[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25175-25176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6385]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-216, CMS-10191, and CMS-588]


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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Organ Procurement 
Organization/Histocompatibility Laboratory Statement of Reimbursable 
Cost, Manual Instructions and Supporting Regulations Contained in 42 
CFR 413.20 and 413.24; Use: CMS is requesting reapproval of Form CMS-
216-94 (OMB No. 0938-0102). The current form implements various 
provisions of the Social Security Act, including section 1881(a) which 
provides Medicare coverage for end-stage renal disease patients who 
meet certain entitlement requirements and kidney donors. It also 
implements sections 1881(b)(2)(B) and 1861(v)(1)(A) of the Act to 
determine the reasonable costs incurred to furnish treatment for renal 
patients and transplant patients. The reasonable costs of securing and 
transporting organs cannot be determined for the fiscal year until the 
Organ Procurement Organization/Histocompatibility Laboratory files its 
cost report (Form CMS-216) at year-end and costs are verified by the 
Medicare fiscal intermediary.; Form Number: CMS-216 (OMB: 
0938-0102); Frequency: Recordkeeping--Daily, Reporting--Annually; 
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, and the Federal government; Number of Respondents: 108; 
Total Annual Responses: 108; Total Annual Hours: 4,860.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Medicare Part D Audit Guide, Version 1.0 and 
Supporting Regulation contained in 42 CFR Section 423.505; Use: 42 CFR 
section 423.505 provides CMS the regulatory authority to audit, 
evaluate, or inspect any Part D sponsors' performance related to the 
law in the areas of medication therapy management, drug utilization 
management, formulary, and grievances and appeals. The information 
collected will be an integral resource for oversight, monitoring, 
compliance, and auditing activities necessary to ensure quality 
provision of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit to beneficiaries.; 
Form Number: CMS-10191 (OMB: 0938-New); Frequency: 
Recordkeeping and Reporting--Annually; Affected Public: Business or 
other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 564; Total Annual Responses: 
564; Total Annual Hours: 54,144.
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Electronic Funds 
Transfer Authorization Agreement; Use: Section 1815(a) of the Social 
Security Act provides the authority for the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to pay providers/suppliers of Medicare services at such 
time or times as the Secretary determines appropriate (but no less 
frequently than monthly). Under Medicare, CMS, acting for the 
Secretary, contracts with fiscal intermediaries and carriers to pay 
claims submitted by providers/suppliers who furnish services to 
Medicare beneficiaries. Under CMS' payment policy, Medicare providers/
suppliers have the option of receiving payments electronically. Form 
number CMS-588 authorizes the use of electronic fund transfers (EFTs).; 
Form Number: CMS-588 (OMB: 0938-0626); Frequency: 
Recordkeeping and Reporting--On occasion; Affected Public: Business or 
other for-profit, Not-

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for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal governments; Number 
of Respondents: 100,000; Total Annual Responses: 100,000; Total Annual 
Hours: 100,000.
    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 June 27, 2006.
    CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development--B, Attention: William N. Parham, 
III, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-
1850.

    Dated: April 24, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Acting Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-6385 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]
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