81_FR_73313 81 FR 73108 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

81 FR 73108 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 205 (October 24, 2016)

Page Range73108-73110
FR Document2016-25579

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed revision to the ``World Trade Center Health Program Enrollment, Treatment, Appeals & Reimbursement'' information collection approved under OMB Control Number 0920-0891, which allows the collection of information from Program members and affiliated medical providers for the purpose of determining eligibility and providing treatment services in accordance with the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-17-0891; Docket No. CDC-2016-0099]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
revision to the ``World Trade Center Health Program Enrollment, 
Treatment, Appeals & Reimbursement'' information collection approved 
under OMB Control Number 0920-0891, which allows the collection of 
information from Program members and affiliated medical providers for 
the purpose of determining eligibility and providing treatment services 
in accordance with the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act 
of 2010.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 23, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0099 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the 
Federal eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the 
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they 
conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires Federal agencies 
to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each new proposed 
collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of proposed 
revisions to an existing data collection as described below.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed revisions to an 
existing 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 revised collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of 
operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide 
information. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose 
or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the 
time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and 
utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, 
validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining 
information, and disclosing and providing information; to train 
personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to 
search data sources, to complete and review the collection of 
information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

Proposed Project

    World Trade Center Health Program Enrollment, Treatment, Appeals & 
Reimbursement (OMB Control No. 0920-0891, Expires 09/30/2018)--
Revision--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    NIOSH seeks to request OMB approval to revise the currently 
approved information collection activities that support the World Trade 
Center (WTC) Health Program. The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and 
Compensation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-347, as amended by Pub. L. 114-
113) created the WTC Health Program to provide medical monitoring and 
treatment benefits to eligible firefighters and related personnel, law 
enforcement officers, and rescue, recovery, and cleanup workers who 
responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York 
City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania (responders), 
and to eligible persons who were present in the dust or dust cloud on 
September 11, 2001, or who worked, resided, or attended school, 
childcare, or adult daycare in the New York City disaster area 
(survivors).
    This request also seeks to incorporate the World Trade Center 
Health Program Petition for the addition of a New WTC-Related Health 
Condition for Coverage

