[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 115 (Friday, June 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33230-33231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11468]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-216, CMS-R-262, CMS-10173, and CMS-R-308]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health 
and Human 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: Issuance of 
Advisory Opinions Concerning Physicians' Referrals; Use: Section 
1877(g)(6) of the Social Security Act (the Act), requires that the 
Department of Health and Human Services issue advisory opinions 
concerning whether the referral of a Medicare patient by a physician 
for certain designated health services (other than clinical laboratory 
services) is prohibited under the physician referral provisions of the 
Social Security Act. Section 1877(g)(6) of the Act requires that the 
Department of Health and Human Services accept

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requests for advisory opinions made after November 3, 1997 and before 
August 21, 2000. Section 543 of the Benefits Improvement and Protection 
Act of 2001, Public Law 106-554, extended indefinitely the period 
during which the Department of Health and Human Services accepts 
requests for these advisory opinions. The collection of information 
contained in 42 CFR 411.372 and 411.373 is necessary to comply with 
this statutory mandate, and allow CMS to consider requests for advisory 
opinions and provide accurate and useful opinions. Form Number: CMS-R-
216 (OMB: 0938-0714); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 50 Total Annual Responses: 50; Total Annual Hours: 1,000.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision 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 (PDP); Use: 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. To see the comprehensive 
list of changes from CY2007 to CY2008, please refer to the document 
entitled ``Appendix B--PBP-Formulary CY2008 List of Changes.'' Form 
Number: CMS-R-262 (OMB: 0938-0763); Frequency: Yearly; 
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 450 Total Annual Responses: 4725; 
Total Annual Hours: 10,800.
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Individuals 
Authorized Access to the CMS Computer Services (IACS); Form Number: 
CMS-10173 (OMB: 0938-0989) Use: The Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval of the Individuals Authorized to Customer Service 
Application for Access to CMS Computer Systems. The IACS system 
provides a centralized user provisioning and administration service 
that supports the creation, deletion, and lifecycle management of 
enterprise identities. This service creates accounts, supports Role 
Based Access Control (RBAC), the form flow approval process and 
enterprise identity audit and recertification, and provides business 
application integration points. An application integration point allows 
business application owners to use the form flow process of the user 
provisioning service to approve or deny requests for access to business 
applications. The primary purpose of this system is to implement a 
unified framework for managing user information and access rights, for 
those individuals who apply for and are granted access across multiple 
CMS systems and business contexts. Information in this system will also 
be used to: (1) Support regulatory and policy functions performed 
within the Agency or by a contractor or consultant; (2) support 
constituent requests made to a Congressional representative; and (3) to 
support litigation involving the Agency related to this system. 
Although the Privacy Act requires only that the ``routine use'' portion 
of the system be published for comment, CMS invites comments on all 
portions of this notice. Frequency: As required; Affected Public: 
Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit and not-for-
profit; State, Local or Tribal governments; Number of Respondents: 
60,000,000 Total Annual Responses: 15,000,000; Total Annual Hours: 
15,000,000.
    4. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: State Children's 
Health Insurance Program and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 431.636, 
457.50, 457.60, 457.70, 457.340, 457.350, 457.431, 457.440, 457.525, 
457.560, 457.570, 457.740, 457.750, 457.810, 457.940, 457.945, 457.965, 
457.985, 457.1005, 457.1015, and 457.1180; Form Number: CMS-R-308 
(OMB: 0938-0841) Use: States are required to submit title XXI 
plans and amendments for approval by the Secretary pursuant to section 
2102 of the Social Security Act in order to receive funds for 
initiating and expanding health insurance coverage for uninsured 
children. States are also required to submit State expenditure and 
statistical reports, annual reports and State evaluations to the 
Secretary as outlined in title XXI of the Social Security Act. 
Frequency: Yearly and quarterly; Affected Public: State, Local or 
Tribal governments; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 
1,454,601; Total Annual Hours: 864,933.
    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 14, 2007.
    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: June 7, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-11468 Filed 6-14-07; 8:45 am]
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