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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 140 / Friday, July 21, 2006 / Notices
Public: Business or other for-profit, Notfor-profit institutions, and State, local or
tribal governments; Number of
Respondents: 100,000; Total Annual
Responses: 100,000; Total Annual
Hours: 100,000.
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.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be mailed
or faxed within 30 days of this notice
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number:
(202) 395–6974.
Dated: July 14, 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–10179]
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
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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: Requests by
Hospitals for an Alternative Cost-toCharge Ration Instead of the Statewide
Average Cost-to-Charge Ratio; Use:
Because of the extensive gaming of
outlier payments, CMS implemented
new regulations in 42 CFR 412.84(i)(2)
for inpatient hospitals and 42 CFR
412.525(a)(4)(ii) and 412.529(c)(5)(ii) for
Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCH) to
allow a hospital to contact its fiscal
intermediaries to request that its cost-tocharge ratio (CCR) (operating and/or
capital CCR for inpatient hospitals or
the total (combined operating and
capital) CCR for LTCHs), otherwise
applicable, be changed if the hospital
presents substantial evidence that the
ratios are inaccurate for inpatient
hospitals. Any such requests would
have to be approved by the CMS
Regional Office with jurisdiction over
that FI. Form Number: CMS–10179
(OMB#: 0938–NEW); Frequency:
Reporting—On occasion; Affected
Public: Individuals or Households and
Federal Government; Number of
Respondents: 18; Total Annual
Responses: 18; Total Annual Hours:
144.
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 September 19, 2006.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development—B, Attention:
William N. Parham, III, Room C4–26–
05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: July 14, 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
Notice of Hearing: Reconsideration of
Disapproval of Alaska State Plan
Amendment 05–06
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of hearing.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces an
administrative hearing to be held on
August 29, 2006, at the Blanchard Plaza
Building, 2201 Sixth Avenue, 11th Floor
Conference Room, Seattle, WA 98121, to
reconsider CMS’ decision to disapprove
Alaska State plan amendment 05–06.
Closing Date: Requests to participate
in the hearing as a party must be
received by the presiding officer by
August 7, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Scully-Hayes, Presiding
Officer, CMS, Lord Baltimore Drive,
Mail Stop LB–23–20, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244. Telephone: (410) 786–
2055.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces an administrative
hearing to reconsider CMS’ decision to
disapprove Alaska State plan
amendment (SPA) 05–06, which was
submitted on August 1, 2005. This SPA
was disapproved on April 21, 2006.
Under SPA 05–06, Alaska proposed to
add certain school-based behavioral
health services under the rehabilitation
services benefit.
This amendment was disapproved
because it did not comport with the
requirements of section 1902(a) of the
Social Security Act (the Act) and
implementing regulations. Specifically,
the following issues will be considered
on reconsideration: (1) Whether the
State demonstrated that the proposed
services would be within the scope of
‘‘medical assistance’’ under the State
plan pursuant to section 1902(a)(10) of
the Act, as defined at section 1905(a) of
the Act; (2) whether the State has
assured that there is non-Federal
funding as required under section
1902(a)(2) to support expenditures that
would be claimed under the State plan
as the basis for Federal matching
funding in light of financial
arrangements that do not appear to
result in net expenditures; (3) whether
the proposed payment rates meet the
requirements of section 1902(a)(30)(A)
of the Act to be consistent with
efficiency, economy, and quality of care,
in light of financial arrangements under
which the providers do not retain
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10179]
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: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Requests by Hospitals for an Alternative Cost-
to-Charge Ration Instead of the Statewide Average Cost-to-Charge Ratio;
Use: Because of the extensive gaming of outlier payments, CMS
implemented new regulations in 42 CFR 412.84(i)(2) for inpatient
hospitals and 42 CFR 412.525(a)(4)(ii) and 412.529(c)(5)(ii) for Long
Term Care Hospitals (LTCH) to allow a hospital to contact its fiscal
intermediaries to request that its cost-to-charge ratio (CCR)
(operating and/or capital CCR for inpatient hospitals or the total
(combined operating and capital) CCR for LTCHs), otherwise applicable,
be changed if the hospital presents substantial evidence that the
ratios are inaccurate for inpatient hospitals. Any such requests would
have to be approved by the CMS Regional Office with jurisdiction over
that FI. Form Number: CMS-10179 (OMB: 0938-NEW); Frequency:
Reporting--On occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or Households and
Federal Government; Number of Respondents: 18; Total Annual Responses:
18; Total Annual Hours: 144.
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 September 19, 2006.
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development--B, Attention: William N. Parham,
III, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-
1850.
Dated: July 14, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-11582 Filed 7-20-06; 8:45 am]
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