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quality of hospital care provided in
return for the public investment. With
these goals in mind, the HCAHPS
project has taken substantial steps to
assure that the survey is credible,
useful, and practical. This methodology
and the information it generates are
made available to the public. Form
Number: CMS–10102 (OMB#: 0938–
0981); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business
or other for-profits and not-for-profit
institutions; and individuals or
households; Number of Respondents:
2,483,775; Total Annual Responses:
2,480,000; Total Annual Hours: 289,342.
(For policy questions regarding this
collection contact William Lehman at
410–786–1037. For all other issues call
410–786–1326.)
4. Type of Information Collection
Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicaid
Management Information System
Advanced Planning Document Template
for Use by States When Implementing
the Mandatory National Correct Coding
Initiative in Medicaid, SMD Letter #10–
017 dated September 1, 2010. Use; The
Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (Affordable Care Act) requires
implementation of Section 6507,
Mandatory State Use of National Correct
Coding Initiative (NCCI). A State
Medicaid Director letter, #10–017 dated
September 1, 2010 was published with
implementation requirements for
provision 6507. The letter stated that a
Medicaid Management Information
System (MMIS) Advanced Planning
Document (APD) template is required
for States to request Federal financial
participation (FFP) funding for
implementing the provision and is also
the tool for requesting deactivation of
edits, due to direct conflicts with State
laws, regulations, administrative rules,
or payment policies. CMS has
developed an MMIS–APD template
specific to NCCI for State convenience.
The MMIS APD template supporting
implementation of the NCCI in the
Medicaid program will be submitted by
States to the Regional Offices for review
and to CMS Central Office for review
and approval. The information
requested on the MMIS APD template
for NCCI will be used to determine and
approve FFP to States. Form Number:
CMS–10358 (OMB#: 0938–0New);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
55; Total Annual Responses: 56; Total
Annual Hours: 56. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Richard
Friedman at 410–786–4451. For all
other issues call 410–786–1326.)
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To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS’ Web Site
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.
In commenting on the proposed
information collections please reference
the document identifier or OMB control
number. To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations must
be submitted in one of the following
ways by December 21, 2010:
1. Electronically. You may submit
your comments electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address:
CMS, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development, Attention:
Document Identifier/OMB Control
Number, Room C4–26–05, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–
1850.
Dated: October 18, 2010.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Division B, 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: Affordable Care Act Tribal
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program Needs
Assessment and Plan for Responding to
Identified Needs.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: Section 511(h)(2)(A) of
Title V of the Social Security Act, as
added by Section 2951 of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of
2010 (Pub. L. 111–148, Affordable Care
Act or ACA), authorizes the Secretary of
HHS to award grants to Indian Tribes (or
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a consortium of Indian Tribes), Tribal
Organizations, or Urban Indian
Organizations to conduct an early
childhood home visiting program. The
legislation sets aside 3 percent of the
total ACA Maternal, Infant, and Early
Childhood Home Visiting Program
appropriation (authorized in Section
511(j)) for grants to Tribal entities and
requires that the Tribal grants, to the
greatest extent practicable, be consistent
with the requirements of the Maternal,
Infant, and Early Childhood Home
Visiting Program grants to States and
territories (authorized in Section
511(c)), and include conducting a needs
assessment and establishing
benchmarks.
The Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Child Care, in
collaboration with the Health Resources
and Services Administration, Maternal
and Child Health Bureau, recently
awarded grants for the Tribal Maternal,
Infant, and Early Childhood Home
Visiting Program (Tribal Home Visiting).
The Tribal Home Visiting grant awards
will support 5-year cooperative
agreements to conduct community
needs assessments, plan for and
implement high-quality, culturallyrelevant, evidence-based home visiting
programs in at-risk Tribal communities,
and participate in research and
evaluation activities to build the
knowledge base on home visiting among
Native populations.
In Phase 1 (Year 1) of the cooperative
agreement, grantees must (1) conduct a
comprehensive community needs
assessment and (2) develop a plan and
begin to build capacity to respond to
identified needs. Grantees will be
expected to submit the needs
assessment and plan for responding to
identified needs through an evidencebased home visiting program within 10
months of the Year 1 award date.
Grantees may engage in needs
assessment, planning, and capacitybuilding activities during Phase 1, but
will not fully implement their plan and/
or begin serving children and families
through high-quality, evidence-based
home visiting programs. Pending
successful Phase 1 activities and
submission (within 10 months of Year 1
award date) of a non-competing
continuation application that includes a
needs assessment and approvable plan
for responding to identified needs,
funds will be provided for Phase 2
(Implementation Phase, Years 2–5).
Respondents: Affordable Care Act
Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early
Childhood Home Visiting Program Year
1 Grantees.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Affordable Care Act Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Needs Assessment and Plan for Responding to Identified
Needs ...........................................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,800.
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: October 18, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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Title: Social Services Block Grant
Post-Expenditure Report.
OMB No.: 0970–0234.
