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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Use of Post-Expenditure Report Form as Part of the Intended Use Plan ...... 56 1 2 112 

Post-Expenditure Report ................................................................................. 56 1 110 6,160 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,272 

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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60 Day–11–11AD] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–639–5960 and 

send comments to Carol E. Walker, CDC 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments are invited 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) 

ways to enhance 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. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Surveys of State, Tribal, Local, and 

Territorial (STLT) Governmental Health 

Agencies—New—Office of the Director, 

Office for State, Tribal Local and 

Territorial Support (OSTLTS)– 

(proposed), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

CDC’s mission includes addressing 

the leading causes of disease, injury, 

and disability in the United States, 

including a focus on tobacco control; 

improving nutrition, physical activity, 

and food safety; reducing healthcareassociated infections; preventing motor 

vehicle injuries; preventing teen 

pregnancy; and preventing HIV. CDC’s 

priorities for approaching improvements 

to public health include—strengthening 

surveillance, epidemiology, and 

laboratory science; better supporting 

efforts in states and communities; and 

pursuing policies that have an impact. 

As such, CDC’s relationship with State, 

local, tribal and territorial (STLT) 

governmental health officials is key to 

its emergency preparedness, health 

promotion and disease prevention 

responsibilities. 

CDC is requesting a three-year 

approval for a generic clearance to 

assess information related to a myriad of 

public health issues that affect STLT 

health agencies. Information will be 

used to assess situational awareness of 

current public health emergencies, make 

decisions that will affect planning, 

response and recovery activities of 

subsequent emergencies, and fill gaps in 

knowledge that will strengthen 

surveillance, epidemiology, and 

laboratory science; better supporting 

efforts in states and communities. CDC 

will conduct short surveys, across a 

range of public health topics, using 

standard questionnaire administration 

approaches (e.g., phone, web, e-mail, 

and paper, in person). 

CDC estimates that it will conduct up 

to 50 of queries with State, territorial or 

tribal health officials, 12 queries with 

county health officials, and 4 of queries 

with municipal health officials each 

year. Ninety percent of queries will be 

web-based, with remaining in-person or 

paper-based surveys. The total 

annualized burden hours of 40,980 is 

based on the following estimates. 


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65354 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 204 / Friday, October 22, 2010 / Notices 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

per respondent 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

State, Territorial, or Tribal Health Officials ...................................... 50 50 1 2,500 

County Health Officials .................................................................... 1,600 12 2 38,400 

Municipal/City Health Officials ......................................................... 20 4 1 80 

Total .......................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 40,980 

Dated: October 15, 2010. 

Catina Conner, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10336] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506I(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, 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 function; 

(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: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare and 

Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health 

Record Incentive Program; Use: The 

American Reinvestment and Recovery 

Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 111– 

5) was enacted on February 17, 2009. 

The Recovery Act includes many 

measures to modernize our nation’s 

infrastructure, and improve affordable 

health care. Expanded use of health 

information technology (HIT) and 

certified electronic health records 

(EHRs) will improve the quality and 

value of American health care. Title IV 

of Division B of the Recovery Act 

amends Titles XVIII and XIX of the 

Social Security Act (the Act) by 

establishing incentive payments to EPs, 

eligible hospitals, and CAHs to promote 

the adoption and meaningful use of 

interoperable HIT and EHRs. These 

provisions, together with Title XIII of 

Division A of the Recovery Act, may be 

cited as the ‘‘Health Information 

Technology for Economic and Clinical 

Health Act’’ or the ‘‘HITECH Act.’’ The 

incentive payments for adoption and 

meaningful use of HIT and certified 

EHRs are part of a broader effort under 

the HITECH Act to accelerate the 

adoption of HIT and utilization of 

certified EHRs. 

The HITECH Act creates incentives 

for EPs and eligible hospitals, including 

CAHs, in the Medicare Fee-for-Service 

(FFS), Medicare Advantage (MA), and 

Medicaid programs that meaningfully 

use certified EHR technology, and 

payment adjustments in the Medicare 

FFS and MA programs starting in FY 

2015 for EPs and eligible hospitals 

participating in Medicare that are not 

meaningful users of certified EHR 

technology. 

In the final rule that published July 

28, 2010 (75 FR 44314), CMS establishes 

the definition of ‘‘meaningful use of 

certified EHR technology’’ and describes 

the use of HIT to advance the goals of 

information exchange among healthcare 

professionals and hospitals. As required 

by section 3004(b)(l) of the Public 

Health Service Act (amended by section 

13101 of the HITECH Act), the ‘‘certified 

EHR technology’’ with which to 

demonstrate ‘‘meaningful use’’ will be 

determined in a rulemaking document 

provided by the Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology (ONC). The functionality of 

certified EHR technology should 

facilitate the implementation of 

meaningful use. 

The information collection 

requirements contained in this 

information collection request are 

needed to implement the HITECH Act. 

In order to avoid duplicate payments, 

all EPs are enumerated through their 

NPI, while all eligible hospitals and 

CAHs will also be enumerated through 

their CCN. State Medicaid agencies and 

CMS will use the provider’s TIN and 

NPI or CCN combination in order to 

make payment, validate payment 

eligibility and detect and prevent 

duplicate payments for EPs, eligible 

hospitals and CAHs. Form Number: 

CMS–10336 (OMB#: 0938–New); 

Frequency: Occasionally; Affected 

Public: State, Local and Tribal 

governments, Private Sector: Business or 

other for-profits and not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

1,448,895 Total Annual Responses: 

2,099,458; Total Annual Hours: 

6,344,458. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Rachel 

Maisler at 410–786–5754. 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 

address 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. 

To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collections must 

be received by the OMB desk officer at 

the address below, no later than 5 p.m. 

on November 22, 2010. OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax 

Number: (202) 395–6974, E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: October 18, 2010. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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