[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21369-21370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9125]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-10369]
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 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: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Solicitation for Applications: Community-based
Care Transitions Program; Use: The Community-based Care Transitions
Program (CCTP) described in Section 3026 of the Affordable Care Act
will run for 5 years with a mandated start date of January 1, 2011.
This program provides funding to community-based organizations in
partnership with acute care hospitals for the provision of care
transition services delivered to high risk
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Medicare beneficiaries. The legislation provides $500,000,000 for the
program. The goals of the CCTP are to improve transitions of
beneficiaries from the inpatient hospital setting to other care
settings, to improve quality of care, to reduce readmissions for high
risk beneficiaries, and to document measureable savings to the Medicare
program. Form Number: CMS-10369 (OMB: 0938-NEW); Frequency:
Once; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Private
Sector--Business or other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 1,000; Total Annual Responses: 1,000; Total
Annual Hours: 80,000. (For policy questions regarding this collection
contact Juliana Tiongson at 410-786-0342. 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.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAL/list.asp#TopOfPage 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 at 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 June 14, 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: April 6, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group--Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-9125 Filed 4-12-11; 11:15 am]
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