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Affected Public: Private Sector—Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 1,904; Total Annual Responses: 1,904; Total Annual Hours: 28,560. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Letticia Ramsey at (410) 786–5262. 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 December 5, 2011. OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974, Email: OIRA

_ submission@omb.eop.gov.

Dated: November 1, 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** 

**Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services** 

**[CMS–9067–N]**

**Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program**  **Issuances—April Through June 2011**

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

**SUMMARY :**  This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published from April through June 2011, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs administered by CMS.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  It is possible that an interested party may need specific information and not be able to determine from the listed information whether the issuance or regulation would fulfill that need. Consequently, we are providing contact persons to answer general questions concerning each of the addenda published in this notice.

Addenda Contact Phone number

I CMS Manual Instructions ......................................................................................... Ismael Torres .......................................... (410) 786–1864 II Regulation Documents Published in the **Federal Register** ................................... Terri Plumb .............................................. (410) 786–4481 III CMS Rulings .......................................................................................................... Tiffany Lafferty ......................................... (410)786–7548 IV Medicare National Coverage Determinations ........................................................ Wanda Belle ............................................ (410) 786–7491 V FDA–Approved Category B IDEs ........................................................................... John Manlove .......................................... (410) 786–6877 VI Collections of Information ...................................................................................... Mitch Bryman .......................................... (410) 786–5258 VII Medicare–Approved Carotid Stent Facilities ......................................................... Sarah J. McClain ..................................... (410) 786–2294 VIII American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry Sites .. JoAnna Baldwin, MS ............................... (410) 786–7205 IX Medicare’s Active Coverage-Related Guidance Documents ................................. Lori Ashby ............................................... (410) 786–6322 X One-time Notices Regarding National Coverage Provisions .................................. Lori Ashby ............................................... (410) 786–6322 XI National Oncologic Positron Emission Tomography Registry Sites ...................... Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS ......................... (410) 786–8564 XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist Device (Destination Therapy) Facilities .. JoAnna Baldwin, MS ............................... (410) 786–7205 XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Facilities ......................... JoAnna Baldwin, MS ............................... (410) 786–7205 XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Facilities .................................................. Kate Tillman, RN, MAS ........................... (410) 786–9252 XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Dementia Trials .......... Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS ......................... (410) 786–8564 All Other Information .................................................................................................. Annette Brewer ........................................ (410) 786–6580

I. Background

Among other things, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for administering the Medicare and Medicaid programs and coordination and oversight of private health insurance. Administration and oversight of these programs involves the following: (1) Furnishing information to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, health care providers, and the public; and (2) maintaining effective communications with CMS regional offices, State governments, State Medicaid agencies, State survey agencies, various providers of health care, all Medicare contractors that process claims and pay bills, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), health insurers, and other stakeholders. To implement the various statutes on which the programs are based, we issue regulations under the authority granted to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under sections 1102, 1871, 1902, and related provisions of the Social Security Act (the Act) and Public Health Service Act. We also issue various manuals, memoranda, and statements necessary to administer and oversee the programs efficiently.

Section 1871(c) of the Act requires that we publish a list of all Medicare manual instructions, interpretive rules, statements of policy, and guidelines of general applicability not issued as regulations at least every 3 months in the Federal Register

. II. Summary of the Solicitation for Comments and Response to Comments

As explained in the notice with comment period that published in the August 8, 2011 Federal Register (76 FR 48564), technology has advanced since we published our first notice on June 9, 1988, and the information provided in this notice is now available in more efficient, economical, and accessible ways to meet the requirement for publication set forth in the statute. Each quarter, we publish the most current and relevant information; however, many of the quarterly notices simply duplicate the information that was previously published, since there often are no new relevant updates in some categories for the quarter. In addition, there is a 3-month lapse between the information available on the Web site and information covered by this quarterly notice.

In the August 8, 2011 notice (76 FR 48564), we solicited comments on alternative formats to provide this


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information to the public. For example, we explained that we could publish a notice that provided only Web links to the addenda, or provide this information on a newly-created CMS Quarterly Issuance Web page. We solicited comments and any additional information as to whether these alternative processes would improve accessibility to information. We also inquired whether a new format would pose a problem to those who access the information contained in this notice or pose an unintended burden to beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers. We did not receive any comments in response to our solicitation. III. Revised Format for the Quarterly Issuance Notices

While we are publishing the quarterly notice required by section 1871(c) of the Act, we will no longer republish duplicative information that is available to the public elsewhere. We believe this approach is in alignment with CMS’ commitment to the general principles of the President’s Executive Order 13563 released January 2011entitled ‘‘Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,’’ which promotes modifying and streamlining an agency’s regulatory program to be more effective in achieving regulatory objectives. Section 6 of Executive Order 13563 requires agencies to identify regulations that may be ‘‘outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome, and to modify, streamline, expand or repeal them in accordance with what has been learned.’’ This approach is also in alignment with the President’s Open Government and Transparency Initiative that establishes a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration.

