589 also allows the Secretary 

concerned to authorize an employee, 

including a civilian officer, to 

participate, without compensation, in 

the managemenent of a designated 

entity for the purposes of oversight, 

advice to, and coordination with that 

designated entity. An employee’s 

participation may not extend to the day 

to day operations of the entity. The 

Coast Guard Academy announces the 

authorization of Dr. Amy Donahue, the 

Provost of the Coast Guard Academy, to 

participate in the management of 

NECHE within limits of 10 U.S.C. 1033 

and 10 U.S.C. 1589. Specifically, and in 


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