[Federal Register: July 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 145)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-906]

 
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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: The Fiscal 
Soundness Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 
422.516; Form Nos.: CMS-906 (OMB  0938-0469); Use: The 
information in this collection will be used by the financial staff to 
examine their respective organizations that they oversee to insure the 
organizations are maintaining at least the minimum financial 
performance. The respondents are the Medicare Advantage Organizations 
contracting with CMS; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Business or 
other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 370; Total Annual Responses: 
370; Total Annual Hours: 62.
    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/regulations/pra/, or E-mail your 

request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS 
document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.

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    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections will be considered if they are mailed within 30 days of 
this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and 
Housing Branch, Attention: Christopher Martin, New Executive Office 
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 20, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-14917 Filed 7-28-05; 8:45 am]

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