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carriers, to process Medicare claims.

HCFA charges its Medicare

intermediaries and carriers with various

tasks to detect MSP cases; develops and

disseminates tools to enable them to

better perform their tasks; and monitors

their performance in achievement of

their assigned MSP functions. Because

intermediaries and carriers are also

marketing health insurance products

that may have liability when Medicare

is secondary, the MSP provisions create

the potential for conflict of interest.

Recognizing this inherent conflict,

HCFA has taken steps to ensure that its

intermediaries and carriers process

claims in accordance with the MSP

provisions, regardless of what other

insurer is primary. These information

collection requirements describe the

MSP requirements.; Frequency: Other—

Monthly for New Beneficiaries Only;

Affected Public: Individual or

Households; Number of Respondents:

14,204,000; Total Annual Responses:

14,204,000; Total Annual Hours:

773,240.

(2) Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Drug Utilization

Review and Supporting Regulations in

42 CFR 456.700; Form No.: HCFA–R–

153, HCFA–R–153a (OMB# 0938–0659);

Use: These information collection

requirements are necessary to establish

patient profiles in pharmacies, identify

problems in prescribing and/or

dispensing, determine each program’s

ability to meet minimum standards

required for Federal financial

participation, and ensure quality

pharmaceutical care for Medicaid

patients. State Medicaid agencies that

have prescription drug programs are

required to perform prospective and

retrospective drug use review in order to

identify aberrations in prescribing,

dispensing and/or patient behavior.;

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:

State, Local or Tribal Government,

Business or other for-profit, and Not for

profit institutions; Number of

Respondents: 50; Total Annual

Responses: 50; Total Annual Hours:

588,667.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement and any related forms for the

proposed paperwork collections

referenced above, access HCFA’s Web

Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/

regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail your

request, including your address, phone

number, OMB number, and HCFA

document identifier, to

Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports

Clearance Office on (410) 786–1326.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group, Division

of HCFA Enterprise Standards,

Attention: Louis Blank, Room C2–26–

17, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: June 9, 1998.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[HCFA–2028–N]

New and Pending Demonstration

Project Proposals Submitted Pursuant

to Section 1115(a) of the Social

Security Act: February 1998 and March

1998

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: One new proposal for a

Medicaid demonstration project was

submitted to the Department of Health

and Human Services during the month

of February, and none was submitted in

March 1998 under the authority of

section 1115 of the Social Security Act.

One proposal was approved in

February, and no proposals were

disapproved or withdrawn during

February or March. (This notice can be

accessed on the Internet at http://

www.hcfa.gov/cmso/sect115.htm.)

Comments: We will accept written

comments on this proposal. We will, if

feasible, acknowledge receipt of all

comments, but we will not provide

written responses to comments. We

will, however, neither approve nor

disapprove any new proposal for at least

30 days after the date of this notice to

allow time to receive and consider

comments. Direct comments as

indicated below.

ADDRESSES: Mail correspondence to:

Gloria Smiddy, Center for Medicaid and

State Operations, Health Care Financing

Administration, Mail Stop C3–18–26,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gloria Smiddy, (410) 786–7723.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Under section 1115 of the Social

Security Act (the Act), the Department

of Health and Human Services (HHS)

may consider and approve research and

demonstration proposals with a broad

range of policy objectives. These

demonstrations can lead to

improvements in achieving the

purposes of the Act.

In exercising her discretionary

authority, the Secretary has developed a

number of policies and procedures for

reviewing proposals. On September 27,

1994, we published a notice in the

Federal Register (59 FR 49249) that

specified (1) the principles that we

ordinarily will consider when

approving or disapproving

demonstration projects under the

authority in section 1115(a) of the Act;

(2) the procedures we expect States to

use in involving the public in the

development of proposed demonstration

projects under section 1115; and (3) the

procedures we ordinarily will follow in

reviewing demonstration proposals. We

are committed to a thorough and

expeditious review of State requests to

conduct such demonstrations.

As part of our procedures, we publish

a notice in the Federal Register with a

monthly listing of all new submissions,

pending proposals, approvals,

disapprovals, and withdrawn proposals.

Proposals submitted in response to grant

solicitation or other competitive process

is reported as received during the month

that such grants or bid is awarded, so as

to prevent interference with the awards

process.

II. Listing of New, Pending, Approved,

Disapproved, and Withdrawn

Proposals for the Months of February

and March 1998

A. Comprehensive Health Reform

Programs

1. New Proposal

No new proposals were received

during the months of February or March

1998.

2. Pending Proposals

The following comprehensive health

reform proposal is pending.

Demonstration Title/State:

BadgerCare/Wisconsin.

Description: The State submitted a

proposal that would use a combination

of title XIX and title XXI funding to

ensure access to health care for all

children and parents in uninsured

families with incomes below 185

percent of the Federal poverty level.

