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BILLING CODE 6725-01-P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System SUMMARY: Background. On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Request for comment on information collection proposals The following information collections, which are being handled under this delegated authority, have received initial Board approval and are hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the proposed information collections, along with an analysis of comments and recommendations received, will be submitted to the Board for final approval under OMB delegated authority. Comments are invited on the following: a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Federal Reserve's functions; including whether the information has practical utility; b. The accuracy of the Federal Reserve's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and d. Ways to minimize the burden of information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 8, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 28: OMB No. 7100-0181; or Reg H-5 OMB No. 7100-0261 by any of the following methods: • Agency Web Site: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments at http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. Include docket number in the subject line of the message. • FAX: 202/452-3819 or 202/452-3102. • Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20551. All public comments are available from the Board's web site at www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper in Room MP-500 of the Board's Martin Building (20th and C Streets, N.W.) between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Additionally, commenters should send a copy of their comments to the OMB Desk Officer by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to 202-395-6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the PRA OMB submission including, the proposed reporting form and instructions, supporting statement, and other documentation will be placed into OMB's public docket files, once approved. These documents will also be made available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/reportforms/review.cfm or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below. Michelle Shore, Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer (202-452-3829), Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

(TDD)users may contact (202-263-4869), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for three years, with revision, of the following reports: *Report title:* Application for Employment with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System *Agency form numbers:* FR 28, FR 28s, FR 28i *OMB control number:* 7100-0181 *Frequency:* On Occasion *Reporters:* Employment applicants *Annual reporting hours:* 3,558 hours *Estimated average hours per response:* FR 28: 1 hour; FR 28s: 1 minute; FR 28i: 5 minutes *Number of respondents:* FR 28: 3,500; FR 28s: 2,000; FR 28i: 300 *General description of report:* This information collection is required to obtain a benefit (sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 244 and 248(1)). Information provided will be kept confidential under exemption (b)(6) of the Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA)to the extent that the disclosure of information “would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6). *Abstract:* The Application collects information to determine the qualifications and availability of applicants for employment with the Board. The Application collections information on education and training, employment record, military service record, and other information since the time the applicant left high school. *Current Actions:* The Federal Reserve proposes to revise the Application for Employment with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FR 28) by

(1)deleting the social security number question,

(2)expanding the country of citizenship question in the case of non-citizens,

(3)adding several criminal background questions,

(4)expanding the Notes section to provide more detail about an applicant's rights and responsibilities, and

(5)revising the confidentiality status for and treatment of certain information 1 provided on the Application. Board staff also proposes to revise the FR 28i by