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under the WTC Health Program package (0920-0929) into the existing 
approval, World Trade Center Health Program Enrollment, Appeals, 
Reimbursement, & Petitions (OMB Control No. 0920-0891). Upon approval, 
OMB Control number 0920-0929 will be discontinued.
    Since its inception in 2011, the WTC Health Program has been 
approved to collect information from applicants and Program members 
(enrolled WTC responders and survivors) concerning eligibility and 
enrollment, appointment of a designated representative, medical care, 
travel reimbursement, and appeal of adverse Program decisions. The WTC 
Health Program is also currently approved to collect information from 
Program medical providers, including health condition certification 
requests and pharmaceutical claims. Currently-approved total estimated 
burden is 13,594 hours annually. See OMB Control No. 0920-0891, exp. 
September 30, 2018.
    The WTC Health Program has determined that some existing forms need 
to be updated, and new information collections related to a recent 
rulemaking should be added.
    Changes to WTC Health Program regulations in 42 CFR part 88 will 
require the extension of existing information collections. 
Specifically, 42 CFR 88.13 establishes procedures for the appeal of 
Program decisions to disenroll Program members and deny enrollment to 
applicants. Appeals of enrollment denial decisions, which include the 
submission of appeal request letters, are currently approved; the 
Program proposes to extend this information collection to account for 
the burden of requests for appeal of disenrollment decisions. Of the 
over 70,000 Program members, we expect that 0.014 percent (10) will be 
subsequently disenrolled from the Program. Of those, we expect that 30 
percent (3) will appeal the disenrollment decisions. We estimate that 
the disenrollment appeal requests will take no more than 0.5 hours per 
respondent. The annual burden estimate is 1.5 hours.
    Section 42 CFR 88.21 establishes procedures for the appeal of WTC 
Health Program decisions to decertify a WTC-related health condition, 
deny certification, and deny treatment authorization. Appeals of health 
condition certification denials and treatment authorization denials, 
which include the submission of appeal request letters, are currently 
approved; the Program proposes to extend this information collection to 
account for the burden of requests for appeal of decertification 
decisions. The information collection would also be expanded to allow 
Program members to provide additional information and/or an oral 
statement. Of the estimated 51,472 Program members who have at least 
one health condition certification, we estimate that 0.02 percent (10) 
will be decertified, and 50 percent (5) of those will appeal a 
decertification. We estimate that the appeal request letter will take 
no more than 0.5 hours per respondent. Providing additional information 
and/or an oral statement will take no more than 1 hour per respondent. 
The annual burden estimate for decertification appeals is 7.5 hours. We 
estimate that Program members request certification for 20,000 health 
conditions each year. Of those 20,000, we estimate that 1 percent (200) 
of certification requests are denied by the WTC Health Program. We 
further expect that 30 percent of denied certifications, or 60 
individuals, will be appealed. We estimate that the appeals letter 
takes no more than 30 minutes and providing additional information and/
or an oral statement will take no more than 1 hour. The burden estimate 
for certification denial appeals is 90 hours. Finally, of the projected 
51,472 Program members who receive medical care, we estimate that 0.05 
percent (26) will appeal a determination by the WTC Health Program that 
the treatment being sought is not medically necessary. We estimate that 
the appeals letter will take no more than 30 minutes and providing 
additional information and/or an oral statement will take no more than 
1 hour. The burden estimate for treatment authorization denial appeals 
is 39 hours.
    Finally, 42 CFR 88.23 establishes procedures for the appeal of a 
WTC Health Program decision to deny reimbursement to a Program medical 
provider for treatment determined not to be medically necessary. 
Accordingly, the Program proposes the addition of information collected 
in the appeal request. We estimate that of the nearly 52,000 Program 
providers, we estimate that 1.15 percent (600) annually will be denied 
reimbursement for treatment found to be not medically necessary or in 
accordance with treatment protocols, and will appeal the decision. We 
estimate that the appeal letter will take no more than 0.5 hours to 
compile. The burden estimate for treatment reimbursement denial appeals 
is 300 hours.
    The Program also finds it necessary to add a new form to allow 
applicants and Program members to grant permission to share information 
with a third person about an individual's application or case. We 
estimate that 30 applicants and members will submit a Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Release Form annually. The 
form is expected to take no longer than 0.25 hours to complete. The 
burden estimate for the HIPAA Release form is 7.5 hours.
    In addition to describing those burden estimates revised by this 
action, the estimated annualized burden hours for those collection 
instruments not subject to revision in this action are included in the 
table below.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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FDNY Responder................  World Trade                   45               1           30/60              23
                                 Center Health
                                 Program FDNY
                                 Responder
                                 Eligibility
                                 Application.
General Responder.............  World Trade                2,475               1           30/60           1,238
                                 Center Health
                                 Program
                                 Responder
                                 Eligibility
                                 Application
                                 (Other than
                                 FDNY).
Pentagon/Shanksville Responder  World Trade                  630               1           30/60             315
                                 Center Health
                                 Program
                                 Pentagon/
                                 Shanksville
                                 Responder.
WTC Survivor..................  World Trade                1,350               1           30/60             675
                                 Center Health
                                 Program
                                 Survivor
                                 Eligibility
                                 Application
                                 (all languages).

