83_FR_19872 83 FR 19785 - Medicare Program: Announcement of the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the Panel) Meeting on August 20-21, 2018

83 FR 19785 - Medicare Program: Announcement of the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the Panel) Meeting on August 20-21, 2018

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 87 (May 4, 2018)

Page Range19785-19787
FR Document2018-09532

This notice announces the annual meeting of the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the Panel) for 2018. The purpose of the Panel is to advise the Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services concerning the clinical integrity of the Ambulatory Payment Classification groups and their associated weights as well as hospital outpatient therapeutic services supervision issues. The advice provided by the Panel will be considered as we prepare the annual updates for the hospital outpatient prospective payment system.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19785-19787]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09532]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-1707-N]


Medicare Program: Announcement of the Advisory Panel on Hospital 
Outpatient Payment (the Panel) Meeting on August 20-21, 2018

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of 
Health and Human Services (DHHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the annual meeting of the Advisory Panel 
on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the Panel) for 2018. The purpose of the 
Panel is to advise the Secretary of Department of Health and Human 
Services and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services concerning the clinical integrity of the Ambulatory Payment 
Classification groups and their associated weights as well as hospital 
outpatient therapeutic services supervision issues. The advice provided 
by the Panel will be considered as we prepare the annual updates for 
the hospital outpatient prospective payment system.

DATES: 
    Meeting Dates: Monday, August 20, 2018, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT 
through Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.
    The times listed in this notice are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and 
are approximate times. Consequently, the meetings may last longer or be 
shorter than the times listed in this notice, but will not begin before 
the posted times:
    Meeting Information Updates: The actual meeting hours and days will 
be posted in the agenda. As information and updates regarding the 
onsite, webcast, and teleconference meeting and the agenda become 
available, they will be posted to our website at: http://cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatoryPaymentClassificationGroups.html.
    Deadline for Presentations and Comments: Presentations or comments 
and form CMS-20017, (located at https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS-Forms/CMS-Forms/downloads/cms20017.pdf) must be received by 5 p.m. EDT, 
Monday, July 23, 2018. Presentations and comments that are not received 
by the due date and time will be considered late and will not be 
included on the agenda. In commenting, refer to file code CMS-1707-N.
    Meeting Registration Timeframe: Monday, June 25, 2018, through 
Monday, July 30, 2018 at 5 p.m. EDT.
    Participants planning to attend this meeting in person must 
register online, during the specified timeframe at: https://www.cms.gov/apps/events/default.asp. On this web page, double click the 
``Upcoming Events'' hyperlink, and then double click the ``HOP Panel'' 
event title link and enter the required information. Include any 
requests for special accommodations.

    Note:  Participants who do not plan to attend the meeting in 
person should not register. No registration is required for 
participants who plan to participate in the meeting via webcast or 
teleconference.

    Because of staff and resource limitations, we cannot accept 
comments and presentations by facsimile (FAX) transmission.
    Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: Monday, July 30, 
2018 at 5 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting Location, Webcast, and Teleconference.
    The meeting will be held in the Auditorium at the CMS Single Site 
campus, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. Alternately, the 
public may either view this meeting via a webcast or listen by 
teleconference. During the scheduled meeting, webcasting is accessible 
online at: http://cms.gov/live. Teleconference dial-in information will 
appear on the final meeting agenda, which will be posted on our website 
when available at: http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatoryPaymentClassificationGroups.html.
    News Media. Press inquiries are handled through the CMS Press 
Office at (202) 690-6145.
    Advisory Committees' Information Lines. The phone number for the 
CMS Federal Advisory Committee Hotline is (410) 786-3985.
    Websites. For additional information on the Panel, including the 
Panel charter, and updates to the Panel's activities, we refer readers 
to view our website at: http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatoryPaymentClassificationGroups.html.
    Information about the Panel and its membership in the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act database are also located at: http://facadatabase.gov/.
    Registration: The meeting is open to the public; but attendance is 
limited to the space available and registration is required. Priority 
will be given to those who pre-register and attendance may be limited 
based on the number of registrants and the space available.
    Persons wishing to attend this meeting, which is located on federal 
property, must register by following the instructions in the DATES 
section of this notice under ``Meeting Registration Timeframe''. A 
confirmation email will be sent to the registrants shortly after 
completing the registration process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elise Barringer, Designated Federal 
Official (DFO), 410-786-9222, email at [email protected]. Centers 
for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop: 
C4-04-25, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 
is required by section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act (the 
Act) and is allowed by section 222 of the Public Health Service Act 
(PHS Act) to consult with an expert outside panel, such as the Advisory 
Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the Panel), regarding the 
clinical integrity of the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) 
groups and relative payment weights. The Panel is governed by the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), as 
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), to set forth standards for the formation 
and use of advisory panels. We consider the technical advice provided 
by the Panel as we prepare the proposed and final rules to update the 
Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for the following 
calendar year.

