[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12122-12123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4577]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-102 and CMS-105, and CMS-10241]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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 without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Budget
Workload Reports and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 493.1-.2001; Use:
The collected information will be used by CMS to determine the amount
of Federal reimbursement for surveys conducted. Use of the information
includes program evaluation, audit, budget formulation and budget
approval. Form CMS-102 is a multi-purpose form designed to capture and
record all budget and expenditure data. Form CMS-105 captures the
annual projected CLIA workload that the State survey agency will
accomplish. It is also used by the CMS regional office to approve the
annual projected CLIA workload. The information is required as part of
the section 1864 agreement with the State; Form Numbers: CMS-102 and
CMS-105 (OMB: 0938-0599); Frequency: Quarterly; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 50;
Total Annual Responses: 50; Total Annual Hours: 4,500. (For policy
questions regarding
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this collection contact Carla Ausby at 410-786-2153. For all other
issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Annual State Report and Annual State Performance Rankings; Use: Section
6001(f) of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) requires CMS to contract
with a vendor to conduct a monthly national survey of retail
prescription drug prices and to report the prices to the States. These
national average prices may be used as a benchmark by the States for
the management of their prescription drug programs. The DRA also
requires that the States submit pricing information for the 50 most
widely prescribed drugs so that the States' prices can be compared to
the national average prices obtained from the survey. The States
pricing information will be compared and the States will be ranked. The
Act also requires that States report their drug utilization rates for
noninnovator multiple source (generic) drugs, their payment rates under
their State plan, and their dispensing fees. The template has been
developed to facilitate data collection; Form Number: CMS-10241
(OMB: 0938-1041); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 51; Total Annual
Responses: 51; Total Annual Hours: 765. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Joseph Fine at 410-786-2128. 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
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.
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 April 14, 2011.
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: [email protected].
Dated: February 23, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-4577 Filed 3-3-11; 8:45 am]
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