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technology to minimize the information 

collection burden. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by June 22, 2015. 

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, Email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

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: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Annual Report 

on Home and Community Based 

Services Waivers and Supporting 

Regulations; Use: We use this report to 

compare actual data to the approved 

waiver estimates. In conjunction with 

the waiver compliance review reports, 

the information provided will be 

compared to that in the Medicaid 

Statistical Information System (MSIS) 

(CMS–R–284; OMB control number 

0938–0345) report and FFP claimed on 

a state’s Quarterly Expenditure Report 

(CMS–64; OMB control number 0938– 

1265), to determine whether to continue 

the state’s home and community-based 

services waiver. States’ estimates of cost 

and utilization for renewal purposes are 

based upon the data compiled in the 

CMS–372(S) reports. Form Number: 

CMS–372(S) (OMB Control Number: 

0938–0272); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

48; Total Annual Responses: 315; Total 

Annual Hours: 13,545. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Ralph Lollar at 410–786–0777). 

Dated: May 19, 2015. 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office 

of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–1638–N] 

Medicare Program; Announcement of 

the Advisory Panel on Hospital 

Outpatient Payment (HOP Panel) 

Meeting on August 24–25, 2015 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

summer meeting of the Advisory Panel 

on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the 

Panel) for 2015. The purpose of the 

Panel is to advise the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS) (the Secretary) and the 

Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 

(the Administrator) on the clinical 

integrity of the Ambulatory Payment 

Classification (APC) groups and their 

associated weights and hospital 

outpatient therapeutic services 

supervision issues. 

DATES: Meeting Dates: The second semiannual meeting in 2015 is scheduled for 

the following dates and times. The times 

listed in this notice are Eastern Daylight 

Time (EDT) and are approximate times; 

consequently, the meetings may last 

longer than the times listed in this 

notice, but will not begin before the 

posted times: 

• Monday, August 24, 2015, 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. EDT 

• Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. EDT 

Meeting Information Updates: 

The actual meeting hours and days 

will be posted in the agenda. As 

information and updates regarding the 

onsite, webcast, and teleconference 

meeting, and agenda become available, 

they will be posted to the CMS Web site 

at: http://cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/FACA/Advisory

PanelonAmbulatory

PaymentClassificationGroups.html 

Deadlines: 

Deadline for Presentations and 

Comments: 

Presentations and Comments can be 

submitted by email only. Presentations 

or comments and form CMS–20017 

must be in the Designated Federal 

Official’s (DFO’s) email inbox 

(APCPanel@cms.hhs.gov) by 5 p.m. 

EDT, Friday, July 24, 2015. 

Presentations and comments that are not 

received by the due date will be 

considered late and will not be included 

on the agenda. (See below for 

submission instructions for electronic 

submissions.) 

Meeting Registration Timeframe: 

Monday, June 29, 2015, through Friday, 

July 31, 2015 at 5 p.m. EDT. 

Participants planning to attend this 

meeting in person must register online, 

during the above specified timeframe at: 

https://www.cms.gov/apps/events/

default.asp. On this Web page, double 

click the ‘‘Upcoming Events’’ hyperlink, 

and then double click the ‘‘HOP Panel’’ 

event title link and enter the required 

information. Include any requests for 

special accommodations. 

Note: Participants who do not plan to 

attend the meeting in person should not 

register. No registration is required for 

participants who plan to view the meeting 

via webcast. 

In commenting, please refer to file 

code CMS–1638–N. Because of staff and 

resource limitations, we cannot accept 

comments and presentations by 

facsimile (FAX) transmission or hard 

copy. 

Meeting Location, Webcast, and 

Teleconference: 

The meeting will be held in the 

Auditorium, CMS Central Office, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Woodlawn, 

Maryland 21244–1850. Alternately, the 

public may either view this meeting via 

a webcast or listen by teleconference. 


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During the scheduled meeting, 

webcasting is accessible online at: 

http://cms.gov/live. Teleconference dialin information will appear on the final 

meeting agenda, which will be posted 

on the CMS Web site when available at: 

http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/FACA/

AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatoryPayment

ClassificationGroups.html 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Designated Federal Official (DFO): 

Carol Schwartz, DFO, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Mail Stop: C4–04– 

25,Woodlawn, MD 21244–1850. 

