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1The Health Insurance Marketplace® is a 

registered service mark of the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

are subject to change as priorities 

dictate. For more information on the 

meeting agenda, visit https://

www.cdc.gov/acip/meetings/index.html. 

Meeting Information: The meeting 

will be webcast live via the World Wide 

Web. For more information on ACIP, 

please visit the ACIP website: https://

www.cdc.gov/acip. 

Public Participation 

Interested persons or organizations 

are invited to participate by submitting 

written views, recommendations, and 

data. Please note that comments 

received, including attachments and 

other supporting materials, are part of 

the public record and are subject to 

public disclosure. Comments will be 

posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 

Therefore, do not include any 

information in your comment or 

supporting materials that you consider 

confidential or inappropriate for public 

disclosure. If you include your name, 

contact information, or other 

information that identifies you in the 

body of your comments, that 

information will be on public display. 

CDC will review all submissions and 

may choose to redact, or withhold, 

submissions containing private or 

proprietary information such as Social 

Security numbers, medical information, 

inappropriate language, or duplicate/ 

near-duplicate examples of a mass-mail 

campaign. CDC will carefully consider 

all comments submitted into the docket. 

Written Public Comment: The docket 

will be opened to receive written 

comments February 3–17, 2025. Written 

comments must be received by February 

17, 2025. 

Oral Public Comment: This meeting 

will include time for members of the 

public to make an oral comment. Oral 

public comment will occur before any 

scheduled votes, including all votes 

relevant to the ACIP’s Affordable Care 

Act and Vaccines for Children Program 

roles. Priority will be given to 

individuals who submit a request to 

make an oral public comment before the 

meeting according to the procedures 

below. 

Procedure for Oral Public Comment: 

All persons interested in making an oral 

public comment at the February 26–28, 

2025, ACIP meeting must submit a 

request at https://www.cdc.gov/acip/ 

meetings/index.html between February 

3–17, 2025, and no later than 11:59 

p.m., EST, February 17, 2025 according 

to the instructions provided. 

If the number of persons requesting to 

speak is greater than can be reasonably 

accommodated during the scheduled 

time, CDC will conduct a random draw 

to determine the speakers for the 

scheduled public comment session. 

CDC staff will notify individuals 

regarding their request to speak by email 

by February 19, 2025. To accommodate 

the significant interest in participation 

in the oral public comment session of 

ACIP meetings, each speaker will be 

limited to three minutes, and each 

speaker may speak only once per 

meeting. 

The Director, Office of Strategic 

Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, has been 

delegated the authority to sign Federal 

Register notices pertaining to 

announcements of meetings and other 

committee management activities, for 

both the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Kalwant Smagh, 

Director, Office of Strategic Business 

Initiatives, Office of the Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–7077–N] 

Announcement of the Advisory Panel 

on Outreach and Education (APOE) 

Virtual Meeting 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

next meeting of the Advisory Panel on 

Outreach and Education (APOE) (the 

Panel) in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The Panel 

advises and makes recommendations to 

the Secretary of the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) (the 

Secretary) and the Administrator of the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) on opportunities to 

enhance the effectiveness of consumer 

education strategies concerning the 

Health Insurance Marketplace®,1

Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s 

Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This 

meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: 

Meeting Date: Thursday, February 6, 

2025 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. eastern 

standard time (e.s.t). 

Deadline for Meeting Registration, 

Presentations, Special 

Accommodations, and Comments: 

Thursday, January 23, 2025 by 5 p.m. 

e.s.t. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting Location: Virtual. All those 

who RSVP will receive the link to 

attend. 

Presentations and Written Comments: 

Presentations and written comments 

should be submitted to: Hailey Gutzmer, 

Acting Designated Federal Official 

(DFO), Office of Communications, 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services, 200 Independence Avenue 

SW, Mailstop 315D.02, Washington, DC 

20201, 410–786–1307, or via email at 

APOE@cms.hhs.gov. 

Registration: Persons wishing to 

attend this meeting must register at the 

website https://CMS-APOEFebruary2025.rsvpify.com or by 

contacting the DFO listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice, by the date listed in the 

DATES section of this notice. Individuals 

requiring sign language interpretation or 

other special accommodations should 

contact the DFO at the address listed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this notice by 

the date listed in the DATES section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hailey Gutzmer, Acting Designated 

Federal Official, Office of 

Communications, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services, 200 Independence 

Avenue SW, Mailstop 315D.02, 

Washington, DC 20201, 410–786–1307, 

or via email at APOE@cms.hhs.gov. 

