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examination and copying at the NIOSH Docket Office, 1150 Tusculum Avenue, Room 109, Cincinnati, OH 45226–1998.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  John Myers, Chief, Surveillance and Field Investigations Branch, Division of Safety Research, 304–285–5916 or jmyers@ cdc.gov

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**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The purpose of this web-based meeting and docket is to request public comment on the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) and report entitled ‘‘NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) Progress Report and Proposed Future Directions—2014.’’ NIOSH is especially
interested in comments related to: current investigation priorities, final report format, information dissemination, follow-back evaluations for line-of-duty-death investigations,
and the use of social media.

Background: In 2011, NIOSH requested public comment through the NIOSH Docket Office, NIOSH Docket 063–B. The input provided by
stakeholders to the docket was valuable in providing insight into stakeholder needs and ways to improve the FFFIPP. A description of program changes resulting from these comments can be
viewed at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ fire/future2011.html. The August 20, 2014 web-based meeting will be held to seek stakeholder input. A review of past and current FFFIPP publications and reports can be viewed by going to the
NIOSH FFFIPP Web site: http:// www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire.

The web-based meeting is open to the public using Audio/LiveMeeting Conferencing, limited only by the capacities of the conferencing format. Web-based meeting requirements include: a computer, internet connection, and telephone, preferably with mute capability. This web-based meeting will be available to participants on a first come, first served basis, and is limited to 100 participants. Therefore, specific information regarding meeting participation will only be provided to registered participants. Each participant is requested to register for the meeting by sending an email to MBowyer@ cdc.gov by 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 6, 2014 containing the: participant’s name, organization name, email address, and telephone number. NIOSH will reply by email confirming registration and thedetails needed to participate in the webbased meeting.

Format of the Meeting: A NIOSH official from the Division of Safety Research will provide opening remarks, followed by NIOSH presentations that will include an overview of the current FFFIPP program, strategic status, and proposed future directions. Representatives from stakeholder groups that have registered and requested to speak during the web-based meeting will be allowed 10 minutes to present

on the usefulness of the FFFIPP and the program products for improving fire fighter safety and health, and suggestions for enhancing the impact and future directions of the program.

An opportunity to make oral presentations will also be provided to other interested organizations or individuals, given available time on the agenda. The time allotted for these presentations will be 5 minutes. Requests to make such presentations should be made by email to MBowyer@ cdc.gov by 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 6, 2014. All requests to present should include the: participant’s name, address, telephone number, and any relevant business affiliations of the presenter.

Upon receiving the requests for presentations, NIOSH will reply by email confirming registration for all participants, details needed to participate in the web-based meeting, and notify each registered presenter of the approximate time their presentation is scheduled to begin. If a presenter is not online when his/her presentation is scheduled to begin, the remaining participants will be heard in order. After the last scheduled presenter is heard, participants who missed their assigned times may be allowed to speak, limited by time available.

Registered meeting participants who wish to speak but did not submit a request for the opportunity to make a presentation may be given this opportunity after all of the scheduled speakers, limited by time available. An email box will be established during the web-based meeting so that participants may submit requests to speak, limited by time available.

Any registered presenters who wish to use slides must provide an electronic
file in Microsoft PowerPoint to MBowyer@cdc.gov by 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 6, 2014. NIOSH will provide an approximate time for each registered presenter by email prior to the meeting.

Meeting Agenda

1:00 p.m.—NIOSH and Registered

Stakeholder Presentations
2:30 p.m.—Other Registered Presenters
Open Mike (if time is available)
4:00 p.m.—Meeting Ends Dated: June 26, 2014.
John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 2014–15693 Filed 7–2–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4163–19–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND**
**HUMAN SERVICES**

**Centers for Medicare & Medicaid**
**Services**

**[Document Identifier: CMS–10169]**

**Agency Information Collection**
**Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request** 

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public
comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the 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.

**DATES :**  Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by August 4, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  When commenting on the proposed information collections, please reference the document identifier
or OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by
the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions:

OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–5806, OR, E-Mail:

OIRA

_submission@omb.eop.gov.

