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school environment; health disparities;
and use of media. New studies will be
added in subsequent years to address
additional key areas with important
public health impact.
CDC is requesting OMB approval to
conduct the Youth and Adult Biometric
Study (YABS), one of the above
mentioned special studies, in 10 CTG
areas that are implementing evidencebased strategies to prevent exposure to
secondhand smoke and to improve
nutrition and physical activity among
children and adults. The YABS will
examine the impact of CTG strategies on
biometric markers of health status
including weight, height (i.e., body mass
index or BMI), waist circumference,
secondhand smoke exposure, and blood
pressure.
Participants in the YABS will be
drawn from two samples of households.
The first sample will be a targeted subsample of ATSS-respondent households
that have at least one child between the
ages of 3–17 years. The second sample
of households will be recruited from an
address listing that contains households
assist in interpreting the accelerometry
data. An adult YABS respondent who is
the parent or guardian of a child in the
household will be asked to allow one
child (age 3–17 years) to participate in
the youth component of the YABS. With
the child’s assent, similar biometric and
activity measures will be collected from
the child. If the child is between 3 and
8 years of age, the parent or guardian
will be asked to complete a Caregiver
Survey about the child’s behaviors. If
the child is between 9 and 17 years of
age, he or she will be asked to complete
a Youth Survey.
The information to be collected will
allow CDC to estimate the effect of all
CTG interventions on health behaviors
and health outcomes in adults and
children ages 3–17 years, and to
estimate the independent effect of
school-based interventions in youth.
OMB approval is requested for the first
three years of the five-year CTG project
period. Participation is voluntary and
there are no costs to respondents other
than their time.
with children in school catchment areas
of high interest for assessing CTG
interventions targeted to prevent
childhood obesity. Data collection for
both samples will be identical, with one
exception. Adults from the second
sample will be asked at the beginning of
the phone call to participate in the
telephone-based ATSS interview and
YABS. Adults in the ATSS sub-sample
will be asked to participate in YABS at
the completion of the phone call, in
order to maintain the ATSS interview as
the priority for this set of respondents.
Each adult respondent in the YABS
will be asked to participate in an inhome visit with a trained interviewer,
who will collect biometric data about
the respondent such as height, weight,
saliva, blood pressure, etc. The adult
respondent will also be asked to provide
information about his or her activity
level over a one-week period. Objective
measures of activity will be collected
through use of an accelerometer, i.e., an
electronic meter worn next to the body.
In addition, the respondent will
maintain a hardcopy activity diary to
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hr)
Total
burden
(in hr)
Type of respondent
Form name
Adults in CTG Awardee Communities.
Adult Participants in the Youth and
Adult Biometric Study.
Adult Targeted Surveillance Survey
10,000
1
30/60
5,000
Adult Targeted Surveillance Survey
1,300
1
30/60
650
Adult Biometric Measures ................
Adult Activity Diary ...........................
Caregiver Survey .............................
Child Biometric Measures ................
2,500
500
1,000
2,000
1
1
1
1
20/60
20/60
15/60
15/60
833
167
250
500
Child Activity Diary ...........................
Youth Survey ....................................
500
1,000
1
1
10/60
15/60
83
250
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
7,733
Child Participants in the Youth and
Adult Biometric Study.
Total ...........................................
Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Scientific Integrity,
Office of the Associate Director for Science,
Office of the Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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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
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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: Revision of a currently
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approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Part D
Reporting Requirements and Supporting
Regulations; Use: Title I of 42 CFR, part
423, § 423.514, requires each Part D
Sponsor to have an effective procedure
to provide statistics indicating: the cost
of its operations, the patterns of
utilization of its services, the
availability, accessibility, and
acceptability of its services, information
demonstrating it has a fiscally sound
operation and other matters as required
by CMS. In addition, subsection 423.505
of the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act
(MMA), establishes as a contract
provision that Part D Sponsors must
comply with the reporting requirements
for submitting drug claims and related
information to CMS. Data collected via
Medicare Part D Reporting
Requirements is an integral resource for
oversight, monitoring, compliance and
auditing activities necessary to ensure
quality provision of the Medicare
Prescription Drug Benefit to
beneficiaries. The data collected will be
validated, analyzed, and utilized for
trend reporting.
The revisions for the CY2013 include
the removal, addition or both of data
elements for the Prompt Payment by
Part D Sponsors, Grievances, Fraud,
Waste, and Abuse Compliance
Programs, and Plan Oversight of Agents
reporting sections; however, these
changes resulted in no changes to the
burden for these sections. In addition,
we added data elements and revised
data elements for the Medication
Therapy Management Programs and the
Coverage Determinations and
Exceptions reporting sections, which
resulted in an increase in burden hours
for both sections. Lastly, we removed
the following reporting sections and
decreased burden estimates associated
with these sections because these data
are no longer necessary for monitoring
through these reporting requirements:
Access to Extended Day Supplies at
Retail Pharmacies; and Pharmacy
Support of E-prescribing. Form Number:
CMS–10185 (OCN: 0938–0992);
Frequency: Yearly, Quarterly, SemiAnnually; Affected Public: Private
Sector, business or other for-profit;
Number of Respondents: 3,180; Total
Annual Responses: 48,152; Total
Annual Hours: 76,240. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact LaToyia Grant at 410–786–5434.