Phone: (410) 786–3985. 

Email: APCPanel@cms.hhs.gov 

Send email copies to the following 

address: 

Email: APCPanel@cms.hhs.gov 

News Media: 

Representatives must contact our 

Public Affairs Office at (202) 690–6145. 

Advisory Committees’ Information 

Lines: 

The phone number for the CMS 

Federal Advisory Committee Hotline is 

(410) 786–3985. 

Web sites: 

For additional information on the 

Panel and updates to the Panel’s 

activities, we refer readers to view our 

Web site at: http://www.cms.gov/

Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/

FACA/AdvisoryPanelon

AmbulatoryPaymentClassification

Groups.html. 

Information about the Panel and its 

membership in the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) database are also 

located at: http://facadatabase.gov/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Secretary of the Department of 

Health and Human Services (DHHS) 

(the Secretary) is required by section 

1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act 

(the Act) and is allowed by section 222 

of the Public Health Service Act (PHS 

Act) to consult with an expert outside 

panel, that is, the Advisory Panel on 

Hospital Outpatient Payment (the Panel) 

regarding the clinical integrity of the 

Ambulatory Payment Classification 

(APC) groups and relative payment 

weights. The Panel is governed by the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), to set 

forth standards for the formation and 

use of advisory panels. 

The Charter provides that the Panel 

shall meet up to 3 times annually. We 

consider the technical advice provided 

by the Panel as we prepare the proposed 

and final rules to update the Outpatient 

Prospective Payment System (OPPS). 

II. Agenda 

The agenda for the August 25, 2015 

through August 26, 2015, meeting will 

provide for discussion and comment on 

the following topics as designated in the 

Panel’s Charter: 

• Addressing whether procedures 

within an APC group are similar both 

clinically and in terms of resource use. 

• Evaluating APC group weights. 

• Reviewing the packaging of OPPS 

services and costs, including the 

methodology and the impact on APC 

groups and payment. 

• Removing procedures from the 

inpatient-only list for payment under 

the OPPS. 

• Using single and multiple 

procedure claims data for CMS’ 

determination of APC group weights. 

• Addressing other technical issues 

concerning APC group structure. 

• Recommending the appropriate 

supervision level (general, direct, or 

personal) for individual hospital 

outpatient therapeutic services. 

The Agenda will be posted on the 

CMS Web site approximately 1 week 

before the meeting. 

III. Presentations 

The presentation subject matter must 

be within the scope of the Panel 

designated in the Charter. Any 

presentations outside of the scope of 

this Panel will be returned or requested 

for amendment. Unrelated topics 

include, but are not limited to, the 

conversion factor, charge compression, 

revisions to the cost report, passthrough payments, correct coding, new 

technology applications (including 

supporting information/documentation), 

provider payment adjustments, 

supervision of hospital outpatient 

diagnostic services and the types of 

practitioners that are permitted to 

supervise hospital outpatient services. 

The Panel may not recommend that 

services be designated as nonsurgical 

extended duration therapeutic services. 

The Panel may use data collected or 

developed by entities and organizations 

other than DHHS and CMS in 

conducting its review. We recommend 

organizations submit data for CMS staff 

and the Panel’s review. 

All presentations are limited to 5 

minutes, regardless of the number of 

individuals or organizations represented 

by a single presentation. Presenters may 

use their 5 minutes to represent either 

one or more agenda items. 

All presentations will be shared with 

the public. Presentations may not 

contain any pictures, illustrations, or 

personally identifiable information. 

In order to consider presentations 

and/or comments, we will need to 

receive the following information by 

email only. We cannot accept hardcopy 

submittals. 

1. An email copy of the presentation 

sent to the DFO mailbox, APCPanel@

cms.hhs.gov. 

2. Form CMS–20017 with complete 

contact information that includes name, 

address, phone number, and email 

addresses for all presenters and a 

contact person that can answer any 

questions and or provide revisions that 

are requested for the presentation. 

