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and others. Small modifications will 

also be made to questions on the use of 

electronic health records. This notice 

also covers a decrease in the sample size 

resulting from smaller budget 

allocations and oversampling in 

previous years. Due to this decrease, 

selected state estimates will not be 

available for 2016–2018 data. 

The National Ambulatory Medical 

Care Survey (NAMCS) has been 

conducted intermittently from 1973 

through 1985, and annually since 1989. 

The purpose of NAMCS, a voluntary 

survey, is to meet the needs and 

demands for statistical information 

about the provision of ambulatory 

medical care services in the United 

States. Ambulatory services are 

rendered in a wide variety of settings, 

including physicians’ offices and 

hospital outpatient and emergency 

departments. 

The NAMCS target universe consists 

of all office visits made by ambulatory 

patients to non-Federal office-based 

physicians (excluding those in the 

specialties of anesthesiology, radiology, 

and pathology) who are engaged in 

direct patient care. In 2006, physicians 

and mid-level providers (i.e., nurse 

practitioners, physician assistants, and 

nurse midwives) practicing in 

community health centers (CHCs) were 

added to the NAMCS sample, and these 

data will continue to be collected. 

To complement NAMCS data, NCHS 

initiated the National Hospital 

Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 

(NHAMCS, OMB No. 0920–0278, 

expires 02/28/18) in 1992 to provide 

data concerning patient visits to 

hospital outpatient and emergency 

departments. NAMCS and NHAMCS are 

the principal sources of data on 

ambulatory care provided in the United 

States. 

There is no cost to the respondents 

other than their time. Burden hours 

have seen a net reduction of 19,876 

hours since the previously approved 

package, primarily due to a sample size 

decrease. Currently, there is not a plan 

to include state-based estimates in the 

future, unless funding is increased 

sufficiently to support oversampling in 

the states for which state based 

estimates are desired. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hrs.) 

Total burden 

(in hrs.) 

Office-based physicians .................... Physician Induction Interview 

(NAMCS–1).

2,590 1 45/60 1,943 

Patient Record form (NAMCS–30) 

(Physician abstracts).

259 30 14/60 1,813 

Prepare and transmit EHR (MU OnBoarding).130 1 1 130 

Pulling, re-filing medical record 

forms (FR abstracts).

2,201 30 1/60 1,101 

Community Health Centers ............... Induction Interview—service delivery 

site (NAMCS–201).

104 1 30/60 52 

Induction Interview—Providers 

(NAMCS–1).

234 1 30/60 117 

Patient Record form (NAMCS–30) 

(Provider abstracts).

23 30 14/60 161 

Pulling, re-filing medical record 

forms (FR abstracts).

211 30 1/60 106 

Re-abstraction study ......................... Pulling, re-filing medical record 

forms (FR abstracts).

72 10 1/60 12 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 5,435 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review 

In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces a meeting for the initial 

review of applications in response to 

Funding Opportunity Announcement 

(FOA) SH16–001, Research and 

Methods in Health Statistics. 

Time And Date: 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., 

March 3, 2016 (Closed). 

Place: Teleconference. 

Status: The meeting will be closed to 

the public in accordance with 

provisions set forth in Section 

552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and 

the Determination of the Director, 

Management Analysis and Services 

Office, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92– 

463. 

Matters For Discussion: The meeting 

will include the initial review, 

discussion, and evaluation of 

applications received in response to 

‘‘Research and Methods in Health 

Statistics’’, FOA SH16–001. 

Contact Person For More Information: 

Virginia S. Cain, Ph.D., Director of 

Extramural Research, National Center 

for Health Statistics, CDC, 3311 Toledo 

Rd., Room 7208, Hyattsville, MD, 

Telephone: (301) 458–4500. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities, for both the 

Centers for Disease Control and 


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Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Gary Johnson, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Meeting of the Community Preventive 

