Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 93 / Friday, May 15, 2009 / Notices 22931 

Information Worksheet in all 

correspondence. The form can be 

downloaded from the GSA Forms 

Library at http://www.gsa.gov/forms. 

Type GSA850 in the form search field. 

Dated: May 7, 2009. 

Casey Coleman, 

Chief Information Officer, U.S. General 

Services Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–11315 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0067] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Incentive 

Contracts 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the 

Regulatory Secretariat will be 

submitting to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request to review 

and approve an extension of a currently 

approved information collection 

requirement concerning Incentive 

Contracts. A request for public 

comments was published in the Federal 

Register at 73 FR 74712, on December 

9, 2008. No public comments were 

received. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary; whether it will 

have practical utility; whether our 

estimate of the public burden of this 

collection of information is accurate, 

and based on valid assumptions and 

methodology; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways in 

which we can minimize the burden of 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through the use of 

appropriate technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

June 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to: General Services 

Administration (GSA) Desk Officer, 

OMB, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, 

DC 20503, and send a copy to the 

Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, 

DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 

9000–0067, Incentive Contracts, in all 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Warren Blankenship, Procurement 

Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA 

(202) 501–1900. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

Incentive contracts are normally used 

when a firm fixed-price contract is not 

appropriate and the required supplies or 

services can be acquired at lower costs, 

and sometimes with improved delivery 

or technical performance, by relating the 

amount of profit or fee payable under 

the contract to the contractor’s 

performance. 

The information required periodically 

from the contractor, such as cost of work 

already performed, estimated costs of 

further performance necessary to 

complete all work, total contract price 

for supplies or services accepted by the 

Government for which final prices have 

been established, and estimated costs 

allocable to supplies or services 

accepted by the Government and for 

which final prices have not been 

established, is needed to negotiate the 

final prices of incentive-related items 

and services. 

The contracting officer evaluates the 

information received to determine the 

contractor’s performance in meeting the 

incentive target and the appropriate 

price revision, if any, for the items or 

services. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 3,000. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 3,000. 

Hours per Response: 1. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,000. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0067, 

Incentive Contracts, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: May 11, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–11316 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

Secretary’s decision to require Hospital 

Preparedness Program [HPP] 

cooperative agreement recipients to 

contribute non-Federal matching funds 

starting with the FY 2009 funding cycle 

and each year thereafter. The amount of 

the cost sharing requirement in FY 2009 

will be five percent of the award amount 

and in FY 2010 and each year thereafter 

the amount of match will be ten percent 

of the award amount. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Dugas, Team Leader, Hospital 

Preparedness Program, 202–245–0732. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authorized by section 319C–2 of the 

Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as 

amended by the Pandemic and AllHazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) 

(Pub. L. 109–417), the HPP is a 

cooperative agreement program funded 

and administered by the Assistant 

Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response (ASPR). Its purpose is to 

improve surge capacity and enhance 

community and hospital preparedness 

for public health emergencies. Currently 

there are 62 awardees comprised of the 

50 States; the District of Columbia; the 

three metropolitan areas of New York 

City, Los Angeles County and Chicago; 

the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and 

the Northern Mariana Islands; the 

territories of American Samoa, Guam 

and the U.S. Virgin Islands; the 

Federated States of Micronesia; and the 

Republics of Palau and the Marshall 

Islands. 

Since the inception of the program in 

2002, awardees have received funding 

through a statutory formula that 

employs a base allocation with an 

adjustment for population. PAHPA 

amended section 319C–1 and 319C–2 of 

the PHS Act to add certain 

accountability provisions. 

Consistent with those accountability 

provisions, a notice appeared in the 

Federal Register on May 16, 2008, (73 

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FR 28471–72) soliciting public 

comments on a proposal to introduce a 

cost sharing requirement for the HPP 

program. Twenty-eight comments were 

received from hospitals, hospital 

associations, State Health Officials, and 

professional organizations. The 

comments received included concerns 

about finding the resources needed to 

cost share, additional administrative 

recordkeeping related to cost sharing, 

and overall decreased participation in 

the HPP. In response, HHS believes the 

concerns that were raised about 

awardees finding the resources needed 

to cost share, additional administrative 

recordkeeping, and a potential for 

decreased participation in the HPP are 

outweighed by the benefits a cost 

sharing requirement will bring to HPP. 

