Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 34938-34939 [E6-9478]

Download as PDF 34938 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 116 / Friday, June 16, 2006 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel: HIV II—Identifying Ground-Breaking Behavioral Interventions To Prevent HIV Transmission, Program Announcement (PA) PS06–005; Reducing Sexual Risk HIV Acquisition and Transmission, PA PS06–007 and HIV Prevention Intervention Research With HIV Positive Incarcerated Populations, PA PS06–011 Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel: Portfolio Review of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program Correction: This notice was published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2006, Volume 71, Number 102, page 30420. The date of the Special Emphasis Panel meeting has been changed to July 14, 2006. Titles: HIV II—Identifying GroundBreaking Behavioral Interventions to Prevent HIV Transmission, Program Announcement (PA) PS06–005; Reducing Sexual Risk HIV Acquisition and Transmission, PA PS06–007 and HIV Prevention Intervention Research With HIV Positive Incarcerated Populations, PA PS06–011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Langub, Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop D72, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone 404–639– 4640. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: June 9, 2006. Alvin Hall, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E6–9444 Filed 6–15–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting: Name: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel: Portfolio Review of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program. Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., July 17, 2006 (Closed). Place: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, 12 Executive Park Drive, Atlanta, GA 30329, Telephone Number 404–498–3800. Status: The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463. Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will include a discussion of the ‘‘Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program.’’ For Further Information Contact: Esther Sumartojo, Associate Director for Science and Public Health, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E–87, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone Number 404– 498–3800. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: June 9, 2006. Alvin Hall, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E6–9447 Filed 6–15–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES [Document Identifier: CMS–10078, CMS– 10197, CMS–10185 and CMS–685] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:25 Jun 15, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Matching Grants to States for the Operation of High Risk Pools and Supporting Regulations at 42 CFR 148.316, 148.318, and 148.320; Use: CMS is requiring this information as a condition of eligibility for grants that were authorized in the Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–210). The information is necessary to determine if a State applicant meets the necessary eligibility criteria for a grant as required by the law. The respondents will be States that have a high risk pool as defined in Section 2744(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act. The grants will provide matching funds to States that incur losses in the operation of high risk pools. High risk pools are set up by States to provide health insurance to individuals that cannot obtain health insurance in the private market because of a history of illness. Form Number: CMS–10078 (OMB#: 0938–0887); Frequency: Reporting—On occasion; Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government; Number of Respondents: 33; Total Annual Responses: 33; Total Annual Hours: 1,320. 2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the Medicare National Competitive Bidding Program for DME; Use: Section 302(b) of The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to begin a program of competitive bidding for durable medical equipment (DME), supplies, certain orthotics, and enteral nutrients and related equipment and supplies. MMA Section 303(d) requires a Report to Congress on the E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1 wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 116 / Friday, June 16, 2006 / Notices program, covering program savings, reductions in cost sharing, impacts on access to and quality of affected goods and services, and beneficiary satisfaction. This project’s purpose is to provide information for this Report to Congress. Form Number: CMS–10197 (OMB#: 0938–-New); Frequency: Reporting—Other: Baseline and Followup; Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or other for-profit, Federal Government and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 12,671; Total Annual Responses: 12,671; Total Annual Hours: 6,557. 3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Part D Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations under 42 CFR 423.505; Use: Data collected via Medicare Part D Reporting Requirements will be an integral resource for oversight, monitoring, compliance and auditing activities necessary to ensure quality provision of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit to beneficiaries. Data will be validated, analyzed, and utilized for trend reporting by CMS. If outliers or other data anomalies are detected, CMS will work in collaboration with other CMS divisions for follow-up and resolution. Form Number: CMS–10185 (OMB#: 0938–0992); Frequency: Reporting: Quarterly and Semiannually; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 3,203; Total Annual Responses: 12,812; Total Annual Hours: 102,496. 4. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network Semi-Annual Cost Report Forms and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 405.2110 and 42 CFR 405.2112; Use: Section 1881(c) of the Social Security Act establishes End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network contracts. The regulations designated at 42 CFR 405.2110 and 405.2112 designated 18 ESRD Networks which are funded by renewable contracts. These contracts are on 3-year cycles. To better administer the program, CMS is requiring contractors to submit semiannual cost reports. The purpose of the cost reports is to enable the ESRD Networks to report costs in a standardized manner. This will allow CMS to review, compare and project ESRD Network costs during the life of the contract. Form Number: CMS–685 (OMB#: 0938–0657); Frequency: Reporting—Semi-annually; Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 18; Total VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:25 Jun 15, 2006 Jkt 208001 Annual Responses: 36; Total Annual Hours: 108. 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/ 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 August 15, 2006. CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development—A, Attention: Melissa Musotto, Room C4– 26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. Dated: June 9, 2006. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. E6–9478 Filed 6–15–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS–R–194 and CMS–R–52] 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 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 AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34939 other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Disproportionate Share Adjustment Procedures and Criteria and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 412.106; Use: A hospital’s disproportionate share adjustment is determined by its fiscal intermediary (FI) using a combination of Medicare Part A and Supplemental Security Income data provided by CMS, and Medicaid data calculated from the hospital’s cost report. The data provided through these calculations are then compared to the qualifying criteria located in 42 CFR 412.106 to determine the final adjustment. If these calculations, based on the Federal fiscal year, do not allow the hospital to qualify for a disproportionate share adjustment, the hospital may request that the calculations be performed using its cost reporting period; Form Number: CMS– R–194 (OMB#: 0938–0691); Frequency: Recordkeeping and Reporting—On occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 100; Total Annual Responses: 100; Total Annual Hours: 100. 2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Conditions for Coverage of Suppliers of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Services and Supporting Regulations Contained in 42 CFR 405.2100–405.2171; Use: The requirements associated with the Medicare and Medicaid Conditions for Coverage for Suppliers of ESRD Services fall into two categories: record keeping requirements and reporting requirements. With regard to the recordkeeping requirements, CMS uses these conditions for coverage to certify health care facilities that want to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. These record keeping requirements are no different than other conditions for coverage in that they reflect comparable standards developed by industry organizations such as the Renal Physicians Association, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, and the National Association of Patients on Hemodialysis and Transplantation. With respect to reporting requirements, the information is needed to assess and ensure proper distribution and effective utilization of ESRD treatment resources while maintaining or improving quality of care. It is CMS’s responsibility to closely monitor ESRD service utilization to prevent over-expansion of facilities E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34938-34939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9478]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10078, CMS-10197, CMS-10185 and CMS-685]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: 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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Matching Grants 
to States for the Operation of High Risk Pools and Supporting 
Regulations at 42 CFR 148.316, 148.318, and 148.320; Use: CMS is 
requiring this information as a condition of eligibility for grants 
that were authorized in the Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210). The 
information is necessary to determine if a State applicant meets the 
necessary eligibility criteria for a grant as required by the law. The 
respondents will be States that have a high risk pool as defined in 
Section 2744(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act. The grants will 
provide matching funds to States that incur losses in the operation of 
high risk pools. High risk pools are set up by States to provide health 
insurance to individuals that cannot obtain health insurance in the 
private market because of a history of illness. Form Number: CMS-10078 
(OMB: 0938-0887); Frequency: Reporting--On occasion; Affected 
Public: State, local, or tribal government; Number of Respondents: 33; 
Total Annual Responses: 33; Total Annual Hours: 1,320.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Evaluation of the Medicare National Competitive 
Bidding Program for DME; Use: Section 302(b) of The Medicare 
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) 
requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to begin 
a program of competitive bidding for durable medical equipment (DME), 
supplies, certain orthotics, and enteral nutrients and related 
equipment and supplies. MMA Section 303(d) requires a Report to 
Congress on the

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program, covering program savings, reductions in cost sharing, impacts 
on access to and quality of affected goods and services, and 
beneficiary satisfaction. This project's purpose is to provide 
information for this Report to Congress. Form Number: CMS-10197 
(OMB: 0938--New); Frequency: Reporting--Other: Baseline and 
Follow-up; Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or 
other for-profit, Federal Government and Not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 12,671; Total Annual Responses: 12,671; Total 
Annual Hours: 6,557.
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Part D 
Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations under 42 CFR 423.505; 
Use: Data collected via Medicare Part D Reporting Requirements will be 
an integral resource for oversight, monitoring, compliance and auditing 
activities necessary to ensure quality provision of the Medicare 
Prescription Drug Benefit to beneficiaries. Data will be validated, 
analyzed, and utilized for trend reporting by CMS. If outliers or other 
data anomalies are detected, CMS will work in collaboration with other 
CMS divisions for follow-up and resolution. Form Number: CMS-10185 
(OMB: 0938-0992); Frequency: Reporting: Quarterly and Semi-
annually; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of 
Respondents: 3,203; Total Annual Responses: 12,812; Total Annual Hours: 
102,496.
    4. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: End Stage Renal 
Disease (ESRD) Network Semi-Annual Cost Report Forms and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 405.2110 and 42 CFR 405.2112; Use: Section 
1881(c) of the Social Security Act establishes End Stage Renal Disease 
(ESRD) Network contracts. The regulations designated at 42 CFR 405.2110 
and 405.2112 designated 18 ESRD Networks which are funded by renewable 
contracts. These contracts are on 3-year cycles. To better administer 
the program, CMS is requiring contractors to submit semi-annual cost 
reports. The purpose of the cost reports is to enable the ESRD Networks 
to report costs in a standardized manner. This will allow CMS to 
review, compare and project ESRD Network costs during the life of the 
contract. Form Number: CMS-685 (OMB: 0938-0657); Frequency: 
Reporting--Semi-annually; Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 18; Total Annual Responses: 36; Total Annual 
Hours: 108.
    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/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 at the address below, 
no later than 5 p.m. on August 15, 2006.
    CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development--A, Attention: Melissa Musotto, 
Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: June 9, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E6-9478 Filed 6-15-06; 8:45 am]
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