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General responder.............  Postcard for new           2,475               1           15/60             619
                                 general
                                 responders in
                                 NY/NJ to select
                                 a clinic.
Program Medical Provider......  Physician                 20,000               1           30/60          10,000
                                 Request for
                                 Certification.
Responder (FDNY and General     Denial Letter                 45               1           30/60              23
 Responder)/Survivor.            and Appeal
                                 Notification--E
                                 nrollment.
Responder (FDNY and General     Disenrollment                  3               1           30/60             1.5
 Responder)/Survivor.            Letter and
                                 Appeal
                                 Notification.
Responder (FDNY and General     Denial Letter                 60               1           90/60              90
 Responder)/Survivor.            and Appeal
                                 Notification--H
                                 ealth Condition
                                 Certification.
Responder (FDNY and General     Decertification                5               1           90/60             7.5
 Responder)/Survivor.            Letter and
                                 Appeal
                                 Notification.
Responder (FDNY and General     Denial Letter                 26               1           90/60              39
 Responder)/Survivor.            and Appeal
                                 Notification--T
                                 reatment
                                 Authorization.
Responder (FDNY and General     WTC Health                    10               1           10/60               2
 Responder)/Survivor.            Program Medical
                                 Travel Refund
                                 Request.
Designated Rep Form...........  Form to                       10               1           15/60               3
                                 designate a
                                 representative.
HIPAA Release.................  Form to share                 10               1           15/60               3
                                 member
                                 information.
Pharmacy......................  Outpatient                   150             261            1/60             653
                                 prescription
                                 pharmaceuticals.
Program Medical Provider......  Reimbursement                600               1           30/60             300
                                 Denial Letter
                                 and Appeal
                                 Notification.
Responder/Survivor/Advocate     Petition for the              60               1           60/60              60
 (physician).                    addition of
                                 health
                                 conditions.
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............          14,052
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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                                                4. Quarterly Reports                                    DATES:  Written comments must be                      proposed revised collection of
                                                   (d) Budget Review                                    received on or before December 23,                    information; (c) ways to enhance the
                                                   (e) Audit Status                                     2016.                                                 quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                5. Internal Audit                                       ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                   information to be collected; (d) ways to
                                                   (f) Internal Audit Charter                           identified by Docket No. CDC–2016–                    minimize the burden of the collection of
                                                   (g) Lockbox Operations Audit Report                  0099 by any of the following methods:                 information on respondents, including
                                                6. Mid-Year Financial Audit                                • Federal eRulemaking Portal:                      through the use of automated collection
                                                7. Office of Resource Management                        Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions              techniques or other forms of information
                                                      Annual Report                                     for submitting comments.                              technology; and (e) estimates of capital
                                                                                                           • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,                       or start-up costs and costs of operation,
                                                Closed Session                                                                                                maintenance, and purchase of services
                                                                                                        Information Collection Review Office,
                                                Information covered under 5 U.S.C.                      Centers for Disease Control and                       to provide information. Burden means
                                                  552b(c)(4) and (c)(9)(B).                             Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–                the total time, effort, or financial
                                                                                                        D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.                          resources expended by persons to
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                                                CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:                    must include the agency name and                      provide information to or for a Federal
                                                Kimberly Weaver, Director, Office of                    Docket Number. All relevant comments                  agency. This includes the time needed
                                                External Affairs, (202) 942–1640.                       received will be posted without change                to review instructions; to develop,
                                                                                                        to Regulations.gov, including any                     acquire, install and utilize technology
                                                  Dated: October 20, 2016.
                                                                                                        personal information provided. For                    and systems for the purpose of
                                                Megan Grumbine,                                                                                               collecting, validating and verifying
                                                General Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift              access to the docket to read background
                                                                                                        documents or comments received, go to                 information, processing and
                                                Investment Board.                                                                                             maintaining information, and disclosing
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                                                                                                        Federal eRulemaking portal                            a collection of information, to search
                                                                                                        (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the              data sources, to complete and review
