80_FR_8355 80 FR 8324 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

80 FR 8324 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 31 (February 17, 2015)

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FR Document2015-03144

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8324-8325]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03144]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Uniform Project Description (UPD) Program Narrative Format 
for Discretionary Grant Application Forms.
    OMB No.: 0970-0139.
    Description: The proposed information collection would renew the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Uniform Project 
Description (UPD). The UPD provides a uniform grant application format 
for applicants to submit project information in response to ACF 
discretionary funding opportunity announcements. ACF uses this 
information, along with other OMB-approved information collections 
(Standard Forms), to evaluate and rank applications. Use of the UPD 
helps to protect the integrity of ACF's award selection process. All 
ACF discretionary grant programs are required to use this application 
format. An ACF application consists of general information and 
instructions; the Standard Form 424 series, which requests basic 
information, budget information, and assurances; the Project 
Description that requests the applicant to describe how program 
objectives will be achieved; a rationale for the project's budgeted 
costs; and other assurances and certifications. Guidance for the 
content of information requested in the Project Description is based in 
OMB Circular 45 CFR 75.203.
    Respondents: Applicants to ACF Discretionary Funding Opportunity 
Announcements.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ACF Uniform Project Description.............           4,850                1               60          291,000
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 291,000.
    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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    ACF 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 information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use

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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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-03144 Filed 2-13-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              OCM will also provide an opportunity                                4. Share model methodologies with                       DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                              for participating practices to receive                           the Innovation Center.                                     HUMAN SERVICES
                                              retrospective episode-based                                         5. Provide payments to practices for
                                              performance payments. After                                      enhanced services and performance as                       Administration for Children and
                                              calculating the benchmark for each                               required in the RFA.                                       Families
                                              OCM participant, CMS will set a target                              6. Align practice quality and
                                              price for chemotherapy episodes, which                           performance measures with OCM, when                        Proposed Information Collection
                                              includes a discount. Participants whose                          possible.                                                  Activity; Comment Request
                                              Medicare expenditures are below the                                 7. Provide participating practices with
                                              target price may receive semi-annual                             aggregate and patient-level data about                       Title: Uniform Project Description
                                              lump-sum performance-based                                       payment and utilization for their                          (UPD) Program Narrative Format for
                                              payments, subject to the achievement of                          patients receiving care in OCM, at                         Discretionary Grant Application Forms.
                                              quality measures. In addition to the                             regular intervals.                                           OMB No.: 0970–0139.
                                              performance-based payments,                                         The OCM start date is expected to be                      Description: The proposed
                                              participants will receive a Per-                                 in spring 2016.                                            information collection would renew the
                                              Beneficiary-Per-Month payment (PBPM)                                For more specific details regarding                     Administration for Children and
                                              for Medicare beneficiaries with nearly                           OCM (including the RFA), we refer                          Families (ACF) Uniform Project
                                              all cancer types for each of the 6 months                        applicants to the informational                            Description (UPD). The UPD provides a
                                              of the episode. The monthly PBPM                                 materials on the Innovation Center Web                     uniform grant application format for
                                              payment is intended to pay for the                               site at: http://innovation.cms.gov/                        applicants to submit project information
                                              enhanced services driven by the                                  initiatives/Oncology-Care/. Applicants                     in response to ACF discretionary
                                              practice requirements, aimed at                                  are responsible for monitoring the Web                     funding opportunity announcements.
                                              transforming practices towards                                   site to obtain the most current                            ACF uses this information, along with
                                              comprehensive, person-centered, and                              information available.                                     other OMB-approved information
                                              coordinated care. The OCM PBPM is
                                                                                                               III. Collection of Information                             collections (Standard Forms), to
                                              $160 per OCM beneficiary per month for
                                                                                                               Requirements                                               evaluate and rank applications. Use of
                                              the duration of each 6-month episode,
                                                                                                                                                                          the UPD helps to protect the integrity of
                                              and will remain constant for the 5-year                            Section 1115A(d)(3) of the Act, as                       ACF’s award selection process. All ACF
                                              model.                                                           added by section 3021 of the Affordable
                                                 OCM also aims to incorporate other                                                                                       discretionary grant programs are
                                                                                                               Care Act (Pub. L. 111–148), states that                    required to use this application format.
                                              payers in addition to Medicare, such as                          chapter 35 of title 44, United States
                                              commercial insurers and state Medicaid                                                                                      An ACF application consists of general
                                                                                                               Code (the Paperwork Reduction Act of                       information and instructions; the
                                              agencies. Payers must also be able to                            1995), shall not apply to the testing and
                                              meet the following requirements for                                                                                         Standard Form 424 series, which
                                                                                                               evaluation of models or expansion of                       requests basic information, budget
                                              participation in the model:                                      such models under this section.
                                                 1. Commit to participation in OCM for                                                                                    information, and assurances; the Project
                                                                                                               Consequently, this document need not                       Description that requests the applicant
                                              its 5-year duration, and start                                   be reviewed by the Office of
                                              performance period no later than 90                                                                                         to describe how program objectives will
                                                                                                               Management and Budget under the                            be achieved; a rationale for the project’s
                                              days after OCM–FFS’ performance                                  authority of the Paperwork Reduction
                                              period.                                                                                                                     budgeted costs; and other assurances
                                                                                                               Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 35).                                and certifications. Guidance for the
                                                 2. Sign a Memorandum of
                                              Understanding with the Innovation                                 Dated: December 22, 2014.                                 content of information requested in the
                                              Center.                                                          Marilyn Tavenner,                                          Project Description is based in OMB
                                                 3. Enter into agreements with                                 Administrator, Centers for Medicare &                      Circular 45 CFR 75.203.
                                              physician practices participating in                             Medicaid Services.                                           Respondents: Applicants to ACF
                                              OCM that include requirements to                                 [FR Doc. 2015–03060 Filed 2–12–15; 11:15 am]               Discretionary Funding Opportunity
                                              provide high quality care.                                       BILLING CODE 4120–01–P                                     Announcements.