Additional information about the 

APOE is available at: https://

www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/FACA/APOE. Press 

inquiries are handled through the CMS 

Press Office at (202) 690–6145. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Charter Renewal 

Information 

A. Background 

The Advisory Panel on Outreach and 

Education (APOE) (the Panel) is 

governed by the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended (5 

U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth 

standards for the formation and use of 

federal advisory committees. The Panel 

is authorized by section 1114(f) of the 

Social Security Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 

1314(f)) and section 222 of the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a). 


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The Panel, which was first chartered 

in 1999, advises and makes 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) and the Administrator of 

the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) on the effective 

implementation of national Medicare, 

Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance 

Program (CHIP) and Health Insurance 

Marketplace® outreach and education 

programs. 

The APOE has focused on a variety of 

laws, including the Medicare 

Modernization Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108– 

173), and the Affordable Care Act 

(Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act, (Pub. L. 111–148) and Health Care 

and Education Reconciliation Act of 

2010 (Pub. L. 111–152)). 

The APOE helps the Department 

determine the best communication 

channels and tactics for various 

programs and priorities, as well as new 

rules and laws. In the coming years, we 

anticipate the American Rescue Plan 

(Pub. L. 117–2), the Inflation Reduction 

Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117–169), and the 

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities 

Act (SUPPORT) Act (Pub. L. 115–271) 

will be some of the topics the Panel will 

discuss. The Panel will provide 

feedback to CMS staff on outreach and 

education strategies, communication 

tools and messages and how to best 

reach minority, vulnerable, and Limited 

English Proficiency populations. 

B. Charter Renewal 

The Panel’s charter was renewed on 

January 19, 2023, and will terminate on 

January 19, 2025, unless renewed by 

appropriate action. The Charter is 

currently under review for renewal. The 

Charter can be found at https://

www.cms.gov/regulations-andguidance/guidance/faca/apoe. 

In accordance with the renewed 

charter, the APOE will advise the 

Secretary and the CMS Administrator 

concerning optimal strategies for the 

following: 

• Developing and implementing 

education and outreach programs for 

individuals enrolled in, or eligible for, 

Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and coverage 

available through the Health Insurance 

Marketplace® and other CMS programs. 

• Enhancing the federal government’s 

effectiveness in informing Medicare, 

Medicaid, CHIP, or the Health Insurance 

Marketplace® consumers, issuers, 

providers, and stakeholders, pursuant to 

education and outreach programs 

regarding these programs, including 

public-private partnerships to leverage 

the resources of the private sector in 

educating beneficiaries, providers, 

partners and stakeholders. 

• Expanding outreach to minority and 

underserved communities, including 

racial and ethnic minorities, in the 

context of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, 

and the Health Insurance Marketplace®

education programs and other CMS 

programs as designated. 

• Assembling and sharing an 

information base of ‘‘best practices’’ for 

helping consumers evaluate health 

coverage options. 

• Building and leveraging existing 

community infrastructure for 

information, counseling, and assistance. 

• Drawing the program link between 

outreach and education, promoting 

consumer understanding of health care 

coverage choices, and facilitating 

consumer selection/enrollment, which 

in turn support the overarching goal of 

improved access to quality care, 

including prevention services, 

envisioned under the Affordable Care 

Act. 

The current members of the Panel as 

of September 19, 2024 are as follows: 

• Mitchell Balk, President, The Mt. 

Sinai Health Foundation. 

• Paula Campbell, Director of Health 

Equity and Emergency Response, 

Illinois Primary Care Association. 

• Dr. Matthew Fullen, Associate 

Professor of Counselor Education, 

Virginia Tech. 

• Justin Gust, Vice President of 

Community Engagement, El Centro, Inc. 

• Andrea Haynes, MD, Family 

Medicine Physician, PPC Austin Family 

Health Center. 

• Lydia Isaac, Vice President for 

Health Equity and Policy, National 

Urban League. 

• Vacheria Keys, Director of Policy 

and Regulatory Affairs, National 

Association of Community Health 

Centers. 

• Daisy Kim, Assistant Director for 

Government Relations and Legislative 

Analysis, University of California 

System. 

• Lynn Kimball, Executive Director, 

Aging and Long-Term Care of Eastern 

Washington. 

• Erin Loubier, Senior Director for 

Health and Legal Integration and 

Payment Innovation, Whitman-Walker 

Health. 

• Dr. Alister Martin, Physician and 

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical 

School and Harvard Kennedy School. 

• Neil Meltzer, President and CEO, 

LifeBridge Health. 

• Dr. Carol Podgorski, Professor of 

Psychiatry, Associate Chair of Academic 

Affairs, University of Rochester Medical 

Center. 

• Melanie Prince, CEO 

MAPYourWay, LLC; Immediate Past 

President, Case Management Society of 

America. 

