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instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a 

Comment’’ screen. Please include your 

name, company name (if any), and 

‘‘Information Collection 9000–0129, 

Cost Accounting Standards 

Administration’’ on your attached 

document. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. 

Flowers/IC 9000–0129, Cost Accounting 

Standards Administration. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite Information Collection 

9000–0129, Cost Accounting Standards 

Administration, in all correspondence 

related to this collection. Comments 

received generally will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal and/or business confidential 

information provided. To confirm 

receipt of your comment(s), please 

check www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kathlyn Hopkins, Procurement Analyst, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202– 

969–7226, or email kathlyn.hopkins@

gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

FAR Subpart 30.6 and the provision at 

52.230–6 include pertinent rules and 

regulations related to the Cost 

Accounting Standards (CAS) along with 

necessary administrative policies and 

procedures. These require companies 

performing CAS-covered contracts to 

submit notifications and descriptions of 

certain cost accounting practice 

changes, including revisions to their 

Disclosure Statements, if applicable. 

Specifically, FAR 52.230–6 requires 

contractors to submit to the cognizant 

Contracting Officer a description of any 

cost accounting practice change, the 

total potential impact of the change on 

contracts containing a CAS provision, a 

general dollar magnitude or detailed 

cost-impact proposal of the change 

which identifies the potential shift of 

costs among CAS-covered contracts by 

contract type (i.e., firm fixed-price, 

incentive cost-plus-fixed-fee, etc.) and 

other contractor business activity. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Number of Respondents: 840. 

Responses per Respondent: 2.27. 

Total Responses: 1907. 

Average Burden Hours per Response: 

175. 

Total Burden Hours: 333,690. 

C. Public Comments 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and 

whether it will have practical utility; 

whether our estimate of the public 

burden of this collection of information 

is accurate, and based on valid 

assumptions and methodology; ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

ways in which we can minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, through 

the use of appropriate technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 

1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 

20405, telephone 202–501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control Number 

9000–0129, Cost Accounting Standards 

Administration, in all correspondence. 

Dated: February 8, 2016. 

Lorin S. Curit, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 

OFFICE 

Request for Medicare Payment 

Advisory Commission Nominations 

In notice document 2016–01264 

beginning on page 4911 in the issue of 

Thursday, January 28, 2016, make the 

following correction: 

1. On page 4911, in the third column, 

in the ADDRESSES section, 

‘‘MedPACappointments@qao.qov.’’ 

should read ‘‘MedPACappointments@

gao.gov.’’ 

[FR Doc. C1–2016–01264 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1501–01–D 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

30-Day–16–15BHD] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for 

the proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address any of the 

following: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agencies estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) Minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses; and (e) Assess information 

collection costs. 

To request additional information on 

the proposed project or to obtain a copy 

of the information collection plan and 

instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct 

written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the items contained in this 

notice to the Attention: CDC Desk 

Officer, Office of Management and 

Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 

to (202) 395–5806. Written comments 

received within 30 days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Congenital Heart Survey To Recognize 

Outcomes, Needs, and Well-being 

(CHSTRONG)—New—National Center 

on Birth Defects and Developmental 

Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

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Background and Brief Description 

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are 

the most common type of structural 

birth defects, affecting approximately 1 

in 110 live-born children. According to 

previously published data, prior to the 

1970s, many CHDs were considered 

fatal during infancy or childhood, but 

with tremendous advances in pediatric 

cardiology and cardiac surgery, at least 

85% of patients now survive to 

adulthood. There are approximately 1.5 

million adults with CHD in the United 

States today, and adults with CHD now 

outnumber children. With vast declines 

in mortality from pediatric heart disease 

over the past 30 years, it is vital to 

assess long term outcomes and quality 

of life issues. 

For this one-year project, we will use 

data from U.S. state birth defect 

surveillance systems to identify a 

population-based sample of individuals 

18 to 45 years of age born with CHD. We 

will then use state databases and online 

search engines to find current addresses 

for those individuals and mail surveys 

to them inquiring about their barriers to 

health care, quality of life, social and 

educational outcomes, and transition of 

care from childhood to adulthood. The 

information collected from this 

population-based survey will be used to 

inform current knowledge, allocate 

resources, develop services, and, 

ultimately, improve long-term health of 

adults born with CHD. 

We estimate sending an introductory 

letter and survey to 6,675 individuals 

with CHD in the birth defects 

surveillance systems, and receiving 

completed surveys from 4,672 

individuals (70%). The survey takes 

approximately 20 minutes to complete. 

The Contact Information Form will be 

provided in English and Spanish and 

should take approximately 2 minutes to 

read and complete. It is estimated that 

the total burden hours are 2,254. 

There are no costs to participants 

other than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Individuals aged 18–45 years who were born 

with a congenital heart defect.

Survey questionnaire ..................................... 6,675 1 20/60 

English-speaking mothers of respondents ..... Contact Information Form—English ............... 757 1 2/60 

Spanish-speaking mothers of respondents .... Contact Information Form—Spanish .............. 133 1 2/60 

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 Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–1660–N] 

Medicare Program: Notice of Seven 

Membership Appointments to the 

Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient 

Payment 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces seven 

new membership appointments to the 

Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient 

Payment (the Panel). The seven new 

appointments to the Panel will each 

serve a 4-year period. The new members 

have terms that begin in Calendar Year 

(CY) 2016 and end in CY 2020. The 

purpose of the Panel is to advise the 

Secretary of the Department of Health 

and Human Services and the 

Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services 

concerning the clinical integrity of the 

Ambulatory Payment Classification 

groups and their relative payment 

weights. The Panel also addresses and 

makes recommendations regarding 

supervision of hospital outpatient 

therapeutic services. The advice 

provided by the Panel will be 

considered as we prepare the annual 

updates for the hospital outpatient 

prospective payment system. 

The Secretary rechartered the Panel in 

2014 for a 2-year period effective 

through November 6, 2016. 

DATES: March 14, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Web site: For additional 

information on the Panel meeting dates, 

agenda topics, copy of the charter, and 

updates to the Panel’s activities, we 

refer readers to our Web site at the 

following address: https://

www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/FACA/Advisory

PanelonAmbulatoryPayment

ClassificationGroups.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Designated Federal Official (DFO): Carol 

Schwartz, DFO, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Mail Stop: C4–04–25, 

Woodlawn, MD 21244–1850. Phone: 

(410) 786–3985. Email: APCPanel@

cms.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Secretary of the Department of 

Health and Human Services (the 

Secretary) is required by section 

1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act 

(the Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(9)(A)) and 

section 222 of the Public Health Service 

Act (PHS Act) (42 U.S.C. 217a) to 

consult with an expert outside advisory 

panel on the clinical integrity of the 

Ambulatory Payment Classification 

groups and relative payment weights, 

which are major elements of the 

Medicare Hospital Outpatient 

Prospective Payment System (OPPS), 

and the appropriate supervision level 

for hospital outpatient therapeutic 

services. The Panel is governed by the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92– 

463), as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), 

which sets forth standards for the 

formation and use of advisory panels. 

The Panel Charter provides that the 

Panel shall meet up to 3 times annually. 

We consider the technical advice 

provided by the Panel as we prepare the 

proposed and final rules to update the 

OPPS for the following calendar year 

(CY). 

The Panel shall consist of a chair and 

up to 15 members who are full-time 

employees of hospitals, hospital 

systems, or other Medicare providers 

that are subject to the OPPS. The 

Secretary or a designee selects the Panel 

membership based upon either selfnominations or nominations submitted 

by Medicare providers and other 

interested organizations of candidates 

determined to have the required 

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