For all other issues call 410–786–1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection (Request for a
new OMB Control Number). Title of
Information Collection: Surveys of
Physicians and Home Health Agencies
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to Assess Access Issues for Specific
Medicare Beneficiaries as Defined in
Section 3131(d) of the ACA. Use: This
collection is part of a study called for
under section 3131(d) of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act
(ACA). The study is focused on two
major issues: (1) Supporting CMS’
efforts to improve payment accuracy
and (2) understanding issues of access
for the ACA populations under the
existing home health prospective
payment system. The study team’s
analytic plan focuses on understanding
payment accuracy for the specific study
populations through claims and cost
data analyses, which will reflect
payments and costs for patients who
have gained access to home health care.
In order to understand access issues for
the ACA defined populations, the study
team proposes using survey instruments
to better understand the characteristics
of Medicare beneficiaries who are not
able to gain access to or have
experienced delays in gaining access to
home health services.
As a new collection, the information
collected is expected to support CMS’
efforts to improve the home health
prospective payment system payment
accuracy for vulnerable populations and
thereby ensure the payment system does
not inadvertently cause avoidable access
problems. The questions are designed to
provide insights into access issues for
vulnerable populations that cannot be
learned through analyses of
administrative data. Form Number:
CMS–10429 (OCN: 0938–New);
Frequency: Once. Affected Public:
Private Sector (business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions).
Number of Respondents: 875. Total
Annual Responses: 292. Total Annual
Hours: 73. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Kristy
Chu at 410–786–8953. 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
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 June 18, 2012:
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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 Numberlll,
Room C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: April 12, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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[Document Identifier CMS–668B, CMS–1557
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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), 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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-10185 and CMS-10429]
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: Revision of a currently
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approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Part D
Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations; Use: Title I of 42
CFR, part 423, Sec. 423.514, requires each Part D Sponsor to have an
effective procedure to provide statistics indicating: the cost of its
operations, the patterns of utilization of its services, the
availability, accessibility, and acceptability of its services,
information demonstrating it has a fiscally sound operation and other
matters as required by CMS. In addition, subsection 423.505 of the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA),
establishes as a contract provision that Part D Sponsors must comply
with the reporting requirements for submitting drug claims and related
information to CMS. Data collected via Medicare Part D Reporting
Requirements is an integral resource for oversight, monitoring,
compliance and auditing activities necessary to ensure quality
provision of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit to beneficiaries.
The data collected will be validated, analyzed, and utilized for trend
reporting.
The revisions for the CY2013 include the removal, addition or both
of data elements for the Prompt Payment by Part D Sponsors, Grievances,
Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Compliance Programs, and Plan Oversight of
Agents reporting sections; however, these changes resulted in no
changes to the burden for these sections. In addition, we added data
elements and revised data elements for the Medication Therapy
Management Programs and the Coverage Determinations and Exceptions
reporting sections, which resulted in an increase in burden hours for
both sections. Lastly, we removed the following reporting sections and
decreased burden estimates associated with these sections because these
data are no longer necessary for monitoring through these reporting
requirements: Access to Extended Day Supplies at Retail Pharmacies; and
Pharmacy Support of E-prescribing. Form Number: CMS-10185 (OCN: 0938-
0992); Frequency: Yearly, Quarterly, Semi-Annually; Affected Public:
Private Sector, business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents:
3,180; Total Annual Responses: 48,152; Total Annual Hours: 76,240. (For
policy questions regarding this collection contact LaToyia Grant at
410-786-5434. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request
for a new OMB Control Number). Title of Information Collection: Surveys
of Physicians and Home Health Agencies to Assess Access Issues for
Specific Medicare Beneficiaries as Defined in Section 3131(d) of the
ACA. Use: This collection is part of a study called for under section
3131(d) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The
study is focused on two major issues: (1) Supporting CMS' efforts to
improve payment accuracy and (2) understanding issues of access for the
ACA populations under the existing home health prospective payment
system. The study team's analytic plan focuses on understanding payment
accuracy for the specific study populations through claims and cost
data analyses, which will reflect payments and costs for patients who
have gained access to home health care. In order to understand access
issues for the ACA defined populations, the study team proposes using
survey instruments to better understand the characteristics of Medicare
beneficiaries who are not able to gain access to or have experienced
delays in gaining access to home health services.
As a new collection, the information collected is expected to
support CMS' efforts to improve the home health prospective payment
system payment accuracy for vulnerable populations and thereby ensure
the payment system does not inadvertently cause avoidable access
problems. The questions are designed to provide insights into access
issues for vulnerable populations that cannot be learned through
analyses of administrative data. Form Number: CMS-10429 (OCN: 0938-
New); Frequency: Once. Affected Public: Private Sector (business or
other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions). Number of
Respondents: 875. Total Annual Responses: 292. Total Annual Hours: 73.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Kristy Chu at
410-786-8953. 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 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 June 18, 2012:
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: April 12, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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