                                                                                                                       ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
                                                                                                                                                                          Number of           Average
                                                                                                                                                       Number of                                           Total burden
                                                                                         Instrument                                                                     responses per       burden hours
                                                                                                                                                      respondents                                             hours
                                                                                                                                                                          respondent        per response

                                              ACF Uniform Project Description .....................................................................         4,850             1                 60           291,000



                                                Estimated Total Annual Burden                                  to the Administration for Children and                     proper performance of the functions of
                                              Hours: 291,000.                                                  Families, Office of Planning, Research                     the agency, including whether the
                                                In compliance with the requirements                            and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant                               information shall have practical utility;
                                              of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork                         Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,                       (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
                                              Reduction Act of 1995, the                                       Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.                       of the burden of the proposed collection
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                                              Administration for Children and                                  Email address: infocollection@                             of information; (c) the quality, utility,
                                              Families is soliciting public comment                            acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be                        and clarity of the information to be
                                              on the specific aspects of the                                   identified by the title of the information                 collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
                                              information collection described above.                          collection.                                                burden information to be collected; and
                                              Copies of the proposed collection of                               ACF specifically requests comments                       (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
                                              information can be obtained and                                  on: (a) Whether the proposed collection                    collection of information on
                                              comments may be forwarded by writing                             of information is necessary for the                        respondents, including through the use


