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quality of hospital care provided in 

return for the public investment. With 

these goals in mind, the HCAHPS 

project has taken substantial steps to 

assure that the survey is credible, 

useful, and practical. This methodology 

and the information it generates are 

made available to the public. Form 

Number: CMS–10102 (OMB#: 0938– 

0981); Frequency: Occasionally; 

Affected Public: Private Sector: Business 

or other for-profits and not-for-profit 

institutions; and individuals or 

households; Number of Respondents: 

2,483,775; Total Annual Responses: 

2,480,000; Total Annual Hours: 289,342. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact William Lehman at 

410–786–1037. For all other issues call 

410–786–1326.) 

4. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New Collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicaid 

Management Information System 

Advanced Planning Document Template 

for Use by States When Implementing 

the Mandatory National Correct Coding 

Initiative in Medicaid, SMD Letter #10– 

017 dated September 1, 2010. Use; The 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act (Affordable Care Act) requires 

implementation of Section 6507, 

Mandatory State Use of National Correct 

Coding Initiative (NCCI). A State 

Medicaid Director letter, #10–017 dated 

September 1, 2010 was published with 

implementation requirements for 

provision 6507. The letter stated that a 

Medicaid Management Information 

System (MMIS) Advanced Planning 

Document (APD) template is required 

for States to request Federal financial 

participation (FFP) funding for 

implementing the provision and is also 

the tool for requesting deactivation of 

edits, due to direct conflicts with State 

laws, regulations, administrative rules, 

or payment policies. CMS has 

developed an MMIS–APD template 

specific to NCCI for State convenience. 

The MMIS APD template supporting 

implementation of the NCCI in the 

Medicaid program will be submitted by 

States to the Regional Offices for review 

and to CMS Central Office for review 

and approval. The information 

requested on the MMIS APD template 

for NCCI will be used to determine and 

approve FFP to States. Form Number: 

CMS–10358 (OMB#: 0938–0New); 

Frequency: Occasionally; Affected 

Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

55; Total Annual Responses: 56; Total 

Annual Hours: 56. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Richard 

Friedman at 410–786–4451. For all 

other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

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 

the document identifier or OMB control 

number. To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations must 

be submitted in one of the following 

ways by December 21, 2010: 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

your comments electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) accepting comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: 

CMS, Office of Strategic Operations 

and Regulatory Affairs, Division of 

Regulations Development, Attention: 

Document Identifier/OMB Control 

Number, Room C4–26–05, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244– 

1850. 

Dated: October 18, 2010. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Affordable Care Act Tribal 

Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood 

Home Visiting Program Needs 

Assessment and Plan for Responding to 

Identified Needs. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

Description: Section 511(h)(2)(A) of 

Title V of the Social Security Act, as 

added by Section 2951 of the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act of 

2010 (Pub. L. 111–148, Affordable Care 

Act or ACA), authorizes the Secretary of 

HHS to award grants to Indian Tribes (or 

a consortium of Indian Tribes), Tribal 

Organizations, or Urban Indian 

Organizations to conduct an early 

childhood home visiting program. The 

legislation sets aside 3 percent of the 

total ACA Maternal, Infant, and Early 

Childhood Home Visiting Program 

appropriation (authorized in Section 

511(j)) for grants to Tribal entities and 

requires that the Tribal grants, to the 

greatest extent practicable, be consistent 

with the requirements of the Maternal, 

Infant, and Early Childhood Home 

Visiting Program grants to States and 

territories (authorized in Section 

511(c)), and include conducting a needs 

assessment and establishing 

benchmarks. 

The Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Child Care, in 

collaboration with the Health Resources 

and Services Administration, Maternal 

and Child Health Bureau, recently 

awarded grants for the Tribal Maternal, 

Infant, and Early Childhood Home 

Visiting Program (Tribal Home Visiting). 

The Tribal Home Visiting grant awards 

will support 5-year cooperative 

agreements to conduct community 

needs assessments, plan for and 

implement high-quality, culturallyrelevant, evidence-based home visiting 

programs in at-risk Tribal communities, 

and participate in research and 

evaluation activities to build the 

knowledge base on home visiting among 

Native populations. 

In Phase 1 (Year 1) of the cooperative 

agreement, grantees must (1) conduct a 

comprehensive community needs 

assessment and (2) develop a plan and 

begin to build capacity to respond to 

identified needs. Grantees will be 

expected to submit the needs 

assessment and plan for responding to 

identified needs through an evidencebased home visiting program within 10 

months of the Year 1 award date. 