(1)modifying the areas of interest,

(2)adding a more detailed section on software packages used by the candidate,

(3)adding a section for the candidate's career objectives, and changing the rating scale format of the survey. 1 For example, the release of information such as an applicant's date of birth, address, phone number, and personal information regarding any references provided would likely constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and would be kept confidential. However, the release of information such as the educational and professional qualifications of applicants would not likely constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and would not be kept confidential. Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for three years, without revision of the following report: *Report title:* Recordkeeping Requirements Associated with the Real Estate Lending Standards Regulation for State Member Banks *Agency form number:* Reg H-5 *OMB control number:* 7100-0261 *Frequency:* Aggregate report, quarterly; policy statement, annually *Reporters:* State member banks *Annual reporting hours:* 17,960 hours *Estimated average hours per response:* Aggregate report: 5 hours; Policy statement: 20 hours *Number of respondents:* Aggregate report: 888; Policy statement: 10 *General description of report:* This information collection is mandatory (12 U.S.C. 1828(o)) and is not given confidential treatment. However, information gathered by the Federal Reserve during examinations of state member banks would be deemed exempt from Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA)disclosure by exemption 8 of FOIA. 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(8). *Abstract:* State member banks must adopt and maintain a written real estate lending policy. Also, banks must identify their loans in excess of the supervisory loan-to-value limits and report (at least quarterly) the aggregate amount of the loans to the bank's board of directors. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 4, 2007. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7-23800 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.* ) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than January 4, 2007. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland** (Douglas A. Banks, Vice President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566: *1. Milton Bancorp, Inc.* , Wellston, Ohio; to merge with Community First Financial Bancorp, Inc., and thereby acquire voting shares of The First National Bank of New Holland, both of New Holland, Ohio. **B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City** (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001: *1. AMG National Corp.* ; to become a bank holding company by retaining 100 percent of the voting shares of AMG National Trust Bank, both of Boulder, Colorado, upon its conversion from a trust company to a commerical bank. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 5, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc.E7-23874 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [PBS-N02] Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Wetland Involvement for the Transformation of Facilities and Infrastructure for the Non-Nuclear Production Activities Conducted at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Kansas City Plant at Kansas City, MI AGENCY: General Services Administration and National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of Availability. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability, and opportunity for public review and comment, of a draft environmental assessment (EA), DOE/EA-1592, that examines the impacts of a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA), as the lead agency, and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), as a cooperating agency, to procure the construction of a new multistructure facility to house NNSA's non-nuclear component procurement and manufacturing operations. DATES: The review period for the Draft EA and other NEPA documents ends Monday, January 14th. Comments postmarked after this date will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: Further information, including an electronic copy of the draft EA and other supporting NEPA documents, may be found on the following Web site, *http://www.gsa.gov/kansascityplant.* Comments, or requests for copies of the draft EA, should be sent to Carlos Salazar, General Services Administration, 1500 East Bannister Road, Room 2191 (6PTA), Kansas City, MO 64131. Comments may also be e-mailed to *NNSA-KC@gsa.gov.* Requests for copies of the draft EA may also be made by calling 816-823-2305 or via e-mail to *NNSA-KC@gsa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action is for GSA to procure the construction of a new multi-structure facility to house NNSA's non-nuclear component procurement and manufacturing operations. GSA would issue a Solicitation for Offers to the real estate development community. The successful developer would purchase the property, and would partner with GSA and NNSA to design and construct a campus that meets NNSA's needs. GSA would lease the campus on NNSA's behalf, and NNSA would relocate its non-nuclear operations from the existing KCP at the Bannister Federal Complex in Kansas City, Missouri to the new facility and conduct future operations in the new facilities. The proposed new NNSA KCP would be a smaller production facility designed for flexibility to enable rapid reconfiguration to meet changing production requirements, reducing annual operating costs while improving the responsiveness, facility utilization and reliability of the supply of non-nuclear components to NNSA. In addition to these business improvements, the new facility would enable a reduction in the environmental footprint associated with KCP operations including reduced air and water emissions and waste generation. The EA report examines and evaluates the environmental conditions on a portion of the Bannister Federal Complex located on Bannister Road in Kansas City, Missouri and for a site currently developed for agricultural usage on the northwest corner of Botts Road and Highway 150 in Kansas City, Missouri. The EA evaluates the baseline environmental conditions, environmental consequences, and cumulative impacts of several alternatives. The relocation would involve moving approximately two-thirds of the existing capital and process equipment to the new facility. The proposed facility would cover approximately 1 to 1.55 million rentable square feet and provide up to 2,900 surface parking spaces. The new campus would be constructed to pursue a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), version 2.2, Gold certification, as defined by the United States Green Building Council. In addition, the campus would meet all executive orders on energy conservation. The existing KCP is collocated on the Bannister Federal Complex with GSA and shares both individual buildings and utilities. At this time it is anticipated that GSA would also relocate to new office space and vacate the Bannister Federal Complex on approximately the same time schedule as the Kansas City Plant. It is also anticipated that disposal of the DOE-owned portion of the complex would be coordinated with the redeployment of the GSA-owned parcels, and may be managed as a single real property disposition action. Therefore, disposition and cleanup activities for the existing NNSA facility at the KCP are not part of the current proposed action and would be addressed in appropriate future environmental analyses. GSA and NNSA are also providing notice of wetland involvement for the proposed action. Based upon a preliminary jurisdictional waters determination, less than 1.5 acres of non-jurisdictional wetlands and potential jurisdictional tributaries and wetlands exist onsite. Mitigation of impacts to non-jurisdictional wetlands would take place in accordance with Executive Order 11990, and to jurisdictional waters in accordance with Section 404 Permitting, which requires avoidance of wetlands impacts, minimization of potential impacts on wetlands, and compensation for any remaining unavoidable impacts. A wetland assessment will be completed in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 1022 once the proposed site layout is known. This EA is being prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and regulations implementing NEPA issued by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), GSA (ADM 1095.1F), and to the extent not inconsistent with ADM 1095.1F, DOE (10 CFR Part 1021). GSA and NNSA will consider comments received (see DATES and ADDRESSES , above) in finalizing the EA. Based on the final EA, GSA and NNSA will determine whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or issue a finding of no significant impact if appropriate for the proposed action. Carlos Salazar, Regional NEPA Coordinator, GSA Public Buildings Service, Heartland Region. [FR Doc. E7-23843 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 6820-CG-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day-08-07AJ] Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC)publishes a list of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at