                                                                                                        address listed above.                                 the collection of information; and to
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                                                                                                                              transmit or otherwise disclose the
                                                HUMAN SERVICES                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
                                                                                                                                                              information.
                                                                                                        request more information on the
                                                Centers for Disease Control and                         proposed project or to obtain a copy of               Proposed Project
                                                Prevention                                              the information collection plan and                     World Trade Center Health Program
                                                                                                        instruments, contact the Information                  Enrollment, Treatment, Appeals &
                                                [60Day–17–0891; Docket No. CDC–2016–                    Collection Review Office, Centers for
                                                0099]                                                                                                         Reimbursement (OMB Control No.
                                                                                                        Disease Control and Prevention, 1600                  0920–0891, Expires 09/30/2018)—
                                                                                                        Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,                    Revision—National Institute for
                                                Proposed Data Collection Submitted
                                                                                                        Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;                   Occupational Safety and Health, Centers
                                                for Public Comment and
                                                                                                        Email: omb@cdc.gov.                                   for Disease Control and Prevention
                                                Recommendations
                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            (CDC).
                                                AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and                    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
                                                Prevention (CDC), Department of Health                  of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520),                  Background and Brief Description
                                                and Human Services (HHS).                               Federal agencies must obtain approval                    NIOSH seeks to request OMB
                                                ACTION: Notice with comment period.                     from the Office of Management and                     approval to revise the currently
                                                                                                        Budget (OMB) for each collection of                   approved information collection
                                                SUMMARY:   The Centers for Disease                      information they conduct or sponsor. In               activities that support the World Trade
                                                Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of                addition, the PRA also requires Federal               Center (WTC) Health Program. The
                                                its continuing effort to reduce public                  agencies to provide a 60-day notice in                James Zadroga 9/11 Health and
                                                burden and maximize the utility of                      the Federal Register concerning each                  Compensation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–
                                                government information, invites the                     proposed collection of information,                   347, as amended by Pub. L. 114–113)
                                                general public and other Federal                        including each new proposed                           created the WTC Health Program to
                                                agencies to take this opportunity to                    collection, each proposed extension of                provide medical monitoring and
                                                comment on proposed and/or                              existing collection of information, and               treatment benefits to eligible firefighters
                                                continuing information collections, as                  each reinstatement of previously                      and related personnel, law enforcement
                                                required by the Paperwork Reduction                     approved information collection before                officers, and rescue, recovery, and
                                                Act of 1995. This notice invites                        submitting the collection to OMB for                  cleanup workers who responded to the
                                                comment on a proposed revision to the                   approval. To comply with this                         September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in
                                                ‘‘World Trade Center Health Program                     requirement, we are publishing this                   New York City, at the Pentagon, and in
                                                Enrollment, Treatment, Appeals &                        notice of proposed revisions to an                    Shanksville, Pennsylvania (responders),
                                                Reimbursement’’ information collection                  existing data collection as described                 and to eligible persons who were
                                                approved under OMB Control Number                       below.                                                present in the dust or dust cloud on
                                                0920–0891, which allows the collection                     Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
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                                                                                                                                                              September 11, 2001, or who worked,
                                                of information from Program members                     the proposed revisions to an existing                 resided, or attended school, childcare,
                                                and affiliated medical providers for the                collection of information is necessary                or adult daycare in the New York City
                                                purpose of determining eligibility and                  for the proper performance of the                     disaster area (survivors).
                                                providing treatment services in                         functions of the agency, including                       This request also seeks to incorporate
                                                accordance with the James Zadroga 9/                    whether the information shall have                    the World Trade Center Health Program
                                                11 Health and Compensation Act of                       practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the            Petition for the addition of a New WTC-
                                                2010.                                                   agency’s estimate of the burden of the                Related Health Condition for Coverage


