[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29156-29157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7511]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-718BP, 719BP, 720BP, 721BP, SUM, STAFFING, 
SC1 and SC2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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), 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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Business Proposal 
Forms for Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs); Use: The submission 
of proposal information by current QIOs and other bidders, on the 
appropriate forms, will satisfy CMS's need for meaningful, consistent, 
and verifiable data with which to evaluate contract proposals. The 
Government will be able to compare the costs reported by the QIOs on 
the cost reports to the proposed costs noted on the business proposal 
forms. Subsequent contract and modification negotiations will be based 
on historic cost data. The business proposal forms will be one element 
of the historical cost data from which we can analyze future

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proposed costs. In addition, the business proposal format will 
standardize the cost proposing and pricing process among all QIOs. With 
well-defined cost centers and line items, proposals can be compared 
among QIOs for reasonableness and appropriateness; Form Number: CMS-
718BP, 719BP, 720BP, 721BP, SUM, STAFFING, SC1 and SC2 (OMB: 
0938-0579); Frequency: Reporting--Triennially; Affected Public: Not-
for-profit institutions, Business or other for-profit; Number of 
Respondents: 20; Total Annual Responses: 20; Total Annual Hours: 455.
    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.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections must be mailed or faxed within 30 days of this notice 
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.

    Dated: May 9, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-7511 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45 am]
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