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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: New collection (request for a
new OMB control number). Title of
Information Collection: Medicaid and
CHIP Program (MACPro). Use:
Medicaid, authorized by Title XIX of the
Social Security Act and, CHIP,
reauthorized by the Children’s Health
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
of 2009 (CHIPRA), play an important
role in financing health care for
approximately 48 million people
throughout the country. By 2014, it is
expected that an additional 16 million
people will become eligible for
Medicaid and CHIP as a result of the
Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111–148).
In order to implement the statute, CMS
must provide a mechanism to ensure
timely approval of Medicaid and CHIP
state plans, waivers and demonstrations,
and provide a repository for all
Medicaid and CHIP program data that
supplies data to populate
Healthcare.gov and other required
reports. Additionally, 42 CFR 430.12
sets forth the authority for the submittal
and collection of state plans and plan
amendment information. Pursuant to
this requirement, CMS has created the
MACPro system.
Generally, MACPro will be used by both
state and CMS officials to: Improve the
state application and federal review
processes, improve federal program
management of Medicaid programs and
CHIP, and standardize Medicaid
program data. More specifically, it will
be used by state agencies to (among
other things): (1) Submit and amend
Medicaid state plans, CHIP state plans,
and Information System Advanced
Planning Documents, and (2) submit
applications and amendments for state
waivers, demonstration, and benchmark
and grant programs. It will be used by
CMS to (among other things): (1)
Provide for the review and disposition
of applications, and (2) monitor and
track application activity.
A paper-based version of the MACPro
instrument would be sizable and time
consuming for interested parties to
follow as a paper-based instrument. In
our effort to provide the public with the
most efficient means to make sense of
the MACPro system, we held four
webinars in lieu of including a paper-
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based version of MACPro. Those
webinars were associated with our 60day Federal Register notice (June 8,
2012; 77 FR 34046). The following
changes have been made subsequent to
the publication of that notice:
• MACPro will be used to create the
data feed for updating Healthcare.gov
based on changes from state plan and
CHIP eligibility. This effort is in support
of the Federally-facilitated Exchange
(FFE) to conduct assessments of
eligibility for state Medicaid and CHIP.
• Section 1115 Waiver Demonstration
and Medicaid Eligibility authorities will
no longer be part of the phase 1 release.
They will be included in the subsequent
releases of the system.
Consequently, this first phase will only
include CHIP Eligibility and Alternative
Benchmark Plans (ABP) portions/
modules.
The webinar associated with this 30day Federal Register notice will be
made available for public review/
comment at any time/date in this
notice’s public comment period. The
webinar can be accessed on the Internet
at: https://www.medicaid.gov/StateResource-Center/Medicaid-and-CHIPProgram-Portal/Medicaid-and-CHIPProgram-Portal.htm. A login and
password is not necessary. Form
Number: CMS–10434 (OCN: 0938–
New). Frequency: Annual and once.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments. Number of Respondents:
56. Total Annual Responses: 411. Total
Annual Hours: 10,490. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Darlene Anderson at 410–786–
9828. 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.
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 January 22, 2013.
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974,
Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
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Dated: December 17, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development
Group, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–906 and CMS–
855B]
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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: The Fiscal
Soundness Reporting Requirements;
Use: The Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) is assigned
responsibility for overseeing the ongoing financial performance for all
Medicare Advantage Organizations
(MAO), Prescription Drug Plan (PDP)
sponsors and Program of All-Inclusive
Care for the Elderly (PACE)
organizations. Specifically, CMS needs
the requested collection of information
to establish that contracting entities
within those programs maintain fiscally
sound organizations. The revised fiscal
soundness reporting form combines
MAO, PDP, 1876 Cost Plans,
Demonstration Plans and PACE
organizations. Entities contracting in
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these programs currently submit all
documentation being requested.
Specifically, all contracting
organizations must submit annual
independently audited financial
statements one time per year. The
MAOs with a net loss, a negative net
worth or both must file three quarterly
statements. Currently there are
approximately 44 MAOs filing quarterly
financial statements. The PDPs must
also file three unaudited quarterly
financial statements. The PACE
organizations are required to file 3
quarterly financial statements for the
first three years in the program.
Additionally, PACE organizations with
a net loss, a negative net worth or both
must file statements as well.
The information collection request is
being revised to include one additional
data element for PACE organizations
only, Total Subordinated Liabilities.
The addition of the new data element
will actually reduce the time to analyze
the financial standing of PACE
organizations because we will no longer
have to contact the PACE organizations
to establish whether or not the
organization’s total liabilities
calculation includes subordinated debt.
Form Number: CMS–906 (OCN: 0938–
0469); Frequency: Annually, Quarterly;
Affected Public: Private Sector: Business
or other for-profits and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents:
648; Total Annual Responses: 1,281;
Total Annual Hours: 428. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Joe Esposito at 410–786–1129.
