Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 241 / Friday, December 14, 2001 / Notices 64837

Request for Comments

In accordance with the above cited

Paperwork Reduction Act legislation,

comments on this AHRQ information

collection proposals are requested with

regard to any of the following: (a)

Whether the proposed collections of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of functions of the Agency,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

the Agency’s estimate of burden

(including hours and cost) 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

upon the respondents, including the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and

included in the request for OMB

approval of the proposed information

collection. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Copies of the

proposed collection plans, data

collection instruments, and specific

details on the estimated burden can be

obtained from the AHRQ Reports

Clearance Officer (see above).

Dated: December 7, 2001.

John M. Eisenberg,

Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[60Day–02–16]

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 the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

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. Send comments to Anne

O’Connor, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS–D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project: Formative Research

and Evaluation of Native American and

Asian American Populations associated

with CDC’s Youth Media Campaign—

New—National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In FY 2001, Congress established the

Youth Media Campaign at the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC). Specifically, the House

Appropriations Language said: The

Committee believes that, if we are to

have a positive impact on the future

health of the American population, we

must change the behaviors of our

children and young adults by reaching

them with important health messages.

CDC, working in collaboration with the

Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA), the National

Center for Child Health and Human

Development (NICHD), and the

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA), is

coordinating an effort to plan,

implement, and evaluate a campaign

designed to clearly communicate

messages that will help kids develop

habits that foster good health over a

lifetime. The Campaign will be based on

principles that have been shown to

enhance success, including: Designing

messages based on research; testing

messages with the intended audiences;

involving young people in all aspects of

Campaign planning and

implementation; enlisting the

involvement and support of parents and

other influencers; tracking the

Campaign’s effectiveness and revising

Campaign messages and strategies as

needed.

For the Campaign to be successful, a

thorough understanding of Native

American and Asian American tweens

(youth ages 9–13), the health behaviors

promoted, and the barriers and

motivations for adopting and sustaining

them is essential. Additionally, a

thorough understanding of those who

can influence the health behaviors of

Native American and Asian American

tweens is important. This understanding

will facilitate the development of

messages, strategies, and tactics that

resonate with Native American and

Asian American tweens, parents and

other influencers.

Research for the national and

minority audience components of the

Youth Media Campaign will identify the

Native American and Asian American

target audience(s) using standard market

research techniques and will address

geographic and demographic diversity

to the extent necessary to assure

appropriate audience representation.

This Native American and Asian

American audience research may

include, but not be limited to, intercept

interviews, theater testing, expert

reviews, in-depth interviews, pilot/field

tests/partial launches, telephone and/or

face-to-face interviews, and mail

questionnaires with various Native

American and Asian American

audiences (tweens, ages 9–13; parents;

adult influencers; older teen

influencers; and partners/alliances). In

addition, panels or reoccurring focus

groups of Native American and Asian

American tweens and parents will

convene to generate on-going feedback

to the Campaign. The panels will

suggest ideas, review creative

executions, and provide feedback on

what works and what does not work.

The intent of this Native American

and Asian American audience research

is to solicit input and feedback from

audiences on a national level and from

Native American and Asian American

audiences within targeted populations.

Information gathered from both Native

American and Asian American

audiences will be used to modify/refine

and/or revise Campaign messages and

strategies and evaluate Campaign

effectiveness.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Average

burden/

response (in

hours)

Total burden

(in hours)

Tweens (ages 9–13) ........................................................................................................ 5,000 1 15/60 1,250

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Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Average

burden/

response (in

hours)

Total burden

(in hours)

Reoccurring tween panel(s) ............................................................................................. 10 4 2 80

Parents ............................................................................................................................. 2,500 1 15/60 625

Reoccurring parent panel(s) ............................................................................................ 20 4 2 160

Adult influencers .............................................................................................................. 1,000 1 15/60 250

Older teen influencers ..................................................................................................... 500 1 15/60 125

Total .......................................................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 2,490

Dated: December 6, 2001.