• Carrie Rogers, Associate Director, 

Community Catalyst. 

• Tricia Sandiego, Senior Advisor, 

Caregiving and Health Team, AARP. 

• Marsha Schofield, President, 

Marsha Schofield & Associates LLC. 

• Mina Schultz, Health Policy and 

Advocacy Manager, Young Invincibles. 

• Daniel Spirn, Vice President, 

Government Relations, Utilization 

Review Accreditation Commission. 

• Emily Whicheloe, Director of 

Education, Medicare Rights Center. 

II. Meeting Format and Agenda 

In accordance with section 10(a) of 

the FACA, this notice announces a 

meeting of the APOE. The agenda for 

the February 6, 2025 meeting will 

include the following: 

• Welcome and opening remarks from 

CMS leadership. 

• Recap of the previous (September 

19, 2024) meeting. 

• Presentations on CMS programs, 

initiatives, and priorities; discussion of 

panel recommendations. 

• An opportunity for public 

comment. 

• Meeting adjourned. 

Individuals or organizations that wish 

to make a 5-minute oral presentation on 

an agenda topic should submit a written 

copy of the oral presentation to the DFO 

at the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice by the date listed 

in the DATES section of this notice. The 

number of oral presentations may be 

limited by the time available. 

Individuals not wishing to make an oral 

presentation may submit written 

comments to the DFO at the address 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice by the date listed in the DATES

section of this notice. 

III. Meeting Participation 

The meeting is open to the public, but 

attendance is limited to registered 

participants. Persons wishing to attend 

this meeting must register at the 

following weblink https://CMS-APOEFebruary2025.rsvpify.com or by 

contacting the DFO at the address or 

telephone number listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice by the date specified in the 

DATES section of this notice. This 

meeting will be held virtually. 

Individuals who are not registered in 

advance will be unable to attend this 

meeting. 

IV. Collection of Information 

This document does not impose 

information collection requirements, 

that is, reporting, recordkeeping, or 

third-party disclosure requirements. 

Consequently, there is no need for 


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review by the Office of Management and 

Budget under the authority of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

The Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, having 

reviewed and approved this document, 

authorizes Chyana Woodyard, who is 

the Federal Register Liaison, to 

electronically sign this document for 

purposes of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Chyana Woodyard, 

Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10069] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

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 

(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 

the necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions, 

the accuracy of the estimated burden, 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected, and the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology to minimize the 

information collection burden. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

March 11, 2025. 

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: ll, 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, please access the CMS PRA 

website by copying and pasting the 

following web address into your web 

browser: https://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669. 

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 10069 Rural Community Hospital 

Demonstration Program Application 

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 Collections 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Reinstatement of a previously 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Rural 

Community Hospital Demonstration 

Program Application; Use: CMS is 

requesting the information collection 

request previously approved under 

OMB control number 0938–0880, the 

Medicare Waiver Demonstration/Model 

Application, be reinstated. The approval 

lapsed due to an administrative 

oversight. 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) has operated the 

statutory Rural Community Hospital 

(RCH) Demonstration since 2004. The 

authorizing statute instructed CMS to 

test cost-based payment for Medicare 

inpatient services for rural hospitals 

with fewer than 51 beds that are not 

eligible to be Critical Access Hospitals 

(CAH). 

The RCH Demonstration Program was 

initially authorized by section 410A of 

the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) 

of 2003. Following the initial 5-year 

authorization, the demonstration has 

been extended 3 times, each time for an 

additional 5 years—first, by Sections 

3123 and 10313 of the Affordable Care 

Act; then by section 15003 of the 21st 

Century Cures Act; and by section 128 

of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 

of 2021. Currently, the demonstration 

has 20 participants out of a maximum 

of 30 hospitals, and it is scheduled to 

end in 2028. 

For previous authorizations, CMS has 

issued a Request for Applications (RFA) 

to solicit applications for the 

demonstration program. For the last 

solicitation, in 2017, CMS received 51 

applications for 13 open spaces. CMS is 

planning on a new RFA to fill the ten 

spaces that are currently open. 

Per the RFA, applications are 

requested in identical format, regardless 

of the specific goals and projects of the 

individual applicants. The standardized 

application format is not controversial, 

and it will reduce burden on applicants 

and reviewers. Responses are strictly 

voluntary. The standard format will 

enable CMS to select proposals that 

meet CMS objectives and show the best 

potential for success. 

The RFA will ask interested hospitals 

to provide a problem statement, 

strategies for ongoing financial viability, 

goals for participation in the 

demonstration, and plans for 

collaboration with other providers in 

the area. Applications will be submitted 

in the user-friendly format outlined in 

the Medicare Waiver Demonstration/ 

Model Application. 


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