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the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 

1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 

20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please 

cite OMB Control No. 3090–0293, 

Reporting and Use of Information 

Concerning Integrity and Performance of 

Recipients of Grants and Cooperative 

Agreements, in all correspondence. 

Dated: December 28, 2014. 

Sonny Hashmi, 

Chief Information Officer, Office of the 

Deputy CIO. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–15–14AYK] 

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 

Information Collection on CauseSpecific Absenteeism in Schools 

(Pittsburgh Location)—New—National 

Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 

Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division 

of Global Migration and Quarantine 

(DGMQ), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), National Center for 

Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 

Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global 

Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), 

requests approval of a new information 

collection to better understand the 

triggers, timing and duration of the use 

of school related measures for 

preventing and controlling the spread of 

influenza during the next pandemic. 

The information collection for which 

approval is sought is in accordance with 

DGMQ/CDC’s mission to reduce 

morbidity and mortality in mobile 

populations, and to prevent the 

introduction, transmission, or spread of 

communicable diseases within the 

United States. Insights gained from this 

information collection will assist in the 

planning and implementation of CDC 

Pre-Pandemic Guidance on the use of 

school related measures, including 

school closures, to slow transmission 

during an influenza pandemic. 

School closures were considered an 

important measure during the earliest 

stage of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, 

because a pandemic vaccine was not 

available until October (6 months later), 

and sufficient stocks to immunize all 

school-age children were not available 

until December. However, retrospective 

review of the U.S. government response 

to the pandemic identified a limited 

evidence-base regarding the 

effectiveness, acceptability, and 

feasibility of various school related 

measures during mild or moderately 

severe pandemics. Guidance updates 

will require an evidence-based rationale 

for determining the appropriate triggers, 

timing, and duration of school related 

measures, including school closures, 

during a pandemic. 

CDC staff proposes that the 

information collection for this package 

will target adult and child populations 

in three school districts in 

Pennsylvania. CDC will collect reports 

of individual student symptoms, 

vaccination status, recent travel, recent 

exposure to people with influenza 

symptoms and duration of illness; this 

will be accomplished through 

telephone, in-person interviews, and a 

web-based survey. This information will 

be used to estimate baseline school 

absenteeism due to influenza as well as 

to evaluate the use of absentee recording 

systems in predicting community-wide 

influenza transmission. 

Findings obtained from this 

information collection will be used to 

inform and update CDC’s Pre-pandemic 

Guidance on the implementation of 

school related measures to prevent the 

spread of influenza, especially school 

closures. This Guidance is used as an 

important planning and reference tool 

for both State and local health 

departments in the United States. 

CDC estimates that 7,160 participants 

could be recruited by information 

collections covered by this information 

collection. It is estimated that 

information collection activities will 

total 2,062 burden hours per year. There 

is no cost to respondents other than 

their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Parents of children/adolescents attending schools .... School Absentee Reporting.2,500 4 5/60 

Biospecimen collection from students (absentee surveillance).N/A .................................... 2,500 4 5/60 

Sentinel Family Cohort ............................................... Cohort Intake .................... 360 1 10/60 

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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued 

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Sentinel Family Cohort ............................................... Cohort Weekly Illness Report.360 12 3/60 

Biospecimen collection from sentinel cohort (students and household members).N/A .................................... 1,440 1 5/60 

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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10532] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, and to allow 

a second opportunity for public 

comment on the notice. Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding the 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 functions; (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. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by February 4, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the 

proposed information collections, 

please reference the document identifier 

or OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be received by 

the OMB desk officer via one of the 

following transmissions: OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax 

Number: (202) 395–5806 or Email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, you may make your request 

using one of following: 

1. Access CMS’ Web site address at 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

PaperworkReductionActof1995. 

2. Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 

(410) 786–1326. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 

1326. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies 

must obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of 

information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 

3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 

includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies 

to publish a 30-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension or 

reinstatement of an existing collection 

of information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, CMS is 

publishing this notice that summarizes 

the following proposed collection(s) of 

information for public comment: 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection (Request for a 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Risk Corridors 

Transitional Policy; Use: Section 1342 

of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act of 2010 (the Affordable Care 

Act) provides for the establishment of a 

temporary risk corridors program that 

will apply to qualified health plans in 

the individual and small group markets 

for the first three years of Exchange 

operation. The implementing 

regulations for this provision are located 

in Part 153 Title 45 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR). A final rule 

published on March 11, 2014 (79 FR 

13834; CMS–9954–F) and is effective 

May 12, 2014. Under 45 CFR 153.530(e), 

each issuer conducting business in the 

individual and small group markets in 

states that adopted the transitional 

policy is required to submit enrollment 

data, including enrollment in 

transitional policies (i.e. individual or 

small group health insurance coverage 

in states that adopted the transitional 

policy announced in the Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) letter 

dated November 14, 2013), on the 

‘‘Transitional Adjustment Reporting 

Form’’ prescribed by CMS, for each state 

in which the issuer conducts business. 

The data collection will be used to 

amend the risk corridors program 

provisions in 45 CFR part 153 to 

mitigate any unexpected losses for 

issuers of plans subject to risk corridors 

that are attributable to the effects of this 

transitional policy. Specifically, we will 

use the data to calculate the risk 

corridors adjustment percentage, if any, 

in transitional states. Form Number: 

CMS–10532 (OMB control number: 

0938–New); Frequency: Once; Affected 

Public: Private sector (business or other 

for-profits and not-for-profit 

institutions); Number of Respondents: 

400; Number of Responses: 400; Total 

Annual Hours: 400. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection, 

contact Jaya Ghildiyal at (301) 492– 

5149.) 

Dated: December 29, 2014. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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