[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 29156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7510]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-262 and CMS 10196]


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: Plan Benefit 
Package (PBP) and Formulary Submission for Medicare Advantage (MA) 
Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs); Use: Under the Medicare 
Modernization Act (MMA), Medicare Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug 
Plan (PDP) organizations are required to submit plan benefit packages 
for all Medicare beneficiaries residing in their service area. CMS 
requires that MA and PDP organizations submit a completed formulary and 
PBP as part of the annual bidding process. During this process, 
organizations prepare their proposed plan benefit packages for the 
upcoming contract year and submit them to CMS for review and approval; 
Form Number: CMS-R-262 (OMB: 0938-0763); Frequency: On 
occasion, Annually, and Other: As required by new legislation; Affected 
Public: Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 553; Total Annual Responses: 5,807; Total Annual 
Hours: 13,272.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Medicare Part C Audit Guide, Version 4.0 and 
Supporting Regulation contained in 42 CFR 423.502; Use: The Medicare 
Modernization Act provides CMS the regulatory authority to audit, 
evaluate, or inspect any Part C sponsors' performance related to the 
law in the areas including enrollment & disenrollment, marketing, 
benefits and beneficiary protections, quality assurance, provider 
relations and contracts. The information collected will be an integral 
resource for oversight, monitoring, compliance, and auditing activities 
necessary to ensure quality provision of the Part C Medicare Advantage 
benefit to beneficiaries. Form Number: CMS-10196 (OMB: 0938-
New); Frequency: Recordkeeping and Reporting--Annually; Affected 
Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 393; Total 
Annual Responses: 393; Total Annual Hours: 12,576.
    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 July 18, 2006.
    CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development--C, Attention: Bonnie L. Harkless, 
Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: May 10, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-7510 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45 am]
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