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governments by developing and 

spreading new health care delivery 

models. This survey will provide 

patient experiences with care data that 

enables making comparisons of 

emergency departments across the 

nation and promoting effective 

communication and coordination. Form 

Number: CMS–10461 (OCN 0938-New). 

Frequency: Once. Affected Public: 

Individuals and households. Number of 

Respondents: Total Annual Responses: 

3,360. Total Annual Hours: 799. (For 

policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Sai Ma at 410–786– 

1479. 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. 

In commenting on the proposed 

information collections please reference 

the document identifier or OMB control 

number. To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations must 

be submitted in one of the following 

ways by April 2, 2013: 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

your comments electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) accepting comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 

Control Number lll, Room C4–26– 

05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

Dated: January 29, 2013. 

Martique Jones, 

Deputy Director, Regulations Development 

Group, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–1602–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 (HOP, 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 

1, 2013 and continue through January 

31, 2017. 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 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/AdvisoryPanelon

AmbulatoryPayment

ClassificationGroups.html For other 

information regarding the Panel, contact 

Chuck Braver, the Designated Federal 

Officer 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 weights. The 

Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient 

Payment (HOP, 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 outpatient prospective 

payment system 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. 

• Ruth L. Bush, M.D., M.P.H. 

• Lanny Copeland, M.D., AAFP. 

• Kari S. Cornicelli, C.P.A., FHFMA. 

• Dawn L. Francis, M.D., M.H.S. 

• David A. Halsey, M.D. 

• 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. 

• Daniel J. Pothen, M.S., RHIA, CHPS. 

• Gregory Przybylski, M.D. 

• Traci Rabine. 

• Marianna V. Spanaki-Varela, MD, 

Ph.D., M.B.A. 

• Gale Walker. 

II. Provisions of the Notice 

We published a notice in the Federal 

Register on August 24, 2012, entitled ’’ 

Medicare Program; Solicitation of Two 

Nominations to the Advisory Panel on 

Hospital Outpatient Payment’’ (77 FR 

51542). The notice solicited 

nominations for two new members to 

the Advisory Panel on Hospital 

Outpatient Payment (HOP, the Panel) to 

fill two vacancies on the panel 

beginning September 30, 2012. As a 

result of that notice, we are announcing 

two new members to the Panel. Their 

appointments are for 4-year terms 

beginning on February 1, 2013. 


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New Appointments to the Panel—The 

new members of the Panel with terms 

beginning on February 1, 2013 and 

continuing through January 31, 2017 are 

as follows: 

• Michael Rabovsky, M.D. 

• Kris Zimmer. 

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). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program; No. 93.773 Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance Program; and No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) Section 1833(t)(9)(A) of 

the Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(9)(A)). The Panel 

is governed by the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 

U.S.C. Appendix 2). 

Dated: January 25, 2013. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02193 Filed 1–31–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Child Care and Development 

Fund Financial Report (ACF 696) for 

States and Territories. 

OMB No.: 0970–0163. 

Description: States and Territories use 

the Financial Report Form ACF–696 to 

report Child Care and Development 

Fund (CCDF) expenditures. Authority to 

collect and report this information is 

found in section 658G of the Child Care 

and Development Block Grant Act of 

1990, as revised. In addition to the 

Program Reporting Requirements set 

forth in 45 CFR part 98, subpart H, the 

regulations at 45 CFR 98.65(g) and 

98.67(c)(1) authorize the Secretary to 

require financial reports as necessary. 

The form provides specific data 

regarding claims and provides a 

mechanism for States to request Child 

Care grant awards and to certify the 

availability of State matching funds. 

Failure to collect this data would 

seriously compromise ACF’s ability to 

monitor Child Care and Development 

Fund expenditures. This information is 

also used to estimate outlays and may 

be used to prepare ACF budget 

submissions to Congress. 

The previous information collection 

requirements related to the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 

of 2009, (Pub. L. 111–5) have been 

deleted from this reporting form. 

Respondents: States and Territories. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total 

burden hours 

ACF–696 .......................................................................................................... 56 4 4 896 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 896. 

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, Fax: 202–395–7285, 

Email: 

OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, 

Attn: Desk Officer for the 

Administration for Children and 

Families. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Head Start Program Performance 

Standards—Final rule. 

OMB No.: 0970–0148. 

Description: Head Start Program 

Performance Standards require Head 

Start and Early Head Start Programs and 

Delegate Agencies to maintain program 

records. The Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of Head 

Start, is proposing to renew, without 

changes, the authority to require certain 

record keeping in all programs as 

provided for in 45 CFR part 1304 Head 

Start Program Performance Standards. 

These standards prescribe the services 

that Head Start and Early Head Start 

programs provide to enrolled children 

and their families. 

Respondents: Head Start and Early 

Head Start grantees and delegate 

agencies. 


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