[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42308-42309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20128]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10198]


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 without change 
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS On-Line Form and Instructions; 
Use: Most entities that currently provide prescription drug benefits to 
any Medicare Part D eligible individual must disclose to the CMS 
whether the prescription drug benefit that they offer is creditable. 
The disclosure is required to be provided annually and upon any change 
that affects whether the coverage is creditable prescription drug 
coverage. CMS released a Disclosure to CMS Guidance Paper and a 
disclosure to CMS notification on-line form in January 2006.
    Section 1860D-1 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) and implementing regulations at 42 CFR 
423.56 requires that entities that offer prescription drug benefits 
under any of the types of coverage described in 42 CFR 423.56(b) 
provide a disclosure of creditable coverage to CMS informing us whether 
such coverage meets the actuarial requirements specified in guidelines 
provided by CMS. Form Number: CMS-10198 (OMB: 0938-1013); 
Frequency: Reporting--Yearly and Semi-annually; Affected Public: 
Federal Government, Business or other for-profits and not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of 
Respondents: 87,500; Total Annual Responses: 87,500; Total Annual 
Hours: 7,291.7. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
James Mayhew at 410-786-9244. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS' 
Web site 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,

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comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of the following 
ways by October 20, 2009:
    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 (CMS-10198), Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, 
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: August 14, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-20128 Filed 8-20-09; 8:45 am]
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