[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 194 (Friday, October 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 59116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16598]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-684A-I]


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: End-Stage Renal 
Disease (ESRD) Network Business Proposal Forms and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 405.2110 and 42 CFR 405.2112; Use: Section 
1881(c) of the Social Security Act establishes ESRD Network contracts. 
The regulations designated at 42 CFR 405.2110 and 405.2112 designated 
18 End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Networks which are funded by 
renewable contracts. These contracts are on 3-year cycles. To better 
administer the program, CMS requires the contractors to submit a 
standardized business proposal package of forms so that cost proposing 
and pricing among the ESRD Networks will be uniform and easily tracked 
by CMS. Form Number: CMS-684A-I (OMB: 0938-0658); Frequency: 
Reporting--Other, every three years; Affected Public: Not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 18; Total Annual Responses: 36; 
Total Annual Hours: 1,080.
    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 December 5, 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: September 29, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-16598 Filed 10-5-06; 8:45 am]
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