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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review 

The meeting announced below 

concerns Human Immunodeficiency 

Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects for 

Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with 

Men and Young Transgender Persons of 

Color, Funding Opportunity 

Announcement (FOA) PS11–1113, 

initial review. 

Correction: The notice was published 

in the Federal Register on July 7, 2011, 

Volume 76, Number 130, Page 39879. 

The place should read as follows: 

Place: Hilton Atlanta Hotel, 255 

Courtland Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 

30303, Telephone: (404) 659–2000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Harriette Lynch, Public Health Analyst, 

Extramural Programs, National Center 

for HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually 

Transmitted Diseases Prevention, CDC, 

1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E–60, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: 

(404)498–2726, E-mail: 

HLynch@cdc.gov. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities, for both the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: July 22, 2011. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10333, CMS– 

10384 and CMS–10371] 

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: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Consumer 

Assistance Program Grants; Use: Section 

1002 of the Affordable Care Act 

provides for the establishment of 

consumer assistance (or ombudsman) 

programs, starting in FY 2010. Federal 

grants will support these programs. For 

FY 2010, $30 million is appropriated. 

These programs will assist consumers 

with filing complaints and appeals, 

assist consumers with enrollment into 

health coverage, collect data on 

consumer inquiries and complaints to 

identify problems in the marketplace, 

educate consumers on their rights and 

responsibilities, and starting in 2014, 

resolve problems with premium credits 

for Exchange coverage. Importantly, 

these programs must provide detailed 

reporting on the types of problems and 

questions consumers may experience 

with health coverage, and how these are 

resolved. In order to strengthen 

oversight, the law requires programs to 

report data to the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) ‘‘As a condition of 

receiving a grant under subsection (a), 

an office of health insurance consumer 

assistance or ombudsman program shall 

be required to collect and report data to 

the Secretary on the types of problems 

and inquiries encountered by 

consumers’’ (Sec. 2793 (d)). Form 

Number: CMS–10333 (OMB–0938– 

1097); Frequency: Quarterly; Affected 

Public: Private Sector: State, Local, or 

Tribal Governments; Number of 

Respondents: 40; Number of Responses: 

200; Total Annual Hours: 4,800. (For 

policy questions regarding this 

collection, contact Eliza Bangit at (301) 

492–4219. For all other issues call (410) 

786–1326.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New Collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Health 

Insurance Assistance Database; Use: In 

October 2010, the Office of Consumer 

Support began to take and respond to 

direct consumer inquiries related to the 

Affordable Care Act. As of February 

15th 2011, CCIIO has received 906 

consumer inquiries. Consumer inquiries 

continue to come in to CCIIO at a rate 

of 30 to 35 inquiries per week. Starting 

in January 2011, the HHS Hotline will 

begin to refer ACA calls to CCIIO. To 

date, the HHS Hotline receives, on 

average, 400 calls per month pertaining 

to ACA. 

Accordingly, a system to collect, track 

and store consumer information is 

urgently needed in order to accomplish 

successful case management to ensure 

that the information, coverage, and 

health care needs of consumers are 

addressed fairly and in a timely fashion. 

Further, the Team will provide detailed 

reports on these consumer inquiries 

with a focus on Affordable Care Act and 

PHS Act compliance issues. These 

reports will assist the Office of 

Oversight in identifying areas where 

compliance concerns may arise. Reports 

will be stripped of any information in 

identifiable form (IIF) and personal 

health information when written and 

prepared. Authority for maintenance, 

collection and disclosures of this 

information is given under sections 

2719, 2723, and 2761 of the Public 

Health Service Act (PHS Act) and 

section 1321(c) of the Affordable Care 

Act. 

Analysis of this data reporting will 

help identity patterns of practice in the 

insurance marketplaces and uncover 

suspected patterns of noncompliance. 

HHS may share program data reports 

with the Departments of Labor and 

Treasury, and State regulators. Program 

data also can offer CCIIO one indication 

of the effectiveness of State 

enforcement, affording opportunities to 

provide technical assistance and 

support to State insurance regulators 

and, in extreme cases, inform the need 

to trigger Federal enforcement. Form 

Number: CMS–10384 (OCN: 0938– 

New); Frequency: Occasionally; 

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Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Number of Respondents: 

1,200; Number of Responses: 1,860; 