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                                                under the WTC Health Program package                          that the disenrollment appeal requests                that 0.05 percent (26) will appeal a
                                                (0920–0929) into the existing approval,                       will take no more than 0.5 hours per                  determination by the WTC Health
                                                World Trade Center Health Program                             respondent. The annual burden estimate                Program that the treatment being sought
                                                Enrollment, Appeals, Reimbursement, &                         is 1.5 hours.                                         is not medically necessary. We estimate
                                                Petitions (OMB Control No. 0920–0891).                           Section 42 CFR 88.21 establishes                   that the appeals letter will take no more
                                                Upon approval, OMB Control number                             procedures for the appeal of WTC                      than 30 minutes and providing
                                                0920–0929 will be discontinued.                               Health Program decisions to decertify a               additional information and/or an oral
                                                   Since its inception in 2011, the WTC                       WTC-related health condition, deny                    statement will take no more than 1 hour.
                                                Health Program has been approved to                           certification, and deny treatment                     The burden estimate for treatment
                                                collect information from applicants and                       authorization. Appeals of health                      authorization denial appeals is 39
                                                Program members (enrolled WTC                                 condition certification denials and                   hours.
                                                responders and survivors) concerning                          treatment authorization denials, which                   Finally, 42 CFR 88.23 establishes
                                                eligibility and enrollment, appointment                       include the submission of appeal                      procedures for the appeal of a WTC
                                                of a designated representative, medical                       request letters, are currently approved;              Health Program decision to deny
                                                care, travel reimbursement, and appeal                        the Program proposes to extend this                   reimbursement to a Program medical
                                                of adverse Program decisions. The WTC                         information collection to account for the             provider for treatment determined not to
                                                Health Program is also currently                              burden of requests for appeal of                      be medically necessary. Accordingly,
                                                approved to collect information from                          decertification decisions. The                        the Program proposes the addition of
                                                Program medical providers, including                          information collection would also be                  information collected in the appeal
                                                health condition certification requests                       expanded to allow Program members to                  request. We estimate that of the nearly
                                                and pharmaceutical claims. Currently-                         provide additional information and/or                 52,000 Program providers, we estimate
                                                approved total estimated burden is                            an oral statement. Of the estimated                   that 1.15 percent (600) annually will be
                                                13,594 hours annually. See OMB                                51,472 Program members who have at                    denied reimbursement for treatment
                                                Control No. 0920–0891, exp. September                         least one health condition certification,             found to be not medically necessary or
                                                30, 2018.                                                     we estimate that 0.02 percent (10) will               in accordance with treatment protocols,
                                                   The WTC Health Program has                                 be decertified, and 50 percent (5) of                 and will appeal the decision. We
                                                determined that some existing forms                           those will appeal a decertification. We               estimate that the appeal letter will take
                                                need to be updated, and new                                   estimate that the appeal request letter               no more than 0.5 hours to compile. The
                                                information collections related to a                          will take no more than 0.5 hours per                  burden estimate for treatment
                                                recent rulemaking should be added.                            respondent. Providing additional                      reimbursement denial appeals is 300
                                                   Changes to WTC Health Program                              information and/or an oral statement                  hours.
                                                regulations in 42 CFR part 88 will                            will take no more than 1 hour per                        The Program also finds it necessary to
                                                require the extension of existing                             respondent. The annual burden estimate                add a new form to allow applicants and
                                                information collections. Specifically, 42                     for decertification appeals is 7.5 hours.             Program members to grant permission to
                                                CFR 88.13 establishes procedures for the                      We estimate that Program members                      share information with a third person
                                                appeal of Program decisions to disenroll                      request certification for 20,000 health               about an individual’s application or
                                                Program members and deny enrollment                           conditions each year. Of those 20,000,                case. We estimate that 30 applicants and
                                                to applicants. Appeals of enrollment                          we estimate that 1 percent (200) of                   members will submit a Health Insurance
                                                denial decisions, which include the                           certification requests are denied by the              Portability and Accountability Act
                                                submission of appeal request letters, are                     WTC Health Program. We further expect                 (HIPAA) Release Form annually. The
                                                currently approved; the Program                               that 30 percent of denied certifications,             form is expected to take no longer than
                                                proposes to extend this information                           or 60 individuals, will be appealed. We               0.25 hours to complete. The burden
                                                collection to account for the burden of                       estimate that the appeals letter takes no             estimate for the HIPAA Release form is
                                                requests for appeal of disenrollment                          more than 30 minutes and providing                    7.5 hours.
                                                decisions. Of the over 70,000 Program                         additional information and/or an oral                    In addition to describing those burden
                                                members, we expect that 0.014 percent                         statement will take no more than 1 hour.              estimates revised by this action, the
                                                (10) will be subsequently disenrolled                         The burden estimate for certification                 estimated annualized burden hours for
                                                from the Program. Of those, we expect                         denial appeals is 90 hours. Finally, of               those collection instruments not subject
                                                that 30 percent (3) will appeal the                           the projected 51,472 Program members                  to revision in this action are included in
                                                disenrollment decisions. We estimate                          who receive medical care, we estimate                 the table below.

