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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. 

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 the 

details 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. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 


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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 a 

requirement 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. 

[FR Doc. 2014–15603 Filed 7–2–14; 8:45 am] 

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 


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