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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. OMB control number, Title, and any 

Associated Form(s) 

9000–0062, Certain Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Part 36 

Construction Contract Requirements. 

B. Need and Uses 

This clearance covers the information 

that contractors must submit to comply 

with the following requirements in FAR 

part 36: 

• FAR 52.236–5, Material and 

Workmanship. This clause requires the 

contractor to obtain contracting officer 

approval of the machinery, equipment, 

material, or articles to be incorporated 

into the work. The contractor’s request 

must include: The manufacturer’s name, 

the model number, and other 

information concerning the 

performance, capacity, nature, and 

rating of the machinery and mechanical 

and other equipment; and full 

information concerning the material or 

articles. When directed by the 

contracting officer, the contractor must 

submit sufficient information on and, in 

some cases, samples of the items 

requiring approval. The contracting 

officer uses this information to 

determine whether the machinery, 

equipment, material, or articles meet the 

standards of quality specified in the 

contract. A contracting officer may 

reject work if the contractor installs 

machinery, equipment, material, or 

articles in the work without obtaining 

the contracting officer’s approval. 

• FAR 52.236–13, Accident 

Prevention, Alternate I. This alternate to 

the basic clause requires the contractor 

to submit a written proposed plan to 

provide and maintain work 

environments and procedures that will 

safeguard the public and Government 

personnel, property, materials, supplies, 

and equipment exposed to contractor 

operations and activities; avoid 

interruptions of Government operations 

and delays in project completion dates; 

and control costs in the performance of 

this contract. The plan must include an 

analysis of the significant hazards to 

life, limb, and property inherent in 

contract work performance and a plan 

for controlling these hazards. The 

contracting officer and technical 

representatives analyze the Accident 

Prevention Plan to determine if the 

proposed plan will satisfy the safety 

requirements identified in the contract, 

to include certain provisions of the 

Occupational Safety and Health Act and 

applicable standards issued by the 

Secretary of Labor at 29 CFR part 1926 

and 29 CFR part 1910. 

• FAR 52.236–15, Schedules for 

Construction Contracts. This clause 

requires the contractor to prepare and 

submit to the contracting officer for 

approval three copies of a practicable 

schedule showing the order in which 

the contractor proposes to perform the 

work, and the dates on which the 

contractor contemplates starting and 

completing the several salient features 

of the work (including acquiring 

materials, plant, and equipment). The 

contracting officer uses this information 

to monitor progress under a federal 

construction contract when other 

management approaches for ensuring 

adequate progress are not used. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents: 4,412. 

Total Annual Responses: 15,352. 

Total Burden Hours: 12,034. 

D. Public Comment 

A 60-day notice was published in the 

Federal Register at 86 FR 30936, on 

June 10, 2021. No comments were 

received. 

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection documents from the GSA 

Regulatory Secretariat Division by 

calling 202–501–4755 or emailing 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0062, Certain Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Part 36 

Construction Contract Requirements. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–7064–N] 

Announcement of the Advisory Panel 

on Outreach and Education (APOE) 

September 15, 2021 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 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®, 

Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s 

Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This 

meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: 

Meeting Date: Wednesday, September 

15, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

eastern daylight time (e.d.t). 

Deadline for Meeting Registration, 

Presentations, Special 

Accommodations, and Comments: 

Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 5:00 

p.m. (e.d.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: Lisa Carr, 

Designated Federal Official (DFO), 

Office of Communications, Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services, 200 

Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 

325G HHH, Washington, DC 20201, 

202–690–5742, or via email at APOE@

cms.hhs.gov. 

Registration: The meeting is open to 

the public, but attendance is limited to 

the space available. Persons wishing to 

attend this meeting must register at the 

website https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ 

apoe-september-15-2021-virtualmeeting-tickets-151113822511 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: Lisa 

Carr, Designated Federal Official, Office 

of Communications, 200 Independence 

Avenue SW, Mailstop 325G HHH, 

Washington, DC 20201, 202–690–5742, 

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: 


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1We note that the Citizen’s Advisory Panel on 

Medicare Education is also referred to as the 

Advisory Panel on Medicare Education (65 FR 

4617). The name was updated in the Second 

Amended Charter approved on July 24, 2000. 