Once enrolled, families would maintain
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their eligibility until their income

reaches 200 percent of the Federal

poverty level. The benefits would be

identical to the Medicaid benefits

package and current provisions for

quality assurance under Wisconsin’s

present Medicaid managed care system.

Date Received: January 23, 1998.

State Contact: Angie Dombrowicki,

Department of Health and Family

Services, Division of Health, One West

Wilson Street, Room 237, P.O. Box 309,

Madison, WI 53701–0309, Phone: (608)

266–1935.

Federal Project Officer: Maria

Boulmetis, Health Care Financing

Administration, Center for Medicaid

and State Operations, Family/Children’s

Health Program Group, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.

The pending proposals for July 1997

through November 1997 referenced in

the Federal Register of February 4, 1998

(63 FR 5810) remain unchanged except

for the New Jersey proposal, which is

discussed in item 4, below.

3. Approved Conceptual Proposals

(Award for Waivers Pending)

No conceptual proposals were

approved during the months of February

or March 1998.

4. Approved Proposals

The following comprehensive health

reform proposal was approved during

the month of February. No

comprehensive health reform proposals

were approved during the month of

March.

Demonstration Title/State: New Jersey

Managed Charity Care Demonstration.

Description: The State will

incorporate aspects of managed care

into the current charity care program to

achieve program efficiencies, better

value, and improved care and health

outcomes for charity care beneficiaries.

The demonstration would use the DSH

funds allocated to the charity care

component and re-direct these funds to

a new managed charity care program.

Date Received: March 24, 1997.

Date Approved: February 13, 1998.

State Contact: Laurie Facciarossa,

Division of Medical Assistance and

Health Services, CN 712, Trenton, NJ

08065, Phone: (609) 588–4518.

Federal Project Officer: Dan

McCarthy, Health Care Financing

Administration, Center for Medicaid

and State Operations, Family and

Children’s Health Program Group,

Division of Integrated Health Systems,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

5. Disapproved Proposals

No proposals were disapproved

during the months of February or March

1998.

6. Withdrawn Proposals

No proposals were withdrawn during

the months of February or March 1998.

B. Other Section 1115 Family Planning

Programs

1. New Proposals

The following Family Planning

proposal was received during the month

of February 1998. No new proposals

were received during the month of

March 1998.

Demonstration Title/State: Family

Planning Expansion Project/Oregon.

Description: Oregon submitted a

proposal to expand family planning

coverage to women and men with

incomes less than 185 percent of

poverty.

Date Received: February 18, 1998.

State Contact: Julie Abrams, Health

Division, State of Oregon, Salem,

Oregon 97310, Phone: (503) 731–4235.

Federal Project Officer: Alisa Adamo,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Center for Medicaid and State

Operations, Family and Children’s

Health Programs Group, Division of

Integrated Health Systems, 7500

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

2. Pending Proposals

The pending proposals for July 1997

through November 1997 that are

referenced in the Federal Register of

March 10, 1998 (63 FR 11686) remain

unchanged.

3. Approved Conceptual Proposals

(Award of Waivers Pending)

No conceptual proposals were

approved during the months of February

or March 1998.

4. Approved, Disapproved, Withdrawn

Proposals

No proposals were approved,

disapproved or withdrawn during the

months of February or March 1998.

III. Requests for Copies of a Proposal

Requests for copies of a specific

Medicaid proposal should be made to

the State contact listed for the specific

proposal. If further help or information

is needed, inquires should be directed

to HCFA at the address above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program, No. 93.779; Health Financing

Research, Demonstrations, and Experiments.)

Dated: May 19, 1998.

Sally K. Richardson,

Director, Center for Medicaid and State

Operations.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute; Closed

Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meeting.

The meeting will be closed in

accordance with the provisions set forth

in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6),

Title 5, U.S.C. as amended. The grant

applications and the discussions could

reveal confidential trade secrets or

commercial property such as patentable

material, and personal information

concerning individuals associated with

the applications, the disclosure of

which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal

privacy.

Name of Committee: National Cancer

Institute Initial Review Group Subcommittee

G—Education.

Date: June 23–24, 1998.

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Holiday Inn Georgetown, 2101

Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, DC 20007.

Contact Person: Dr. Harvey Stein,

Scientific Review Administrator, National

Cancer Institute, NIH, 6130 Executive

Boulevard, North, Rockville, MD 20892–

7403, Telephone: 301/496–7481.

This notice is being published less

than 15 days prior to the meeting due

to the urgent need to meet timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Numbers: 93.393, Cancer Cause and

Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer

Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395,

Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer

Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers

Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower;

93.399, Cancer Control)

Dated: June 9, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, National

Institutes of Health.

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