                                                                                                             ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                   Number of            Average
                                                                   Type of                                                                        Number of         responses         burden per     Total burden
                                                                                                                   Form name
                                                                 respondent                                                                      respondents           per             response         hours
                                                                                                                                                                   respondent          (in hours)

                                                FDNY Responder ..............................       World Trade Center Health Program                        45                 1            30/60             23
                                                                                                     FDNY Responder Eligibility Appli-
                                                                                                     cation.
                                                General Responder ...........................       World Trade Center Health Program                     2,475                 1            30/60          1,238
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                                                                                                     Responder Eligibility Application
                                                                                                     (Other than FDNY).
                                                Pentagon/Shanksville Responder .....                World Trade Center Health Program                       630                 1            30/60            315
                                                                                                     Pentagon/Shanksville Responder.
                                                WTC Survivor ....................................   World Trade Center Health Program                     1,350                 1            30/60            675
                                                                                                     Survivor Eligibility Application (all
                                                                                                     languages).




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                                                                                                           ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Number of                     Average
                                                                    Type of                                                                                               Number of                   responses                  burden per              Total burden
                                                                                                                              Form name
                                                                  respondent                                                                                             respondents                     per                      response                  hours
                                                                                                                                                                                                     respondent                   (in hours)

                                                General responder ............................            Postcard for new general respond-                                           2,475                              1                   15/60                619
                                                                                                            ers in NY/NJ to select a clinic.
                                                Program Medical Provider ................                 Physician Request for Certification ..                                     20,000                             1                    30/60             10,000
                                                Responder (FDNY and General Re-                           Denial Letter and Appeal Notifica-                                             45                             1                    30/60                 23
                                                  sponder)/Survivor.                                        tion—Enrollment.
                                                Responder (FDNY and General Re-                           Disenrollment Letter and Appeal No-                                                 3                         1                   30/60                  1.5
                                                  sponder)/Survivor.                                        tification.
                                                Responder (FDNY and General Re-                           Denial Letter and Appeal Notifica-                                               60                            1                   90/60                 90
                                                  sponder)/Survivor.                                        tion—Health Condition Certifi-
                                                                                                            cation.
                                                Responder (FDNY and General Re-                           Decertification Letter and Appeal                                                   5                          1                  90/60                  7.5
                                                  sponder)/Survivor.                                        Notification.
                                                Responder (FDNY and General Re-                           Denial Letter and Appeal Notifica-                                               26                            1                   90/60                 39
                                                  sponder)/Survivor.                                        tion—Treatment Authorization.
                                                Responder (FDNY and General Re-                           WTC Health Program Medical Trav-                                                 10                            1                   10/60                  2
                                                  sponder)/Survivor.                                        el Refund Request.
                                                Designated Rep Form .......................               Form to designate a representative                                               10                         1                     15/60                   3
                                                HIPAA Release .................................           Form to share member information                                                 10                         1                     15/60                   3
                                                Pharmacy ..........................................       Outpatient prescription pharma-                                                 150                       261                      1/60                 653
                                                                                                            ceuticals.
                                                Program Medical Provider ................                 Reimbursement Denial Letter and                                                 600                            1                   30/60                300
                                                                                                            Appeal Notification.
                                                Responder/Survivor/Advocate (physi-                       Petition for the addition of health                                              60                            1                   60/60                 60
                                                  cian).                                                    conditions.

                                                      Total ...........................................   ...........................................................   ........................   ........................   ........................         14,052



                                                Leroy A. Richardson,                                                     Act of 1995. This notice invites                                              to Regulations.gov, including any
                                                Chief, Information Collection Review Office,                             comment on the proposed information                                           personal information provided. For
                                                Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the                            collection project entitled ‘‘Assessment                                      access to the docket to read background
                                                Associate Director for Science, Office of the                            of Targeted Training and Technical                                            documents or comments received, go to
                                                Director, Centers for Disease Control and                                Assistance (TTA) Efforts on the                                               Regulations.gov.
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                                                [FR Doc. 2016–25579 Filed 10–21–16; 8:45 am]                             Cancer Control’’. CDC is requesting to                                        should be submitted through the
                                                BILLING CODE P                                                           collect information about TTA offered                                         Federal eRulemaking portal
                                                                                                                         under two different cooperative                                               (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
                                                                                                                         agreements using case studies, a web-                                         address listed above.
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                                                                                                                         prevention and control efforts.                                               Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,
                                                Proposed Data Collection Submitted                                       DATES: Written comments must be                                               Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;
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                                                burden and maximize the utility of                                       Centers for Disease Control and                                               concerning each proposed collection of
                                                government information, invites the                                      Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE.,                                           information, including each new
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice with comment period.
DatesWritten comments must be received on or before December 23, 2016.
ContactTo request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS- D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 73108 

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