2Health Insurance Marketplace®SM and 

Marketplace®SM are service marks of the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human Services. 

I. Background and Charter Renewal 

Information 

A. Background 

The Advisory Panel for 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). 

The Secretary of the U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS) 

(the Secretary) signed the charter 

establishing the Citizen’s Advisory 

Panel on Medicare Education 1 (the 

predecessor to the APOE) on January 21, 

1999 (64 FR 7899) to advise and make 

recommendations to the Secretary and 

the Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on 

the effective implementation of national 

Medicare education programs, including 

with respect to the Medicare+Choice 

(M+C) program added by the Balanced 

Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–33). 

The Medicare Prescription Drug, 

Improvement, and Modernization Act of 

2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108–173) 

expanded the existing health plan 

options and benefits available under the 

M+C program and renamed it the 

Medicare Advantage (MA) program. 

CMS has had substantial responsibilities 

to provide information to Medicare 

beneficiaries about the range of health 

plan options available and better tools 

to evaluate these options. The 

successful MA program implementation 

required CMS to consider the views and 

policy input from a variety of private 

sector constituents and to develop a 

broad range of public-private 

partnerships. 

In addition, Title I of the MMA 

authorized the Secretary and the 

Administrator of CMS (by delegation) to 

establish the Medicare prescription drug 

benefit. The drug benefit allows 

beneficiaries to obtain qualified 

prescription drug coverage. In order to 

effectively administer the MA program 

and the Medicare prescription drug 

benefit, we have substantial 

responsibilities to provide information 

to Medicare beneficiaries about the 

range of health plan options and 

benefits available, and to develop better 

tools to evaluate these plans and 

benefits. 

The Patient Protection and Affordable 

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

Care and Education Reconciliation Act 

of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–152) (collectively 

referred to as the Affordable Care Act) 

expanded the availability of other 

options for health care coverage and 

enacted a number of changes to 

Medicare as well as to Medicaid and 

CHIP. Qualified individuals and 

qualified employers are now able to 

purchase private health insurance 

coverage through a competitive 

marketplace, called an Affordable 

Insurance Exchange (also called Health 

Insurance Marketplace®, or 

Marketplace® 2). In order to effectively 

implement and administer these 

changes, we must provide information 

to consumers, providers, and other 

stakeholders through education and 

outreach programs regarding how 

existing programs will change and the 

expanded range of health coverage 

options available, including private 

health insurance coverage through the 

Marketplace®. The APOE (the Panel) 

allows us to consider a broad range of 

views and information from interested 

audiences in connection with this effort 

and to identify opportunities to enhance 

the effectiveness of education strategies 

concerning the Affordable Care Act. 

The scope of this Panel also includes 

advising on issues pertaining to the 

education of providers and stakeholders 

with respect to the Affordable Care Act 

and certain provisions of the Health 

Information Technology for Economic 

and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act 

enacted as part of the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(ARRA) (Pub. L. 111–5). 

On January 21, 2011, the Panel’s 

charter was renewed and the Panel was 

renamed the Advisory Panel for 

Outreach and Education. The Panel’s 

charter was most recently renewed on 

January 19, 2021, and will terminate on 

January 19, 2023 unless renewed by 

appropriate action. 

B. Charter Renewal 

In accordance with the January 19, 

2021, charter, the APOE will advise the 

HHS and CMS on developing and 

implementing education programs that 

support individuals who are enrolled in 

or eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, 

CHIP, or coverage available through the 

Health Insurance Marketplace® and 

other CMS programs. The scope of this 

FACA group also includes advising on 

education of providers and stakeholders 

with respect to health care reform and 

certain provisions of the HITECH Act 

enacted as part of the ARRA. 

The charter will terminate on January 

19, 2023, unless renewed by appropriate 

action. The APOE was chartered under 

42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 of the Public 

Health Service Act, as amended. The 

APOE is governed by provisions of 

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 

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

standards for the formation and use of 

advisory committees. 

