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based Care Transitions Program (CCTP) 

Implementation and Monitoring; Use: 

The Medicare Community-Based Care 

Transitions Program (CCTP), authorized 

by Section 3026 of the 2010 Affordable 

Care Act, is a major component of the 

Partnership for Patients initiative, one 

goal of which is to decrease preventable 

complications during transition from a 

care setting, such as a hospital, to home, 

community, or another care setting. 

Appendix A contains a copy of the 

relevant portion of the legislation. 

The CCTP will provide funding to test 

models for improving care transitions 

from the hospital to the community for 

high-risk Medicare beneficiaries. The 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) initiated the CCTP in 

early 2011 and will operate the program 

for five years. Congress has authorized 

$500 million to cover the cost of the 

program. CMS expects that program 

agreements will be in place to authorize 

community-based organizations (CBOs), 

in partnership with acute care hospitals, 

to begin providing care transition 

services in November 2011 and, if 

successful, continue doing so for up to 

five years. The planned collection of a 

participant experience survey is part of 

the implementation and monitoring 

strategy that will review the 

performance of organizations contracted 

to provide transitional care services 

under the CCTP. This clearance package 

seeks approval for the participant 

experience survey. 

Form Number: CMS–10403 (OMB # 

0938–New); Frequency: Once; Affected 

Public: Individuals or Households; 

Number of Respondents: 50,000; Total 

Annual Responses: 50,000; Total 

Annual Hours: 12,500. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Juliana Tiongson at 410–786– 

0342. 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 November 21, 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: October 18, 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 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10249] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

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) 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 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. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Administrative 

Requirements for Section 6071 of the 

Deficit Reduction Act; Use: Under 

section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction 

Act of 2005 (P.L. 109–171) subsection 

(c), the Secretary may require States to 

meet requirements and provide 

additional information, provisions, and 

assurances. Through the Operational 

Protocol, States provide the 

requirements, information, provisions 

and assurances which, following CMS 

approval, States may enroll individuals 

in the State’s demonstration program or 

begin to claim for service dollars. The 

Act also requires the Money Follows the 

Person Rebalancing Demonstration 

(MFP) program be evaluated to 

determine program effectiveness. One 

aspect of the evaluation is determining 

participant quality of life and how the 

program affects quality of life. Medicaid 

enrollees who participate in the MFP 

program are expected to have need for 

long-term care services for the rest of 

their lives and are a particularly 

vulnerable population if the community 

setting cannot adequately meet their 

needs or does not provide them a 

suitable quality of life. 

State Operational Protocols should 

provide enough information that: the 

CMS Project Officer and other Federal 

officials may use it to understand the 

operation of the demonstration and/or 

prepare for potential site visits without 

needing additional information; the 

State Project Director can use it as the 

manual for program implementation; 

and external stakeholders may use it to 

understand the operation of the 

demonstration. The financial 

information collection will be used in 

CMS financial statements and shared 

with the auditors who validate CMS’ 

financial position. The Maintenance of 

Effort forms as well as the MFP Budget 

Form are required each year. 

Submissions of MFP Demonstration 

Financial Forms are 90 days after the 

end of each Federal fiscal quarter. The 

MFP Finders File, MFP Program 

Participation Data file, and MFP 

Services File will be used by the 

national evaluation contractor to assess 

program outcomes. The MFP Quality of 

Life data will be used by the national 

evaluation contractor to assess program 

outcomes. Specifically, the evaluation 

will determine how participants’ quality 

of life changes after transitioning to the 

community. The semi-annual progress 

reports will be used by the national 

evaluation contractor and CMS to 

monitor program implementation at the 

grantee level; Form Number: CMS– 

10249 (OCN: 0938–1053); Frequency: 

Yearly, Semi-annually, Quarterly, Once; 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

43; Total Annual Responses: 360; Total 

Annual Hours: 9,360. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Marybeth Ribar at 410–786– 

1121. 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 


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Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786– 

1326. 

In commenting on the proposed 

information collections please reference 

the document identifier or OMB control 

number. To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations must 

be submitted in one of the following 

ways by December 20, 2011: 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

your comments electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) accepting comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention Document Identifier/OMB 

Control Number: CMS–10249 (OCN: 

0938–1053), Room C4–26–05, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

Dated: October 18, 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 

National Institutes of Health 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health & Human 

Development; 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 

Child Health and Human Development, 

Special Emphasis Panel, Topics In Female 

Reproduction. 

Date: November 17, 2011. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6100 

Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. 

(Telephone Conference Call.) 

Contact Person: David H. Weinberg, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Division of 

Scientific Review, Eunice Kennedy Shriver 

National Institute of Child Health and 

Human Development, NIH, 6100 Executive 

Blvd., Room 5B01, Rockville, MD 20852, 

301–435–6973, David.Weinberg@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.864, Population Research; 

93.865, Research for Mothers and Children; 

93.929, Center for Medical Rehabilitation 

Research; 93.209, Contraception and 

Infertility Loan Repayment Program, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: October 17, 2011. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health & Human 

Development; 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 

Child Health and Human Development, 

Special Emphasis Panel, Resource Program 

Grant in Bioinformatics (P41): Echinoderm 

Genome Database. 

Date: November 15, 2011. 

Time: 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6100 

Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Cathy J. Wedeen, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Division of 

Scientific Review, OD, Eunice Kennedy 

Shriver National Institute of Child Health 

And Human Development, NIH, 6100 

Executive Blvd., Room 5B01–G, Bethesda, 

MD 20892. 301–435–6878. 

wedeenc@mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.864, Population Research; 

93.865, Research for Mothers and Children; 

93.929, Center for Medical Rehabilitation 

Research; 93.209, Contraception and 

Infertility Loan Repayment Program, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: October 17, 2011. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the Board 

of Scientific Counselors, NICHD. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public as indicated below, with the 

attendance limited to space available. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

notify the Contact Person listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public as indicated below in accordance 

with the provisions set forth in section 

552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended 

for the review, discussion, and 

evaluation of individual intramural 

programs and projects conducted by the 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health & Human 

Development, including consideration 

of personnel qualifications and 

performance, and the competence of 

individual investigators, the disclosure 

of which would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy. 

Name of Committee: Board of Scientific 

Counselors, NICHD. 

Date: December 2, 2011. 

Open: 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

Agenda: A report by the Scientific Director, 

NICHD, on the status of the NICHD Division 

of Intramural Research. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Building 31, 9000 Rockville Pike, Room 

2A48, Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Closed: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate personal 

qualifications and performance, and 

competence of individual investigators. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Building 31, 9000 Rockville Pike, Room 

2A48, Bethesda, MD 20892. 


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