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OMHA facilitator to discuss potential 

settlement of claims with authorized 

settlement officials. Additional 

information on these two pilots can be 

found on OMHA’s Web site, http://

www.hhs.gov/omha. 

In addition to these initiatives, OMHA 

continues to pursue new case 

processing efficiencies and an electronic 

case adjudication processing 

environment (ECAPE) to bring further 

efficiencies to the appeals process. 

II. Request for Information 

OMHA is seeking input from the 

public on the current initiatives being 

undertaken at the Administrative Law 

Judge level, as well as suggestions for 

additional initiatives which could be 

undertaken at OMHA to address the 

Medicare claim and entitlement appeals 

workload and backlog at the 

Administrative Law Judge level. Input is 

sought on the following topics and 

questions: 

• Are there suggestions related to the 

current initiatives for addressing the 

increased workload and/or backlog of 

appeals at the Administrative Law Judge 

level that comply with current statutory 

authorities and requirements? 

• Are there other suggestions for 

addressing the increased workload and/ 

or backlog of appeals at the 

Administrative Law Judge level that 

comply with current statutory 

authorities and requirements? 

• Are there any current regulations 

that apply to the Administrative Law 

Judge level of the Medicare claim and 

entitlement appeals process that could 

be revised to streamline the 

adjudication process while ensuring 

that parties to the appeals, as defined at 

42 CFR 405.902 and 405.906, are 

afforded opportunities to participate in 

the process and are kept apprised of 

appeals related to claims submitted by 

them or on their behalf? 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.770, Medicare—Prescription 

Drug Coverage; Program No. 93.773, 

Medicare—Hospital Insurance; and Program 

No. 93.774, Medicare—Supplementary 

Medical Insurance Program) 

Dated: October 30, 2014. 

Nancy J. Griswold, 

Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of 

Medicare Hearings and Appeals. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

[CFDA Number: 93.647] 

Announcement of the Award of a 

Single-Source Program Expansion 

Supplement Grant to Child Trends, 

Inc., in Bethesda, MD 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, ACF, HHS. 

ACTION: Announcement of the award of 

a single-source expansion supplement 

grant to Child Trends, Inc., in Bethesda, 

MD, to support activities that promote 

the economic and social well-being of 

individuals, families, and communities. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), Office of 

Planning, Research and Evaluation 

(OPRE) announces the award of a singlesource expansion supplement award in 

the amount of $120,000 to Child Trends, 

Inc., in Bethesda, MD, to support 

activities that will provide researchbased information to improve 

understanding of how to promote the 

economic and social well-being of 

underserved and under-represented 

populations. 

DATES: September 30, 2014 through 

September 29, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Rivera, Social Science Research Analyst, 

Office of Planning, Research & 

Evaluation, Administration for Children 

and Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade 

SW., Washington, DC 20447; Telephone: 

(202) 401–5506; Email: ann.rivera@

acf.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under this 

grant program, Child Trends, Inc., a 

non-profit, nonpartisan research center, 

has established the National Research 

Center on Hispanic Children and 

Families, which brings together an 

interdisciplinary team of academic and 

organizational partners to provide 

leadership in culturally competent 

research that can inform policies 

concerning low-income Hispanic 

families and to foster significant 

scholarship regarding the needs and 

experiences of the Hispanic populations 

throughout the nation. This ACFsponsored research center develops 

research products and research-based 

resources that aim to build research 

capacity in the field and to improve 

understanding of Hispanic populations 

in order to inform policy development 

and programmatic responses. 

The award of a single-source 

expansion supplement to this research 

center will support activities to develop 

research-based resources to inform ACF 

program offices, current and future ACF 

grantees, and potential ACF grant 

applicants about the characteristics and 

needs of underserved and underrepresented populations. 

Statutory Authority: Section 1110 of the 

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1310). 

Melody Wayland, 

Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of 

Administration, Office of Financial Services/ 

Division of Grants Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2014–N–1721] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Investigational 

New Drug Applications 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the Agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 

PRA), Federal Agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

regulations under which the clinical 

investigation of the safety and 

effectiveness of unapproved new drugs 

and biological products can be 

conducted. 

DATES: Submit either electronic or 

written comments on the collection of 

information by January 5, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit written 

comments on the collection of 

information to the Division of Dockets 

Management (HFA 305), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. All 

comments should be identified with the 

docket number found in brackets in the 

heading of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA 

PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food 

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