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reporting periods is defined as the 

preceding cost reporting period’s target 

amount increased by the hospital 

inpatient prospective payment system 

(IPPS) update factor for that particular 

cost reporting period. 

Covered inpatient hospital services 

means inpatient hospital services 

(defined in section 1861(b) of the Act) 

and includes extended care services 

furnished under an agreement under 

section 1883 of the Act. 

Section 410A of Public Law 108–173 

requires that, ‘‘in conducting the 

demonstration program under this 

section, the Secretary shall ensure that 

the aggregate payments made by the 

Secretary do not exceed the amount 

which the Secretary would have paid if 

the demonstration program under this 

section was not implemented.’’ In order 

to achieve budget neutrality for this 

demonstration program in fiscal years 

(FYs) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 

2010, we adjusted the national IPPS 

rates by an amount sufficient to offset 

the added costs of this demonstration 

program. We presented an estimate of 

the amount to offset additional costs 

due to the demonstration program in FY 

2011, including the costs of additional 

rural community hospitals, in the FY 

2011 inpatient prospective payment 

system/long-term care hospital 

prospective payment system (IPPS/ 

LTCH PPS) supplemental proposed rule 

(see the June 2, 2010 Federal Register 

(75 FR 30918)). 

B. Participation in the Demonstration 

To participate in the demonstration, a 

hospital must be located in one of the 

identified States with low-population 

density and meet the criteria for a rural 

community hospital. Eligible hospitals 

that desire to participate in the 

demonstration must properly submit a 

timely application. Information about 

the demonstration and details on how to 

apply can be found on the CMS Web 

site: http://www.cms.gov/ 

DemoProjectsEvalRpts/downloads/ 

2004_Rural_Community_ 

Hospital_Demonstration_Program.pdf. 

III. Collection of Information 

Requirements 

The information collection 

requirements contained in this notice 

are subject to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. As discussed in section 

II.B. of this notice, a hospital must 

submit the required information on the 

cover sheet of the CMS Medicare Waiver 

Demonstration Application to receive 

consideration by the technical review 

panel. The burden associated is the time 

and effort necessary to complete the 

Medicare Waiver Application and 

submit the information to CMS. The 

burden associated with this requirement 

is currently approved under the Office 

of Management and Budget control 

number 0938–0880 with an expiration 

date of November 20, 2010. 

Authority: Section 10313 of the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 

111–148) 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.773 Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance Program; and No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program). 

Dated: June 22, 2010. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Acting Administrator and Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21512 Filed 8–27–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

[Docket No. TSA–2003–14610] 

Intent To Request Renewal From OMB 

of One Current Public Collection of 

Information: Security Threat 

Assessment for Individuals Applying 

for a Hazardous Materials 

Endorsement for a Commercial Drivers 

License 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 60 day Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) invites public 

comment on one currently approved 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number 1652–0027, 

abstracted below that we will submit to 

OMB for renewal in compliance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

The ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

burden. The collection involves 

applicant submission of biometric and 

biographic information for TSA’s 

security threat assessment in order to 

obtain the hazardous materials 

endorsement (HME) on a commercial 

drivers license (CDL) issued by the U.S. 

States and the District of Columbia. 

DATES: Send your comments by October 

29, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be e-mailed 

to TSAPRA@dhs.gov or delivered to the 

TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information 

Technology (OIT), TSA–11, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 

20598–6011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joanna Johnson at the above address, or 

by telephone (571) 227–3651. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. The ICR documentation is 

available at http://www.reginfo.gov. 

Therefore, in preparation for OMB 

review and approval of the following 

information collection, TSA is inviting 

comments to— 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement is necessary for 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

OMB Control Number 1652–0027; 

Security Threat Assessment for 

Individuals Applying for a Hazardous 

Materials Endorsement for a 

Commercial Drivers License, 49 CFR 

part 1572. TSA is requesting renewal of 

the currently approved ICR with minor 

changes. This collection supports the 

implementation of section 1012 of the 

USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. 107–56, 115 

Stat. 272, 396, Oct. 26, 2001), which 

mandates that no State or the District of 

Columbia may issue a hazardous 

materials endorsement (HME) on a 

commercial driver’s license (CDL) 

unless TSA has first determined the 

driver is not a threat to transportation 

security. On November 24, 2004, TSA 

published the final rule in the Federal 

Register (69 FR 68720), codified at 49 

CFR part 1572, that describes the 

procedures, standards, and eligibility 

criteria for security threat assessments 

on individuals seeking to obtain, renew, 

or transfer a HME on a CDL. TSA 

subsequently amended the rule on 

January 25, 2007 (72 FR 3492). In order 

to conduct the security threat 

assessment, States (or TSA’s agent in 


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States that elect to have TSA perform 

the collection of information) must 

collect information in addition to that 

already collected for the purpose of 

HME applications, which will occur 

once approximately every five years. 

The driver is required to submit an 

application that includes personal 

biographic information (for instance, 

height, weight, eye and hair color, date 

of birth); information concerning legal 

status, mental health defects history, 

and criminal history; as well as 

fingerprints. TSA is amending the 

application to collect optional minor 

additional information, such as U.S. 

Department of State forms showing birth 

abroad to U.S. citizens and U.S. 

passport number. This information 

helps the applicant prove U.S. 

citizenship even though the applicant 

was born abroad. Also, the application 

will ask the applicant to state whether 

he is a new applicant, or is applying to 

renew or transfer the HME. This will 

enable the program to better understand 

and forecast driver retention, transfer 

rate, and drop-rate to help improve 

customer service, reduce program costs, 

and provide comparability with other 

Federal background checks, including 

the Transportation Workers 

Identification Credential (TWIC). TSA is 

removing items concerning military 

service. In addition, the rule (49 CFR 

part 1572) requires States to maintain a 

copy of the driver application for a 

period of one year. 

These changes should reduce the 

burden on applicants, States, and TSA. 

By receiving this information during the 

application process, requests for 

additional information or 

documentation will be reduced during 

the post-adjudication process. 

From 2011 through 2013, TSA 

estimates respondent drivers will spend 

approximately 2.9 million hours on the 

application and background check 

process. TSA estimates an annualized 

300,000 respondents will apply for an 

HME, and that the application and 

background check process will involve 

975,000 annualized hours. TSA 

estimates the total costs to respondent 

drivers will be $80.3 million over the 

three-year period ($27 million 

annualized). 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 

19, 2010. 

Joanna Johnson, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21316 Filed 8–27–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–3313– 

EM; Docket ID FEMA–2010–0002] 

Texas; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of 

an Emergency Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of an emergency declaration for the 

State of Texas (FEMA–3313–EM), dated 

June 29, 2010, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 14, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Recovery Directorate, 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the incident period for 

this emergency is closed effective 

August 14, 2010. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

W. Craig Fugate, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21601 Filed 8–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–1930– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2010–0002] 

Iowa; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a 

Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Iowa (FEMA–1930–DR), dated 

July 29, 2010, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 23, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Recovery Directorate, 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Iowa is hereby amended to 

include the following areas among those 

areas determined to have been adversely 

affected by the event declared a major 

disaster by the President in his 

declaration of July 29, 2010. 

Calhoun, Clarke, Dallas, Keokuk, and 

Washington Counties for Public Assistance. 

Hamilton and Ida Counties for Public 

Assistance (already designated for Individual 

Assistance). 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050 Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

W. Craig Fugate, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21603 Filed 8–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–1931– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2010–0002] 

Texas; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Texas (FEMA–1931–DR), dated 


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