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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60 Day–06–0017]

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 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
Application for Training (OMB No.
0920–0017)—Revision—Office of
Workforce and Career Development
(OWCD), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The OWCD is requesting an
additional three years for this ongoing
project, to continue the use of the
training and continuing education

demographic data allows us to do so.
Also, many of the organizations require
a permanent record which lists the
participant’s name, address, and phone
number to retrieve historical
information as to when a particular
individual completed a course or
several courses over a time period. This
information provides the basis for
producing a requested transcript or
determining if a person is enrolled in
more than one course. The e-mail
address is used to verify the
participant’s electronic request for
transcripts, course certificates and
confirmation into the course.
The information requested on the
forms is used to grant public health
professionals the continuing education
credits they need to maintain their
licenses and certification required by
their profession. This information is
also needed to create a transcript or
summary of training completed at the
participant’s request. In addition, the
forms are also needed to generate
management reports and to maintain
training statistics. These reports assist
CDC in the management of its training
programs, such as, identifying training
needs, designing courses, selecting
locations for courses, evaluating
programs, and conducting impact
analysis.
CDC’s training application forms are
used for uniformity and standardization
that are required for tracking attendance
in the course offerings. The
standardized data that is required for
the laboratory training, classroom study,
online training, and distance learning
activities are only provided on these
forms. No other CDC component
requests this information.
The information on the Application
for Training form is required in order to
meet the accrediting organizations
standards and to distinguish specific
professional groups for aggregate
reporting purposes. Data is collected
only once per course or once per new
registration.
The annual burden table has been
updated to reflect an increase in
distanced based learning. There are no
costs to the respondents other than their
time.

forms, specifically for CDC and the
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR). The program
is also requesting approval of minor
revisions made to the training forms
currently being used.
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) through its Centers,
Institutes, and Offices (CIOs) offers
training activities on public health
topics to professionals worldwide.
Employees of hospitals, universities,
medical centers, laboratories, state and
federal agencies, and state and local
health departments apply for training in
an effort to learn up-to-date public
health practices. CDC’s training
activities include laboratory training,
classroom study, online training, and
distance learning activities.
The training application forms
provide CDC with information
necessary to manage and conduct
training activities pertinent to its agency
mission. The information collected in
these forms allows CDC to send
confirmation of registration to
participants, provide certificates of
attendance or continuing education
credits as proof of their attendance, and
generate management reports used to
identify training needs, design courses,
select location for courses, and evaluate
programs.
CDC is accredited by six different
continuing education organizations to
award credit: (1) The International
Association for Continuing Education
and Training (IACET) to provide
Continuing Education Units (CEUs), (2)
the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) to provide Continuing
Medical Education credits (CME), (3)
the American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) to provide Continuing
Nurse Education credits (CNE), (4) the
National Commission for Health
Education Credentialing (NCHEC) to
award CHES credit, (5) the
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education (ACPE) to provide continuing
pharmacy credit, and (6) the American
Association of Veterinary State Boards
to award Registry of Approved
Continuing Education (RACE) credit.
The accrediting organizations require a
method of tracking an individual
completing an educational activity and

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Dated: June 26, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6–10343 Filed 6–29–06; 8:45 am]
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Dated: June 22, 2006.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 06–5876 Filed 6–29–06; 8:45 am]

Advisory Council for the Elimination of
Tuberculosis

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services

Name: Advisory Council for the
Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET).
Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., July 26,
2006. 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m., July 27, 2006.
Place: Corporate Square, Building 8, 1st
Floor Conference Room, Atlanta, Georgia
30333, Telephone 404/639–8008.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by
the space available. The meeting room
accommodates approximately 100 people.
Purpose: This council advises and makes
recommendations to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary
for Health, and the Director, CDC, regarding
the elimination of tuberculosis (TB).
Specifically, the Council makes
recommendations regarding policies,
strategies, objectives, and priorities;
addresses the development and application
of new technologies; and reviews the extent
to which progress has been made toward
eliminating TB.
Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items
include issues pertaining to minority health
& health disparities among African
Americans; Federal TB Task Force update; an
update on technical guidance on controlling
TB among the foreign-born guidelines; and
other related TB issues.
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
For Further Information Contact: Paulette
Ford-Knights, National Center for HIV, STD,
and TB Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE.,
M/S E–07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone
404/639–8008.
The Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register notices
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities, for

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In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following council
meeting:

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[Document Identifier: CMS–10133, CMS–
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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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Competitive
Acquisition Program (CAP) for Medicare
Part B Drugs: Vendor Application and
Bid Form; Use: The CAP Vendor
Application and Bid Form is a
collection tool which will be used by
potential vendors to provide

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information related to the characteristics
of their company and to submit their bid
prices for CAP drugs. The information
collected on the CAP Vendor
Application and Bid Form will be used
by CMS during the bidding evaluation
process to evaluate the vendors bid
prices, their credentials, experience and
to assess their ability to provide quality
service to physicians and beneficiaries.
Competitive bidding is seen as a means
of using the dynamics of the
marketplace to provide incentives for
suppliers to provide reasonably priced
products and services of high quality in
an efficient manner. The CAP’s
objectives include providing an
alternative method for physicians to
obtain Part B drugs to administer to
Medicare beneficiaries and reducing
drug acquisition and billing burdens for
physicians; Form Number: CMS–10133
(OMB#: 0938–0955); Frequency:
Reporting-Other, during the bidding
process; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profit; Number of
Respondents: 12; Total Annual
Responses: 12; Total Annual Hours:
480.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Survey of Newly
Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries; Use:
CMS is responsible for providing
beneficiaries with the Medicare program
information they need to effectively
choose the health care plan best suited
to their needs. In order to provide such
information, CMS needs to know (1)
whether or not new enrollees are aware
of the choices they have, (2) what
beneficiaries understand about the basic
elements of the Medicare program, (3)
what other sources currently provide
Medicare-related information, and (4)
how all of these items vary across
beneficiary subpopulations. To this end,
CMS must have the ability to measure
over time what beneficiaries know and
understand about the Medicare
program. Measuring beneficiaries’
information needs and knowledge over
time will help CMS evaluate its impact
on information/education, population
changes and other initiatives. Form
Number: CMS–10050 (OMB#: 0938–
0869); Frequency: Reporting—Quarterly;
Affected Public: Individuals or

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