II. Meeting Agenda

    The agenda for the August 20 through August 21, 2018 Panel meeting 
will provide for discussion and comment on the following topics as 
designated in the Panel's Charter:
     Addressing whether procedures within an APC group are 
similar both clinically and in terms of resource use.
     Evaluating APC group structure.
     Reviewing the packaging of OPPS services and costs, 
including the methodology and the impact on APC groups and payment.
     Removing procedures from the inpatient-only list for 
payment under the OPPS.
     Using single and multiple procedure claims data for Center 
for Medicare & Medicaid's (CMS') determination of APC group weights.

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     Addressing other technical issues concerning APC group 
structure.
     Recommending the appropriate supervision level (general, 
direct, or personal) for individual hospital outpatient therapeutic 
services.
    The Agenda will be posted on our website at: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatoryPaymentClassificationGroups.html approximately 
1 week before the meeting.

III. Presentations

    The subject matter of any presentation and comment matter must be 
within the scope of the Panel designated in the Charter. Any 
presentations or comments outside of the scope of this Panel will be 
returned or requested for amendment. Unrelated topics include, but are 
not limited to, the conversion factor, charge compression, revisions to 
the cost report, pass-through payments, correct coding, new technology 
applications (including supporting information/documentation), provider 
payment adjustments, supervision of hospital outpatient diagnostic 
services, and the types of practitioners that are permitted to 
supervise hospital outpatient services. The Panel may not recommend 
that services be designated as nonsurgical extended duration 
therapeutic services.
    The Panel may use data collected or developed by entities and 
organizations other than DHHS and CMS in conducting its review. We 
recommend organizations submit data for CMS staff and the Panel's 
review.
    All presentations are limited to 5 minutes, regardless of the 
number of individuals or organizations represented by a single 
presentation. Presenters may use their 5 minutes to represent either 1 
or more agenda items.

Section 508 Compliance

    For this meeting, we are aiming to have all presentations and 
comments available on our website. Materials on our website must be 
Section 508 compliant to ensure access to federal employees and members 
of the public with and without disabilities. We encourage presenters 
and commenters to reference the guidance on making documents Section 
508 compliant as they draft their submissions, and, whenever possible, 
to submit their presentations and comments in a 508 compliant form. 
Such guidance is available at: http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/CMS-Information-Technology/Section508/508-Compliant-doc.html. We will review presentations and comments for 508 compliance 
and place compliant materials on our website. As resources permit, we 
will also convert non-compliant submissions to 508 compliant forms and 
offer assistance to submitters who wish to make their submissions 508 
compliant. All non-508 compliant presentations and comments will be 
shared with the public onsite and through the webcast and made 
available to the public upon request.
    Those wishing to access such materials should contact the DFO (the 
DFO's address, email, and phone number are provided in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice).
    In order to consider presentations and/or comments, we will need to 
receive the following:
    1. An email copy of the presentation or comments sent to the DFO 
mailbox, [email protected] or, if unable to submit by email, a hard 
copy sent to the DFO at the address noted in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
    2. Form CMS-20017 with complete contact information that includes 
name, address, phone number, and email addresses for all presenters and 
commenters and a contact person that can answer any questions, and 
provide revisions that are requested, for the presentation. Presenters 
and commenters must clearly explain the actions that they are 
requesting CMS to take in the appropriate section of the form. A 
presenter's or commenter's relationship with the organization that they 
represent must also be clearly listed.
     The form is now available through the CMS Forms website 
at: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS-Forms/CMS-Forms/downloads/cms20017.pdf.
     We encourage presenters to make efforts to ensure that 
their presentations and comments are 508 compliant.

IV. Oral Comments

    In addition to formal oral presentations (limited to 5 minutes 
total per presentation), there will be an opportunity during the 
meeting for public oral comments (limited to 1 minute for each 
individual) and a total of 3 minutes per organization.

