[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28234-28235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11836]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10380]


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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Rate Review 
Grants to States and Territories Cycle I and II Funding Opportunity 
Announcement Application and Reporting; Use: Under the Section 1003 of 
the Affordable Care Act (Section 2794 of the Public Health Service 
Act), the Secretary, in conjunction with the States and territories, is 
required to establish a process for the annual review, beginning with 
the 2010 plan year, of unreasonable increases in premiums for health 
insurance coverage. Section 2794(c) requires the Secretary to establish 
Premium Review Grants to States to assist States to implement this 
provision.
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 
Rate Review Grants Cycle I funding opportunity twice; first to States 
(and the District of Columbia) in June 2010 and then to the territories 
and the five States that did not apply during the first release, 
(http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/initiative/final_premium_review_grant_solicitation.pdf). The second release was due to the decision that the 
territories were subject to provisions of

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the ACA and hence eligible for the Rate Review Grants. 46 States and 5 
U.S. territories plus the District of Columbia were awarded grants. 
CCIIO is seeking to publish the Cycle II Funding Opportunity 
Announcement and associated grantee reporting requirements consisting 
of (4) Quarterly reports, rate review transaction data (quarterly), (1) 
annual report per year, and (1) final report from all grantees. This 
information collection is required for effective monitoring of grantees 
and to fulfill statutory requirements under Section 2794(b)(1)(a) that 
requires grantees, as a condition of receiving a grant authorized under 
Section 2794(c), to report to The Secretary information about premium 
increases. Form Number: CMS-10380 (OCN: 0938-1121); Frequency: 
Annually, On Occasion; Affected Public: Public Sector: State and 
Territory Governments; Number of Respondents: 107; Number of Responses: 
1,075; Total Annual Hours 42,872. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection, contact Jacqueline Roche at 301-492-4171. 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.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAL/list.asp#TopOfPage 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 at 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 July 15, 2011:
    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: May 10, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of 
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-11836 Filed 5-13-11; 8:45 am]
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