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, the 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 of 

issues regarding these programs, 

including the appropriate use of publicprivate partnerships to leverage the 

resources of the private sector in 

educating beneficiaries, providers, 

partners and stakeholders. 

• Expanding outreach to vulnerable 

and underserved communities, 

including racial and ethnic minorities, 

in the context of Medicare, Medicaid, 

the 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 infrastructures 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 July 27, 2021, are: E. Lorraine Bell, 

Chief Officer, Population Health, 

Catholic Charities USA; Nazleen 

Bharmal, Medical Director of 

Community Partnerships, Cleveland 

Clinic; Julie Carter, Senior Federal 


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Policy Associate, Medicare Rights 

Center; Scott Ferguson, Director of Care 

Transitions and Population Health, 

Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital; Leslie 

Fried, Senior Director, Center for 

Benefits Access, National Council on 

Aging; Jean-Venable Robertson Goode, 

Professor, Department of 

Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes 

Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia 

Commonwealth University; Ted 

Henson, Director of Health Center 

Performance and Innovation, National 

Association of Community Health 

Centers; Joan Ilardo, Director of 

Research Initiatives, Michigan State 

University, College of Human Medicine; 

Cheri Lattimer, Executive Director, 

National Transitions of Care Coalition; 

Cori McMahon, Vice President, 

Tridiuum; Alan Meade, Director of 

Rehabilitation Services, Holston 

Medical Group; Michael Minor, 

National Director, H.O.P.E. HHS 

Partnership, National Baptist 

Convention USA, Incorporated; Jina 

Ragland, Associate State Director of 

Advocacy and Outreach, AARP 

Nebraska; Morgan Reed, Executive 

Director, Association for Competitive 

Technology; Margot Savoy, Chair, 

Department of Family and Community 

Medicine, Temple University 

Physicians; Congresswoman Allyson 

Schwartz, President and CEO, Better 

Medicare Alliance; and; Tia Whitaker, 

Statewide Director, Outreach and 

Enrollment, Pennsylvania Association 

of Community Health Centers. 

II. Provisions of This Notice 

In accordance with section 10(a) of 

the FACA, this notice announces a 

meeting of the APOE. The agenda for 

the September 15, 2021 meeting will 

include the following: 

• Welcome and listening session with 

CMS leadership 

• Recap of the previous (July 28, 2021) 

meeting 

• CMS programs, initiatives, and 

priorities 

• An opportunity for public comment 

• Meeting summary, review of 

recommendations, and next steps 

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 website 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apoeseptember-15-2021-virtual-meetingtickets-151113822511 or contact the 

DFO at the address or 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 the 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 

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 Lynette Wilson, who is the 

Federal Register Liaison, to 

electronically sign this document for 

purposes of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: August 24, 2021. 

Lynette Wilson, 

Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; National Center on 

Law and Elder Rights-Resource 

Support and User Satisfaction; OMB 

#0985–0060 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on the proposed collection of 

information listed above. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 

PRA), Federal agencies are required to 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

the information collection requirements 

relating to the National Center on Law 

and Elder Rights-Resource Support and 

user Satisfaction data collection used by 

ACL to provide aging, disability, and 

related legal professionals with training 

and complex case consultations and 

support for demonstration projects 

regarding contractually identified 

priority legal topics. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information must be submitted 

electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or 

postmarked by October 29, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to: Aiesha.Gurley@

acl.hhs.gov. Submit written comments 

on the collection of information to 

Administration for Community Living, 

Washington, DC 20201, Attention: 

Aiesha Gurley. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aiesha Gurley, Administration for 

Community Living, Washington, DC 

20201, (202) 795–7358 or by email: 

Aiesha.Gurley@acl.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

as and includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. The PRA 

requires Federal agencies to provide a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, ACL is 

publishing a notice of the proposed 

collection of information set forth in 

this document. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, ACL invites 

comments on our burden estimates or 

any other aspect of this collection of 

information, including: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of ACL’s functions, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 


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