5686 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 22 / Thursday, February 3, 2005 / Notices 

Research Objectives 

(1) Evaluate how mass casualty and 

disaster situations impact the provision 

of acute injury care. 

(2) Evaluate strategies to translate, 

disseminate and implement sciencebased recommendations and guidelines 

for the care of the acutely injured. 

(3) Develop and evaluate new or 

existing health quality measures to 

better assess outcomes for persons 

treated in a pre-hospital or hospital 

acute injury care setting. 

(4) Identify individual, sociocultural 

and community factors that impact on 

the immediate and long-term care of the 

acutely injured. 

(5) Develop and evaluate acute injury 

treatment strategies that will result in 

evidence-based management for persons 

who sustain a life-threatening injury or 

one that could lead to significant 

disability. 

(6) Determine and evaluate the 

components of pre-hospital and hospital 

trauma systems that lead to 

improvements in outcome for the 

acutely injured. 

Infrastructure Objective 

(1) Build the acute injury care 

research infrastructure through the 

development of an Acute Injury Care 

Research Network (AICRN). 

(2) Determine how existing databases 

can best be utilized to assess and 

improve systems of acute injury care. 

(3) Develop new training programs 

and expand and restructure existing 

training and education for health 

professionals in injury care, prevention 

and research. 

(4) Determine, evaluate, and address 

current obstacles in conducting acute 

injury care research. 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on the Draft Acute Injury Care 

Research Agenda. NCIPC will not be 

able to respond to individual comments, 

but all comments received by March 3, 

2005; will be considered before the final 

Acute Injury Care Research Agenda is 

published. A more detailed background 

document is available upon request. 

Send requests and comments 

electronically to DARDInfo@cdc.gov.

Dated: January 27, 2005. 

James D. Seligman, 

Associate Director for Program Services, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10139] 

Emergency Clearance: Public 

Information Collection Requirements 

Submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Center 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), Department of Health 

and Human Services, 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. 

We are, however, requesting an 

emergency review of the information 

collection referenced below. In 

compliance with the requirement of 

section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we have 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) the following 

requirements for emergency review. We 

are requesting an emergency review 

because the collection of this 

information is needed before the 

expiration of the normal time limits 

under OMB’s regulations at 5 CFR part 

1320. This is necessary to ensure 

compliance with an initiative of the 

Administration. We cannot reasonably 

comply with the normal clearance 

procedures because the normal 

procedures are likely to cause a 

statutory deadline to be missed. It is 

critical to complete the survey and 

analysis for a Report to Congress due 

June 2005. 

Section 704(C)(2) requires CMS to 

conduct a study on how non-Medicare/

Medicaid Outcome and Assessment 

Information Set (OASIS) is used by large 

and small home health agencies 

(HHA’s). The study will investigate 

whether there are unique benefits from 

the analysis of such information, the 

value of collecting such information by 

small HHA’s compared to the 

administrative burden, a comparison of 

outcomes for non-Medicare/nonMedicaid patients and Medicare/

Medicaid patients, and obtain the 

opinions of quality assessment experts. 

The study will consist of a mailed 

survey of 1200 home health agencies. 

CMS is requesting OMB review and 

approval of this collection by March 7, 

2005, with a 180-day approval period. 

Written comments and recommendation 

will be accepted from the public if 

received by the individuals designated 

below by March 4, 2005. 

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/

regulations/pra or e-mail 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. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding the burden or any 

other aspect of these collections of 

information requirements. However, as 

noted above, comments on these 

information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements must be 

mailed and/or faxed to the designees 

referenced below by March 4, 2005: 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services, Office of Strategic Operations 

and Regulatory Affairs, Room C5–13–27, 

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21244–1850, Fax Number: (410) 786–

0262, Attn: William N. Parham, III, 

CMS–10139 and, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, 

Attention: Christopher Martin, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: January 28, 2005. 

John P. Burke, III, 

CMS Paperwork Reduction Act Reports 

Clearance Officer, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Regulations Development Group.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Food and Drug Administration Drug 

Educational Forum; Public Workshop

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.