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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: Medicare
Advantage Applications—Part C and
regulations under 42 CFR 422 subpart K;
Use: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997
established a new ‘‘Part C’’ in the
Medicare statute Social Security Act
(the Act), which provided for a
Medicare+Choice (M+C) program.
Under section 1851 of the Act, every
individual entitled to Medicare Part A
and enrolled under Part B, except for
most individuals with end-stage renal
disease (ESRD), could elect to receive
benefits either through the Original
Medicare Program or an M+C plan.
The Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 (MMA) was enacted on December
8, 2003. The MMA established the
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Program (Part D) and made revisions to
the provisions of Medicare Part C,
governing what is now called the
Medicare Advantage (MA) program
(formerly Medicare+Choice).
Coverage for the prescription drug
benefit is provided through contracted
prescription drug plans or through
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans that
offer integrated prescription drug and
health care coverage (MA–PD plans).
Cost plans that are required under
section 1876 of the Social Security Act,
and Employer Group Waiver Plans
(EGWP) may also provide a Part D
benefit. Organizations wishing to
provide services under the MA and
MA–PD plans must complete an
application, negotiate rates and receive
final approval from CMS. Certain
existing MA plans may also expand
their contracted area by completing the
Service Area Expansion (SAE)
application. Form Number: CMS–10237
and 10214 (OMB# 0938–0935);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Private Sector; Number of Respondents:
267; Total Annual Responses: 267; Total
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Annual Hours: 6,490. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Betty Burrier at 410–786–4649.
For all other issues call 410–786–1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Coordination of
Benefits between Part D Plans and Other
Prescription Coverage Providers; Use:
Section 1860D–23 and 1860D–24 of the
Social Security Act requires the
Secretary to establish requirements for
prescription drug plans to ensure the
effective coordination between Part D
plans, State pharmaceutical Assistance
programs and other payers. This
collection request will assist CMS, Part
D plans and other payers with
coordination of prescription drug
benefits at the point-of-sale and tracking
of the beneficiary’s True out-of-pocket
(TrOOP) expenditures using the TrOOP
facilitator. This information will be used
by Part D plans, other health insurers or
payers, pharmacies and CMS to
coordinate prescription drug benefits
provided to the Medicare beneficiary.
Beginning in CY 2009, CMS, via the
TrOOP facilitation contractor, will
automate the transfer of beneficiary
coverage information when a
beneficiary changes plans. Form
Number: CMS–10171 (OMB# 0938–
0978); Frequency: Hourly, yearly and
occasionally; Affected Public: Business
or other for-profits; Number of
Respondents: 56,988; Total Annual
Responses: 1,139,760; Total Annual
Hours: 1,125,883. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact
Christine Hinds at 410–786–4578. For
all other issues call 410–786–1326.)
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 by the OMB desk officer at
the address below, no later than 5 p.m.
on June 15, 2009.
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OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: May 7, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Grant Application Data
Summary (GADS) Form.
OMB No.: 0970–0328.
Description: The Grant Application
Data Summary (GADS) form collects
information from applicants seeking
grants from the Administration for
Native Americans (ANA). Applicants
complete the GADS form as part of their
funding package. This standardized
format allows ANA to evaluate
applications for financial assistance and
to determine the relative focus of the
projects for which such assistance is
requested. The data collected focuses on
the specific ANA program area for
which the applicant is applying. ANA
awards annual grants in the following
nine competitive areas: (1) Social &
Economic Develop Strategies (SEDS); (2)
Alaska SEDS; (3) Special Initiative:
Family Preservation: Improving the
Well-Being of Children Planning; (4)
Special Initiative: Family Preservation:
Improving the Well-Being of Children
Implementation; (5) Native Language
Preservation & Maintenance
Assessment; (6) Native Language
Preservation & Maintenance Planning;
(7) Native Language Preservation &
Maintenance Implementation; (8) Native
Language Preservation & Maintenance
Immersion; (9) Environmental
Regulatory Enhancement.
Respondents: Federally Recognized
Indian Tribes, Tribal Governments,
Native American Non-profits, Tribal
Colleges and Universities.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) ......................................................
