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If the applicant is appointed, the
information collected will be used for
subsequent personnel actions such as
transfer, promotion, and in determining
eligibility for benefits. If the applicant is
not appointed, the records are retained
for 2 years (4 years for an applicant to
the Medical category) and then
destroyed.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Annual Number of Respondents:
1,665.
Total Annual Responses: 1,665.
Average Burden per Response: 1.25.
Total Annual Hours: 3,000.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, e-mail your request,
including your address, phone number,
OMB number, and OS document
identifier, to
[email protected], or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202)
690–6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be
received within 60-days, and directed to
the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at
the following address: Department of
Health and Human Services, Office of
the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for
Research and Technology, Office of
Resource Management, Attention:
Sherrette Funn-Coleman (0937–0025),
Room 537–H, 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20201.
Dated: September 20, 2006.
Alice Bettencourt,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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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
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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 404–639–5960 and
send comments to Seleda Perryman,
CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
[email protected].
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. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Well-Integrated Screening and
Evaluation for Women across the Nation
(WISEWOMAN) Reporting System—
Extension—(0920–0612) National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In response to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services’ Continuous
Improvement Initiative, the
WISEWOMEN program examines ways
in which service delivery can be
improved for select populations.
WISEWOMAN focuses on reducing
cardiovascular disease risk factors
among at-risk women. Title XV of the
Public Health Service Act, Section 1509,
originally authorized the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human
Services to establish up to three
WISEWOMAN demonstration projects
for this purpose. Through Congressional
appropriations language, the CDC
WISEWOMAN program is now allowed
to fund up to 15 projects. Currently,
WISEWOMAN funds 15 projects, which
at full implementation are expected to
screen approximately 30,000 women
annually for cardiovascular disease risk
factors. The program targets women
already participating in the National

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Breast and Cervical Cancer Early
Detection Program (NBCCEDP) and
provides screening for select
cardiovascular disease risk factors
(including elevated cholesterol,
hypertension and abnormal blood
glucose levels), lifestyle interventions,
and medical referrals as required in an
effort to improve cardiovascular health
among participants.
The CDC proposes to collect and
analyze baseline and follow-up data (12
months post enrollment) from the 15
funded projects. These data, called the
minimum data elements (MDE’s),
include demographic and risk factor
information about the women served in
each of the funded projects and
information concerning the number and
type of intervention sessions attended.
Funded projects will compile the data
from their existing databases and report
the MDE’s to CDC in April and October
of each year. The MDE provides an
assessment of how effective
WISEWOMAN is at reducing the burden
of cardiovascular disease risk factors
among participants. All information
collected as part of the WISEWOMAN
evaluation will be used to assess the
cost-effectiveness and the impact
WISEWOMAN has on reducing
cardiovascular disease risk factors. The
evaluation will demonstrate how
WISEWOMAN can obtain more
complete health data on vulnerable
populations, promote public education
of disease incidence and risk-factors,
improve the availability of screening
and diagnostic services for under-served
women, ensure the quality of services
provided to women and develop
strategies for improved interventions.
The CDC also proposes to collect
programmatic data for all
WISEWOMAN programs. Programmatic
data includes information related to
grantee management, public education
and outreach professional education
service delivery, cost, and an
assessment of how well each program is
meeting their stated objectives.
All required data will be submitted
electronically to RTI International, the
contractor that is conducting the
WISEWOMAN evaluation. MDE and
cost data will be submitted to RTI twice
a year. Because certain demographic
data has already been collected as part
of NBCCEDP, the additional burden on
grantees will be modest. There is no cost
to the respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours:

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Total burden
(hours)

Screening MDE Report ....................................................................................
Intervention MDE Report .................................................................................
Cost Report ......................................................................................................
Quarterly Report ..............................................................................................

15
15
15
15

2
2
2
4

16
8
16
16

480
240
480
960

Total ..........................................................................................................

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2,160

Dated: September 21, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10109]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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), Department of Health
and Human Services, 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 function;
(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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Hospital
Reporting Initiative—Hospital Quality
Measures; Use: The recently enacted
section 5001(a) of the Deficit Reduction
Act (DRA) sets out new requirements for
the Reporting Hospital Quality Data for
Annual Payment Update (RHQDAPU)
program. The RHQDAPU program was
established to implement section 501(b)
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Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Responses
per
respondent

Number of
respondents

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of the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 (MMA). The DRA builds on our
ongoing voluntary Hospital Quality
Initiative, which is intended to
empower consumers with quality of
care information to make more informed
decisions about their health care, while
also encouraging hospitals and
clinicians to improve the quality of care
provided to Medicare beneficiaries. The
DRA revises the current hospital
reporting initiative by stipulating new
data collection requirements. The law
provides a 2.0 percent reduction in
points to the update percentage increase
for any hospital that does not submit the
quality data in the form, and manner,
and at a time, specified by the Secretary.
The Act also requires that we expand
the ‘‘starter set’’ of 10 quality measures
that we have used since 2003. To
comply with these new requirements we
must make changes to the Hospital
Reporting Initiative. Form Number:
CMS–10109 (OMB#: 0938–0918);
Frequency: Recordkeeping, Third party
disclosure, and Reporting—Quarterly;
Affected Public: State, local or tribal
Government; Number of Respondents:
3,700; Total Annual Responses: 14,800;
Total Annual Hours: 583,760.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS Web site
address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
[email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786–
1326.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be mailed
or faxed within 30 days of this notice
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, fax number:
(202) 395–6974.

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Dated: September 25, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
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RIN: 0938–ZA94

Medicare Program; Criteria and
Standards for Evaluating Intermediary
and Carrier Performance During Fiscal
Year 2007
Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: General notice with comment
period.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: This general notice with
comment period describes the criteria
and standards to be used for evaluating
the performance of fiscal intermediaries
(FIs) and carriers in the administration
of the Medicare program.
The results of these evaluations are
considered whenever we enter into,
renew, or terminate an intermediary
agreement, carrier contract, or take other
contract actions, for example, assigning
or reassigning providers or services to
an intermediary or designating regional
or national intermediaries. We are
requesting public comment on these
criteria and standards.
DATES: Effective Date: The criteria and
standards are effective on October 1,
2006.
Comment Date: To be assured
consideration, comments must be
received at one of the addresses
provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on
November 28, 2006.
ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer
to file code CMS–1333–GNC. Because of
staff and resource limitations, we cannot
accept comments by facsimile (fax)
transmission.

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