[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1167-1168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-140]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10339]
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
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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: Pre-Existing
Health Insurance Plan and Supporting Regulations; Use: On March 23,
2010, the President signed into law H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act), Public Law 111-148.
Section 1101 of the law establishes a ``temporary high risk health
insurance pool program'' (which has been named the Pre-Existing
Condition Insurance Plan, or PCIP) to provide health insurance coverage
to currently uninsured individuals with pre-existing conditions. The
law authorizes HHS to carry out the program directly or through
contracts with states or private, non-profit entities.
We are requesting an extension of this package because this
information is needed to assure that PCIP programs are established
timely and effectively. This request is being made based on regulations
and guidance that have been issued and contracts which have been
executed by HHS with States or an entity on their behalf participating
in the PCIP program. PCIP is also referred to as the temporary
qualified high risk insurance pool program, as it is called in the
Affordable Care Act, but we have adopted the term PCIP to better
describe the program and avoid confusion with the existing state high
risk pool programs. Form Number: CMS-10339 (OMB: 0938-1100);
Frequency: Reporting--On occasion; Affected Public: State governments;
Number of Respondents: 51; Total Annual Responses: 2,652; Total Annual
Hours: 36,924. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact
Laura Dash at 410-786-8623. 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: March 8, 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: January 4, 2011.
Kenneth Cohen,
Director, Executive Secretariat & Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2011-140 Filed 1-6-11; 8:45 am]
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