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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents

Instrument

Use of Post-Expenditure Report Form as Part of the Intended Use Plan ......
Post-Expenditure Report .................................................................................

Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,272
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
[email protected]. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments 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)
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.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: October 18, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60 Day–11–11AD]

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 Carol E. Walker, CDC
Acting 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
Surveys of State, Tribal, Local, and
Territorial (STLT) Governmental Health
Agencies—New—Office of the Director,
Office for State, Tribal Local and
Territorial Support (OSTLTS)–
(proposed), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).

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Number of
responses
per
respondent

Average
burden
hours per
response
1
1

Total
burden
hours

2
110

112
6,160

Background and Brief Description
CDC’s mission includes addressing
the leading causes of disease, injury,
and disability in the United States,
including a focus on tobacco control;
improving nutrition, physical activity,
and food safety; reducing healthcareassociated infections; preventing motor
vehicle injuries; preventing teen
pregnancy; and preventing HIV. CDC’s
priorities for approaching improvements
to public health include—strengthening
surveillance, epidemiology, and
laboratory science; better supporting
efforts in states and communities; and
pursuing policies that have an impact.
As such, CDC’s relationship with State,
local, tribal and territorial (STLT)
governmental health officials is key to
its emergency preparedness, health
promotion and disease prevention
responsibilities.
CDC is requesting a three-year
approval for a generic clearance to
assess information related to a myriad of
public health issues that affect STLT
health agencies. Information will be
used to assess situational awareness of
current public health emergencies, make
decisions that will affect planning,
response and recovery activities of
subsequent emergencies, and fill gaps in
knowledge that will strengthen
surveillance, epidemiology, and
laboratory science; better supporting
efforts in states and communities. CDC
will conduct short surveys, across a
range of public health topics, using
standard questionnaire administration
approaches (e.g., phone, web, e-mail,
and paper, in person).
CDC estimates that it will conduct up
to 50 of queries with State, territorial or
tribal health officials, 12 queries with
county health officials, and 4 of queries
with municipal health officials each
year. Ninety percent of queries will be
web-based, with remaining in-person or
paper-based surveys. The total
annualized burden hours of 40,980 is
based on the following estimates.

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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average burden
per respondent
(in hours)

Total burden
hours

State, Territorial, or Tribal Health Officials ......................................
County Health Officials ....................................................................
Municipal/City Health Officials .........................................................

50
1,600
20

50
12
4

1
2
1

2,500
38,400
80

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

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40,980

Dated: October 15, 2010.
Catina Conner,
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–10336]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506I(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: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare and
Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health
Record Incentive Program; Use: The
American Reinvestment and Recovery
Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 111–
5) was enacted on February 17, 2009.
The Recovery Act includes many
measures to modernize our nation’s
infrastructure, and improve affordable
health care. Expanded use of health
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information technology (HIT) and
certified electronic health records
(EHRs) will improve the quality and
value of American health care. Title IV
of Division B of the Recovery Act
amends Titles XVIII and XIX of the
Social Security Act (the Act) by
establishing incentive payments to EPs,
eligible hospitals, and CAHs to promote
the adoption and meaningful use of
interoperable HIT and EHRs. These
provisions, together with Title XIII of
Division A of the Recovery Act, may be
cited as the ‘‘Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical
Health Act’’ or the ‘‘HITECH Act.’’ The
incentive payments for adoption and
meaningful use of HIT and certified
EHRs are part of a broader effort under
the HITECH Act to accelerate the
adoption of HIT and utilization of
certified EHRs.
The HITECH Act creates incentives
for EPs and eligible hospitals, including
CAHs, in the Medicare Fee-for-Service
(FFS), Medicare Advantage (MA), and
Medicaid programs that meaningfully
use certified EHR technology, and
payment adjustments in the Medicare
FFS and MA programs starting in FY
2015 for EPs and eligible hospitals
participating in Medicare that are not
meaningful users of certified EHR
technology.
In the final rule that published July
28, 2010 (75 FR 44314), CMS establishes
the definition of ‘‘meaningful use of
certified EHR technology’’ and describes
the use of HIT to advance the goals of
information exchange among healthcare
professionals and hospitals. As required
by section 3004(b)(l) of the Public
Health Service Act (amended by section
13101 of the HITECH Act), the ‘‘certified
EHR technology’’ with which to
demonstrate ‘‘meaningful use’’ will be
determined in a rulemaking document
provided by the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC). The functionality of
certified EHR technology should
facilitate the implementation of
meaningful use.
The information collection
requirements contained in this
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needed to implement the HITECH Act.
In order to avoid duplicate payments,
all EPs are enumerated through their
NPI, while all eligible hospitals and
CAHs will also be enumerated through
their CCN. State Medicaid agencies and
CMS will use the provider’s TIN and
NPI or CCN combination in order to
make payment, validate payment
eligibility and detect and prevent
duplicate payments for EPs, eligible
hospitals and CAHs. Form Number:
CMS–10336 (OMB#: 0938–New);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: State, Local and Tribal
governments, Private Sector: Business or
other for-profits and not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
1,448,895 Total Annual Responses:
2,099,458; Total Annual Hours:
6,344,458. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Rachel
Maisler at 410–786–5754. For all other
issues call 410–786–1326.)
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.
To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must
be received by the OMB desk officer at
the address below, no later than 5 p.m.
on November 22, 2010. OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
Number: (202) 395–6974, E-mail:
[email protected].
Dated: October 18, 2010.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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