V. Panel Recommendations and Discussions

    The Panel's recommendations at any Panel meeting generally are not 
final until they have been reviewed and approved by the Panel on the 
last day of the meeting, before the final adjournment. These 
recommendations will be posted to our website after the meeting.

VI. Security, Building, and Parking Guidelines

    The meeting is open to the public, but attendance is limited to the 
space available. Persons wishing to attend this meeting must register 
by contacting the DFO at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of 
this notice or by telephone at the number listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice by the date specified in the 
DATES section of this notice.
    This meeting will be held in a Federal government building; 
therefore, Federal security measures are applicable. We recommend that 
confirmed registrants arrive reasonably early, but no earlier than 45 
minutes prior to the start of the meeting, to allow additional time to 
clear security. Security measures include the following:
     Presentation of government-issued photographic 
identification to the Federal Protective Service or Guard Service 
personnel.
     Inspection of vehicle's interior and exterior (this 
includes engine and trunk inspection) at the entrance to the grounds. 
Parking permits and instructions will be issued after the vehicle 
inspection.
     Inspection, via metal detector or other applicable means 
of all persons brought entering the building. We note that all items 
brought into CMS, whether personal or for the purpose of presentation 
or to support a presentation, are subject to inspection. We cannot 
assume responsibility for coordinating the receipt, transfer, 
transport, storage, set-up, safety, or timely arrival of any personal 
belongings or items used for presentation or to support a presentation.

    Note:  Individuals who are not registered in advance will not be 
permitted to enter the building and will be unable to attend the 
meeting. The public may not enter the building earlier than 45 
minutes prior to the convening of the meeting.

    All visitors must be escorted in areas other than the lower and 
first floor levels in the Central Building.

VII. Collection of Information Requirements

    This document does not impose information collection requirements, 
that is, reporting, recordkeeping, or third-party disclosure 
requirements. Consequently, there is no need for review by the Office 
of Management and Budget under the authority of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).