500
1
0.50
250
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 250
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: May 12, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–09–0234)
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
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review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
To request a copy of these requirements,
call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer
at 404–639–5960 or send comments to
CDC/ATSDR Assistant Reports
Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,
MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an
e-mail to omb@cdc.gov. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
National Ambulatory Medical Care
Survey (NAMCS) (OMB No. 0920–
0234)—Revision—National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as
amended, authorizes that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through NCHS, shall collect
statistics on ‘‘utilization of health care’’
in the United States. NAMCS was
conducted annually from 1973 to 1981,
again in 1985, and resumed as an
annual survey in 1989. The purpose of
NAMCS is to meet the needs and
demands for statistical information
about the provision of ambulatory
medical care services in the United
States. NCHS is seeking OMB approval
to extend this survey for three years.
Ambulatory services are rendered in a
wide variety of settings, including
physician offices and hospital
outpatient and emergency departments.
The NAMCS target universe consists of
all office visits made by ambulatory
patients to non-Federal office-based
physicians (excluding those in the
specialties of anesthesiology, radiology,
and pathology) who are engaged in
direct patient care.
In 2006, physicians and mid-level
providers (i.e., nurse practitioners,
physician assistants, and nurse
midwives) practicing in community
health centers (CHCs) were added to the
NAMCS sample, and these data will
continue to be collected. To
complement NAMCS data, NCHS
initiated the National Hospital
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
(NHAMCS, OMB No. 0920–0278) in
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1992 to provide data concerning patient
visits to hospital outpatient and
emergency departments. NAMCS and
NHAMCS are the principal sources of
data on ambulatory care provided in the
United States.
NAMCS provides a range of baseline
data on the characteristics of the users
and providers of ambulatory medical
care. Data collected include the patients’
demographic characteristics, reason(s)
for visit, provider diagnoses, diagnostic
services, medications, and visit
disposition. In addition, information on
cervical cancer screening practices in
physician offices will continue to be
collected through the Cervical Cancer
Screening Supplement (CCSS), which
was added in 2006. It will allow CDC’s
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP) to evaluate cervical cancer
screening methods and the use of
Human Papillomavirus DNA tests.
A supplemental mail survey on the
adoption and use of electronic medical
records (EMRs) in physician offices was
added to NAMCS in 2008, and will
continue. These data were requested by
the Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology
(ONC), Department of Health and
Human Services, to measure progress
toward goals for EMR adoption. The
mail survey will collect information on
characteristics of physician practices
and the capabilities of EMRs used in
those practices.
In 2009, in addition to conducting the
on-going survey, NAMCS will include
an additional sample of 70 physicians to
pretest additional questionnaire items
on laboratory values. These new items
were requested by the Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention within
NCCDPHP to better understand the
extent to which ambulatory health care
providers identify and control abnormal
values before and after cardiovascular
disease. Users of NAMCS data include,
but are not limited to, Congressional
offices, Federal agencies, state and local
governments, schools of public health,
colleges and universities, private
industry, nonprofit foundations,
professional associations, clinicians,
researchers, administrators, and health
planners.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time to participate. The total
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) Form.
OMB No.: 0970-0328.
Description: The Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) form
collects information from applicants seeking grants from the
Administration for Native Americans (ANA). Applicants complete the GADS
form as part of their funding package. This standardized format allows
ANA to evaluate applications for financial assistance and to determine
the relative focus of the projects for which such assistance is
requested. The data collected focuses on the specific ANA program area
for which the applicant is applying. ANA awards annual grants in the
following nine competitive areas: (1) Social & Economic Develop
Strategies (SEDS); (2) Alaska SEDS; (3) Special Initiative: Family
Preservation: Improving the Well-Being of Children Planning; (4)
Special Initiative: Family Preservation: Improving the Well-Being of
Children Implementation; (5) Native Language Preservation & Maintenance
Assessment; (6) Native Language Preservation & Maintenance Planning;
(7) Native Language Preservation & Maintenance Implementation; (8)
Native Language Preservation & Maintenance Immersion; (9) Environmental
Regulatory Enhancement.
Respondents: Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Tribal
Governments, Native American Non-profits, Tribal Colleges and
Universities.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Grant Application Data Summary (GADS)....... 500 1 0.50 250
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 250
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: May 12, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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