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(CFIDS) Association of America, will
build the case that chronic fatigue
syndrome should be diagnosed quickly
to ensure the best possible health
outcomes.
To do so, a public education and
awareness campaign will be launched to
bring about changes in beliefs and social
norms among target audiences (women
aged 40–60, healthcare practitioners,
and the general public) that CFS is a
diagnosable and treatable physical
illness.
Although considerable research will
be done to ensure that campaign
themes, messages, and materials are
effective, there is no way to test the
impact of the campaign on the target
audience other than to conduct baseline
and follow-up surveys. These surveys
will measure not only the level of
awareness created by the campaign, but
will measure change in key knowledge,
attitudes and beliefs about CFS among
the target audiences.
There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are
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Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Form name
Consumers (Women, 40–60 years of age) ....
Consumers (Women, 40–60 years of age) ....
Physician Assistants .......................................
Physician Assistants .......................................
Nurse Practitioners .........................................
Nurse Practitioners .........................................
Pre-program survey .......................................
Post-program survey ......................................
Pre-program survey .......................................
Post-program survey ......................................
Pre-program survey .......................................
Post-program survey ......................................
Dated: February 10, 2006.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–276]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
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) 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 functions;
(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.
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1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Prepaid Health
Plan Cost Report.; Use: Health
Maintenance Organizations and
Competitive Medical Plans (HMO/
CMPs) contracting with the Secretary
under Section 1876 of the Social
Security Act are required to submit a
budget and enrollment forecast, four
quarterly reports and a final certified
cost report. Health Care Prepayment
Plans (HCPPs) contracting with the
Secretary under Section 1833 of the
Social Security Act are required to
submit a budget and enrollment
forecast, mid-year report, and final cost
report. An HMO/CMP is a health care
delivery system that furnishes directly
or arranges for the delivery of the full
spectrum of health services to an
enrolled population. An HCPP is a
health care delivery system that
furnishes directly or arranges for the
delivery of certain physician and
diagnostics services up to the full
spectrum of non-provider Part B health
services to an enrolled population.
These reports will be used to establish
the reasonable cost of delivering
covered services furnished to Medicare
enrollees by an HMO/CMP or HCPP.;
Form Numbers: CMS–276 (OMB#:
0938–0165); Frequency: Recordkeeping,
Reporting—Quarterly and Annually;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Number of Respondents: 45;
Total Annual Responses: 225; Total
Annual Hours: 7,860.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS’ Web site
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address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or Email 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 April 18, 2006.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development—C, Attention:
Bonnie L Harkless, Room C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: February 8, 2006.
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–10062, CMS–
10177, and CMS–10044]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 33 / Friday, February 17, 2006 / Notices
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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Collection of
Diagnostic Data from Medicare
Advantage Organizations for Risk
Adjusted Payments Supporting
Regulations 42 CFR part 422 subparts F
and G and 42 CFR part 423 subparts F
and G; Form Number: CMS–10062
(OMB#: 0938–0878); Use: Under the
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit,
Improvement and Modernization Act of
2003 (MMA), the Congress restructured
the M+C program into the Medicare
Advantage (MA) program, Part C, and
added an outpatient prescription drug
benefit, Part D. In accordance with
mandates in these laws, the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human
Services must implement health status
risk adjustment, a payment
methodology for Parts C and D that
takes into account the health status of
plan enrollees. CMS collects inpatient
and outpatient data. Part C data is
collected using the CMS–HCC
(hierarchical condition category) model.
Part D data will be collected using the
CMS Rx-HCC model. The Rx-HCC
model is different from the CMS–HCC
model primarily in that it predicts plan
liability for drug costs instead of
medical/surgical costs for service under
Parts A and B. CMS will use the data to
make risk adjusted payment under Parts
C and D. MA plans, Medicare
Advantage Prescription Drug (MA–PD)
plans, and stand-alone Prescription
Drug Plans (PDP’s) will use the data to
develop their Parts C and D bids.;
Frequency: Reporting—Quarterly;
Affected Public: Business or other-forprofit and not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 505; Total
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Annual Responses: 14,091,370; Total
Annual Hours: 8,351.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Survey of
Contract Labor in Selected Health
Industries; Form Number: CMS–
10177(OMB#: 0938–NEW); Use: CMS
Medicare reimbursement to hospitals
and skilled nursing facilities is based, in
part, on the portion of costs which are
related to, are influenced by, or vary
with the local labor markets. This
portion is known as the labor-related
share. Currently, contract labor costs for
accounting and auditing services,
engineering services, legal services, and
management consulting services are
included in the labor-related share.
These costs are calculated based on data
published in the Medicare cost reports
and the Input-Output tables published
by the Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA). At this time, the labor-related
share is not used to reimburse end-stage
renal disease centers (ESRDs) for
providing Medicare services. However,
there is a possibility that this
circumstance may change; therefore
CMS will include ESRDs in the survey.
It is assumed that these professional
services contract labor costs are
purchased in the local labor market and
thus should be included in the laborrelated share. A search of the literature
reveals no existing work on this subject.
