[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 214 (Friday, November 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68466-68467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28618]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10404 and CMS-10209]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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), Department of Health and Human Services, 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 function; (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: National Balancing Indicators Project (NBIP) 
Direct Service Workforce Data Collection Effort; Use: The overall 
purpose of this project is to assist CMS State Profiling Tool (SPT) 
grantees to collect core direct service workforce data elements by 
population and setting and build the infrastructure needed to track 
these workforce indicators over time; Form Number: CMS-10404 (OMB 0938-
New); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Private Sector (business or 
other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions) and Individuals; 
Number of Respondents: 68,160; Total Annual Responses: 68,160 (one-
time); Total Annual Hours: 57,038. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Jean Accius at (410) 786-3270. For all other issues 
call (410) 786-1326.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with 
change of previously approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: Medicare Advantage Chronic Care Improvement Program and 
Quality Improvement Project Reporting Tools; Use: Section 1852e(1), 
(2), (3)(a)(i) of the Social Security Act and 42 CFR 422.152 of the 
regulations describe CMS' regulatory authority to require each Medicare 
Advantage Organization (MAO) coordinated care plan that offers one or 
more MA plans to have an ongoing quality assessment and performance 
improvement program. This program must include assessing performance 
using standard measures required by the Center for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services (CMS), and reporting its performance to CMS.
    MAOs will submit their Chronic Care Improvement Programs (CCIPs) 
and Quality Improvement Project (QIPs) using the revised CCIP and QIP 
Reporting Tools that are included in this collection. The tools have 
been redesigned: (1) To decrease the response burden through limiting 
the amount of narrative required and using an automated system; (2) to 
be more aligned with the standard QI reporting format; and (3) to 
improve the information provided by MAOs by using more structured 
reporting tools. CMS believes the new reporting tools will provide a 
simpler, easier way for MAOs to report the required data. The new tool 
will also generate consistency in reporting among plans so that 
collected data can be used more efficiently by CMS and the plans.
    Based on feedback received during the 60-day comment period, CMS 
has increased the burden hours to complete each reporting tool from 5 
hours to 15 hours Form Number: CMS-10209 (OMB  0938-1023); 
Frequency: Yearly;

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Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other for-profits and Not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 1,904; Total Annual 
Responses: 1,904; Total Annual Hours: 28,560. (For policy questions 
regarding this collection contact Letticia Ramsey at (410) 786-5262. 
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 address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995, or 
Email 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 by the OMB desk 
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on December 5, 2011.
    OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS 
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, Email: [email protected].

    Dated: November 1, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of 
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-28618 Filed 11-3-11; 8:45 am]
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