Grantees may engage in needs 

assessment, planning, and capacitybuilding activities during Phase 1, but 

will not fully implement their plan and/ 

or begin serving children and families 

through high-quality, evidence-based 

home visiting programs. Pending 

successful Phase 1 activities and 

submission (within 10 months of Year 1 

award date) of a non-competing 

continuation application that includes a 

needs assessment and approvable plan 

for responding to identified needs, 

funds will be provided for Phase 2 

(Implementation Phase, Years 2–5). 

Respondents: Affordable Care Act 

Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early 

Childhood Home Visiting Program Year 

1 Grantees. 


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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Affordable Care Act Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Needs Assessment and Plan for Responding to Identified 

Needs ........................................................................................................... 18 1 100 1,800 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,800. 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded by writing 

to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

The Department specifically requests 

comments on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Dated: October 18, 2010. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26560 Filed 10–21–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects: 

Title: Social Services Block Grant 

Post-Expenditure Report. 

OMB No.: 0970–0234. 

Description: The purpose of this 

information collection is to (1) extend 

the collection of post-expenditure data 

using the current OMB approved 

reporting form (OMB No. 0970–0234) 

past the current expiration date of July 

31, 2011; (2) make one change to the 

current post-expenditure reporting form; 

and (3) request that States voluntarily 

use the post-expenditure reporting form 

to estimate expenditures and recipients, 

by service category, as part of the 

required annual intended use plan. The 

Social Services Block Grant program 

(SSBG) provides funds to assist States in 

delivering critical services to vulnerable 

older adults, persons with disabilities, 

at-risk adolescents and young adults, 

and children and families. Funds are 

allocated to the States in proportion to 

their populations. States have 

substantial discretion in their use of 

funds and may determine what services 

will be provided, who will be eligible, 

and how funds will be distributed 

among the various services. State or 

local SSBG agencies (i.e., county, city, 

regional offices) may provide the 

services or may purchase them from 

qualified agencies, organizations or 

individuals. States report as recipients 

of SSBG-funded services any 

individuals who receive a service 

funded in whole or in part by SSBG. 

States are required to report their annual 

SSBG expenditures on a standard postexpenditure reporting form. The current 

form includes a yearly total of adults 

and children served and annual 

expenditures in each of 29 service 

categories. The annual report is 

submitted within six months of the end 

of the period covered by the report, and 

must address: (1) The number of 

individuals (including number of 

children and number of adults) who 

receive services paid for, in whole or in 

part, with Federal funds under the 

SSBG; (2) the amount of SSBG funds 

spent in providing each service; (3) the 

total amount of Federal, State, and local 

funds spent in providing each service, 

including SSBG funds; and (4) the 

method(s) by which each service is 

provided, showing separately the 

services provided by public and private 

agencies. These reporting requirements 

can be found at 45 CFR 96.74. 

Information collected on the postexpenditure report is analyzed and 

described in an annual report on SSBG 

expenditures and recipients produced 

by the Office of Community Services 

(OCS), Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF). The information 

contained in this report is used for 

program planning and management. The 

data establish how SSBG funding is 

used for the provision of services in 

each State to each of many specific 

populations of needy individuals. 

Federal regulation and reporting 

requirements for the SSBG also require 

each State to develop and submit an 

annual intended use plan that describes 

how the State plans to administer its 

SSBG funds for the coming year. This 

report is to be submitted 30 days prior 

to the start of the fiscal year (June 1 if 

the State operates on a July-June fiscal 

year, or September 1 if the State 

operates on a Federal fiscal year). No 

specific format is required for the 

intended use plan. The intended use of 

SSBG funds, including the types of 

activities to be supported and the 

categories and characteristics of 

individuals to be served, must be 

provided. States vary greatly in the 

information they provide and the 

structure of the report. States are 

required to submit a revised intended 

use plan if the planned use of SSBG 

funds changes during the year. In order 

to provide a more accurate analysis of 

the extent to which funds are spent ‘‘in 

a manner consistent’’ with each of the 

State’s plan for their use, as required by 

42 U.S.C. 1397e(a), ACF is requesting 

that States voluntarily use the format of 

the post-expenditure report form to 

provide estimates of the amount of 

expenditures and the number of 

recipients by service category, that the 

State plans to use SSBG funds to 

support as part of the intended use plan. 

Many States are already doing this. 

Respondents: States. 


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