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    Dated: April 23, 2018.
Seema Verma,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2018-09532 Filed 5-3-18; 8:45 am]
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                                             [FR Doc. 2018–09430 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 a.m.]            received by the due date and time will                the space available and registration is
                                             BILLING CODE 4120–01–C                                  be considered late and will not be                    required. Priority will be given to those
                                                                                                     included on the agenda. In commenting,                who pre-register and attendance may be
                                                                                                     refer to file code CMS–1707–N.                        limited based on the number of
                                             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                   Meeting Registration Timeframe:                    registrants and the space available.
                                             HUMAN SERVICES                                          Monday, June 25, 2018, through                          Persons wishing to attend this
                                                                                                     Monday, July 30, 2018 at 5 p.m. EDT.                  meeting, which is located on federal
                                             Centers for Medicare & Medicaid                            Participants planning to attend this               property, must register by following the
                                             Services                                                meeting in person must register online,               instructions in the DATES section of this
                                             [CMS–1707–N]
                                                                                                     during the specified timeframe at:                    notice under ‘‘Meeting Registration
                                                                                                     https://www.cms.gov/apps/events/                      Timeframe’’. A confirmation email will
                                             Medicare Program: Announcement of                       default.asp. On this web page, double                 be sent to the registrants shortly after
                                             the Advisory Panel on Hospital                          click the ‘‘Upcoming Events’’ hyperlink,              completing the registration process.
                                             Outpatient Payment (the Panel)                          and then double click the ‘‘HOP Panel’’
                                                                                                                                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                             Meeting on August 20–21, 2018                           event title link and enter the required
                                                                                                                                                           Elise Barringer, Designated Federal
                                                                                                     information. Include any requests for
                                             AGENCY:  Centers for Medicare &                                                                               Official (DFO), 410–786–9222, email at
                                                                                                     special accommodations.
                                             Medicaid Services (CMS), Department                                                                           APCPanel@cms.hhs.gov. Centers for
                                                                                                        Note: Participants who do not plan to              Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500
                                             of Health and Human Services (DHHS).                    attend the meeting in person should not
                                             ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                                                                           Security Boulevard, Mail Stop: C4–04–
                                                                                                     register. No registration is required for
                                                                                                     participants who plan to participate in the
                                                                                                                                                           25, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
                                             SUMMARY:   This notice announces the                    meeting via webcast or teleconference.                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                             annual meeting of the Advisory Panel
                                                                                                        Because of staff and resource                      I. Background
                                             on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the
                                                                                                     limitations, we cannot accept comments
                                             Panel) for 2018. The purpose of the                                                                              The Secretary of the Department of
                                                                                                     and presentations by facsimile (FAX)
                                             Panel is to advise the Secretary of                                                                           Health and Human Services (DHHS) is
                                                                                                     transmission.
                                             Department of Health and Human                             Deadline for Requesting Special                    required by section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the
                                             Services and the Administrator of the                   Accommodations: Monday, July 30,                      Social Security Act (the Act) and is
                                             Centers for Medicare & Medicaid                         2018 at 5 p.m. EDT.                                   allowed by section 222 of the Public
                                             Services concerning the clinical                                                                              Health Service Act (PHS Act) to consult
                                                                                                     ADDRESSES:
                                             integrity of the Ambulatory Payment                        Meeting Location, Webcast, and                     with an expert outside panel, such as
                                             Classification groups and their                         Teleconference.                                       the Advisory Panel on Hospital
                                             associated weights as well as hospital                     The meeting will be held in the                    Outpatient Payment (the Panel),
                                             outpatient therapeutic services                         Auditorium at the CMS Single Site                     regarding the clinical integrity of the
                                             supervision issues. The advice provided                 campus, 7500 Security Boulevard,                      Ambulatory Payment Classification
                                             by the Panel will be considered as we                   Baltimore, MD 21244. Alternately, the                 (APC) groups and relative payment
                                             prepare the annual updates for the                      public may either view this meeting via               weights. The Panel is governed by the
                                             hospital outpatient prospective payment                 a webcast or listen by teleconference.                provisions of the Federal Advisory
                                             system.                                                 During the scheduled meeting,                         Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as
                                             DATES:                                                  webcasting is accessible online at:                   amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), to set
                                               Meeting Dates: Monday, August 20,                     http://cms.gov/live. Teleconference dial-             forth standards for the formation and
                                             2018, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT through                   in information will appear on the final               use of advisory panels. We consider the
                                             Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 9:30 a.m. to                  meeting agenda, which will be posted                  technical advice provided by the Panel
                                             1 p.m. EDT.                                             on our website when available at: http://             as we prepare the proposed and final
                                               The times listed in this notice are                   www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-                          rules to update the Hospital Outpatient
                                             Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and are                     Guidance/Guidance/FACA/                               Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for
                                             approximate times. Consequently, the                    AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatoryPayment                      the following calendar year.
                                             meetings may last longer or be shorter                  ClassificationGroups.html.                            II. Meeting Agenda
                                             than the times listed in this notice, but                  News Media. Press inquiries are
                                             will not begin before the posted times:                 handled through the CMS Press Office                     The agenda for the August 20 through
                                               Meeting Information Updates: The                      at (202) 690–6145.                                    August 21, 2018 Panel meeting will
                                             actual meeting hours and days will be                      Advisory Committees’ Information                   provide for discussion and comment on
                                             posted in the agenda. As information                    Lines. The phone number for the CMS                   the following topics as designated in the
                                             and updates regarding the onsite,                       Federal Advisory Committee Hotline is                 Panel’s Charter:
                                             webcast, and teleconference meeting                     (410) 786–3985.                                          • Addressing whether procedures
                                             and the agenda become available, they                      Websites. For additional information               within an APC group are similar both
                                             will be posted to our website at: http://               on the Panel, including the Panel                     clinically and in terms of resource use.
                                             cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/                       charter, and updates to the Panel’s                      • Evaluating APC group structure.
                                             Guidance/FACA/AdvisoryPanelon                           activities, we refer readers to view our                 • Reviewing the packaging of OPPS
                                             AmbulatoryPaymentClassification                         website at: http://www.cms.gov/                       services and costs, including the
                                             Groups.html.                                            Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/                    methodology and the impact on APC
                                               Deadline for Presentations and                        FACA/AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatory                        groups and payment.
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                                             Comments: Presentations or comments                     PaymentClassificationGroups.html.                        • Removing procedures from the
                                             and form CMS–20017, (located at                            Information about the Panel and its                inpatient-only list for payment under
                                             https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS-                       membership in the Federal Advisory                    the OPPS.
                                             Forms/CMS-Forms/downloads/                              Committee Act database are also located                  • Using single and multiple
                                             cms20017.pdf) must be received by 5                     at: http://facadatabase.gov/.                         procedure claims data for Center for
                                             p.m. EDT, Monday, July 23, 2018.                           Registration: The meeting is open to               Medicare & Medicaid’s (CMS’)
                                             Presentations and comments that are not                 the public; but attendance is limited to              determination of APC group weights.


