[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8878-8879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2813]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-267]


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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare 
Advantage Program Requirements Referenced in 42 CFR part 422; Use: The 
information collection requirements are mandated by 42 CFR part 422. 
Section 4001 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) added sections 
1851 through 1859 to the Social Security Act to establish this program. 
The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement Act and 
Protection Act of 2000, also added new requirements in addition to the 
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.
    Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations (formerly M+C organizations) 
and potential MA organizations (applicants) use the information 
discussed to comply with the eligibility requirements and the MA

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contract requirements. CMS will use this information to approve 
contract applications, monitor compliance with contract requirements, 
make proper payment to MA organizations, determine compliance with the 
new prescription drug benefit requirements established by the MMA, and 
to ensure that correct information is disclosed to Medicare 
beneficiaries, both potential enrollees and enrollees. Form Number: 
CMS-R-267 (OMB 0938-0753); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profit, and individuals or households; Number of 
Respondents: 9,000,670; Total Annual Responses: 9,000,670; Total Annual 
Hours: 7,711,085.
    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.
    In commenting on the proposed information collections please 
reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured 
consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of 
the following ways by April 15, 2008:
    1. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically to 
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or 
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information 
collection document(s) accepting comments.
    2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following 
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 
Control Number ----, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: February 8, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-2813 Filed 2-14-08; 8:45 am]
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