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appointment of Performance Review 

Board Members be published in the 

Federal Register. 

The following persons may be named 

to serve on the Performance Review 

Boards or Panels, which oversee the 

evaluation of performance appraisals of 

Senior Executive Service members of 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

Employee last name Employee first name 

Downing Gregory 

Foster Robert 

Gabriel Edward 

Gentile John 

Gibson Ventris 

Gill John 

Gracia Nadine 

Gunderson Nancy 

Haseltine Amy 

McCabe William 

McDaniel Eileen 

Novy Steve 

Potts Oliver 

Seshamani Meena 

Teti Catherine 

Weber Mark 

Ziegler-Ragland Cheryl 

Date: November 14, 2014. 

John W. Gill, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27405 Filed 11–17–14; 11:15 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–15–14ARJ] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for 

the proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address any of the 

following: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agencies estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) Minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses; and (e) Assess information 

collection costs. 

To request additional information on 

the proposed project or to obtain a copy 

of the information collection plan and 

instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the items contained in this notice 

should be directed to the Attention: 

CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management 

and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or 

by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Clinic Context Matters Study—New— 

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral 

Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The daily use of specific antiretroviral 

medications by persons without HIV 

infection, but at high risk of sexual or 

injection exposure to HIV, has been 

shown to be a safe and effective HIV 

prevention method. The Food and Drug 

Administration approved the use of 

Truvada® for preexposure prophylaxis 

PrEP) in July 2012 and CDC has issued 

Public Health Service clinical practice 

guidelines for its use. 

Because approximately 50,000 new 

HIV infections continue to occur in the 

U.S. each year, with rates of HIV 

infection increasing most rapidly for 

young MSM and because severe 

disparities in HIV infection continue 

among African-American men and 

women, incorporation of PrEP into HIV 

prevention is important. However, as a 

prevention tool in very early stages of 

introduction and use, there is much we 

need to learn about how to implement 

PrEP in real-world settings. 

CDC is requesting OMB approval to 

collect data over a 3-year period that 

will be used to conduct research among 

clinicians about their knowledge, 

attitudes, and practices related to a new 

intervention (PrEP) over the period of its 

initial introduction in their clinics. The 

knowledge gained will be used to refine 

measurement instruments and methods 

(for example, identify modifications to 

questions in the current surveys that are 

unclear to participants), develop 

training and educational resources and 

tools for use by CDC/DHAP (Division of 

HIV/AIDS Prevention)-funded partners, 

and other organizations supporting 

delivery of PrEP in clinical settings. The 

project will be conducted in clinics in 

each of four cities (Houston, Newark, 

Chicago, and Philadelphia) where PrEP 

has recently become available at local 

community health centers. Once per 

year for 3 years, CDC will conduct an 

online survey of clinicians at 

participating clinics to collect data on 

the demographics of the respondents 

and their knowledge, attitudes, 

practices, and organizational factors 

related to PrEP and its delivery in their 

clinics. Surveys will be administered 

through an online survey Web site. 

There are no costs to respondents 

other than their time. The total annual 

burden hours are 88. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average hours 

per response 

Clinician ........................................................... Clinician Consent and Interview .................... 175 1 30/60 

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68886 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 223 / Wednesday, November 19, 2014 / Notices 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27351 Filed 11–18–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–15–0234] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for 

the proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address any of the 

following: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agencyies estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) Minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses; and (e) Assess information 

collection costs. 

To request additional information on 

the proposed project or to obtain a copy 

of the information collection plan and 

instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the items contained in this notice 

should be directed to the Attention: 

CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management 

and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or 

by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

National Ambulatory Medical Care 

Survey (NAMCS), (OMB No. 0920–0234 

exp. 12/31/2014)—Revision—National 

Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Section 306 of the Public Health 

Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as 

amended, authorizes that the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services, acting 

through NCHS, shall collect statistics on 

the utilization of health care provided 

by non-federal office-based physicians 

in the United States. On December 13, 

2011, the OMB approved data collection 

for three years from 2012 to 2014. This 

revision is to request approval to 

continue NAMCS data collection 

activities for three years from 2015– 

2017, make minor modifications to 

survey content, and to collect additional 

questions on alcohol screening practices 

and on provider cultural and linguistic 

competence. This notice also covers 

potential increases in sample size that 

might result due to other future budget 

allocations. 

The National Ambulatory Medical 

Care Survey (NAMCS) has been 

conducted intermittently from 1973 

through 1985, and annually since 1989. 

The purpose of NAMCS, a voluntary 

survey, is to meet the needs and 

demands for statistical information 

about the provision of ambulatory 

medical care services in the United 

States. Ambulatory services are 

rendered in a wide variety of settings, 

including physicians’ offices and 

hospital outpatient and emergency 

departments. 

The NAMCS target universe consists 

of all office visits made by ambulatory 

patients to non-Federal office-based 

physicians (excluding those in the 

specialties of anesthesiology, radiology, 

and pathology) who are engaged in 

direct patient care. In 2006, physicians 

and mid-level providers (i.e., nurse 

practitioners, physician assistants, and 

nurse midwives) practicing in 

community health centers (CHCs) were 

added to the NAMCS sample, and these 

data will continue to be collected. 

To complement NAMCS data, NCHS 

initiated the National Hospital 

Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 

(NHAMCS, OMB No. 0920–0278) in 

1992 to provide data concerning patient 

visits to hospital outpatient and 

emergency departments. NAMCS and 

NHAMCS are the principal sources of 

data on ambulatory care provided in the 

United States. 

The annualized estimated burden of 

time is 25,311 hours. There is no cost 

to the respondents other than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Office-based physicians (Core plus Expansion Sample).Physician Induction Interview (NAMCS–1) ....

Patient Record form (NAMCS–30) (Physician 

abstracts on Web).

5,656 

1,131 

1 

30 

45/60 

14/60 

Pulling, re-filing medical record forms (FR 

abstracts).

4,525 30 1/60 

Community Health Centers (Core plus Expansion Sample).Induction Interview—service delivery site 

(NAMCS–201).

1,780 1 20/60 

Induction Interview—Providers ...................... 4,005 1 45/60 

Patient Record form (NAMCS–30) (Provider 

abstracts).

801 30 14/60 

Pulling, re-filing medical record forms (FR 

abstracts).

3,204 30 1/60 

Re-abstraction study ....................................... Pulling, re-filing medical record forms (FR 

abstracts).

500 10 1/60 

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