• Presenters must clearly explain the 

actions that they are requesting CMS to 

take in the appropriate section of the 

form. A presenter’s relationship with 

the organization that they represent 

must also be clearly listed. 

• The form is now available through 

the CMS Forms Web site. The 

UniformResource Locator (URL) for 

linking to this form is as follows: 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/cmsforms/

downloads/cms20017.pdf 

IV. Oral Comments 

In addition to formal oral 

presentations, which are limited to 5 

minutes total per presentation, there 

will be an opportunity during the 

meeting for public oral comments, 

which will be limited to 1 minute for 

each individual and a total of three 

minutes per organization. 

V. Meeting Attendance 

The meeting is open to the public; 

however, attendance is limited to space 

available. Priority will be given to those 

who pre-register and attendance may be 

limited based on the number of 

registrants and the space available. 

Persons wishing to attend this 

meeting, which is located on Federal 

property, must register by following the 

instructions in the ‘‘Meeting 

Registration Timeframe’’ section of this 

notice. A confirmation email will be 

sent to the registrants shortly after 

completing the registration process. 

VI. Security, Building, and Parking 

Guidelines 

The following are the security, 

building, and parking guidelines: 

• Persons attending the meeting, 

including presenters, must be preregistered and on the attendance list by 

the prescribed date. 

• Individuals who are not preregistered in advance may not be 

permitted to enter the building and may 

be unable to attend the meeting. 

• Attendees must present a 

government-issued photo identification 

to the Federal Protective Service or 

Guard Service personnel before entering 

the building. Without a current, valid 


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photo ID, persons may not be permitted 

entry to the building. 

• Security measures include 

inspection of vehicles, inside and out, at 

the entrance to the grounds. 

• All persons entering the building 

must pass through a metal detector. 

• All items brought into CMS 

including personal items, for example, 

laptops and cell phones are subject to 

physical inspection. 

• The public may enter the building 

30 to 45 minutes before the meeting 

convenes each day. 

• All visitors must be escorted in 

areas other than the lower and first-floor 

levels in the Central Building. 

• The main-entrance guards will 

issue parking permits and instructions 

upon arrival at the building. 

• Foreign nationals visiting any CMS 

facility require prior approval. If you are 

a foreign national and wish to attend the 

meeting onsite, in addition to registering 

for the meeting, you must also send a 

separate email to APCPanel@

cms.hhs.gov prior to the close of 

registration to request authorization to 

attend as a foreign national. 

VII. Special Accommodations 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodations must include the 

request for these services during 

registration. 

VIII. Panel Recommendations and 

Discussions 

The Panel’s recommendations at any 

Panel meeting generally are not final 

until they have been reviewed and 

approved by the Panel on the last day 

of the meeting, before the final 

adjournment. These recommendations 

will be posted to our Web site after the 

meeting. 

IX. Collection of Information 

Requirements 

This document does not impose 

information collection requirements, 

that is, reporting, recordkeeping or 

third-party disclosure requirements. 

Consequently, there is no need for 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget under the authority of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Dated: May 5, 2015. 

Andrew M. Slavitt, 

Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers CMS–668B] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

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 (the 

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 

60 days for public comment on the 

proposed action. Interested persons are 

invited to send comments regarding our 

burden estimates 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 must be received by 

July 21, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be submitted in 

any one of the following ways: 

1. Electronically. You may send 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) that are 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 llll, Room C4–26– 

05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

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: 

Contents 

This notice sets out a summary of the 

use and burden associated with the 

following information collections. More 

detailed information can be found in 

each collection’s supporting statement 

and associated materials (see 

ADDRESSES). 

CMS–668B Post Clinical Laboratory 

Survey Questionnaire and Supporting 

Regulations 

Under the 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 

requires federal agencies to publish a 

60-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. 

Information Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Post Clinical 

Laboratory Survey Questionnaire and 

Supporting Regulations; Use: Form 

CMS–668B is used by a Clinical 

Laboratory Improvement Amendments 

(CLIA) laboratory to express its 

satisfaction with the survey process and 

to make recommendations for 

improvement. Surveyors furnish this 

form to all laboratories that receive 


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