56168 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 185 / Monday, September 26, 2005 / Notices 

Dated: September 2, 2005 

Michael W. Carleton, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–19165 Filed 9–23–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Meeting of the Citizens’ Health Care 

Working Group 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, this notice announces meetings of 

the Citizens’ Health Care Working 

Group (the Working Group) mandated 

by section 1014 of the Medicare 

Modernization Act. 

DATES: A business meeting of the 

Working Group will be held on 

Wednesday, October 5, 2005 from 10:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

in the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 

200 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20201 in Room 425–A. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caroline Taplin, Citizens’ Health Care 

Working Group, at (301) 443–1514 or 

ctaplin@ahrq.gov. If sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodation for a disability is 

needed, please contact Mr. Donald L. 

Inniss, Director, Office of Equal 

Employment Opportunity Program, 

Program Support Center, on (301) 443–

1144. 

The agenda for this Working Group 

meeting will be available on the 

Citizens’ Working Group Web site, 

http://www.citizenshealthcare.gov. Also 

available at that site is a roster of 

Working Group members. When a 

transcript of the Group’s October 5th 

meeting is completed, it will also be 

available on the Web site. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1014 of Public Law 108–173, (known as 

the Medicare Modernization Act) directs 

the Secretary of the Department of 

Health and Human Services (DHHS), 

acting through the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality, to 

establish a Citizens’ Health Care 

Working Group (Citizen Group). This 

statutory provision, codified at 42 

U.S.C. 299n., directs the Working Group 

to: (1) Identify options for changing our 

health care system so that every 

American has the ability to obtain 

quality, affordable health care coverage; 

(2) provide for a nationwide public 

debate about improving the health care 

system; and (3) submit its 

recommendations to the President and 

the Congress. 

The Citizens’ Health Care Working 

Group is composed of 15 members: The 

Secretary of DHHS is designated as a 

member by statute and the Comptroller 

General of the U.S. Government 

Accountability Office (GAO) was 

directed to name the remaining 14 

members whose appointments were 

announced on February 28, 2005. 

Working Group Meeting Agenda 

The Working Group business meeting 

on October 5 will be devoted to ongoing 

Working Group business. Topics to be 

addressed are expected to include: 

introductions to Working Group 

contractors, reports from Working 

Group Committees, and plans for 

community meetings and other 

activities to engage the public. 

Submission of Written Information 

The Working Group invites written 

submissions on those topics to be 

addressed at the Working Group 

business meeting listed above. In 

general, individuals or organizations 

wishing to provide written information 

for consideration by the Citizens’ Health 

Care Working Group should submit 

information electronically to 

citizenshealth@ahrq.gov. Since all 

electronic submissions will be posted 

on the Working Group Web site, 

separate submissions by topic will 

facilitate review of ideas submitted on 

each topic by the Working Group and 

the public. 

This notice is published less than 15 

days in advance of the meeting due to 

logistical difficulties. 

Dated: September 20, 2005. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–05–0213] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–371–5983 and 

send comments to Seleda Perryman, 

CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 

Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, 

Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

The National Vital Statistics Report 

Forms—(OMB No. 0920–0213)—

Revision—National Center for Health 

Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

Background and Brief Description: 

The National Vital Statistics Report 

Forms project (0920–0213) is an 

approved collection and compilation of 

national vital statistics. This collection 

dates back to the beginning of the 20th 

century and has been conducted since 

1960 by the Division of Vital Statistics 

of the National Center for Health 

Statistics, CDC. The collection of the 

data is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 242k. 

The National Vital Statistics Report 

forms provide counts of monthly 

occurrences of births, deaths, infant 

deaths, marriages, and divorces. Similar 

data have been published since 1937 

and are the sole source of these data at 

the national level. The data are used by 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services and by other government, 

academic, and private research and 

commercial organizations in tracking 

changes in trends of vital events. 

