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15 These figures correct mathematical errors that 

appeared in the related preceding Federal Register 

notice. 74 FR at 18712. 

($156,615,480 and $12,421,344, 

respectively)15 in associated labor cost. 

Willard Tom 

General Counsel. 

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BILLING CODE 6750–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0080] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Integrity 

of Unit Prices 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement request 

for an information collection 

requirement regarding an existing OMB 

clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation, Regulatory 

Secretariat (VPR) will be submitting to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to reinstate a 

previously approved information 

collection requirement concerning 

Integrity of Unit Prices. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary; whether it will 

have practical utility; whether our 

estimate of the public burden of this 

collection of information is accurate, 

and based on valid assumptions and 

methodology; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways in 

which we can minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, through the use of 

appropriate technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 21, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden, to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, 

Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 

20503 and a copy to the General 

Services Administration, Regulatory 

Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street NW., 

Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Edward Chambers, Procurement 

Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, 

(202) 501–3221 or e-mail 

Edward.chambers@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

FAR 15.408(f) and the clause at FAR 

52.215–14, Integrity of Unit Prices, 

require offerors and contractors under 

Federal contracts that are to be awarded 

without adequate price competition to 

identify in their proposals those 

supplies which they will not 

manufacture or to which they will not 

contribute significant value. The 

policies included in the FAR are 

required by section 501 of Public Law 

98–577 (for the civilian agencies) and 

section 927 of Public Law 99–500 (for 

DOD and NASA). The rule contains no 

reporting requirements on contracts 

with commercial items. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 1,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 10. 

Annual Responses: 10,000. 

Hours per Response: 1 hour. 

Total Burden Hours: 10,000. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F St., 

NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 

20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please 

cite OMB Control No. 9000–0080, 

Integrity of Unit Prices. 

Dated: August 14, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–20174 Filed 8–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10174, CMS– 

10287 and CMS–R–305] 

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: Revision of the currently 

approved collection. 

Title of Information Collection: 

Collection of Drug Event Data From 

Contracted Part D Providers for 

Payment. 

Use: In December 2003, Congress 

enacted the Medicare Prescription Drug, 

Improvement, and Modernization Act of 

2003 referred to as the Medicare 

Modernization Act (MMA). The 

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit 

program (Part D) was established by 

section 101 of the MMA and is codified 

in section 1860D–1 through 1860 D–41 

of the Social Security Act. Effective 

January 1, 2006, the Part D program 

establishes an optional prescription 

drug benefit for individuals who are 

entitled to Medicare Part A and/or 

enrolled in Part B. Part D plans have 

flexibility in terms of benefit design. 

This flexibility includes, but is not 

limited to, authority to establish a 

formulary that limits coverage to 

specific drugs within each therapeutic 

class of drugs, and the ability to have a 

cost-sharing structure other than the 

statutorily defined structure (subject to 

certain actuarial tests). Coverage under 

the new prescription drug benefit is 

provided predominately through private 

at-risk prescription drug plans that offer 

drug-only coverage (PDPs), Medicare 

Advantage (MA) plans that offer 

integrated prescription drug and health 

care coverage (MA–PD plans) or through 

Cost Plans that offer prescription drug 

benefits. 

The transmission of the data will be 

in an electronic format. The information 

users will be Pharmacy Benefit 

Managers (PBM), third party 

administrators and pharmacies and the 

PDPs, MA–PDs, Fallbacks and other 

plans that offer coverage of outpatient 


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prescription drugs under the Medicare 

Part D benefit to Medicare beneficiaries. 

The data is used primarily for payment, 

and is used for claim validation as well 

as for other legislated functions such as 

quality monitoring, program integrity 

and oversight. 

Form Number: CMS–10174 (OMB#: 

0938–0982). 

Frequency: Reporting—Monthly. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits and not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 747. 

Total Annual Responses: 947,881,770. 

Total Annual Hours: 1896. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Bobbie Knickman at 

410–786–4161. For all other issues call 

410–786–1326.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection. 

Title of Information Collection: 

Medicare Quality of Care Complaint 

Form. 

Use: In accordance with Section 

1154(a)(14) of the Social Security Act, 

Quality Improvement Organizations 

(QIOs) are required to conduct 

appropriate reviews of all written 

complaints submitted by beneficiaries 

concerning the quality of care received. 

The Medicare Quality of Care Complaint 

Form will be used by Medicare 

beneficiaries to submit quality of care 

complaints. This form will establish a 

standard form for all beneficiaries to 

utilize and ensure pertinent information 

is obtained by QIOs to effectively 

process these complaints. 

Form Number: CMS–10287 (OMB#: 

0938–New). 

Frequency: Reporting—on occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Number of Respondents: 3,500. 

Total Annual Responses: 3,500. 

Total Annual Hours: 583. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Tom Kessler at 410– 

786–1991. For all other issues call 410– 

786–1326.) 

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection. 

Title of Information Collection: 

External Quality Review Protocols. 

Use: The results of Medicare reviews, 

Medicare accreditation services, and 

Medicaid external quality reviews will 

be used by States in assessing the 

quality of care provided to Medicaid 

beneficiaries by managed care 

organizations and to provide 

information on the quality of care 

provided to the general public upon 

request. 

Form Number: CMS–R–305 (OMB#: 

0938–0786). 

Frequency: Reporting—Yearly. 

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 

Governments. 

Number of Respondents: 40. 

Total Annual Responses: 40. 

Total Annual Hours: 520,000. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Gary B. Jackson at 

410–786–1218. 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 September 21, 2009: 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS 

Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395– 

6974, E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: August 14, 2009. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10198] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

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) 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: Extension without change of a 

currently approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Creditable 

Coverage Disclosure to CMS On-Line 

Form and Instructions; Use: Most 

entities that currently provide 

prescription drug benefits to any 

Medicare Part D eligible individual 

must disclose to the CMS whether the 

prescription drug benefit that they offer 

is creditable. The disclosure is required 

to be provided annually and upon any 

change that affects whether the coverage 

is creditable prescription drug coverage. 

CMS released a Disclosure to CMS 

Guidance Paper and a disclosure to 

CMS notification on-line form in 

January 2006. 

Section 1860D–1 of the Medicare 

Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 

Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) and 

implementing regulations at 42 CFR 

423.56 requires that entities that offer 

prescription drug benefits under any of 

the types of coverage described in 42 

CFR 423.56(b) provide a disclosure of 

creditable coverage to CMS informing us 

whether such coverage meets the 

actuarial requirements specified in 

guidelines provided by CMS. Form 

Number: CMS–10198 (OMB#: 0938– 

1013); Frequency: Reporting—Yearly 

and Semi-annually; Affected Public: 

Federal Government, Business or other 

for-profits and not-for-profit 

institutions, and State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

87,500; Total Annual Responses: 

87,500; Total Annual Hours: 7,291.7. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact James Mayhew at 

410–786–9244. 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 on (410) 786– 

1326. 

In commenting on the proposed 

information collections please reference 

the document identifier or OMB control 

number. To be assured consideration, 


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