Total Annual Hours: 195 (For policy 

questions regarding this collection, 

contact Paul Tibbits (301) 492–4229. For 

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

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Cooperative 

Agreement to Support Establishment of 

State-Operated Health Insurance 

Exchanges; Use: All States and 

Territories (including the 50 States, 

consortia of States, and the District of 

Columbia, herein referred to as States) 

that received a State Planning and 

Establishment Grant for Affordable Care 

Act’s Exchanges are eligible for the 

Cooperative Agreement to Support 

Establishment of State Operated 

Insurance Exchanges. The State of 

Alaska did not apply for either the 

original Planning grant made available 

in September 2010, or the second 

Planning grant made available in 

January 2011 exclusively to States that 

did not apply for the first. The 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands did not apply for the Territory 

Cooperative Agreements for the 

Affordable Care Act’s Exchanges made 

available in January 2011. Because 

Alaska and the Northern Mariana 

Islands did not receive funding under 

Section 1311 for planning and 

establishment of an Exchange within 

one year of the enactment of the 

Affordable Care Act, by Statute, they 

will not be eligible for Section 1311 

Exchange planning and establishment 

money in the future. Section 1311(b) of 

the Affordable Care Act provides the 

opportunity for each State to establish 

an Exchange no later than January 1, 

2014. Section 1311 of the Affordable 

Care Act provides for grants to States for 

the planning and establishment of these 

Exchanges. Given the innovative nature 

of Exchanges and the statutorilyprescribed relationship between the 

Secretary and States in their 

development and operation, it is critical 

that the Secretary work closely with 

States to provide necessary guidance 

and technical assistance to ensure that 

States can meet the prescribed 

timelines, Federal requirements, and 

goals of the statute. 

In order to provide appropriate and 

timely guidance and technical 

assistance, the Secretary must have 

access to timely, periodic information 

regarding State progress. Consequently, 

the information collection associated 

with these grants is essential to 

facilitating reasonable and appropriate 

Federal monitoring of funds, providing 

statutorily-mandated assistance to States 

to implement Exchanges in accordance 

with Federal requirements, and to 

ensure that States have all necessary 

information required to proceed, such 

that retrospective corrective action can 

be minimized. 

There are two levels of awards for 

States to apply for the Establishment 

grants. Each level is based on grantee 

readiness. Level One Establishment 

grants are open to States that received 

Federal funding for Exchange Planning 

activities and awardees of the 

Cooperative Agreements to Support 

Innovative Exchange Information 

Technology Systems. Level One 

Establishment cooperative agreements 

provide one year of funding to States 

that are ready to initiate establishment 

activities having made progress under 

their Exchange Planning grant. Level 

Two Establishment cooperative 

agreements are open to States that 

received Federal funding for Exchange 

Planning activities and awardees of the 

Cooperative Agreements to Support 

Innovative Exchange Information 

Technology Systems. Level Two 

Establishment grants are designed to 

provide funding to applicants who have 

made significant progress in meeting 

specific benchmarks in the Exchange 

establishment process. Level One 

Establishment grantees may apply for 

additional funding under Level Two 

Establishment grants once they have 

achieved the benchmarks identified in 

the Level Two Establishment review 

criteria. The Period of Performance for 

Level One Establishment grants is one 

year after date of award. The Period of 

Performance for Level Two 

Establishment grants is through 

December 31, 2014. This funding 

opportunity was released to forty-nine 

States and the District of Columbia on 

January 20, 2011. HHS anticipates 

making this funding opportunity 

available to four Territories on August 

31, 2011. Form Number: CMS–10371 

(OCN: 0938–1119); Frequency: 

Annually. Affected Public: State, Local, 

or Tribal Governments. Number of 

Respondents: 54. Number of Responses: 

756, Total Annual Hours: 57,564. (For 

policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Leslie Shah at 301– 

492–4452. 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 August 29, 2011. 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS 

Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395– 

6974, E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.

eop.gov. 

Dated: July 26, 2011. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: ACF–535 LIHEAP Quarterly 

Allocation Estimates. 

OMB No.: 0970–0037. 

Description 

The LIHEAP Quarterly Allocation 

Estimates, ACF Form-535 is a one-page 

form that is sent to 50 State grantees and 

to the District of Columbia. It is also 

sent to Tribal Government grantees that 

receive over $1 million annually for the 

Low Income Home Energy Assistance 

Program (LIHEAP). Grantees are asked 

to complete and submit the form in the 

4th quarter of each year. The data 

collected on the form are grantees 

estimates of obligations they expect to 

make each quarter for the upcoming 

fiscal year for the LIHEAP program. This 

is the only method used to request 

anticipated distributions of the grantees 

LIHEAP funds. The information is used 

to develop apportionment requests to 

OMB and to make grant awards based 

on grantees anticipated needs. 

Information collected on this form is not 

available through any other Federal 

source. Submission of the form is 

voluntary. 

Respondents: State Governments. 

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