Nancy E. Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

Services

[HCFA–1191–N]

Medicare Program; Meeting of the

Advisory Panel on Ambulatory

Payment Classification Groups

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), this notice

announces the second annual meeting

of the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory

Payment Classification Groups. The

purpose of this panel is to review the

ambulatory payment classification

(APC) groups and provide technical

advice to the Secretary of the

Department of Health and Human

Services (the Secretary) and the

Administrator of the Centers for

Medicare & Medicaid Services (the

Administrator) concerning the clinical

integrity of the APC groups and their

associated weights. This meeting is

taking place at this time because the

technical advice of the panel will be

considered as CMS prepares its annual

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will

propose changes to the Outpatient

Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

that will be published in the spring of

2002. The next meeting of the panel will

be in early calendar year 2003.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for

Tuesday, January 22, Wednesday,

January 23, and Thursday, January 24,

2002 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. e.s.t.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the Multipurpose Room at the CMS

Central Office, 7500 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, MD 21244.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angela Mason (410) 786–7452 or Valerie

Barton (410) 786–2803. Please refer to

the CMS Advisory Committees

Information Line (1–877–449–5659 toll

free)/(410–786–9379 local), or the

Internet at http://www.hcfa.gov/fac/

apcpage.htm for additional information

and updates on committee activities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Secretary is required by section

1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act

(the Act), as added by section

201(h)(1)(B) and redesignated by section

202(a)(2) of the Balanced Budget

Refinement Act of 1999, to consult with

an APC advisory panel. The panel will

meet once annually to review the APC

groups and provide technical advice to

the Secretary and the Administrator of

CMS concerning the clinical integrity of

the groups and their associated weights.

The technical advice provided by the

panel at its annual meeting will be

considered as CMS prepares the annual

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will

propose changes to the OPPS for the

next calendar year.

The panel consists of 15

representatives of Medicare providers

that are subject to the OPPS. The

members were selected by the

Administrator of CMS based upon either

self-nominations or nominations

submitted by providers or organizations.

The current members of the panel are:

Michelle Burke, R.N.; Leslie Jane

Collins, R.N.; Geneva Craig, R.N.; Lora

A. DeWald, M.Ed; Gretchen M. Evans,

R.N.; Robert E. Henkin, M.D.; Lee H.

Hilborne, M.D.; Stephen T. House, M.D.;

Kathleen P. Kinslow, CRNA, Ed.D; Mike

Metro, R.N.; Gerald V. Naccarelli, M.D.;

Beverly K. Philip, M.D.; Karen L.

Rutledge, B.S.; William A. Van Decker,

M.D.; and Paul E. Wallner, D.O. The

panel Chairperson is Paul M. Rudolf,

M.D., J.D., a CMS medical officer.

The agenda will provide for

discussion and comment on the

following topics:

• Reconfiguration of APCs, such as

splitting of an APC and moving CPT

codes from one APC to another.

• Consideration of the effects of using

single versus multiple claims in setting

relative weights.

• Consideration of guidelines for

hospital billing of clinic visits and

evaluation and management visits.

• Other technical issues concerning

APC structure.

The panel will not be discussing the

incorporation of the estimated cost of

the pass-through devices into the base

APC rates at this meeting.

For more detailed information on the

agenda topics see our web site at

http://www.hcfa.gov/fac/apcpage.htm.

Comments relating to this meeting

must be received no later than 5 p.m. on

Tuesday, January 8, 2002. Send

comments to the following address:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

Services, Department of Health and

Human Services, Attn: Valerie Barton,

Mail Stop C4–05–17, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.

Comments may also be sent via

electronic mail to

outpatientpps@cms.hhs.gov. Because of

staffing and resource limitations, we

cannot accept comments by facsimile

(FAX) transmission and cannot

acknowledge or respond individually to

comments we receive. Comments that

are included in the agenda topics will

be addressed in the proposed rule that

will be published in the spring of 2002.

The meeting is open to the public, but

attendance is limited to the space

available. Individuals or organizations

wishing to make oral presentations on

the agenda items must submit a copy of

the presentation and the name, address

and telephone number of the proposed

presenter. In addition, all presentations

must contain, at a minimum, the

following supporting information and

data:

• Financial relationship(s), if any,

with any company whose products,

services, or procedures are under

consideration;

• CPT codes involved;

• APC(s) affected;

• Description of the issue;