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proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make your request using one of following:

1. Access CMS’ Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ PaperworkReductionActof1995.

2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–1326.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–

1326.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for public comment:

1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program; Use: Section 302 of
the MMA amended section 1847 of the Social Security Act (the Act) to require the implementation of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program. The Act provided the program requirements for the submission of bids in establishing payment rates and the awarding of contracts; provided the requirements for mergers and acquisitions; and arequirement for the Secretary to recompete contracts not less often than once every 3 years. The MMA also requires the Secretary to re-compete contracts not less often than once every 3 years. The Round 1 Rebid contract period for all product categories except mail-order diabetic supplies expired on December 31, 2013. (Round 1 Rebid contracts for mail-order diabetic testing supplies ended on December 31, 2012.) The competition for the Round 1 Recompete began in August of 2012. The Round 1 Re-compete contracts and prices became effective on January 1, 2014 and will expire on December 31,

2016. Round 2 and National Mail-Order contracts and prices will expire on June

30, 2016.

The most recent approval for this information collection request (ICR) was issued by OMB on June 10, 2013. That

ICR included the estimated burden to collect the information in bidding

Forms A and B for the Round 1 Recompete. We are now seeking approval

to collect the information in Forms A and B for competitions that will occur before 2017. For these upcoming competitions CMS will publish a slightly modified version of the RFB instructions and accompanying Forms A and B so that suppliers will be better able to identify and understand the requirements of the program. We decided to modify the Request for Bids (RFB) instructions and forms based on our experience from the last round of competition. The end result is expected to produce more complete and accurate information to evaluate suppliers. No new collection requirements have been

added to the modified RFB instructions or Form A or B. Finally, we are retaining without change the Change of Ownership (CHOW) Purchaser Form and the CHOW Contract Supplier Notification Form, the Subcontracting Disclosure Form, and Forms C and D

and their associated burden under this

ICR. We intend to continue use of these forms on an ongoing basis.

Form Number: CMS–10169 (OMB control number: 0938–1016); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector—Business or other for-profits and Individuals or Households; Number of Respondents: 49,625; Total Annual Responses: 39,380; Total Annual Hours: 235,024. (For policy questions regarding

this collection contact Michael Keane at 410–786–4495.)

Dated: June 27, 2014.

Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.

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**BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND** 
**HUMAN SERVICES**

**Centers for Medicare & Medicaid**
**Services**

**Notice of Hearing: Reconsideration of Disapproval Texas Medicaid State Plan**  **Amendment (SPA) 13–0045–MM2 and**
**Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program SPA 13–0035** 

**AGENCY :**  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

**ACTION :**  Notice of hearing: reconsideration of disapproval.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces an administrative hearing to be held on August 14, 2014, at the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
Division of Medicaid & Children’s Health, Dallas Regional Office, 1301 Young Street, Room #801, 8th Floor Dallas, Texas 75202 to reconsider CMS’ decision to disapprove Texas’ Medicaid
SPA 13–0045–MM2 and the CHIP SPA

13–0035.

Closing Date: Requests to participate in the hearing as a party must be received by the presiding officer by (15 days after publication).

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Benjamin R. Cohen, Presiding Officer, CMS, 2520 Lord Baltimore Drive, Suite L, Baltimore, Maryland 21244, Telephone: (410) 786–3169.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  This
notice announces an administrative hearing to reconsider CMS’ decision to disapprove the Texas Medicaid SPA 13–
0045–MM2 and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) SPA 13–0035
which were submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on December 31, 2013 and disapproved on March 31, 2014. In part, these SPAs request CMS approval of the state’s proposed alternative single, streamlined application, both a paper version and online version, for completing an eligibility determination based on modified adjusted gross income (MAGI). Specifically, Texas’s proposals requiring all applicants to submit information on assets and provide detailed information on absent parents make the application longer and the information is not necessary for completing an eligibility
determination based on MAGI.

The issues to be considered at the hearing are:

• Whether Texas Medicaid SPA 13– 0045–MM2, complied with the statutory requirement in section 1902(a)(19) of the Social Security Act (the Act), under which the state plan must assure that eligibility for care and services under