[Federal Register: June 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 126)]
[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-10133, CMS-10050, and CMS-1515 and 1572]
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Competitive
Acquisition Program (CAP) for Medicare Part B Drugs: Vendor Application
and Bid Form; Use: The CAP Vendor Application and Bid Form is a
collection tool which will be used by potential vendors to provide
information related to the characteristics of their company and to
submit their bid prices for CAP drugs. The information collected on the
CAP Vendor Application and Bid Form will be used by CMS during the
bidding evaluation process to evaluate the vendors bid prices, their
credentials, experience and to assess their ability to provide quality
service to physicians and beneficiaries. Competitive bidding is seen as
a means of using the dynamics of the marketplace to provide incentives
for suppliers to provide reasonably priced products and services of
high quality in an efficient manner. The CAP's objectives include
providing an alternative method for physicians to obtain Part B drugs
to administer to Medicare beneficiaries and reducing drug acquisition
and billing burdens for physicians; Form Number: CMS-10133
(OMB: 0938-0955); Frequency: Reporting-Other, during the
bidding process; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number
of Respondents: 12; Total Annual Responses: 12; Total Annual Hours:
480.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Survey of Newly
Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries; Use: CMS is responsible for providing
beneficiaries with the Medicare program information they need to
effectively choose the health care plan best suited to their needs. In
order to provide such information, CMS needs to know (1) whether or not
new enrollees are aware of the choices they have, (2) what
beneficiaries understand about the basic elements of the Medicare
program, (3) what other sources currently provide Medicare-related
information, and (4) how all of these items vary across beneficiary
subpopulations. To this end, CMS must have the ability to measure over
time what beneficiaries know and understand about the Medicare program.
Measuring beneficiaries' information needs and knowledge over time will
help CMS evaluate its impact on information/education, population
changes and other initiatives. Form Number: CMS-10050 (OMB:
0938-0869); Frequency: Reporting--Quarterly; Affected Public:
Individuals or
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Households; Number of Respondents: 2400; Total Annual Responses: 2400;
Total Annual Hours: 800.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Home Health
Agency Survey and Deficiencies Report, Home Health Functional
Assessment Instrument and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 488.26 and
442.30; Use: In order to participate in the Medicare program as a Home
Health Agency (HHA) provider, the HHA must meet Federal Standards.
These forms are used to record information about patients' health and
provider compliance with requirement and report information to the
Federal Government. Form Number: CMS-1515 & 1572 (OMB: 0938-
0355); Frequency: Reporting--Annually; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profit, Individuals or Households, and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents: 24,150; Total Annual Responses:
24,150; Total Annual Hours: 3,864.
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
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.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collections must be mailed or faxed within 30 days of this notice
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.
Dated: June 21, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-10274 Filed 6-29-06; 8:45 am]
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