[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34938-34939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9478]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10078, CMS-10197, CMS-10185 and CMS-685]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.
    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: Matching Grants 
to States for the Operation of High Risk Pools and Supporting 
Regulations at 42 CFR 148.316, 148.318, and 148.320; Use: CMS is 
requiring this information as a condition of eligibility for grants 
that were authorized in the Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210). The 
information is necessary to determine if a State applicant meets the 
necessary eligibility criteria for a grant as required by the law. The 
respondents will be States that have a high risk pool as defined in 
Section 2744(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act. The grants will 
provide matching funds to States that incur losses in the operation of 
high risk pools. High risk pools are set up by States to provide health 
insurance to individuals that cannot obtain health insurance in the 
private market because of a history of illness. Form Number: CMS-10078 
(OMB: 0938-0887); Frequency: Reporting--On occasion; Affected 
Public: State, local, or tribal government; Number of Respondents: 33; 
Total Annual Responses: 33; Total Annual Hours: 1,320.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Evaluation of the Medicare National Competitive 
Bidding Program for DME; Use: Section 302(b) of The Medicare 
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) 
requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to begin 
a program of competitive bidding for durable medical equipment (DME), 
supplies, certain orthotics, and enteral nutrients and related 
equipment and supplies. MMA Section 303(d) requires a Report to 
Congress on the

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program, covering program savings, reductions in cost sharing, impacts 
on access to and quality of affected goods and services, and 
beneficiary satisfaction. This project's purpose is to provide 
information for this Report to Congress. Form Number: CMS-10197 
(OMB: 0938--New); Frequency: Reporting--Other: Baseline and 
Follow-up; Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or 
other for-profit, Federal Government and Not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 12,671; Total Annual Responses: 12,671; Total 
Annual Hours: 6,557.
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Part D 
Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations under 42 CFR 423.505; 
Use: Data collected via Medicare Part D Reporting Requirements 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. Data will be validated, 
analyzed, and utilized for trend reporting by CMS. If outliers or other 
data anomalies are detected, CMS will work in collaboration with other 
CMS divisions for follow-up and resolution. Form Number: CMS-10185 
(OMB: 0938-0992); Frequency: Reporting: Quarterly and Semi-
annually; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of 
Respondents: 3,203; Total Annual Responses: 12,812; Total Annual Hours: 
102,496.
    4. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: End Stage Renal 
Disease (ESRD) Network Semi-Annual Cost Report Forms and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 405.2110 and 42 CFR 405.2112; Use: Section 
1881(c) of the Social Security Act establishes End Stage Renal Disease 
(ESRD) Network contracts. The regulations designated at 42 CFR 405.2110 
and 405.2112 designated 18 ESRD Networks which are funded by renewable 
contracts. These contracts are on 3-year cycles. To better administer 
the program, CMS is requiring contractors to submit semi-annual cost 
reports. The purpose of the cost reports is to enable the ESRD Networks 
to report costs in a standardized manner. This will allow CMS to 
review, compare and project ESRD Network costs during the life of the 
contract. Form Number: CMS-685 (OMB: 0938-0657); Frequency: 
Reporting--Semi-annually; Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 18; Total Annual Responses: 36; Total Annual 
Hours: 108.
    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 August 15, 2006.
    CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development--A, Attention: Melissa Musotto, 
Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: June 9, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E6-9478 Filed 6-15-06; 8:45 am]
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