(404)639-5960 or send an e-mail to *omb@cdc.gov* . Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to

(202)395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. Proposed Project Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. (REACH U.S.) Management Information System—New—National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. (REACH U.S.) is a national, multi-level program that serves as the cornerstone of CDC's efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health. Through REACH U.S., CDC currently supports forty local coalitions to establish community-based programs and culturally-appropriate interventions to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. REACH U.S. serves communities with African American, American Indian, Hispanic American, Asian American, and Pacific Islander citizens. The communities served by REACH U.S. are assessing the prevalence of self-reported risk behaviors in the following key health priority areas: Cardiovascular disease; diabetes mellitus; breast and cervical cancer; adult/older adult immunizations, hepatitis B, and/or tuberculosis; asthma; and infant mortality. Guided by logic models, each community is required to articulate goals, objectives, and related activities; track whether goals and objectives are met, ongoing, or revised; and evaluate all program activities. CDC requests OMB clearance for a new, customized, Internet-based management information system, the REACH U.S. MIS, designed to replace the current REACH Information Network (REACH IN, OMB #0920-0603). The new REACH U.S. MIS will allow REACH grantees to perform remote data entry and retrieval of data, create on-demand graphs and reports of grantees' activities and accomplishments, monitor progress toward the achievement of goals and objectives, and share and synthesize information across grantees' activities. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses can be performed. The REACH U.S. MIS will collect new data elements needed to measure progress toward, or achievement of, newly developed performance indicators, and will allow CDC to monitor, and report on, grantee activities more efficiently. In addition, data reported to CDC through the REACH U.S. MIS will be used by CDC to identify training and technical assistance needs and to obtain information needed to respond to Congressional and other inquiries regarding program activities and effectiveness. Information will be reported to CDC on a semi-annual schedule. There are no costs to respondents except their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 120. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours Type of respondents Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) REACH U.S. Grantees 40 2 90/60 Dated: December 3, 2007. Maryam I. Daneshvar, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E7-23855 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a Modified or Altered System AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). ACTION: Notice of a Modified or Altered System of Records (SOR). SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to modify or alter an existing SOR, “Intern and Resident Information System (IRIS), System No. 09-70-0524, last published at 67 **Federal Register** 48189 (July 23, 2002). We propose to modify existing routine use number 1 that permits disclosure to agency contractors and consultants to include disclosure to CMS grantees who perform a task for the agency. CMS grantees, charged with completing projects or activities that require CMS data to carry out that activity, are classified separate from CMS contractors and/or consultants. The modified routine use will remain as routine use number 1. We will delete routine use number 5 authorizing disclosure to support constituent requests made to a congressional representative. If an authorization for the disclosure has been obtained from the data subject, then no routine use is needed. The Privacy Act allows for disclosures with the “prior written consent” of the data subject. We will broaden the scope of published routine uses number 7 and 8, authorizing disclosures to combat fraud and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to include combating “waste” which refers increasingly more to specific beneficiary or recipient practices that result in unnecessary cost to Federally-funded health benefit programs. We will delete the section titled “Additional Circumstances Affecting Routine Use Disclosures,” that addresses “Protected Health Information (PHI)” and “small cell size.” The requirement for compliance with HHS regulation “Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information” does not apply because this system does not collect or maintain PHI. In addition, our policy to prohibit release if there is a possibility that an individual can be identified through “small cell size” is not applicable to the data maintained in this system. We are modifying the language in the remaining routine uses to provide a proper explanation as to the need for the routine use and to provide clarity to CMS' intention to disclose individual-specific information contained in this system. The routine uses will then be prioritized and reordered according to their usage. We will also take the opportunity to update any sections of the system that were affected by the recent reorganization or by Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-173) provisions and to update language in the administrative sections to correspond with language used in other CMS SORs. The primary purpose of the SOR is to ensure that no interns and residents

