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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 27, 2011 / Notices 59701 

Dated: September 22, 2011. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2011–24753 Filed 9–26–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New; 30-day 

notice] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request. 30 Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Secretary (OS), Department 

of Health and Human Services, is 

publishing the following summary of a 

proposed collection 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. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, e-mail your request, 

including your address, phone number, 

OMB number, and OS document 

identifier, to 

Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call 

the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 

690–5683. Send written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections within 30 days 

of this notice directly to the OS OMB 

Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 202–395– 

5806. 

Proposed Project: The Children’s 

Health Insurance Program 

Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) 10–State 

Evaluation (New)—OMB No. 0990– 

NEW—Assistant Secretary Planning and 

Evaluation (ASPE). 

Abstract: The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 

(ASPE) is requesting the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval on a new collection to provide 

the federal government with new and 

detailed insights into how the 

Children’s Health Insurance Program 

(CHIP) has evolved since its early years, 

what impacts on children’s coverage 

and access to care have occurred, and 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE 

what new issues have arisen as a result 

of policy changes related to CHIPRA 

and the Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act (The Affordable 

Care Act) of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–148). The 

evaluation will address numerous key 

questions regarding the structure and 

impact of CHIP and Medicaid programs 

for children. To answer these questions, 

ASPE will draw on three new primary 

data collection efforts, including a 

survey of selected CHIP enrollees and 

disenrollees in 10 states (and Medicaid 

enrollees and disenrollees in 3 of these 

states), qualitative case studies in the 10 

states, and a survey of State Program 

Administrators in all 50 States and the 

District of Columbia. This current 

request seeks clearance for the first two 

information collections; ASPE will seek 

clearance for the third information 

collection at a later date. All data 

collection will take place one time only 

over a three year period. The survey 

component includes a sample of 

children in 10 selected states, recently 

enrolled or disenrolled in CHIP or 

Medicaid. Survey data will be collected 

using computer-assisted telephone 

interviewing with an in-person followup. The qualitative case studies will 

include site visit interviews with CHIP 

and Medicaid administrators and public 

and child health stakeholders, plus 

focus groups with parents or family 

members of CHIP enrollees. 

Forms Type of 

respondent 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden (in 

hours) per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Survey of CHIP Enrollees and 

Disenrollees. 

Survey of Medicaid Enrollees and 

Disenrollees. 

Site Visits ........................................... 

Focus Groups .................................... 

CHIP enrollees and disenrollees ..... 

Medicaid enrollees and disenrollees 

CHIP and Medicaid personnel—1 ... 

Parents and other family members 

of. 

children—2 ....................................... 

15,000 

4,500 

300 

80 

1 

1 

1 

1 

30/60 

30/60 

1 

2 

7,500 

2,250 

300 

160 

Total Burden ............................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 10,210 

Keith Tucker, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, 

Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–24721 Filed 9–26–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Final Effect of Designation of a Class 

of Employees for Addition to the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice concerning 

the final effect of the HHS decision to 

designate a class of employees from the 

Sandia National Laboratories, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico, as an 

addition to the Special Exposure Cohort 

(SEC) under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. On July 29, 2011, 

as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 

7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS 

designated the following class of 

employees as an addition to the SEC: 
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59702 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 27, 2011 / Notices 

All employees of the Department of 

Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its 

contractors and subcontractors who worked 

in any area at the Sandia National 

Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 

from January 1, 1949 through December 31, 

1962, for a number of work days aggregating 

at least 250 work days, occurring either 

solely under this employment, or in 

combination with work days within the 

parameters established for one or more other 

classes of employees in the Special Exposure 

Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

September 9, 2011, as provided for 

under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, 

beginning on September 9, 2011, 

members of this class of employees, 

defined as reported in this notice, 

became members of the Special 

Exposure Cohort. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division 

of Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 877– 

222–7570. Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2011–24751 Filed 9–26–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Interest Rate on Overdue 

Debts 

Section 30.18 of the Department of 

Health and Human Services’ claims 

collection regulations (45 CFR part 30) 

provides that the Secretary shall charge 

an annual rate of interest, which is 

determined and fixed by the Secretary 

of the Treasury after considering private 

consumer rates of interest on the date 

that the Department of Health and 

Human Services becomes entitled to 

recovery. The rate cannot be lower than 

the Department of Treasury’s current 

value of funds rate or the applicable rate 

determined from the ‘‘Schedule of 

Certified Interest Rates with Range of 

Maturities’’ unless the Secretary waives 

interest in whole or part, or a different 

rate is prescribed by statute, contract, or 

repayment agreement. The Secretary of 

the Treasury may revise this rate 

quarterly. The Department of Health and 

Human Services publishes this rate in 

the Federal Register. 

