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Number of Respondents: 2,352; Total
Annual Responses: 666,120; Total
Annual Hours: 219,820 (For policy
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proposed paperwork collections
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address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or
Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
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Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the
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1326.
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OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS
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6974, Email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: August 6, 2012.
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
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10444]
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
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: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Minimum Data
Set for Medicaid Incentives for
Prevention of Chronic Diseases Program
Grantees; Use: The Medicaid Incentives
for Prevention of Chronic Diseases
(MIPCD), demonstration program
provides grants to states to implement
programs that provide incentives to
Medicaid beneficiaries of all ages who
participate in prevention programs and
demonstrate changes in health risk and
outcomes, including the adoption of
healthy behaviors. The prevention
programs address at least one of the
following prevention goals: tobacco
cessation, controlling or reducing
weight, lowering cholesterol, lowering
blood pressure, and avoiding the onset
of diabetes or in the case of a diabetic,
improving the management of the
condition. The programs are also
comprehensive, widely available, easily
accessible, and based on relevant
evidence-based research and resources,
including: the Guide to Community
Preventive Services; the Guide to
Clinical Preventive Services; and the
National Registry of Evidence-Based
Programs.
The proposed information collection,
the MIPCD Minimum Data Set (MDS), is
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intended to collect data for program
performance monitoring and evaluation.
The MDS is a secondary data collection
that assembles information already
collected by grantees in the course of
tracking beneficiary participation and
outcomes and performing their own
evaluation activities. Data collected
through the MDS will be used to report
on program implementation and
evaluation to CMS and Congress. Form
Number: CMS–10444 (OCN: 0938–
New); Frequency: Quarterly; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
10; Total Annual Responses: 40; Total
Annual Hours: 3,467. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Sherrie Fried at 410–786–6619.
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 October 9, 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: August 6, 2012.
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
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10444]
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: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Minimum Data Set for Medicaid Incentives for
Prevention of Chronic Diseases Program Grantees; Use: The Medicaid
Incentives for Prevention of Chronic Diseases (MIPCD), demonstration
program provides grants to states to implement programs that provide
incentives to Medicaid beneficiaries of all ages who participate in
prevention programs and demonstrate changes in health risk and
outcomes, including the adoption of healthy behaviors. The prevention
programs address at least one of the following prevention goals:
tobacco cessation, controlling or reducing weight, lowering
cholesterol, lowering blood pressure, and avoiding the onset of
diabetes or in the case of a diabetic, improving the management of the
condition. The programs are also comprehensive, widely available,
easily accessible, and based on relevant evidence-based research and
resources, including: the Guide to Community Preventive Services; the
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services; and the National Registry of
Evidence-Based Programs.
The proposed information collection, the MIPCD Minimum Data Set
(MDS), is intended to collect data for program performance monitoring
and evaluation. The MDS is a secondary data collection that assembles
information already collected by grantees in the course of tracking
beneficiary participation and outcomes and performing their own
evaluation activities. Data collected through the MDS will be used to
report on program implementation and evaluation to CMS and Congress.
Form Number: CMS-10444 (OCN: 0938-New); Frequency: Quarterly; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 10;
Total Annual Responses: 40; Total Annual Hours: 3,467. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Sherrie Fried at 410-786-
6619. 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 October 9, 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: August 6, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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