(IRs)are counted by the Medicare program as more than one full-time equivalent

(FTE)employee in the calculation of payments for the costs of direct graduate medical education

(GME)and indirect medical education (IME). Information retrieved from this SOR will also be disclosed to:

(1)Support regulatory, reimbursement, and policy functions performed within the Agency or by a contractor or consultant,

(2)assist another Federal and/or state agency, agency of a state government, an agency established by state law, or its fiscal agent,

(3)support providers and suppliers of services,

(4)assist third-party contacts where necessary to establish or verify information,

(5)support litigation involving the Agency, and

(6)combat fraud, waste, and abuse in certain health benefits programs. We have provided background information about the modified system in the “Supplementary Information” section below. Although the Privacy Act requires only that CMS provide an opportunity for interested persons to comment on the routine uses, CMS invites comments on all portions of this notice. See “Effective Dates” section for comment period. DATES: *Effective Dates:* CMS filed a modified or altered system report with the Chair of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)on December 4, 2007. To ensure that all parties have adequate time in which to comment, the modified system, including routine uses, will become effective 30 days from the publication of the notice, or 40 days from the date it was submitted to OMB and Congress, whichever is later, unless CMS receives comments that require alterations to this notice. ADDRESSES: The public should address comments to: CMS Privacy Officer, Division of Privacy Compliance, Enterprise Architecture and Strategy Group, Office of Information Services, CMS, Room N2-04-27, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. Comments received will be available for review at this location, by appointment, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Eastern Time Zone. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Milton Jacobson, Division of Provider Audit Operations, Financial Services Group, Office of Financial Management, CMS, Room C3-14-00, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. Mr. Jacobson can be reached by telephone at 410-786-7553 or via e-mail at *Milton.Jacobson@cms.hhs.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Description of the Modified or Altered System of Records A. Statutory and Regulatory Basis for System Authority for maintenance of the system is given under the provisions of §§ 1886(d)(5)(B) and 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (Title 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 1395ww(d)(5)(B) and 1395ww(h)). B. Collection and Maintenance of Data in the System The system collects and maintains information interns and residents in programs approved under 42 CFR 413.75, working in all areas of the hospital complex, or other freestanding providers, as well as non-hospital or non-provider settings on or after July 1, 1985. The system includes the following information for each IR: name, social security number; name of medical, osteopathic, dental, or podiatric school graduated from and date of graduation, type of residency program for the medical specialty, number of years completed in all types of residency programs, foreign medical school graduation date and certification date, name of employer (e.g., hospital, university, corporation) paying the salary, the percentage of time spent working in either the inpatient areas of the hospital subject to the Prospective Payment System or in the outpatient areas of the hospital or in a non-hospital setting under agreement with the hospital for IME, the percentage of time spent working in any area of the hospital complex or in a non-provider setting under agreement with the hospital for GME, the start and end dates assigned to the hospital and any hospital-based providers (assignment periods) during the hospital's cost reporting period, the start and end dates assigned to any non-hospital or non-provider setting in connection with approved residency programs (assignment periods) during the hospital's cost reporting period, and the full-time or part-time percentage during each assignment period. II. Agency Policies, Procedures, and Restrictions on the Routine Use A. The Privacy Act permits us to disclose information without an individual's consent if the information is to be used for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose(s) for which the information was collected. Any such disclosure of data is known as a “routine use.” The government will only release IRIS information that can be associated with an individual as provided for under “Section III. Proposed Routine Use Disclosures of Data in the System.” Both identifiable and non-identifiable data may be disclosed under a routine use. We will only collect the minimum personal data necessary to achieve the purpose of IRIS. CMS has the following policies and procedures concerning disclosures of information that will be maintained in the system. Disclosure of information from this system will be approved only to the extent necessary to accomplish the purpose of the disclosure and only after CMS: 1. Determines that the use or disclosure is consistent with the reason that the data is being collected, e.g., to ensure that no interns and residents