Description: The purpose of this
information collection is to (1) extend
the collection of post-expenditure data
using the current OMB approved
reporting form (OMB No. 0970–0234)
past the current expiration date of July
31, 2011; (2) make one change to the
current post-expenditure reporting form;
and (3) request that States voluntarily
use the post-expenditure reporting form
to estimate expenditures and recipients,
by service category, as part of the
required annual intended use plan. The
Social Services Block Grant program
(SSBG) provides funds to assist States in
delivering critical services to vulnerable
older adults, persons with disabilities,
at-risk adolescents and young adults,
and children and families. Funds are
allocated to the States in proportion to
their populations. States have
substantial discretion in their use of
funds and may determine what services
will be provided, who will be eligible,
and how funds will be distributed
among the various services. State or
local SSBG agencies (i.e., county, city,
regional offices) may provide the
services or may purchase them from
qualified agencies, organizations or
individuals. States report as recipients
of SSBG-funded services any
individuals who receive a service
funded in whole or in part by SSBG.
States are required to report their annual
SSBG expenditures on a standard postexpenditure reporting form. The current
form includes a yearly total of adults
and children served and annual
expenditures in each of 29 service
categories. The annual report is
submitted within six months of the end
of the period covered by the report, and
must address: (1) The number of
individuals (including number of
children and number of adults) who
receive services paid for, in whole or in
part, with Federal funds under the
SSBG; (2) the amount of SSBG funds
spent in providing each service; (3) the
total amount of Federal, State, and local
funds spent in providing each service,
including SSBG funds; and (4) the
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responses per
respondent
1
Average
burden hours
per response
100
Total burden
hours
1,800
method(s) by which each service is
provided, showing separately the
services provided by public and private
agencies. These reporting requirements
can be found at 45 CFR 96.74.
Information collected on the postexpenditure report is analyzed and
described in an annual report on SSBG
expenditures and recipients produced
by the Office of Community Services
(OCS), Administration for Children and
Families (ACF). The information
contained in this report is used for
program planning and management. The
data establish how SSBG funding is
used for the provision of services in
each State to each of many specific
populations of needy individuals.
Federal regulation and reporting
requirements for the SSBG also require
each State to develop and submit an
annual intended use plan that describes
how the State plans to administer its
SSBG funds for the coming year. This
report is to be submitted 30 days prior
to the start of the fiscal year (June 1 if
the State operates on a July-June fiscal
year, or September 1 if the State
operates on a Federal fiscal year). No
specific format is required for the
intended use plan. The intended use of
SSBG funds, including the types of
activities to be supported and the
categories and characteristics of
individuals to be served, must be
provided. States vary greatly in the
information they provide and the
structure of the report. States are
required to submit a revised intended
use plan if the planned use of SSBG
funds changes during the year. In order
to provide a more accurate analysis of
the extent to which funds are spent ‘‘in
a manner consistent’’ with each of the
State’s plan for their use, as required by
42 U.S.C. 1397e(a), ACF is requesting
that States voluntarily use the format of
the post-expenditure report form to
provide estimates of the amount of
expenditures and the number of
recipients by service category, that the
State plans to use SSBG funds to
support as part of the intended use plan.
Many States are already doing this.
Respondents: States.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Affordable Care Act Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early
Childhood Home Visiting Program Needs Assessment and Plan for
Responding to Identified Needs.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: Section 511(h)(2)(A) of Title V of the Social Security
Act, as added by Section 2951 of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148, Affordable Care Act or ACA),
authorizes the Secretary of HHS to award grants to Indian Tribes (or a
consortium of Indian Tribes), Tribal Organizations, or Urban Indian
Organizations to conduct an early childhood home visiting program. The
legislation sets aside 3 percent of the total ACA Maternal, Infant, and
Early Childhood Home Visiting Program appropriation (authorized in
Section 511(j)) for grants to Tribal entities and requires that the
Tribal grants, to the greatest extent practicable, be consistent with
the requirements of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home
Visiting Program grants to States and territories (authorized in
Section 511(c)), and include conducting a needs assessment and
establishing benchmarks.
The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care,
in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration,
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, recently awarded grants for the
Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
(Tribal Home Visiting). The Tribal Home Visiting grant awards will
support 5-year cooperative agreements to conduct community needs
assessments, plan for and implement high-quality, culturally-relevant,
evidence-based home visiting programs in at-risk Tribal communities,
and participate in research and evaluation activities to build the
knowledge base on home visiting among Native populations.
In Phase 1 (Year 1) of the cooperative agreement, grantees must (1)
conduct a comprehensive community needs assessment and (2) develop a
plan and begin to build capacity to respond to identified needs.
Grantees will be expected to submit the needs assessment and plan for
responding to identified needs through an evidence-based home visiting
program within 10 months of the Year 1 award date. Grantees may engage
in needs assessment, planning, and capacity-building activities during
Phase 1, but will not fully implement their plan and/or begin serving
children and families through high-quality, evidence-based home
visiting programs. Pending successful Phase 1 activities and submission
(within 10 months of Year 1 award date) of a non-competing continuation
application that includes a needs assessment and approvable plan for
responding to identified needs, funds will be provided for Phase 2
(Implementation Phase, Years 2-5).
Respondents: Affordable Care Act Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early
Childhood Home Visiting Program Year 1 Grantees.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Affordable Care Act Tribal Maternal, Infant, and 18 1 100 1,800
Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Needs
Assessment and Plan for Responding to
Identified Needs...............................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,800.
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: October 18, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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