Therefore, beginning with this quarterly notice, we will provide only the specific updates that have occurred in the 3-month period along with a hyperlink to the full listing that is available on the CMS Web site or the appropriate data registries that are used as our resources. This information is the most current up-to-date information, and will be available earlier than we publish our quarterly notice. We believe the Web site list provides more timely access for beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers. We also believe the Web site offers a more convenient tool for the public to find the full list of qualified providers for these specific services and offers more flexibility and ‘‘real time’’accessibility. In addition, many of the Web sites have listservs; that is, the public can subscribe and receive immediate notification of any updates to the Web site. These listservs avoid the need to check the Web site, as notification of updates is automatic and sent to the subscriber as they occur. If assessing a Web site proves to be difficult, the contact person listed can provide information.

IV. How To Use the Notice

This notice is organized into 15 addenda so that a reader may access the subjects published during the quarter covered by the notice to determine whether any are of particular interest. We expect this notice to be used in concert with previously published notices. Those unfamiliar with a description of our Medicare manuals should view the manuals at http:// www.cms.gov/manuals

. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital Insurance, Program No. 93.774, Medicare— Supplementary Medical Insurance Program, and Program No. 93.714, Medical Assistance Program)

Dated: October 27, 2011. Jacquelyn Y. White, Director, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.

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[FR Doc. 2011–28636 Filed 11–3–11; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES** 

**Administration for Children and Families** 

**President’s Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities: Committee**  **Meeting via Conference Call**

**AGENCY :**  President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID).

**ACTION :**  Notice of committee meeting via conference call.

**DATES :**  Monday, November 14, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. E.S.T. This meeting, to be held via audio conference call, is open to the public.

Details for accessing the full Committee Conference Call, for the public, are cited below:

Toll Free Dial-In Number: (800) 779–
1627.

Pass Code: 7340316. Individuals who will need accommodations in order to participate in the PCPID Meeting via audio conferencing (assistive listening devices, materials in alternative format such as large print or Braille) should notify Genevieve Swift, PCPID Executive Administrative Assistant, at Edith.Swift@acf.hhs.gov, or by telephone at (202) 619–0634, no later than Wednesday, November 9, 2011. PCPID will attempt to meet requests for accommodations made after that date, but cannot guarantee ability to grant requests received after this deadline.

Agenda: Committee Members will review and approve the 2011 PCPID Report (Letter) to the President.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For further information, please contact Laverdia Taylor Roach, Senior Advisor, President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, The Aerospace Center, Second Floor West, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. Telephone: (202) 619–0634. Fax: (202)
205–9519.

Email: LRoach@acf.hhs.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  PCPID acts in an advisory capacity to the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, on a broad range of topics relating to programs, services, and supports for persons with intellectual disabilities. The PCPID Executive Order stipulates that the Committee shall: (1) Provide such advice concerning intellectual disabilities as the President or the Secretary of Health and Human Services may request; and (2) provide advice to the President concerning the following for people with intellectual disabilities: (A) Expansion of educational opportunities; (B) promotion of homeownership; (C) assurance of workplace integration; (D) improvement of transportation options; (E) expansion of full access to community living; and (F) increasing access to assistive and universally designed technologies.

Dated: October 27, 2011. Jamie Kendall, Deputy Commissioner, Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
[FR Doc. 2011–28699 Filed 11–2–11; 11:15 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES** 

**National Institutes of Health**

**National Institute of General Medical Sciences Notice of Closed Meeting** 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the public 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 disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute of General Medical Sciences Special Emphasis Panel; Review of K99 Grant Applications.

Date: November 30, 2011. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Embassy Suites at the Chevy Chase Pavilion, 4300 Military Road, NW., Washington, DC 20015.

Contact Person: John J. Laffan, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific Review, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Natcher Building, Room 3AN18J, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594–2773, laffanjo@nigms.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.375, Minority Biomedical Research Support; 93.821, Cell Biology and Biophysics Research; 93.859, Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Research; 93.862, Genetics and Developmental Biology Research; 93.88, Minority Access to Research Careers; 93.96, Special Minority Initiatives, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: October 31, 2011. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011–28630 Filed 11–3–11; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY** 

**[Docket No. DHS–2011–0077]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for Review;**  **Information Collection Request for the Department of Homeland Security**  **(DHS), Science and Technology, External S&T Collaboration Site**  **(E–STCS)**

**AGENCY :**  Science and Technology Directorate, DHS.

**ACTION :**  30-day Notice and request for
comment.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate invites the general public to comment on data collection forms for the External S&T Collaboration Site (E–STCS) program. E–STCS is responsible for providing a collaborative environment for practitioners from first responders, academia, organizations, law enforcement, and the private sector. This clearinghouse will enable its users to share information, best practices and lessons learned within a secure collaborative environment. Registration information will be collected only when needed for users who require further access beyond the E–STCS landing page. In order for a user to access this clearinghouse, he/she must complete a Registration Form to establish a user account. Initially, this will be accomplished by the sponsor contacting the user for their information. As the site matures, the information will be collected via an online Web form. The information collected is used by the DHS S&T E–STCS program to determine the authenticity and suitability of the practitioner requesting access. Once approved, users will utilize the collaborative environment to exchange information, network with other users, as well as post blogs and comments.

The DHS invites interested persons to comment on the following form and instructions (hereinafter ‘‘Forms Package’’) for the S&T E–STCS: Request an E–STCS Account (DHS Form 10074). Interested persons may receive a copy of