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61978 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 203 / Friday, October 20, 2006 / Notices 

including your address, phone number, 

OMB number, and OS document 

identifier, to 

Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call 

the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 

690–6162. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be 

received with 60-days, and directed to 

the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at 

the following address: Department of 

Health and Human Services, Office of 

the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for 

Research and Technology, Office of 

Information and Resource Management, 

Attention: Sherrette Funn-Coleman, 

(0990–NEW), Room 537–H, 200 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20201. 

Dated: October 12, 2006. 

Alice Bettencourt, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E6–17571 Filed 10–19–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation Medicaid Program; Meeting 

of the Medicaid Commission— 

November 16–17, 2006 

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for 

Planning & Evaluation (ASPE), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the Medicaid 

Commission. Notice of this meeting is 

given under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 

10(a)(1) and (a)(2)). The Medicaid 

Commission will advise the Secretary 

on ways to modernize the Medicaid 

program so that it can provide highquality health care to its beneficiaries in 

a financially sustainable way. 

DATES: The Meeting: November 16–17, 

2006. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. 

on November 16 and at 9 a.m. on 

November 17. 

Special Accommodations: Persons 

attending the meeting who are hearing 

or visually impaired, or have a 

condition that requires special 

assistance or accommodations, are 

asked to notify the Medicaid 

Commission by November 6th, 2006 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

ADDRESSES: The Meeting: The meeting 

will be held at the following address: 

Crowne Plaza Washington National 

Airport, 1480 Crystal Drive, Arlington, 

Virginia 22202, United States, 

telephone: (703) 416–1600, fax: (703) 

416–1651. 

Web site: You may access up-to-date 

information on the Medicaid 

Commission at http://aspe.hhs.gov/ 

medicaid/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Reiser, (202) 205–8255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

24, 2005, we published a notice (70 FR 

29765) announcing the Medicaid 

Commission and requesting 

nominations for individuals to serve on 

the Medicaid Commission. This notice 

announces a public meeting of the 

Medicaid Commission. 

Topics of the Meeting: The 

Commission will discuss options for 

making longer-term recommendations 

on the future of the Medicaid program 

that ensure long-term sustainability. 

Issues to be addressed may include, but 

are not limited to: Eligibility, benefit 

design, and delivery; expanding the 

number of people covered with quality 

care while recognizing budget 

constraints; long term care; quality of 

care, choice, and beneficiary 

satisfaction; and program 

administration. 

Procedure and Agenda: This meeting 

is open to the public. There will be a 

public comment period at the meeting. 

The Commission may limit the number 

and duration of oral presentations to the 

time available. We will request that you 

declare at the meeting whether or not 

you have any financial involvement 

related to any services being discussed. 

After the presentations and public 

comment period, the Commission will 

deliberate openly. Interested persons 

may observe the deliberations, but the 

Commission will not hear further 

comments during this time except at the 

request of the Chairperson. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) 

and (a)(2). 

Dated: October 16, 2006. 

Jerry Regier, 

Principal Deputy/Assistant Secretary for 

Planning and Evaluation, Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Decision To Evaluate a Petition To 

Designate a Class of Employees at 

Sandia National Laboratories— 

Livermore in Livermore, CA, To Be 

Included in the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) gives notice as 

required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a 

decision to evaluate a petition to 

designate a class of employees at Sandia 

National Laboratories—Livermore in 

Livermore, California, to be included in 

the Special Exposure Cohort under the 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. The 

initial proposed definition for the class 

being evaluated, subject to revision as 

warranted by the evaluation, is as 

follows: 

Facility: Sandia National 

Laboratories—Livermore in Livermore, 

California. 

Locations: Building 913 Room 113, 

Building 913 Room 128, and Building 

941 Room 128. 

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All x-ray 

technologists and materials scientists 

who worked in the X-ray Diffraction and 

Fluorescence Laboratory. 

Period of Employment: December 

1967–December 1990. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia 

Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 

45226, Telephone 513–533–6800 (this is 

not a toll-free number). Information 

requests can also be submitted by e-mail 

to OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

Dated: October 16, 2006. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 06–8817 Filed 10–19–06; 8:45 am] 

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