(IR)are counted by the Medicare program as more than one full-time equivalent

(FTE)employee in the calculation of payments for the costs of GME and IME. 2. Determines: a. That the purpose for which the disclosure is to be made can only be accomplished if the record is provided in individually identifiable form; b. That the purpose for which the disclosure is to be made is of sufficient importance to warrant the potential effect and/or risk on the privacy of the individual that additional exposure of the record might bring; and c. That there is a strong probability that the proposed use of the data would in fact accomplish the stated purpose(s). 3. Requires the information recipient to: a. Establish administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to prevent unauthorized use of disclosure of the record; and b. Remove or destroy at the earliest time all patient-identifiable information. 4. Determines that the data are valid and reliable. III. Proposed Routine Use Disclosures of Data in the System A. Entities Who May Receive Disclosures Under Routine Use These routine uses specify circumstances, in addition to those provided by statute in the Privacy Act of 1974, under which CMS may release information from the IRIS without the consent of the individual to whom such information pertains. Each proposed disclosure of information under these routine uses will be evaluated to ensure that the disclosure is legally permissible, including but not limited to ensuring that the purpose of the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the information was collected. We are proposing to establish or modify the following routine use disclosures of information maintained in the system: 1. To support agency contractors, consultants, or grantees, who have been engaged by the agency to assist in the performance of a service related to this collection and who need to have access to the records in order to perform the activity. We contemplate disclosing information under this routine use only in situations in which CMS may enter into a contractual or similar agreement with a third party to assist in accomplishing CMS function relating to purposes for this system. CMS occasionally contracts out certain of its functions when doing so would contribute to effective and efficient operations. CMS must be able to give a contractor, consultant or grantee whatever information is necessary for the contractor or consultant to fulfill its duties. In these situations, safeguards are provided in the contract prohibiting the contractor, consultant or grantee from using or disclosing the information for any purpose other than that described in the contract and requires the contractor, consultant or grantee to return or destroy all information at the completion of the contract. 2. To another Federal or state agency, agency of a state government, an agency established by state law, or its fiscal agent: a. To contribute to the accuracy of CMS' proper payment of Medicare benefits, b. To enable such agency to administer a Federal health benefits program, or as necessary to enable such agency to fulfill a requirement of a Federal statute or regulation that implements a health benefits program funded in whole or in part with federal funds. Other Federal or state agencies in their administration of a Federal health program may require IRIS information in order to support evaluations and monitoring of reimbursement for services provided. SSA may require IRIS data to enable it to assist in the implementation and maintenance of the Medicare program. State licensing boards may require IRIS data to enable them to assist in the review of activities related to IRs in their state. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Congressional Budget Office may require IRIS data to assist in certain budgetary and planning activities related to IR status. 3. To providers and suppliers of services (and their authorized billing agents) directly or dealing through fiscal intermediaries or carriers, for administration of provisions of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. We contemplate disclosing information under this routine use only in situations in which CMS may enter into a contractual agreement with providers and suppliers of services to assist in accomplishing CMS functions relating to purposes for this SOR. 4. To third-party contacts where necessary to establish or verify information provided on or by IR. We contemplate disclosing information under this routine use only in situations in which CMS may enter into a contractual or similar agreement with a third party to assist in accomplishing CMS functions relating to purposes for this system of records. 5. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), court or adjudicatory body when: a. The agency or any component thereof, or b. Any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity, or c. Any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the DOJ has agreed to represent the employee, or d. The United States Government Is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and by careful review, CMS determines that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation and that the use of such records by the DOJ, court or adjudicatory body is compatible with the purpose for which the agency collected the records. Whenever CMS is involved in litigation, or occasionally when another party is involved in litigation and CMS' policies or operations could be affected by the outcome of the litigation, CMS would be able to disclose information to the DOJ, court or adjudicatory body involved. 6. To a CMS contractor (including, but not limited to FIs and carriers) that assists in the administration of a CMS-administered health benefits program, or to a grantee of a CMS-administered grant program, when disclosure is deemed reasonably necessary by CMS to prevent, deter, discover, detect, investigate, examine, prosecute, sue with respect to, defend against, correct, remedy, or otherwise combat fraud, waste, or abuse in such program. We contemplate disclosing information under this routine use only in situations in which CMS may enter into a contract or grant with a third party to assist in accomplishing CMS functions relating to the purpose of combating fraud, waste, and abuse. CMS occasionally contracts out certain of its functions when doing so would contribute to effective and efficient operations. CMS must be able to give a contractor or grantee whatever information is necessary for the contractor or grantee to fulfill its duties. In these situations, safeguards are provided in the contract prohibiting the contractor or grantee from using or disclosing the information for any purpose other than that described in the contract and requiring the contractor or grantee to return or destroy all information. 7. To another Federal agency or to an instrumentality of any governmental jurisdiction within or under the control of the United States (including any state or local governmental agency), that administers, or that has the authority to investigate potential fraud or abuse in a health benefits program funded in whole or in part by Federal funds, when disclosure is deemed reasonably necessary by CMS to prevent, deter, discover, detect, investigate, examine, prosecute, sue with respect to, defend against, correct, remedy, or otherwise combat fraud, waste, or abuse in such programs. Other agencies may require IRIS information for the purpose of combating fraud, waste, and abuse in such Federally funded programs. IV. Safeguards CMS has safeguards in place for authorized users and monitors such users to ensure against excessive or unauthorized use. Personnel having access to the system have been trained in the Privacy Act and information security requirements. Employees who maintain records in this system are instructed not to release data until the intended recipient agrees to implement appropriate management, operational and technical safeguards sufficient to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information and information systems and to prevent unauthorized access. This system will conform to all applicable Federal laws and regulations and Federal, HHS, and CMS policies and standards as they relate to information security and data privacy. These laws and regulations may apply but are not limited to: the Privacy Act of 1974; the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002; the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; the E-Government Act of 2002, the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996; the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, and the corresponding implementing regulations. OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Resources, Appendix III, Security of Federal Automated Information Resources also applies. Federal, HHS, and CMS policies and standards include but are not limited to: all pertinent National Institute of Standards and Technology publications; the HHS Information Systems Program Handbook and the CMS Information Security Handbook. V. Effects of the Modified or Altered System of Records on Individual Rights CMS proposes to modify this system in accordance with the principles and requirements of the Privacy Act and will collect, use, and disseminate information only as prescribed therein. Data in this system will be subject to the authorized releases in accordance with the routine uses identified in this system of records. CMS will take precautionary measures to minimize the risks of unauthorized access to the records and the potential harm to individual privacy or other personal or property rights of patients whose data are maintained in the system. CMS will collect only that information necessary to perform the system's functions. In addition, CMS will make disclosure from the proposed system only with consent of the subject individual, or his/her legal representative, or in accordance with an applicable exception provision of the Privacy Act. CMS, therefore, does not anticipate an unfavorable effect on individual privacy as a result of information relating to individuals. Dated: November 28, 2007. Charlene Frizzera, Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. SYSTEM NO. 09-70-0524 SYSTEM NAME: “Intern and Resident Information System (IRIS), HHS/CMS/OFM” SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: Level Three Privacy Act Sensitive Data SYSTEM LOCATION: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