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                                              of automated collection techniques or                   I. Background                                         III. Comments
                                              other forms of information technology.                                                                           Interested persons may submit either
                                              Consideration will be given to                             FDA is announcing the availability of
                                                                                                      a guidance for industry entitled                      electronic comments regarding this
                                              comments and suggestions submitted                                                                            document to http://www.regulations.gov
                                              within 60 days of this publication.                     ‘‘Complicated Urinary Tract Infections:
                                                                                                      Developing Drugs for Treatment.’’ The                 or written comments to the Division of
                                              Robert Sargis,                                          purpose of this guidance is to assist                 Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It
                                              Reports Clearance Officer.                              sponsors in the development of drugs                  is only necessary to send one set of
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–03144 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am]             for the treatment of cUTIs.                           comments. Identify comments with the
                                              BILLING CODE 4184–01–P
                                                                                                                                                            docket number found in brackets in the
                                                                                                         This guidance includes                             heading of this document. Received
                                                                                                      recommendations for an efficacy                       comments may be seen in the Division
                                              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                endpoint and noninferiority trial design.             of Dockets Management between 9 a.m.
                                              HUMAN SERVICES                                          The efficacy endpoint, based on                       and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and
                                                                                                      resolution of clinical symptoms and                   will be posted to the docket at http://
                                              Food and Drug Administration                            eradication of bacteria from the urinary              www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                      tract, was derived from previously
                                              [Docket No. FDA–2012–D–0148]                                                                                  IV. Electronic Access
                                                                                                      conducted clinical trials for the
                                              Complicated Urinary Tract Infections:                   treatment of cUTI. The guidance                         Persons with access to the Internet
                                              Developing Drugs for Treatment;                         provides a scientific justification for a             may obtain the document at either
                                              Guidance for Industry; Availability                     noninferiority margin based on                        http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance
                                                                                                      historical observational data compared                ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/
                                              AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                to the results of previously conducted                Guidances/default.htm or http://
                                              HHS.                                                    clinical trials. After careful                        www.regulations.gov.
                                              ACTION:   Notice.                                       consideration of comments received in                   Dated: February 10, 2015.
                                                                                                      response to the revised draft guidance                Leslie Kux,
                                              SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug
                                                                                                      issued on February 24, 2012, important
                                              Administration (FDA) is announcing the                                                                        Associate Commissioner for Policy.
                                                                                                      clarifications about trial populations
                                              availability of a guidance for industry                                                                       [FR Doc. 2015–03100 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      and endpoints for cUTI were included
                                              entitled ‘‘Complicated Urinary Tract                                                                          BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                      in this guidance. In addition, this
                                              Infections: Developing Drugs for
                                                                                                      guidance reflects recent developments
                                              Treatment.’’ The purpose of this
                                                                                                      in scientific information that pertain to
                                              guidance is to assist sponsors in the                                                                         DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                                                                      drugs being developed for the treatment
                                              clinical development of drugs for the                                                                         HUMAN SERVICES
                                                                                                      of cUTI.
                                              treatment of complicated urinary tract
                                              infections (cUTIs). This guidance                          Issuance of this guidance fulfills a               Food and Drug Administration
                                              finalizes the revised draft guidance of                 portion of the requirements of title VIII,            [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–0001]
                                              the same name issued on February 24,                    section 804, of the Food and Drug
                                              2012.                                                   Administration Safety and Innovation                  Society of Clinical Research
                                              DATES: Submit either electronic or                      Act (Pub. L. 112–144), which requires                 Associates—Food and Drug
                                              written comments on Agency guidances                    FDA to review and, as appropriate,                    Administration; ‘‘Food and Drug
                                              at any time.                                            revise not fewer than three guidance                  Administration Clinical Trial
                                                                                                      documents per year for the conduct of                 Requirements, Regulations,
                                              ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for
                                                                                                      clinical trials with respect to                       Compliance and Good Clinical
                                              single copies of this guidance to the
                                                                                                      antibacterial and antifungal drugs.                   Practice’’
                                              Division of Drug Information, Center for
                                              Drug Evaluation and Research, Food                         This guidance is being issued
                                                                                                                                                            AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,
                                              and Drug Administration, 10001 New                      consistent with FDA’s good guidance
                                                                                                                                                            HHS.
                                              Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Bldg., 4th                   practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
                                                                                                      The guidance represents the Agency’s                  ACTION:   Notice of Public Workshop.
                                              Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993. Send
                                              one self-addressed adhesive label to                    current thinking on this topic. It does               SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug
                                              assist that office in processing your                   not create or confer any rights for or on             Administration (FDA) is announcing the
                                              requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY                         any person and does not operate to bind               following conference: Educational
                                              INFORMATION section for electronic                      FDA or the public. An alternative                     Conference co-sponsored with the
                                              access to the guidance document.                        approach may be used if such approach                 Society of Clinical Research Associates
                                                 Submit electronic comments on the                    satisfies the requirements of the                     (SOCRA). The public workshop FDA’s
                                              guidance to http://www.regulations.gov.                 applicable statutes and regulations.                  clinical trial requirements is designed to
                                              Submit written comments to the                                                                                aid the Clinical Research Professional’s
                                                                                                      II. The Paperwork Reduction Act of
                                              Division of Dockets Management (HFA–                                                                          understanding of the mission,
                                                                                                      1995
                                              305), Food and Drug Administration,                                                                           responsibilities and authority of the
                                              5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville,                   This guidance refers to previously                  FDA and to facilitate interaction with
                                              MD 20852.                                               approved collections of information that              FDA representatives. The program will
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        are subject to review by the Office of                focus on the relationships among the
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                                              Joseph G. Toerner, Center for Drug                      Management and Budget (OMB) under                     FDA and clinical trial staff, investigators
                                              Evaluation and Research, Food and                       the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                   and institutional review boards (IRB).
                                              Drug Administration, 10903 New                          (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). The collections                Individual FDA representatives will
                                              Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6244,                     of information in 21 CFR parts 312 and                discuss the informed consent process
                                              Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–                      314 have been approved under OMB                      and informed consent documents;
                                              796–1300.                                               control numbers 0910–0014 and 0910–                   regulations relating to drugs, devices
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              0001, respectively.                                   and biologics, as well as inspections of


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