Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 42850-42851 [E6-12035]

Agencies

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 145 (Friday, July 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42850-42851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12035]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-372(S), CMS-10190, CMS-10183, CMS-R-262 , 
CMS-10196 and CMS-10193]


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 
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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Annual Report on 
Home and Community-Based Services Waivers and Supporting Regulations in 
42 CFR 440.180 and 441.300-310; Use: States with an approved waiver 
under Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act are required to submit 
a report annually in order for CMS to: (1) Verify that State assurances 
regarding waiver cost-neutrality are met; and (2) determine the 
waiver's impact on the type, amount, and cost of services provided 
under the State Plan and health and welfare of recipients. Form Number: 
CMS-372(S) (OMB: 0938-0272); Frequency: Annually; Affected 
Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 50; 
Total Annual Responses: 287; Total Annual Hours: 21,525.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: State Plan 
Preprints to Implement Sections of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 
2006; Use: This information collection is requested to allow States to 
submit State Plan preprints to CMS for review and approval. The DRA 
provides States with the flexibility to request through the use of 
State Plan preprints changes in benefit packages, cost sharing, non-
emergency medical transportation services, etc. CMS will send State 
Medicaid Director letters and State Plan preprints to States in an 
effort to request these changes, if they so choose, and to make the 
process as simple as possible.; Form Number: CMS-10190 (OMB: 
0938-0993); Frequency: Other: One-time; Affected Public: State, Local 
or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual 
Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 56.
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: National Evaluation of the Demonstration to 
Improve the Direct Service Community Workforce; Use: The purpose of 
this research is to perform a national evaluation of the impact of ten 
demonstration grants awarded by CMS. These demonstration grants support 
various interventions to improve the recruitment and retention of 
direct service workers. The data will permit the national evaluation to 
compare and contrast the processes and outcomes of the ten 
demonstration projects. The evaluation will provide an understanding of 
which types of interventions are most likely to be effective under a 
range of circumstances. The data collections consist of six components. 
From participating sites this will include: 200 agencies, 4,000 direct 
service workers, and 4,000 consumers. From control sites this will 
include 50 agencies, 1,333 direct service workers, and 1,333 consumers. 
All data will be collected using mail surveys; Form Number: CMS-10183 
(OMB: 0938-NEW); Frequency: Other: One-time; Affected Public: 
Individuals or Households, Business or other for-profit, and Not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 10,916; Total Annual 
Responses: 10,916; Total Annual Hours: 10,916.
    4. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Plan Benefit 
Package (PBP) and Formulary Submission for Medicare Advantage (MA) 
Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs); Use: Under the Medicare 
Modernization Act (MMA), Medicare Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug 
Plan (PDP) organizations are required to submit plan benefit packages 
for all Medicare beneficiaries residing in their service area. CMS 
requires that MA and PDP organizations submit a completed formulary and 
PBP as part of the annual bidding process. During this process, 
organizations prepare their proposed plan benefit packages for the 
upcoming contract year and submit them to CMS for review and approval; 
Form Number: CMS-R-262 (OMB: 0938-0763); Frequency: On 
occasion, Annually, and Other: As required by new legislation; Affected 
Public: Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 553; Total Annual Responses: 5,807; Total Annual 
Hours: 13,272.
    5. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Medicare Part C Audit Guide, Version 4.0 and 
Supporting Regulation contained in 42 CFR Section 423.502; Use: The 
Medicare Modernization Act provides CMS the regulatory authority to 
audit, evaluate, or inspect any Part C sponsors' performance related to 
the law in the areas including enrollment & disenrollment, marketing, 
benefits and beneficiary protections, quality assurance, provider 
relations and contracts. The information collected

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will be an integral resource for oversight, monitoring, compliance, and 
auditing activities necessary to ensure quality provision of the Part C 
Medicare Advantage benefit to beneficiaries; Form Number: CMS-10196 
(OMB: 0938-New); Frequency: Recordkeeping and Reporting--
Annually; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of 
Respondents: 393; Total Annual Responses: 393; Total Annual Hours: 
12,576.
    6. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Services 
Competitive Bidding Demonstration Project--Bidding Form; Use: The 
Medicare Clinical Laboratory Competitive Bidding Demonstration is 
mandated by section 302(b) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. The purpose of the 
demonstration is to determine whether competitive bidding can be used 
to provide quality laboratory services at prices below current Medicare 
reimbursement rates. The application is to collect information from 
organizations that supply clinical laboratory services to Medicare 
beneficiaries in the Competitive Bidding Area (CBA). This information 
will be used to determine bidding status, winners under the bidding 
competition, and the competitively-determined fee schedule for 
demonstration tests. The winning laboratories will be selected based on 
multiple criteria, including price bid, laboratory capacity, service 
area, and quality. Multiple winners are expected in each competitive 
acquisition area.; Form Number: CMS-10193 (OMB: 0938-New); 
Frequency: Reporting--Other: once every three years.; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 80; Total Annual 
Responses: 80; Total Annual Hours: 7010.
    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 20, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E6-12035 Filed 7-27-06; 8:45 am]
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