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promote sustainable growth in output. 

To further its long–run objectives, the 

Committee in the immediate future 

seeks conditions in reserve markets 

consistent with maintaining the federal 

funds rate at an average of around 2 

percent. 

By order of the Federal Open Market 

Committee, August 26, 2008. 

Brian F. Madigan, 

Secretary, Federal Open Market Committee. 

[FR Doc. E8–20558 Field 9–4–08; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

SES Performance Review Board 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission 

ACTION: Notice 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

appointment of members to the Federal 

Trade Commission’s Performance 

Review Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Leydon, Director of Human 

Resources, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326- 

2633. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Publication of the Performance Review 

Board (PRB) membership is required by 

5 U.S.C. 4314 (c)(4). The PRB reviews 

and evaluates the initial appraisal of a 

senior executive’s performance by the 

supervisor, and makes 

recommendations regarding 

performance ratings, performance 

awards, and pay-for-performance pay 

adjustments to the FTC Chairman. 

The following individuals have been 

designated to serve on the FTC’s 

Performance Review Board: 

Charles H. Schneider, Chairman 

William Blumenthal 

Pauline M. Ippolito 

Lydia B. Parnes 

David P. Wales 

By direction of the Commission. 

Donald S. Clark 

Secretary 

[FR Doc. E8–20571 Filed 9–4–08: 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10151 and CMS–

10152] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

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) 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. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Data Collection 

for Medicare Beneficiaries Receiving 

Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator 

for Primary Prevention of Sudden 

Cardiac Death; Use: The Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 

provides coverage for implantable 

cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) for 

secondary prevention of sudden cardiac 

death based on extensive evidence 

showing that use of ICDs among patients 

with a certain set of physiologic 

conditions are effective. Accordingly, 

CMS considers coverage for ICDs 

reasonable and necessary under Section 

1862 (a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act. 

However, evidence for use of ICDs for 

primary prevention of sudden cardiac 

death is less compelling for certain 

patients. 

To encourage responsible and 

appropriate use of ICDs, CMS issued a 

Decision Memo for Implantable 

Defibrillators on January 27, 2005, 

indicating that ICDs will be covered for 

primary prevention of sudden cardiac 

death if the beneficiary is enrolled in 

either an FDA-approved category B IDE 

clinical trial (42 CFR 405.201), a trial 

under the CMS Clinical Trial Policy 

(NCD Manual § 310.1) or a qualifying 

prospective data collection system 

(either a practical clinical trial or 

prospective systematic data collection, 

which is sometimes referred to as a 

registry). Form Number: CMS–10151 

(OMB# 0938–0967); Frequency: 

Reporting—Quarterly; Affected Public: 

Business or other for-profit and not-forprofit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 1,217; Total Annual 

Responses: 50,000; Total Annual Hours: 

12,500. 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Data collection 

for Medicare Beneficiaries Receiving 

FDG Positron Emission Tomography 

(PET) for Brain, Cervical, Ovarian, 

Pancreatic, Small Cell Lung, and All 

Other Cancers Use: In the Decision 

Memo #CAG–00181N issued on January 

27, 2005, CMS determined that the 

evidence is sufficient to conclude that 

for Medicare beneficiaries receiving 

FDG positron emission tomography 

(PET) for brain, cervical, ovarian, 

pancreatic, small cell lung, and 

testicular cancers is reasonable and 

necessary only when the provider is 

participating in and patients are 

enrolled in a systematic data collection 

project. CMS will consider prospective 

data collection systems to be qualified if 

they provide assurance that specific 

hypotheses are addressed and they 

collect appropriate data elements. The 

data collection should include baseline 

patient characteristics; indications for 

the PET scan; PET scan type and 

characteristics; FDG PET results; results 

of all other imaging studies; facility and 

provider characteristics; cancer type, 

grade, and stage; long-term patient 

outcomes; disease management changes; 

and anti-cancer treatment received. 

Form Number: CMS–10152 (OMB# 

0938–0968); Frequency: Reporting—On 

occasion; Affected Public: Business or 

other for-profit and not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

2,000; Total Annual Responses: 50,000; 

Total Annual Hours: 4,167. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access CMS’ Web Site 

at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995, or Email 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. 

In commenting on the proposed 

information collections please reference 

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