(CMS)Data Center, 7500 Security Boulevard, North Building, First Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 and South Building, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Interns and residents

(IR)in medical residency programs approved under 42 CFR § 413.75, working in all areas of the hospital complex, or other freestanding providers, as well as non-hospital or non-provider settings on or after July 1, 1985. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: The system includes the following information for each IR: name, social security number; name of medical, osteopathic, dental, or podiatric school graduated from and date of graduation, type of residency program for the medical specialty, number of years completed in all types of residency programs, foreign medical school graduation date and certification date, name of employer (e.g., hospital, university, corporation) paying the salary, the percentage of time spent working in either the inpatient areas of the hospital subject to the Prospective Payment System or in the outpatient areas of the hospital or in a non-hospital setting under agreement with the hospital for indirect medical education (IME), the percentage of time spent working in any area of the hospital complex or in a non-provider setting under agreement with the hospital for graduate medical education (GME), the start and end dates assigned to the hospital and any hospital-based providers (assignment periods) during the hospital's cost reporting period, the start and end dates assigned to any non-hospital or non-provider setting in connection with approved residency programs (assignment periods) during the hospital's cost reporting period, and the full-time or part-time percentage during each assignment period. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: Authority for maintenance of the system is given under the provisions of §§ 1886(d)(5)(B) and 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (Title 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) §§ 1395ww(d)(5)(B) and 1395ww (h)). PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: The primary purpose of the SOR is to ensure that no interns and residents