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                                               • Addressing other technical issues                   comments for 508 compliance and place                 VI. Security, Building, and Parking
                                             concerning APC group structure.                         compliant materials on our website. As                Guidelines
                                               • Recommending the appropriate                        resources permit, we will also convert
                                             supervision level (general, direct, or                                                                           The meeting is open to the public, but
                                                                                                     non-compliant submissions to 508
                                             personal) for individual hospital                                                                             attendance is limited to the space
                                                                                                     compliant forms and offer assistance to
                                             outpatient therapeutic services.                                                                              available. Persons wishing to attend this
                                                                                                     submitters who wish to make their
                                               The Agenda will be posted on our                                                                            meeting must register by contacting the
                                                                                                     submissions 508 compliant. All non-508
                                             website at: https://www.cms.gov/                                                                              DFO at the address listed in the
                                                                                                     compliant presentations and comments
                                             Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/                                                                            ADDRESSES section of this notice or by
                                                                                                     will be shared with the public onsite
                                             FACA/AdvisoryPanelonAmbulatory                                                                                telephone at the number listed in the
                                                                                                     and through the webcast and made
                                             PaymentClassificationGroups.html                                                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
                                                                                                     available to the public upon request.
                                             approximately 1 week before the                            Those wishing to access such                       section of this notice by the date
                                             meeting.                                                materials should contact the DFO (the                 specified in the DATES section of this
                                                                                                     DFO’s address, email, and phone                       notice.
                                             III. Presentations                                                                                               This meeting will be held in a Federal
                                                                                                     number are provided in the FOR FURTHER
                                                The subject matter of any presentation               INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                   government building; therefore, Federal
                                             and comment matter must be within the                   notice).                                              security measures are applicable. We
                                             scope of the Panel designated in the                       In order to consider presentations                 recommend that confirmed registrants
                                             Charter. Any presentations or comments                  and/or comments, we will need to                      arrive reasonably early, but no earlier
                                             outside of the scope of this Panel will                 receive the following:                                than 45 minutes prior to the start of the
                                             be returned or requested for                               1. An email copy of the presentation               meeting, to allow additional time to
                                             amendment. Unrelated topics include,                    or comments sent to the DFO mailbox,                  clear security. Security measures
                                             but are not limited to, the conversion                  APCPanel@cms.hhs.gov or, if unable to                 include the following:
                                             factor, charge compression, revisions to                submit by email, a hard copy sent to the                 • Presentation of government-issued
                                             the cost report, pass-through payments,                 DFO at the address noted in the FOR                   photographic identification to the
                                             correct coding, new technology                          FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of                Federal Protective Service or Guard
                                             applications (including supporting                      this notice.                                          Service personnel.
                                             information/documentation), provider                       2. Form CMS–20017 with complete                       • Inspection of vehicle’s interior and
                                             payment adjustments, supervision of                     contact information that includes name,               exterior (this includes engine and trunk
                                             hospital outpatient diagnostic services,                address, phone number, and email                      inspection) at the entrance to the
                                             and the types of practitioners that are                 addresses for all presenters and                      grounds. Parking permits and
                                             permitted to supervise hospital                         commenters and a contact person that                  instructions will be issued after the
                                             outpatient services. The Panel may not                  can answer any questions, and provide                 vehicle inspection.
                                             recommend that services be designated                   revisions that are requested, for the                    • Inspection, via metal detector or
                                             as nonsurgical extended duration                        presentation. Presenters and                          other applicable means of all persons
                                             therapeutic services.                                   commenters must clearly explain the                   brought entering the building. We note
                                                The Panel may use data collected or                  actions that they are requesting CMS to               that all items brought into CMS,
                                             developed by entities and organizations                 take in the appropriate section of the                whether personal or for the purpose of
                                             other than DHHS and CMS in                              form. A presenter’s or commenter’s                    presentation or to support a
                                             conducting its review. We recommend                     relationship with the organization that               presentation, are subject to inspection.
                                             organizations submit data for CMS staff                 they represent must also be clearly                   We cannot assume responsibility for
                                             and the Panel’s review.                                 listed.                                               coordinating the receipt, transfer,
                                                All presentations are limited to 5                      • The form is now available through                transport, storage, set-up, safety, or
                                             minutes, regardless of the number of                    the CMS Forms website at: https://                    timely arrival of any personal
                                             individuals or organizations represented                www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS-Forms/                       belongings or items used for
                                             by a single presentation. Presenters may                CMS-Forms/downloads/cms20017.pdf.                     presentation or to support a
                                             use their 5 minutes to represent either                    • We encourage presenters to make                  presentation.
                                             1 or more agenda items.                                 efforts to ensure that their presentations
                                                                                                     and comments are 508 compliant.                         Note: Individuals who are not registered in
                                             Section 508 Compliance                                                                                        advance will not be permitted to enter the
                                               For this meeting, we are aiming to                    IV. Oral Comments                                     building and will be unable to attend the
                                             have all presentations and comments                                                                           meeting. The public may not enter the
                                                                                                       In addition to formal oral                          building earlier than 45 minutes prior to the
                                             available on our website. Materials on                  presentations (limited to 5 minutes total             convening of the meeting.
                                             our website must be Section 508                         per presentation), there will be an
                                             compliant to ensure access to federal                   opportunity during the meeting for                      All visitors must be escorted in areas
                                             employees and members of the public                     public oral comments (limited to 1                    other than the lower and first floor
                                             with and without disabilities. We                       minute for each individual) and a total               levels in the Central Building.
                                             encourage presenters and commenters                     of 3 minutes per organization.                        VII. Collection of Information
                                             to reference the guidance on making
                                                                                                     V. Panel Recommendations and                          Requirements
                                             documents Section 508 compliant as
                                             they draft their submissions, and,                      Discussions                                             This document does not impose
                                             whenever possible, to submit their                        The Panel’s recommendations at any                  information collection requirements,
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                                             presentations and comments in a 508                     Panel meeting generally are not final                 that is, reporting, recordkeeping, or
                                             compliant form. Such guidance is                        until they have been reviewed and                     third-party disclosure requirements.
                                             available at: http://www.cms.gov/                       approved by the Panel on the last day                 Consequently, there is no need for
                                             Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/                   of the meeting, before the final                      review by the Office of Management and
                                             CMS-Information-Technology/                             adjournment. These recommendations                    Budget under the authority of the
                                             Section508/508-Compliant-doc.html.                      will be posted to our website after the               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
                                             We will review presentations and                        meeting.                                              U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).


