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contact Tara Oakman at (301) 492–4253. 

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 email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, 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 May 24, 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: March 18, 2011. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–10328 and CMS– 

10319] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and 

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: Revision of currently approved 

collection; Title of Information 

Collection: Medicare Self-Referral 

Disclosure Protocol; Use: Section 6409 

of the ACA requires the Secretary to 

establish and post information on the 

CMS’ public Internet Web site 

concerning a self-referral disclosure 

protocol (SRDP) that sets forth a process 

for providers of services and suppliers 

to self-disclose actual or potential 

violations of section 1877 of the Act. In 

addition, section 6409(b) of the ACA 

gives the Secretary authority to reduce 

the amounts due and owing for the 

violations. This information collection 

request is necessary in order to inform 

the public of the process and the types 

of information needed to participate in 

the SRDP. 

The SRDP is a voluntary selfdisclosure instrument that will allow 

providers of services and suppliers to 

disclose actual or potential violations of 

section 1877 of the Act. CMS will 

analyze the disclosed conduct to 

determine compliance with section 

1877 of the Act and the application of 

the exceptions to the physician selfreferral prohibition. In addition, the 

authority granted to the Secretary under 

section 6409(b) of the ACA, and 

subsequently delegated to CMS, may be 

used to reduce the amount due and 

owing for violations. Form Number: 

CMS–10328 (OMB#: 0938–1106; 

Frequency: Once; Affected Public: 

Private Sector, Business and other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions; 

Number of Respondents: 50; Total 

Annual Responses: 50; Total Annual 

Hours: 1,175. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Ronke 

Fabayo at 410–786–4460. For all other 

issues call 410–786–1326.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Pre-Existing 

Condition Insurance Plan Program 

Solicitation and Contractor’s Proposal 

Package; Use: The Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS) is 

requesting a renewal of this package by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB); specifically, HHS is now seeking 

a three-year approval for this collection. 

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. 

This package renewal is requested as 

a result of a possible transition in 

administration of the program from a 

federally-run to a State administered 

program. A State who originally decided 

to have HHS administer the program in 

their State may in the future notify HHS 

of their desire to administer the PreExisting Condition Plan (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–10319 (OMB#: 0938–1085); 

Frequency: Occasionally; Affected 

Public: State governments; Number of 

Respondents: 2; Total Annual 

Responses: 2; Total Annual Hours: 

2,992. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Laura Dash at 

301–492–4296. 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 Email 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. 

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 25, 2011. OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax 

Number: (202) 395–6974, E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 


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Dated: March 18, 2011. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7099 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–10320] 

Emergency Clearance: Public 

Information Collection Requirements 

Submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) 

AGENCY: Center for Medicare and 

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 and 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 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. 

We are, however, requesting an 

emergency review of the information 

collection referenced below. In 

compliance with the requirement of 

section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we have 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) the following 

requirements for emergency review. We 

are requesting an emergency review 

because the collection of this 

information is needed before the 

expiration of the normal time limits 

under OMB’s regulations at 5 CFR Part 

1320(a)(2)(ii). This is necessary to 

ensure compliance with an initiative of 

the Administration. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Reinstatement of Previously 

Approved Collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Health Care 

Reform Insurance Web Portal 

Requirements 45 CFR part 159; Use: In 

accordance with sections 1103 and 

10102 of the Affordable Care Act, the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services created a Web site called 

healthcare.gov to meet these and other 

provisions of the law, and data 

collection was conducted for six months 

based upon an emergency information 

collection request. The interim final rule 

published on May 5, 2010 served as the 

emergency Federal Register Notice for 

the prior Information Collection Request 

(ICR). The Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) reviewed this ICR under 

emergency processing and approved the 

ICR on April 30, 2010. CMS will be 

submitting a revised ICR to OMB for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

As previously stated, this information 

collection is mandated by sections 1103 

and 10102 of the Affordable Care Act. 

Once all of the information is collected 

from insurance issuers of major medical 

health insurance hereon referred to as 

issuers, it will be processed for display 

at http://www.healthcare.gov. The 

information that is provided will help 

the general public make educated 

decisions about private health care 

insurance options. 

CMS is mandating the issuers verify 

and update their information for a June 

refresh of the Web site. In the event that 

an issuer has enhanced or modified its 

existing plans, created new plans, or 

deactivated plans, the organization 

would be required to update the 

information in the Web portal. States 

and High Risk Pool administrators are 

unaffected under this emergency PRA 

request. Form Number: CMS–10320 

(OMB#: 0938–1086); Frequency: 

Reporting—Annually/Monthly; Affected 

Public: For Profit Firms, States; Number 

of Respondents: 700; Total Annual 

Responses: 13,050; Total Annual Hours: 

101,960. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Beth Liu at 301– 

492–4268. For all other issues call 410– 

786–1326.) 

CMS is requesting OMB review and 

approval of this collection by May 1, 

2011, with a 180-day approval period. 

Written comments and 

recommendations will be considered 

from the public if received by the 

individuals designated below by April 

25, 2011. 

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/ 

regulations/pra 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. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding the burden or any 

other aspect of these collections of 

information requirements. However, as 

noted above, comments on these 

information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements must be 

mailed and/or faxed to the designees 

referenced below by April 25, 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. 

3. By Facsimile or E-mail to OMB. 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS 

Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395– 

6974, E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: March 18, 2011. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7095 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–4154–FN] 

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 

Renewal of Deeming Authority of the 

National Committee for Quality 

Assurance for Medicare Advantage 

Health Maintenance Organizations and 

Local Preferred Provider Organizations 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Final notice. 

SUMMARY: This final notice announces 

the decision to renew the Medicare 

Advantage Deeming Authority of the 

National Committee for Quality 

Assurance (NCQA) for Health 


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