Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension of Certification on Maintenance of Effort for the Title III and Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures, 37463 [E8-14898]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 127 / Tuesday, July 1, 2008 / Notices
Dated: June 19, 2008.
Ivor A. Pritchard,
Acting Director, Office for Human Research
Protections.
[FR Doc. E8–14917 Filed 6–30–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Extension
of Certification on Maintenance of
Effort for the Title III and Certification
of Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Program Expenditures
Administration on Aging, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging
(AoA) is announcing that the proposed
collection of information listed below
has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by July 31,
2008.
Submit written comments
on the collection of information by fax
202.395.6974 to the OMB Desk Officer
for AoA, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rodd Clay, e-mail:
rodd.clay@aoa.hhs.gov.
ADDRESSES:
In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, AoA
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance. With respect to
the following collection of information,
AoA invites comments on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of AoA’s functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of AoA’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
The Certification on Maintenance of
Effort for the Title III and Certification
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of Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Program Expenditures provides
statutorily required information
regarding state’s contribution to
programs funded under the Older
Americans Act and conformance with
legislative requirements, pertinent
Federal regulations and other applicable
instructions and guidelines issued by
Administration on Aging (AoA). This
information will be used for Federal
oversight of Title III Programs and Title
VII Ombudsman Program.
AoA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows: 56
State Agencies on Aging respond
annually which should be an average
burden of one half (1⁄2) hour per State
agency per year or a total of twentyeight hours for all state agencies
annually. In the Federal Register of
March 19, 2008 (Vol. 73, No. 54 Page
14821), the agency requested comments
on the proposed collection of
information. No comments on the
content of the collection were received.
Dated: June 26, 2008.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. E8–14898 Filed 6–30–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Part F of the Statement of
Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority for the
Department of Health and Human
Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), (Federal
Register , Vol. 73, No. 46, pp. 12451–
12452, dated Friday, March 7, 2008) is
amended to reflect a change in the name
and updates to the functions for the
Center for Beneficiary Choices.
Part F. is described below:
• Section F. 20. (Functions) reads as
follows:
Center for Drug and Health Plan Choice
(FAE)
• Responsible for all national policies
and operations necessary for the
purchasing of Medicare Prescription
Drug (Part D) and Medicare Advantage
(Part C) health plan benefits. Designs,
implements, and manages the
procurement of prescription drug plans
(PDPs) and Medicare Advantage plans
(MA and MA–PD plans), including the
solicitation and approval of
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applications, review of benefits and
negotiation of competitive bids, the
implementation of quality improvement
and performance measures, review of
fiscal solvency and contractor
management activities.
• Develops and improves all bidding
and payment policies related to the
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit and
the Medicare Advantage (MA) program.
• Validates payments to the Part D
prescription drug and MA plans,
including routine annual risk
adjustment data validation based on
medical record review.
• Coordinates the development and
management of business requirements
for the national systems for enrollment,
payment, and contractor management
for the Prescription Drug Benefit and the
Medicare Advantage (MA) programs.
• Develops and implements the
national policy and oversees operational
implementation for all issues related to
the Retiree Drug Subsidy Program.
• Develops national policy for
eligibility, enrollment and entitlement
for Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D,
including oversight of activities related
to Part D auto-enrollment, low income
subsidy, and creditable coverage.
• Develops national policy and
oversees operational activities related to
Medicare Part A, B, C, and D claimsrelated hearings, appeals, grievances
and other beneficiary-centered dispute
resolution processes.
• Serves as the focal point for issues
related to a variety of Federal standards
affecting private health insurance
coverage, including those pertaining to
its administration of the Medigap
program, Title I of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act and
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act.
• Works closely with the regional
Consortium for Medicare Health Plans
Operations (CMHPO) on all operational
aspects of the Part C and Part D
programs.
• Develops and implements Part C
and Part D contractor performance
monitoring programs and Part C and
Part D compliance and oversight
programs and carries out these programs
collaboratively with CMHPO.
• Develops surveys to measure
consumer experiences with their health
plans and health care providers;
manages the Consumer Assessment of
Health Care Provider and Systems
(CAHPS) survey; develops and prepares
performance measures for Part C
sponsors; analyzes and reports Health
Plan Employers Data and Information
Set data for Part C performance
measures and consumer reports; and
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Extension of Certification on Maintenance of
Effort for the Title III and Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Program Expenditures
AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing that the
proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by July
31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
fax 202.395.6974 to the OMB Desk Officer for AoA, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodd Clay, e-mail:
rodd.clay@aoa.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, AoA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance. With respect to the following collection of
information, AoA invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
AoA's functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of AoA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
The Certification on Maintenance of Effort for the Title III and
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures provides
statutorily required information regarding state's contribution to
programs funded under the Older Americans Act and conformance with
legislative requirements, pertinent Federal regulations and other
applicable instructions and guidelines issued by Administration on
Aging (AoA). This information will be used for Federal oversight of
Title III Programs and Title VII Ombudsman Program.
AoA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows: 56 State Agencies on Aging respond annually which should be an
average burden of one half (\1/2\) hour per State agency per year or a
total of twenty-eight hours for all state agencies annually. In the
Federal Register of March 19, 2008 (Vol. 73, No. 54 Page 14821), the
agency requested comments on the proposed collection of information. No
comments on the content of the collection were received.
Dated: June 26, 2008.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. E8-14898 Filed 6-30-08; 8:45 am]
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