Services Task Force (Task Force) 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) within 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services announces the next meeting of 

the Community Preventive Services 

Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force 

is an independent, nonpartisan, 

nonfederal, and unpaid panel. Its 

members represent a broad range of 

research, practice, and policy expertise 

in prevention, wellness, health 

promotion, and public health, and are 

appointed by the CDC Director. The 

Task Force was convened in 1996 by the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) to identify population 

health interventions that are 

scientifically proven to save lives, 

increase lifespans, and improve quality 

of life. CDC is mandated to provide 

ongoing administrative, research, and 

technical support for the operations of 

the Task Force. During its meetings, the 

Task Force (a) considers the findings of 

systematic reviews that assess the 

effectiveness and economics of 

community preventive services, 

programs, and policies, and (b) issues 

recommendations. Task Force 

recommendations are not mandates for 

compliance or spending. Instead, they 

provide information about evidencebased options that decision makers and 

stakeholders can consider when 

determining what best meets the 

specific needs, preferences, available 

resources, and constraints of their 

jurisdictions and constituents. The Task 

Force’s recommendations, along with 

the systematic reviews of the scientific 

evidence on which they are based, are 

compiled in the Guide to Community 

Preventive Services (The Community 

Guide). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 from 

11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. Participants 

must pre-register for the meeting by 5 

p.m. Monday, February 22, 2016. 

Meeting Accessibility: This Task Force 

meeting will be dedicated entirely to 

Task Force methods. The meeting will 

therefore be a one-day session held via 

webinar rather than the traditional inperson meeting. There will be a 100- 

participant limit for the Web meeting, 

provided on a first-come, first-served 

basis. All participants must register for 

the meeting by 5 p.m. EST on Monday, 

February 22, 2016. Participants will 

receive registration confirmation with 

meeting instructions within two 

business days. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

register, send an email with name and 

contact information to Onslow Smith, 

Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology 

and Laboratory Services; Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 

Clifton Road NE., MS–E–69, Atlanta, GA 

30329. Telephone: (404) 498–6778. 

Email: CPSTF@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose: During the February 2016 

meeting, the Community Preventive 

Services Task Force (Task Force) will 

discuss proposed methods for 

increasing throughput of Task Force 

findings (i.e., how to increase the 

number of Task Force findings that are 

produced in a given time period), while 

maintaining adequate quality of the 

underlying reviews; adequate usefulness 

for decision makers; and sufficient 

attention to priority topics. 

Matters to be discussed: Community 

Guide methods and procedures. 

Dated: February 4, 2016. 

Sandra Cashman, 

Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators; 

Approval of Cap 3 Device for 

Underground Coal Mining 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) and the Mine Safety and 

Health Administration (MSHA) have 

approved the first large-capacity (Cap 3) 

closed-circuit escape respirator (CCER) 

for use in underground coal mining, 

under the NIOSH new regulatory 

standard. Accordingly, respirator 

manufacturers may continue to 

manufacture, label, and sell largecapacity CCERs approved under the 

former regulatory standard (those CCERs 

with a rated service time of greater than 

50 minutes) for underground coal 

mining approved under the former 

regulatory standard until January 4, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Chirdon, NIOSH National 

Personal Protective Technology 

Laboratory (NPPTL), 626 Cochrans Mill 

Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236; 412–386– 

4000 (this is not a toll-free phone 

number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In March 

2012, the Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) published a final 

rule establishing a new standard, 

codified in 42 CFR part 84, subpart O, 

for the certification of closed-circuit 

escape respirators (CCERs) by the 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH) within the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). The new standard 

was originally designed to take effect 

over a 3-year transition period. 

However, in a final rule published on 

August 12, 2015, HHS determined that 

extending the concluding date for the 

transition was necessary to allow 

sufficient time for respirator 

manufacturers to meet the demands of 

the mining, maritime, railroad, and 

other industries.1 Pursuant to the 

August 2015 final rule, the continued 

manufacturing, labeling, and selling of 

CCERs approved under the former 

standard in Subpart H was authorized 

until either April 9, 2015 or 1 year after 

the date that NIOSH first approves a 

CCER model under the capacity rating 

categories Cap 1 (for mining 

applications) and Cap 3 (mining and 

non-mining) described in 42 CFR 

84.304, whichever date came later. 

In accordance with 42 CFR 84.301, 

NIOSH and the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) have approved 

the first large-capacity (Cap 3) CCER for 

use in underground coal mining, under 

the standards published in 42 CFR part 

84, subpart O. Approval number TC– 

13G–0005 was issued to Ocenco, Inc., 

on January 4, 2016 for a Cap 3 CCER, 


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