For all other issues call 410–786–1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare
Enrollment Application for Clinics/
Group Practice and Certain Other
Suppliers; Use: The primary function of
the CMS–855B enrollment application
for Clinics, Group Practices and Certain
Other Suppliers is to gather information
from the organization that tells us what
it is, whether it meets certain
qualifications to be a health care
supplier, where it renders services and
information necessary to establish the
correct claims payment. The goal of
evaluating and revising the CMS–855B
enrollment application is to simplify
and clarify the information collection
without jeopardizing our need to collect
specific information. The majority of the
revisions are very minor in nature such
as spelling and formatting corrections,
removal of duplicate fields and
instruction clarification for the
organization/group. The Sections and
Sub-Sections within the form are also
being re-numbered and re-sequenced to
create a more logical flow of the data
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collection. In addition, CMS is adding a
data collection for an address to mail
the periodic request for the revalidation
of enrollment information (only if it
differs from other addresses currently
collected). Other than the revalidation
mailing address described above, new
data being collected in this revision
package is a checkbox indicating
whether or not an organization is
wholly owned or operated by a hospital,
the inclusion of a new supplier type
(Centralized Flu Biller) and information
on, if applicable, where the supplier
stores its patient records electronically.
While the CMS–855B is not a new form,
this is considered a new information
collection request because we are
submitting it to OMB for approval under
its own OMB control number. Form
Number: CMS–855B (OCN: 0938–New);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Individuals and households; Number of
Respondents: 31,000; Total Annual
Responses: 31,000; Total Annual Hours:
103,000 (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Kim McPhillips
at 410–786–5374. 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.
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 January 22, 2013.
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974,
Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: December 17, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development
Group, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No.FDA–2012–N–1181]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Medicated Feed
Mill License Application; Extension
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
the medicated feed mill licensing
system.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by February 19, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit written
comments on the collection of
information to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. All
comments should be identified with the
docket number found in brackets in the
heading of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonna Capezzuto, Office of Information
Management, Food and Drug
Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., PIFO–
410B, Rockville, MD 20850, 301–796–
3794.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-906 and CMS-855B]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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), 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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: The Fiscal
Soundness Reporting Requirements; Use: The Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) is assigned responsibility for overseeing the
on-going financial performance for all Medicare Advantage Organizations
(MAO), Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) sponsors and Program of All-
Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organizations. Specifically, CMS
needs the requested collection of information to establish that
contracting entities within those programs maintain fiscally sound
organizations. The revised fiscal soundness reporting form combines
MAO, PDP, 1876 Cost Plans, Demonstration Plans and PACE organizations.
Entities contracting in
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these programs currently submit all documentation being requested.
Specifically, all contracting organizations must submit annual
independently audited financial statements one time per year. The MAOs
with a net loss, a negative net worth or both must file three quarterly
statements. Currently there are approximately 44 MAOs filing quarterly
financial statements. The PDPs must also file three unaudited quarterly
financial statements. The PACE organizations are required to file 3
quarterly financial statements for the first three years in the
program. Additionally, PACE organizations with a net loss, a negative
net worth or both must file statements as well.
The information collection request is being revised to include one
additional data element for PACE organizations only, Total Subordinated
Liabilities. The addition of the new data element will actually reduce
the time to analyze the financial standing of PACE organizations
because we will no longer have to contact the PACE organizations to
establish whether or not the organization's total liabilities
calculation includes subordinated debt. Form Number: CMS-906 (OCN:
0938-0469); Frequency: Annually, Quarterly; Affected Public: Private
Sector: Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 648; Total Annual Responses: 1,281; Total Annual
Hours: 428. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Joe
Esposito at 410-786-1129. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Enrollment Application for Clinics/
Group Practice and Certain Other Suppliers; Use: The primary function
of the CMS-855B enrollment application for Clinics, Group Practices and
Certain Other Suppliers is to gather information from the organization
that tells us what it is, whether it meets certain qualifications to be
a health care supplier, where it renders services and information
necessary to establish the correct claims payment. The goal of
evaluating and revising the CMS-855B enrollment application is to
simplify and clarify the information collection without jeopardizing
our need to collect specific information. The majority of the revisions
are very minor in nature such as spelling and formatting corrections,
removal of duplicate fields and instruction clarification for the
organization/group. The Sections and Sub-Sections within the form are
also being re-numbered and re-sequenced to create a more logical flow
of the data collection. In addition, CMS is adding a data collection
for an address to mail the periodic request for the revalidation of
enrollment information (only if it differs from other addresses
currently collected). Other than the revalidation mailing address
described above, new data being collected in this revision package is a
checkbox indicating whether or not an organization is wholly owned or
operated by a hospital, the inclusion of a new supplier type
(Centralized Flu Biller) and information on, if applicable, where the
supplier stores its patient records electronically. While the CMS-855B
is not a new form, this is considered a new information collection
request because we are submitting it to OMB for approval under its own
OMB control number. Form Number: CMS-855B (OCN: 0938-New); Frequency:
Yearly; Affected Public: Individuals and households; Number of
Respondents: 31,000; Total Annual Responses: 31,000; Total Annual
Hours: 103,000 (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Kim McPhillips at 410-786-5374. 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.
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 January 22, 2013.
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: December 17, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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