The current rate of 111⁄2%, as fixed by 

the Secretary of the Treasury, is certified 

for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. 

This interest rate is effective until the 

Secretary of the Treasury notifies the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services of any change. 

Dated: September 7, 2011. 

Molly P. Dawson, 

Director, Office of Financial Policy and 

Reporting. 

[FR Doc. 2011–24778 Filed 9–26–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[CDC–RFA–TP10–1001] 

Notice of Intent To Award Affordable 

Care Act (ACA) Funding 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

Notice of Intent to Award Affordable 

Care Act (ACA) funding to 7 

Preparedness and Emergency Response 

Learning Centers (PERLC). This award 

was proposed in the grantees’ Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2011 non-Competing 

Continuation applications under 

Funding Opportunity Announcement 

CDC–RFA–TP10–1001, ‘‘Preparedness 

and Emergency Response Learning 

Centers (PERLC).’’ 

SUMMARY: This notice provides public 

announcement of CDC’s intent to award 

Affordable Care Act (ACA) 

appropriations to the following 7 

grantees: Columbia University Mailman 

School of Public Health, New York, NY; 

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 

MD, Texas A&M School of Rural Public 

Health, College Station, TX; University 

at Albany SUNY School of Public 

Health, Albany, NY; University of 

Oklahoma College of Public Health, 

Oklahoma City, OK; University of South 

Florida College of Public Health, 

Tampa, FL. 

The purpose of the PERLC program is 

to develop, deliver, and evaluate core 

competency-based training and 

education that target the public health 

workforce, address the public health 

preparedness and response needs of 

state, local, and tribal public health 

authorities and emphasize essential 

public health security strategies. 

These activities are proposed by the 

above mentioned grantees in their FY 

2011 application submitted under 

Funding Opportunity Announcement 

CDC–RFA–TP10–1001, ‘‘Preparedness 

and Emergency Response Learning 

Centers (PERLC),’’ Catalogue of Federal 

Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA): 

93.069. 

Approximately $5,000,000 in ACA 

funding will be awarded to the grantee 

for sustaining approved program 

activities. Funding is appropriated 

under the Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 

111–148), Section 4002 (42 U.S.C. 

300u–11) (Prevention and Public Health 

Fund). 

Accordingly, CDC adds the following 

information to the previously published 

Funding Opportunity Announcement of 

CDC–RFA–TP10–1001: 

Authority: Sections 311 and 317(k)(2) of 

the Public Health Service Act, [42 U. S. C. 

Section 243 and 247b(k)(2)] as amended, 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

(ACA), Section 4002 (42 U.S.C. 300u–11). 

CFDA #: 93.606 (Affordable Care Act— 

Preparedness and Emergency Response 

Learning Centers). 

Award Information 

Type of Award: Non-Competing 

Continuation Cooperative Agreement. 

Approximate Total Current Fiscal 

Year ACA Funding: $5,000,000. 

Anticipated Number of Awards: 7. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2011. 

Anticipated Award Date: September 

30, 2011. 

Application Selection Process 

Funding will be awarded to applicant 

based on documentation and results 

from successful past performance 

review. 

Funding Authority 

CDC will add the ACA Authority to 

that which is reflected in the published 

Funding Opportunity Announcement 

CDC–RFA–TP10–1001. The revised 

funding authority language will read: 

This program is authorized under the 

Sections 311 and 317(k)(2) of the Public 

Health Service Act, [42 U. S. C. 243 and 

247b(k)(2)] as amended, Patient Protection 

and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section 4002 

(42 U.S.C. 300u–11). 

DATES: The effective date for this action 

is the date of publication of this Notice 

and remains in effect until the 

expiration of the project period of the 

ACA funded applications. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan 

P. Cioffi, PhD, Associate Director, 

Learning Office and Program Official for 

Preparedness and Emergency Response 

Learning Centers (PERLC), Office of 

Public Health Preparedness and 

Response, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, telephone 404–639– 

0641. jcioffi@cdc.gov.