[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 209 (Friday, October 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56201-56202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26111]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10184]


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: Eligibility Error 
Rate Measurement in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance 
Program; Use: The collection of information is necessary for CMS to 
produce national error rates for Medicaid and CHIP as required by 
Public Law 107-300, the IPIA of 2002. The collection of information is 
also necessary to implement provisions from the Children's Health 
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) (Pub. L. 111-3) 
with regard to the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) and 
Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) programs. The information 
collected from the States selected for review will be used by CMS to 
ensure States use a statistically sound sampling methodology, to ensure 
the States complete reviews on all cases sampled, and will be used by 
the Federal contractor to calculate State and national Medicaid and 
CHIP eligibility error rates. Form Number: CMS-10184 (OMB: 
0938-1012); Frequency: Reporting--Occasionally; Affected Public: State, 
Local, Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 34; Total Annual 
Responses: 53; Total Annual Hours: 942,764. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Jessica Woodard at 410-786-9249. 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, comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of 
the following ways by December 29, 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, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21244-1850.


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    Dated: October 23, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-26111 Filed 10-29-09; 8:45 am]
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