[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10974-10975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1919]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-668B and CMS-10181]


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

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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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Post Clinical 
Laboratory Survey Questionnaire and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 
493.1771, 493.1773, and 493.1777; Use: To provide an opportunity and a 
mechanism for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) 
laboratories surveyed by CMS or CMS' agents to express their 
satisfaction and concerns about the CLIA survey process.; Form Number: 
CMS-668B (OMB 0938-0653); Frequency: Recordkeeping, 
Reporting--Biennially; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit 
and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 21,000; Total 
Annual Responses: 10,500; Total Annual Hours: 2,625.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Enrolling Low-Income Beneficiaries into the 
Medicare Prescription Drug Program--Survey of State Agency Experiences; 
Use: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will conduct 
a survey of State Medicaid agencies, State health insurance plans 
(SHIPs), and State pharmaceutical assistance programs (SPAPs) to 
identify best practices for the successful enrollment of all types of 
low-income Medicare beneficiaries into a low-income subsidy and the 
Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Program. The evaluation will 
assist in identifying the best practices, the factors that make them 
effective, and how the information can be disseminated in an effective 
manor. The information will be used to help CMS as it designs its 
outreach and communication campaigns in subsequent open enrollment 
periods.; Form Number: CMS-10181 (OMB 0938-NEW); Frequency: 
Reporting--Other, one-time; Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 
governments, Federal government; Number of Respondents: 126; Total 
Annual Responses: 126; Total Annual Hours: 63.
    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/PaperworkReductionActof1995, 
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.
    To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collections must be received at the address below, 
no later than 5 p.m. on May 2, 2006. CMS, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations 
Development--A, Attention: Melissa Musotto (CMS-668B), Room C4-26-05, 
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: February 22, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 06-1919 Filed 3-2-06; 8:45 am]
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