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use the information to select PACE
organizations and monitor their
performance. Frequency:
Recordkeeping, Reporting—Quarterly
and Annually; Affected Public: Not-forprofit institutions, Federal Government
and State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Number of Respondents: 54; Total
Annual Responses: 54; Total Annual
Hours: 44,378.
4. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: 1–800–
MEDICARE Customer Experience
Questionnaire; Form Number: CMS–
10163 (OMB#: 0938–0963); Use: Section
923 (d) of the Medicare Prescription
Drug, Improvement and Modernization
Act of 2003 established 1–800
MEDICARE as the primary source of
general Medicare information and
assistance. As part of the Medicare
Modernization Act (MMA), CMS must
provide Part D eligibles and their
representatives with the information
they need to make informed decisions
among the available choices for Part D
coverage. Part D sponsors can start
marketing their programs on October 1,
2005. The initial enrollment period for
the general population will occur from
November 15, 2005 to May 15, 2006.
The information collected from this
survey will allow CMS to monitor
callers’ satisfaction with various aspects
of both the Interactive Voice
Recognition (IVR) component and live
Customer Service Representative (CSR)
component of the 1–800 MEDICARE
line. Timely feedback from customers
on key satisfaction indicators will be
used for continuous quality
enhancement. Frequency: Reporting—
Weekly, Quarterly and Monthly;
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households; Number of Respondents:
31,200; Total Annual Responses:
31,200; Total Annual Hours: 4940.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS’ Web site
address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
regulations/pra/, or e-mail your request,
including your address, phone number,
OMB number, and CMS document
identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov,
or call the Reports Clearance Office on
(410) 786–1326.
To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must
be received at the address below, no
later than 5 p.m. on November 29, 2005.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development, Attention:
Bonnie L. Harkless, Room C4–26–05,
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7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: September 21, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10146 and CMS–
10147]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), Department of Health
and Human Services, is publishing the
following summary of proposed
collections for public comment.
Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the Agency’s function;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Notice of Denial
of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage;
Form No.: CMS–10146 (OMB# 0938–
NEW); Use: Pursuant to 42 CFR
423.568(c), if a Part D plan denies drug
coverage, in whole or in part, the Part
D plan must give the enrollee written
notice of the coverage determination;
Frequency: Other: Distribution; Affected
Public: Business or other for profit, Notfor-profit institutions; Individuals or
Households and Federal Government;
Number of Respondents: 450; Total
Annual Responses: 1,056,000; Total
Annual Hours: 528,000.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare
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Prescription Drug Coverage and Your
Rights; Form No.: CMS–10147 (OMB #
0938–NEW); Use: Pursuant to 42 CFR
423.562(a)(3), a Part D plan sponsor
must arrange with its network
pharmacies to post or distribute notices
informing enrollees to contact their plan
to request a coverage determination or
an exception if the enrollee disagrees
with the information provided by the
pharmacy; Frequency: Other:
Distribution; Affected Public: Business
or other for profit, Not-for-profit
institutions; Individuals or Households
and Federal Government; Number of
Respondents: 41,000; Total Annual
Responses: 35,000,000; Total Annual
Hours: 583,333.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for
these paperwork collections referenced
above, access CMS Web site address at
https://www.cms.hhs.gov/regulations/
pra/, or e-mail your request, including
your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier,
to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786–
1326.
To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must
be received by the OMB Desk Officer at
the address below, no later than 5 p.m.
on October 31, 2005.
OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Christopher Martin,
New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: September 23, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
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Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
Technical Advisory Group (TAG):
Announcement of a New Member
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
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Emergency Medical Treatment and
Labor Act (EMTALA) Technical
Advisory Group (TAG). The purpose of
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10146 and CMS-10147]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing
the following summary of proposed collections for public comment.
Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the Agency's function; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
1. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Notice of Denial of Medicare Prescription Drug
Coverage; Form No.: CMS-10146 (OMB 0938-NEW); Use: Pursuant to
42 CFR 423.568(c), if a Part D plan denies drug coverage, in whole or
in part, the Part D plan must give the enrollee written notice of the
coverage determination; Frequency: Other: Distribution; Affected
Public: Business or other for profit, Not-for-profit institutions;
Individuals or Households and Federal Government; Number of
Respondents: 450; Total Annual Responses: 1,056,000; Total Annual
Hours: 528,000.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage and Your
Rights; Form No.: CMS-10147 (OMB 0938-NEW); Use: Pursuant to
42 CFR 423.562(a)(3), a Part D plan sponsor must arrange with its
network pharmacies to post or distribute notices informing enrollees to
contact their plan to request a coverage determination or an exception
if the enrollee disagrees with the information provided by the
pharmacy; Frequency: Other: Distribution; Affected Public: Business or
other for profit, Not-for-profit institutions; Individuals or
Households and Federal Government; Number of Respondents: 41,000; Total
Annual Responses: 35,000,000; Total Annual Hours: 583,333.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for these paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web site
address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/, or e-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS
document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must be received by the OMB Desk
Officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on October 31, 2005.
OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Christopher
Martin, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503.
Dated: September 23, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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