[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 97 (Friday, May 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 29314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10054]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-37]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
    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 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Program 
Budget Report; Form Nos.: CMS-37 (OMB  0938-0101); Use: The 
Medicaid Program Budget Report is prepared by the State Medicaid 
Agencies and is used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
(CMS) for (1) developing National Medicaid Budget estimates, (2) 
qualification of Budget Estimate Changes, and (3) the issuance of 
quarterly Medicaid Grant Awards. The structure of the currently 
approved CMS-37 was revised based on CMS experience with budget 
information provided by the States. (Note: Details are outlined in the 
Addendum which can be found on the CMS Web site address below.) 
Frequency: Quarterly; Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 
Government; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 224; 
Total Annual Hours: 7,616.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS' 
Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/, or e-mail 
your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections must be mailed within 60 days of this notice to the address 
below: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Melissa Musotto, PRA 
Analyst, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 
21244-1850.

    Dated: May 12, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Acting Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-10054 Filed 5-19-05; 8:45 am]
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