The cost sharing requirement will be a 

concrete way of solidifying 

collaboration between States and the 

Federal government in assuring this 

program will achieve enhanced 

sustainability in healthcare system 

preparedness during and after the 

project period has ended. 

Thus, HPP cooperative agreement 

recipients will be required to contribute 

non-Federal matching funds starting 

with the FY 2009 funding cycle and 

each year thereafter. Awardees will be 

required to make available, either 

directly or through donations from 

public or private entities, non-Federal 

contributions in an amount equal to five 

percent of the award amount in FY 2009 

and ten percent of the award amount in 

FY 2010 and each successive year for 

the duration of the program. NonFederal contributions will be provided 

directly or through donations from 

public or private entities and may be in 

cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 

including plant, equipment or services. 

Amounts provided by the Federal 

government, or services assisted or 

subsidized to any significant extent by 

the Federal government, may not be 

included in determining the amount of 

such non-Federal contributions. 

The cost sharing requirement will 

apply to the entire award amount 

received by the awardee from the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services through the HPP. 

The cost sharing requirement will be 

enforced as a term and condition of the 

HPP award. 

Dated: May 8, 2009. 

William C. Vanderwagen, 

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–11307 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–276, CMS–43, 

CMS–1763, CMS–R–194, CMS–R–232, and 

CMS–R–296] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) 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 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. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Prepaid Health 

Plan Cost Report; Use: Health 

Maintenance Organizations and 

Competitive Medical Plans (HMO/ 

CMPs) contracting with the Secretary 

under Section 1876 of the Social 

Security Act are required to submit a 

budget and enrollment forecast, four 

quarterly reports and a final certified 

cost report. Health Care Prepayment 

Plans (HCPPs) contracting with the 

Secretary under Section 1833 of the 

Social Security Act are required to 

submit a budget and enrollment 

forecast, mid-year report, and final cost 

report. An HMO/CMP is a health care 

delivery system that furnishes directly 

or arranges for the delivery of the full 

spectrum of health services to an 

enrolled population. A HCPP is a health 

care delivery system that furnishes 

directly or arranges for the delivery of 

certain physician and diagnostics 

services up to the full spectrum of nonprovider Part B health services to an 

enrolled population. These reports will 

be used to establish the reasonable cost 

of delivering covered services furnished 

to Medicare enrollees by an HMO/CMP 

or HCPP.; Form Numbers: CMS–276 

(OMB #: 0938–0165); Frequency: 

Recordkeeping, Reporting—Quarterly 

and Annually; Affected Public: Business 

or other for-profit; Number of 

Respondents: 35; Total Annual 

Responses: 128; Total Annual Hours: 

5,285. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Temeshia 

Johnson at 410–786–8692. For all other 

issues call 410–786–1326.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Application for 

Hospital Insurance Benefits for 

Individuals with End Stage Renal 

Disease: Use: Effective July 1, 1973, 

individuals with End Stage Renal 

Disease (ESRD) became entitled to 

Medicare. Because this entitlement has 

a different set of requirements, the 

existing applications for Medicare were 

not sufficient to capture the information 

needed to determine Medicare 

entitlement under the ESRD provisions 

of the law. The Application for Hospital 

Insurance Benefits for Individuals with 

End Stage Renal Disease, was designed 

to capture all the information needed to 

make a Medicare entitlement 

determination; Form Numbers: CMS–43 

(OMB #: 0938–0800; Frequency: 

Reporting—Once; Affected Public: 

Individuals or households; Number of 

Respondents: 60,000; Total Annual 

Responses: 60,000; Total Annual Hours: 

25989. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Naomi Rappaport 

at 410–786–2175. For all other issues 

call 410–786–1326.) 

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Request for 

Termination of Premium Hospital and/ 

or Supplementary Medical Insurance: 

Use: The Social Security Act (the Act) 

allows a Medicare enrollee to 

voluntarily terminate Supplementary 

Medical Insurance (Part B) and/or the 

premium Hospital Insurance 

(premium—Part A) coverage by filing a 

written request with CMS or the Social 

Security Administration (SSA). The Act 

also stipulates when coverage will end 

based upon the date the request was 

filed. Because Medicare is recognized as 

a valuable protection against the high 

cost of medical and hospital bills, when 

an individual wishes to voluntarily 

terminate Part B and/or premium Part 

A, CMS and SSA requests the reason 

that an individual wishes to terminate 

coverage to ensure that the individual 

understands the ramifications of the 

decision. The Request for Termination 

of Premium Hospital and/or