80 FR 19323 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)
| Page Range | 19323-19323 | |
| FR Document | 2015-08289 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 19323] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-08289] [[Page 19323]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier CMS-10141] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information (including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates 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. DATES: Comments must be received by June 9, 2015. ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in any one of the following ways: 1. Electronically. You may send 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) that are 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. To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make your request using one of following: 1. Access CMS' Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995. 2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786- 1326. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Contents This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated with the following information collections. More detailed information can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated materials (see ADDRESSES). CMS-10141 Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. The term ``collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires federal agencies to publish a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice. Information Collection 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program; Use: Part D plans and, to the extent applicable, MA organizations use the information to comply with the eligibility and associated Part D participating requirements. CMS use this information to approve contract applications, monitor compliance with contract requirements, make proper payment to plans, and to ensure that correct information is disclosed to potential and current enrollees. Form Number: CMS-10141 (OMB control number 0938-0964); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 10,105,276; Total Annual Responses: 46,099,944; Total Annual Hours: 7,572,223. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Deborah Larwood at 410-786-9500). Dated: April 7, 2015. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2015-08289 Filed 4-9-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND To obtain copies of a supporting correct information is disclosed to
HUMAN SERVICES statement and any related forms for the potential and current enrollees. Form
proposed collection(s) summarized in Number: CMS–10141 (OMB control
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid this notice, you may make your request number 0938–0964); Frequency: Once;
Services using one of following: Affected Public: Private sector (Business
[Document Identifier CMS–10141] 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at or other for-profit and Not-for-profit
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ institutions); Number of Respondents:
Agency Information Collection PaperworkReductionActof1995. 10,105,276; Total Annual Responses:
Activities: Proposed Collection; 2. Email your request, including your 46,099,944; Total Annual Hours:
Comment Request address, phone number, OMB number, 7,572,223. (For policy questions
and CMS document identifier, to regarding this collection contact
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. Deborah Larwood at 410–786–9500).
Medicaid Services. 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
ACTION: Notice.
Dated: April 7, 2015.
(410) 786–1326.
William N. Parham, III,
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
an opportunity for the public to 1326. Affairs.
comment on CMS’ intention to collect SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2015–08289 Filed 4–9–15; 8:45 am]
information from the public. Under the BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the Contents
PRA), federal agencies are required to This notice sets out a summary of the
publish notice in the Federal Register use and burden associated with the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
concerning each proposed collection of following information collections. More HUMAN SERVICES
information (including each proposed detailed information can be found in
extension or reinstatement of an existing each collection’s supporting statement Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
collection of information) and to allow and associated materials (see Services
60 days for public comment on the ADDRESSES). [Document Identifier: CMS–R–305]
proposed action. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding our CMS–10141 Medicare Prescription Agency Information Collection
burden estimates or any other aspect of Drug Benefit Program Activities: Submission for OMB
this collection of information, including Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– Review; Comment Request
any of the following subjects: (1) The 3520), federal agencies must obtain
necessity and utility of the proposed approval from the Office of Management ACTION: Notice.
information collection for the proper and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
performance of the agency’s functions; SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare &
information they conduct or sponsor.
(2) the accuracy of the estimated Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, an opportunity for the public to
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
utility, and clarity of the information to comment on CMS’ intention to collect
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
be collected; and (4) the use of information from the public. Under the
or requirements that members of the
automated collection techniques or Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
public submit reports, keep records, or
other forms of information technology to (PRA), federal agencies are required to
provide information to a third party.
minimize the information collection publish notice in the Federal Register
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
burden. concerning each proposed collection of
requires federal agencies to publish a
information, including each proposed
DATES: Comments must be received by 60-day notice in the Federal Register
extension or reinstatement of an existing
June 9, 2015. concerning each proposed collection of
collection of information, and to allow
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please information, including each proposed
a second opportunity for public
reference the document identifier or extension or reinstatement of an existing
comment on the notice. Interested
OMB control number. To be assured collection of information, before
persons are invited to send comments
consideration, comments and submitting the collection to OMB for
regarding the burden estimate or any
recommendations must be submitted in approval. To comply with this
other aspect of this collection of
any one of the following ways: requirement, CMS is publishing this
information, including any of the
1. Electronically. You may send your notice.
following subjects: (1) The necessity and
comments electronically to http://
Information Collection utility of the proposed information
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
1. Type of Information Collection collection for the proper performance of
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Request: Revision of a currently the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
approved collection; Title of of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
to find the information collection
document(s) that are accepting Information Collection: Medicare enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
comments. Prescription Drug Benefit Program; Use: of the information to be collected; and
2. By regular mail. You may mail Part D plans and, to the extent (4) the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
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written comments to the following applicable, MA organizations use the
address: CMS, Office of Strategic information to comply with the technology to minimize the information
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, eligibility and associated Part D collection burden.
Division of Regulations Development, participating requirements. CMS use DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB this information to approve contract information must be received by the
Control Number lll, Room C4–26– applications, monitor compliance with OMB desk officer by May 11, 2015.
05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, contract requirements, make proper ADDRESSES: When commenting on the
Maryland 21244–1850. payment to plans, and to ensure that proposed information collections,
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| FR Citation | 80 FR 19323 |
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