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                                               Dated: April 23, 2018.                                incorrect docket number. This                         SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug
                                             Seema Verma,                                            document corrects that error.                         Administration (FDA or Agency) is
                                             Administrator, Centers for Medicare &                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:        Lisa          withdrawing approval of three
                                             Medicaid Services.                                      Granger, Office of Policy and Planning,               abbreviated new drug applications
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–09532 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am]              Food and Drug Administration, 10903                   (ANDAs) held by Sun Pharmaceutical
                                             BILLING CODE 4120–01–P                                  New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm.                     Industries, Ltd., c/o Sun Pharmaceutical
                                                                                                     3330, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002,                   Industries, Inc. (Sun Pharmaceutical).
                                                                                                     301–796–9115.                                         These drug products are no longer
                                             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the                     marketed, and Sun Pharmaceutical has
                                             HUMAN SERVICES                                          Federal Register of Tuesday, April 9,                 requested that the approval of the
                                                                                                     2018 (83 FR 15152), in FR Doc. 2018–                  applications be withdrawn.
                                             Food and Drug Administration                            07147, on page 15152, the following                   DATES:  Approval is withdrawn as of
                                             [Docket Nos. FDA–2011–N–0075; FDA–                      correction is made:                                   June 4, 2018.
                                             2011–N–0015; FDA–2011–N–0076; FDA–                         1. On page 15152, in the second
                                             2017–N–0932; FDA–2016–N–4487; FDA–                      column, in the first line of the list of              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                             2014–N–0345; FDA–2013–N–0523; FDA–                      docket numbers, ‘‘FDA–2014–N–0075’’                   Trang Tran, Center for Drug Evaluation
                                             2017–N–2428; FDA–2008–N–0312; and                       is corrected to read ‘‘FDA–2011–N–                    and Research, Food and Drug
                                             FDA–2014–N–1072]
                                                                                                     0075.’’                                               Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
                                             Agency Information Collection                             Dated: April 30, 2018.                              Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 1671, Silver Spring,
                                             Activities; Announcement of Office of                   Leslie Kux,                                           MD 20993–0002, 240–402–7945,
                                             Management and Budget Approvals;                        Associate Commissioner for Policy.                    Trang.Tran@fda.hhs.gov.
                                             Correction                                              [FR Doc. 2018–09437 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am]            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      Sun
                                             AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                Pharmaceutical has informed FDA that
                                             HHS.                                                                                                          these drug products are no longer
                                             ACTION:   Notice; correction.                                                                                 marketed and requested that FDA
                                                                                                     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              withdraw approval of the applications.
                                             SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug                           HUMAN SERVICES                                        Sun Pharmaceutical has also waived its
                                             Administration is correcting a notice                                                                         opportunity for a hearing and requested
                                             entitled ‘‘Agency Information Collection                Food and Drug Administration                          withdrawal of approval under a Consent
                                             Activities; Announcement of Office of                   [Docket No. FDA–2018–N–1534]                          Decree of Permanent Injunction (Decree)
                                             Management and Budget Approvals’’                                                                             entered in United States v. Ranbaxy
                                             that appeared in the Federal Register of                Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.;                  Laboratories, Ltd. et al., JFM 12–250 (D.
                                             April 9, 2018. The document announced                   Withdrawal of Approval of Three                       Md.) on January 26, 2012. The Decree
                                             a list of information collections that                  Abbreviated New Drug Applications                     specifies that Sun Pharmaceutical must
                                             have been approved by the Office of                     AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              never submit another application to
                                             Management and Budget (OMB) under                       HHS.                                                  FDA for these withdrawn drugs and
                                             the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                                                                          must never transfer these ANDAs to a
                                                                                                     ACTION:   Notice.
                                             The document was published with an                                                                            third party.

