[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 203 (Friday, October 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 61979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17034]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10078]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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), 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: 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.
    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: October 4, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E6-17034 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am]
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