[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 221 (Friday, November 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 64653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22255]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10230]


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: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: PACE Audit Guide Version 1; Use: CMS conducts a 
comprehensive annual on-site review of Programs of All-Inclusive Care 
for the Elderly (PACE) program provider operations in order to assure 
contract compliance during the first three years (the trail period) 
with CMS and the State administering agency. Onsite monitoring 
continues at least every 2 years after the first 3-year trial period 
ends. The purpose of the guide is oversight, monitoring, compliance and 
auditing of the activities necessary to ensure quality provision of the 
Medicare Parts A, B and D benefits to beneficiaries. Form Number: CMS-
10230 (OMB: 0938-New); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 
Private sector--Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 22; Total Annual Responses: 22; 
Total Annual Hours: 6,336.
    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 January 15, 2008. 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: November 8, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-22255 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]
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