                                                Application No.                                       Drug                                                             Applicant

                                             ANDA 065174 .........    Clarithromycin Tablets USP, 250 milligrams (mg) and 500                 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., c/o Sun Pharma-
                                                                        mg.                                                                     ceutical Industries, Inc., 2 Independence Way, Princeton,
                                                                                                                                                NJ 08540.
                                             ANDA 065382 .........    Clarithromycin for Oral Suspension USP, 125 mg/5 milli-                 Do.
                                                                        liters (mL) and 250 mg/5 mL.
                                             ANDA 075747 .........    Ciprofloxacin Tablets USP, Equivalent to (EQ) 250 mg                    Do.
                                                                        base, EQ 500 mg base, and EQ 750 mg base.



                                                Therefore, approval of the                           DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              holders of the applications notified the
                                             applications listed in the above table,                 HUMAN SERVICES                                        Agency in writing that the drug
                                             and all amendments and supplements                                                                            products were no longer marketed and
                                             thereto, is hereby withdrawn as of June                 Food and Drug Administration                          requested that the approval of the
                                             4, 2018. Introduction or delivery for                   [Docket No. FDA–2018–N–1564]                          applications be withdrawn.
                                             introduction into interstate commerce of                                                                      DATES: Approval is withdrawn as of
                                             products without approved new drug                      Ferndale Laboratories, Inc., et al.;                  June 4, 2018.
                                             applications violates section 301(a) and                Withdrawal of Approval of Nine                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                             (d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and                      Abbreviated New Drug Applications                     Trang Tran, Center for Drug Evaluation
                                             Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331(a) and (d)).                AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              and Research, Food and Drug
                                                                                                     HHS.                                                  Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
                                               Dated: May 1, 2018.
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                                                                                                                                                           Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 1671, Silver Spring,
                                             Leslie Kux,                                             ACTION:   Notice.
                                                                                                                                                           MD 20993–0002, 240–402–7945,
                                             Associate Commissioner for Policy.                      SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug                           Trang.Tran@fda.hhs.gov.
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–09533 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am]              Administration (FDA or Agency) is                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                             BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                  withdrawing approval of nine                          holders of the applications listed in the
                                                                                                     abbreviated new drug applications                     table have informed FDA that these drug
                                                                                                     (ANDAs) from multiple applicants. The                 products are no longer marketed and


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesMeeting Dates: Monday, August 20, 2018, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT through Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.
ContactElise Barringer, Designated Federal Official (DFO), 410-786-9222, email at [email protected] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop: C4-04-25, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
FR Citation83 FR 19785 

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