Therefore, CMS will survey hospitals,
skilled nursing facilities, and kidney
dialysis centers to determine if their
professional service contract labor is
hired from local or national labor
markets.; Frequency: Reporting—Onetime; Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions, Business or other for-profit,
Federal Government, State, Local, or
Tribal Government; Number of
Respondents: 4,000; Total Annual
Responses: 4,000; Total Annual Hours:
4,000.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare
Lifestyle Modification Program
Demonstration; Form Number: CMS–
10044(OMB#: 0938–0871); Use: The
Medicare Lifestyle Modification
Program Demonstration will focus on
two Medicare-sponsored, lifestyle
modification programs designed to
reverse, reduce, or ameliorate the
progression of coronary artery disease
(CAD) at risk for significant morbidity
and mortality. Lifestyle modification
programs are an increasingly important
approach to the secondary prevention of
coronary morbidity. Research has
provided evidence that lifestyle changes
decrease cardiovascular risk factors,
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resulting in lower morbidity and
mortality associated with coronary
artery disease (CAD). Such programs
may reduce the incidence of
hospitalizations and invasive
procedures among patients with
substantial coronary occlusion.
Consequently, lifestyle modification
may also reduce the need for
revascularization procedures (coronary
artery bypass graft (CABG) and
percutaneous coronary angioplasty
(PTCA)) as well as the use of ambulatory
and inpatient services for this disease.
This demonstration will test the cost
effectiveness and feasibility of providing
payment for cardiovascular lifestyle
modification program services to
Medicare beneficiaries.; Frequency:
Reporting—Monthly; Affected Public:
Individuals or Households; Number of
Respondents: 2,240; Total Annual
Responses: 1,680; Total Annual Hours:
1106.
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/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or Email 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 March 20, 2006.
OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, CMS
Desk Officer, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503.
Dated: February 9, 2006.
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-10062, CMS-10177, and CMS-10044]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
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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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Collection of
Diagnostic Data from Medicare Advantage Organizations for Risk Adjusted
Payments Supporting Regulations 42 CFR part 422 subparts F and G and 42
CFR part 423 subparts F and G; Form Number: CMS-10062 (OMB:
0938-0878); Use: Under the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit,
Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), the Congress
restructured the M+C program into the Medicare Advantage (MA) program,
Part C, and added an outpatient prescription drug benefit, Part D. In
accordance with mandates in these laws, the Secretary of the Department
of Health and Human Services must implement health status risk
adjustment, a payment methodology for Parts C and D that takes into
account the health status of plan enrollees. CMS collects inpatient and
outpatient data. Part C data is collected using the CMS-HCC
(hierarchical condition category) model. Part D data will be collected
using the CMS Rx-HCC model. The Rx-HCC model is different from the CMS-
HCC model primarily in that it predicts plan liability for drug costs
instead of medical/surgical costs for service under Parts A and B. CMS
will use the data to make risk adjusted payment under Parts C and D. MA
plans, Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plans, and stand-
alone Prescription Drug Plans (PDP's) will use the data to develop
their Parts C and D bids.; Frequency: Reporting--Quarterly; Affected
Public: Business or other-for-profit and not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 505; Total Annual Responses: 14,091,370; Total
Annual Hours: 8,351.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Survey of Contract Labor in Selected Health
Industries; Form Number: CMS-10177(OMB: 0938-NEW); Use: CMS
Medicare reimbursement to hospitals and skilled nursing facilities is
based, in part, on the portion of costs which are related to, are
influenced by, or vary with the local labor markets. This portion is
known as the labor-related share. Currently, contract labor costs for
accounting and auditing services, engineering services, legal services,
and management consulting services are included in the labor-related
share. These costs are calculated based on data published in the
Medicare cost reports and the Input-Output tables published by the
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). At this time, the labor-related
share is not used to reimburse end-stage renal disease centers (ESRDs)
for providing Medicare services. However, there is a possibility that
this circumstance may change; therefore CMS will include ESRDs in the
survey. It is assumed that these professional services contract labor
costs are purchased in the local labor market and thus should be
included in the labor-related share. A search of the literature reveals
no existing work on this subject. Therefore, CMS will survey hospitals,
skilled nursing facilities, and kidney dialysis centers to determine if
their professional service contract labor is hired from local or
national labor markets.; Frequency: Reporting--One-time; Affected
Public: Not-for-profit institutions, Business or other for-profit,
Federal Government, State, Local, or Tribal Government; Number of
Respondents: 4,000; Total Annual Responses: 4,000; Total Annual Hours:
4,000.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare
Lifestyle Modification Program Demonstration; Form Number: CMS-
10044(OMB: 0938-0871); Use: The Medicare Lifestyle
Modification Program Demonstration will focus on two Medicare-
sponsored, lifestyle modification programs designed to reverse, reduce,
or ameliorate the progression of coronary artery disease (CAD) at risk
for significant morbidity and mortality. Lifestyle modification
programs are an increasingly important approach to the secondary
prevention of coronary morbidity. Research has provided evidence that
lifestyle changes decrease cardiovascular risk factors, resulting in
lower morbidity and mortality associated with coronary artery disease
(CAD). Such programs may reduce the incidence of hospitalizations and
invasive procedures among patients with substantial coronary occlusion.
Consequently, lifestyle modification may also reduce the need for
revascularization procedures (coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and
percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PTCA)) as well as the use of
ambulatory and inpatient services for this disease. This demonstration
will test the cost effectiveness and feasibility of providing payment
for cardiovascular lifestyle modification program services to Medicare
beneficiaries.; Frequency: Reporting--Monthly; Affected Public:
Individuals or Households; Number of Respondents: 2,240; Total Annual
Responses: 1,680; Total Annual Hours: 1106.
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/PaperworkReductionActof1995, 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 March 20, 2006.
OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett,
CMS Desk Officer, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: February 9, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-2302 Filed 2-16-06; 8:45 am]
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