Respondents for the National Vital 

Statistics Report form (CDC 64.146) are 

registration officials in each State and 

Territory, the District of Columbia, and 

New York City. In addition, 33 local 

(county) officials in New Mexico who 

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record marriages occurring in each 

county of New Mexico will use this 

form. The data are routinely available in 

each reporting office as a by-product of 

ongoing activities. This form is designed 

to collect counts of monthly occurrences 

of births, deaths, infant deaths, 

marriages, and divorces immediately 

following the month of occurrence. 

There are no costs to respondents other 

than their time. 

ESTIMATED AVERAGE ANNUAL BURDEN

Respondents to the form: National Vital Statistics Report 

(CDC 64.146) 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses/respondent 

Average 

burden/response 

(in hrs) 

Total burden 

hours 

State and Territory registration officials ........................................................... 58 12 12/60 139 

New Mexico County marriage registrars ......................................................... 33 12 6/60 40 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 179 

The Annual Marriage and Divorce 

Occurrence Report form (CDC 64.147) 

collects final annual counts of marriages 

and divorces by month for the United 

States and for each State. The statistical 

counts requested on this form differ 

from provisional estimates obtained on 

the National Vital Statistics Report form 

in that they represent complete and 

final counts of marriages, divorces, and 

annulments occurring during the 

months of the prior year. These final 

counts are usually available from State 

or county officials about eight months 

after the end of the data year. The data 

are widely used by government, 

academic, private research, and 

commercial organizations in tracking 

changes in trends of family formation 

and dissolution. 

Respondents for the Annual Marriage 

and Divorce Occurrence Report form are 

registration officials in each State, the 

District of Columbia, New York City, 

Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, 

Northern Marianas, and American 

Samoa. The data are routinely available 

in each reporting office as a by-product 

of ongoing activities. 

ESTIMATED AVERAGE ANNUAL BURDEN

Respondents to the form: annual marriage and divorce occurence report 

(CDC 64.147) 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses/respondent 

Average 

burden/response 

(in hrs) 

Total burden 

(in hrs) 

State/Territory/City registration officials ........................................................... 58 1 30/60 29 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 29 

Dated: September 20, 2005. 

Joan F. Karr, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–05–0026] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 371–5983 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Report of Verified Case of 

Tuberculosis (RVCT) (OMB Control No. 

0920–0026)—Extension—Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB 

Prevention (NCHSTP). 

Background and Brief Description: 

CDC is requesting OMB approval for 

another 3-year extension of the Report 

of Verified Case of Tuberculosis (RVCT) 

data collection. 

CDC maintains the national TB 

surveillance system to support CDC’s 

goal of eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in 

the United States. Previous 

modifications to the data collection 

have improved the ability of CDC to 

monitor important aspects of TB 

epidemiology in the United States, 

including drug resistance, TB risk 

factors, including HIV coinfection, and 

treatment. The system also enables CDC 

to monitor the recovery of the nation 

from the resurgence and identify that 

current TB epidemiology supports the 

renewed national goal of elimination. 

To measure progress in achieving this 

goal, as well as continue to monitor TB 

trends and potential TB outbreaks, 

identify high risk populations for TB, 

and gauge program performance, CDC is 

requesting approval to extend the use of 

the RVCT. 

Data are collected by 60 Reporting 

Areas (50 states, the District of 

Columbia, New York City, Puerto Rico, 

and 7 jurisdictions in the Pacific and 

Caribbean) using the RVCT. There are 

no changes to the forms previously 

approved in 2002. An RVCT is 

completed for each reported TB case 

and contains demographic, clinical, and 

laboratory information. 

A comprehensive software package, 

the Tuberculosis Information 

Management System (TIMS) is currently 

used for RVCT data entry and electronic 

transmission of reports to CDC. TIMS 

provides reports, query functions, and 

export functions to assist in analysis of 

the data. However, electronic 

transmission of TB case reports to CDC 

is in a transition phase with the 

development of the web-based National