(IRs)are counted by the Medicare program as more than one full-time equivalent

(FTE)employee in the calculation of payments for the costs of direct graduate medical education

(GME)and indirect medical education (IME). Information retrieved from this SOR will also be disclosed to:

(1)Support regulatory, reimbursement, and policy functions performed within the Agency or by a contractor or consultant,

(2)assist another Federal and/or state agency, agency of a state government, an agency established by state law, or its fiscal agent,

(3)support providers and suppliers of services,

(4)assist third-party contacts where necessary to establish or verify information,

(5)support litigation involving the Agency, and

(6)combat fraud, waste, and abuse in certain health benefits programs. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OR USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: A. Entities Who May Receive Disclosures Under Routine Use These routine uses specify circumstances, in addition to those provided by statute in the Privacy Act of 1974, under which CMS may release information from the IRIS without the consent of the individual to whom such information pertains. Each proposed disclosure of information under these routine uses will be evaluated to ensure that the disclosure is legally permissible, including but not limited to ensuring that the purpose of the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the information was collected. We are proposing to establish or modify the following routine use disclosures of information maintained in the system: 1. To support agency contractors, consultants, or grantees, who have been engaged by the agency to assist in the performance of a service related to this collection and who need to have access to the records in order to perform the activity. 2. To another Federal or state agency, agency of a state government, an agency established by state law, or its fiscal agent: a. To contribute to the accuracy of CMS' proper payment of Medicare benefits, b. To enable such agency to administer a Federal health benefits program, or as necessary to enable such agency to fulfill a requirement of a Federal statute or regulation that implements a health benefits program funded in whole or in part with federal funds. 3. To providers and suppliers of services (and their authorized billing agents) directly or dealing through fiscal intermediaries or carriers, for administration of provisions of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. 4. To third-party contacts where necessary to establish or verify information provided on or by IR. 5. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), court or adjudicatory body when: a. The agency or any component thereof, or b. Any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity, or c. Any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the DOJ has agreed to represent the employee, or d. The United States Government Is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and by careful review, CMS determines that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation and that the use of such records by the DOJ, court or adjudicatory body is compatible with the purpose for which the agency collected the records. 6. To a CMS contractor (including, but not limited to FIs and carriers) that assists in the administration of a CMS-administered health benefits program, or to a grantee of a CMS-administered grant program, when disclosure is deemed reasonably necessary by CMS to prevent, deter, discover, detect, investigate, examine, prosecute, sue with respect to, defend against, correct, remedy, or otherwise combat fraud, waste, or abuse in such program. 7. To another Federal agency or to an instrumentality of any governmental jurisdiction within or under the control of the United States (including any state or local governmental agency), that administers, or that has the authority to investigate potential fraud or abuse in a health benefits program funded in whole or in part by Federal funds, when disclosure is deemed reasonably necessary by CMS to prevent, deter, discover, detect, investigate, examine, prosecute, sue with respect to, defend against, correct, remedy, or otherwise combat fraud, waste, or abuse in such programs. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: All records are stored on paper and magnetic disk. RETRIEVABILITY: Magnetic media records are retrieved by the name of the employees or other authorized individual and/or card key number. Paper records are retrieved alphabetically by name. SAFEGUARDS: CMS has safeguards in place for authorized users and monitors such users to ensure against excessive or unauthorized use. Personnel having access to the system have been trained in the Privacy Act and information security requirements. Employees who maintain records in this system are instructed not to release data until the intended recipient agrees to implement appropriate management, operational and technical safeguards sufficient to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information and information systems and to prevent unauthorized access. This system will conform to all applicable Federal laws and regulations and Federal, HHS, and CMS policies and standards as they relate to information security and data privacy. These laws and regulations may apply but are not limited to: the Privacy Act of 1974; the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002; the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; the E-Government Act of 2002, the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996; the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, and the corresponding implementing regulations. OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Resources, Appendix III, Security of Federal Automated Information Resources also applies. Federal, HHS, and CMS policies and standards include but are not limited to: all pertinent National Institute of Standards and Technology publications; the HHS Information Systems Program Handbook and the CMS Information Security Handbook. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: Records are maintained in a secure storage area with identifiers. Disposal occurs three years from the last action on the hospital's cost report, and should be coordinated with disposal of the reports. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Director, Division of Provider Audit Operations, Financial Services Group, Office of Financial Management, CMS, 7500 Security Boulevard, C3-14-00, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: For purpose of access, the subject individual should write to the systems manager who will require the system name, SSN, address, date of birth, sex, and for verification purposes, the subject individual's name (woman's maiden name, if applicable). Furnishing the SSN is voluntary, but it may make searching for a record easier and prevent delay. RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: For purpose of access, use the same procedures outlined in Notification Procedures above. Requestors should also reasonably specify the record contents being sought. (These procedures are in accordance with Department regulation 45 CFR 5b.5(a)(2).) CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: The subject individual should contact the system manager named above, and reasonably identify the record and specify the information to be contested. State the corrective action sought and the reasons for the correction with supporting justification. (These procedures are in accordance with Department regulation 45 CFR 5b.7.) RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: Data for this system is collected from IRIS diskettes/CDs as transmitted by the hospitals. SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT: None. [FR Doc. E7-23877 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-03-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request *Title:* Supporting Healthy Marriage

(SHM)Demonstration and Evaluation Project: 12-month Follow-up and Implementation Research Data Collection. *OMB No.:* New Collection. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is conducting a demonstration and evaluation called the Supporting Healthy Marriage

(SHM)project. SHM is a test of marriage education demonstration programs in eight separate locations that will aim to enroll up to 1,000 couples per location, up to 500 couples participating in SHM programs and 500 control group couples. SHM is designed to inform program operators and policymakers of the most effective ways to help low-income married couples strengthen and maintain healthy marriages. In particular, the project will measure the effectiveness of marriage education programs by randomly assigning eligible volunteer couples to SHM program groups and control groups. This data collection request includes three components. First, a survey will be administered to couples 12 months after they are enrolled in the program. The survey is designed to assess the effects of the SHM program on marital status and stability, quality of relationship with spouse, marital expectations and ideals, marital satisfaction, participation in services, parenting outcomes, child outcomes, parental well-being, employment, income, material hardship, and social support characteristics of study participants assigned to both the program and control groups. Second, survey data will be complemented by videotaped observations of couple, co-parenting, and parent-child interactions with a subset of intact and separated couples at the 12-month follow-up. Third, qualitative data will be collected through a process and implementation study in each of the eight SHM demonstration programs across the country. These data will complement the information gathered by the SHM baseline data collection (OMB Control No. 0970-0299). The information collected at the 12-month follow-up will allow the research team to examine the effects of SHM services on outcomes of interest and to identify mechanisms that might account for these effects. The process and implementation research will consist of a qualitative component that will help ACF to better understand the results from the impact analysis as well as how to replicate programs that prove to be successful. *Respondents:* Low-income married couples with children. Annual Burden Estimates Instrument Annual number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Estimated annual burden hours 12-month survey 10,240 1 0.83 8,499.2 12-month observational study (intact couples) 3,200 1 0.68 2,176 12-month observational study (separated couples) 160 1 0.17 27.2 12-month observational study (children of intact couples) 1,600 1 0.33 528 12-month observational study (children of separated couples) 160 1 0.17 27.2 The process and implementation field research guide 504 1 1 504 *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 11,761.6. Additional Information Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail address: *infocollection@acf.hhs.gov* . OMB Comment OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the **Federal Register** . Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. Dated: November 29, 2007. Brendan C. Kelly, OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 07-5978 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 am]

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