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following: ‘‘Office of Consumer 

Information and Insurance Oversight 

(AU).’’ 

II. Under Part A, establish a new 

Chapter AU, ‘‘Office of Consumer 

Information and Insurance Oversight’’ to 

read as follows: 

Chapter AU, Office of Consumer 

Information and Insurance Oversight 

Section AU.00 Mission 

Section AU.10 Organization 

Section AU.20 Functions 

Section AU.00 Mission. The Office 

of Consumer Information and Insurance 

Oversight provides leadership for 

implementing the provisions of the 

health reform bill that address private 

health insurance. 

Section AU.10 Organization. The 

Office of Consumer Information and 

Insurance Oversight is under the 

direction of a Director, who reports to 

the Secretary, and consists of the 

following components: 

• Office of the Director (AUA) 

• Office of Oversight (AUB) 

• Office of Insurance Programs (AUC) 

• Office of Consumer Support (AUD) 

• Office of Health Insurance 

Exchanges (AUE) 

Section AU.20 Functions. 

A. Office of the Director (AUA). The 

Office of the Director is headed by the 

Director of the Office of Consumer 

Information and Insurance Oversight, 

who provides executive direction, 

leadership, and support to the entire 

Office. The Director is responsible for 

carrying out the Office’s mission and 

implementing the functions of the 

Office of Consumer Information and 

Insurance Oversight. The Office is 

comprised of organizational 

components with responsibilities that 

include planning, evaluation, regulatory 

affairs, external relations, and 

administrative management. 

B. Office of Oversight (AUB). The 

Office of Oversight is headed by a 

Deputy Director, who reports to the 

Director of the Office of Consumer 

Information and Insurance Oversight. 

The Office’s responsibilities include: (1) 

Implementing, monitoring compliance 

with, and enforcing both the new rules 

governing the insurance market and the 

new rules regarding medical loss ratios; 

(2) performing rate reviews; and (3) 

issuing rate review grants to states. 

C. Office of Insurance Programs 

(AUC). The Office of Insurance 

Programs is headed by a Deputy 

Director, who reports to the Director of 

the Office of Consumer Information and 

Insurance Oversight. The Office is 

responsible for administering both the 

temporary high-risk pool programs and 

associated funding to states and the 

early retiree reinsurance program. 

D. Office of Consumer Support (AUD). 

The Office of Consumer Support is 

headed by a Deputy Director, who 

reports to the Director of the Office of 

Consumer Information and Insurance 

Oversight. The Office’s responsibilities 

include: (1) Collecting, compiling and 

maintaining comparative pricing data 

for the Department’s Web site; (2) 

providing assistance to enable 

consumers to obtain maximum benefit 

from the new health insurance system; 

and (3) establishing and issuing 

consumer assistance grants to states. 

E. Office of Health Insurance 

Exchanges (AUE). The Office of Health 

Insurance Exchanges is headed by a 

Deputy Director, who reports to the 

Director of the Office of Consumer 

Information and Insurance Oversight. 

The Office’s responsibilities include: (1) 

Developing and implementing policies 

and rules governing state-based 

exchanges; (2) establishing and issuing 

planning grants to states; and (3) 

overseeing the operations of exchanges. 

Dated: April 14, 2010. 

Kathleen Sebelius, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10141, CMS–R– 

246, CMS–10305 and CMS–10313] 

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: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare 

Prescription Drug Benefit Plan; Use: 

Section 101 of Title I of the Medicare 

Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 

Modernization Act of 2003 added 

sections 1860D–1 through D–42 to 

establish this new program. Part D plans 

use the information discussed to comply 

with the eligibility and associated Part 

D participating requirements. CMS will 

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 

enrollees, both potential enrollees and 

enrollees. Form Number: CMS–10141 

(OMB#: 0938–0964); Frequency: Yearly; 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households, and Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions; 

Number of Respondents: 19,937,660; 

Total Annual Responses: 43,153,271; 

Total Annual Hours: 36,520,101. (For 

policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Christine Hinds at 

410–786–4578. For all other issues call 

410–786–1326.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Consumer 

Assessment of Health Care Providers 

and Systems (CAHPS); Use: CMS is 

required to collect and report 

information on the quality of health care 

services and prescription drug coverage 

available to persons enrolled in a 

Medicare health or prescription drug 

plan under provisions in the Medicare 

Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 

Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). 

Specifically, the MMA under Sec. 

1860D–4 (Information to Facilitate 

Enrollment) requires CMS to conduct 

consumer satisfaction surveys regarding 

Medicare prescription drug plans and 

Medicare Advantage plans and report 

this information to Medicare 

beneficiaries prior to the Medicare 

annual enrollment period. The Medicare 

CAHPS survey meets the requirement of 

collecting and publicly reporting 

consumer satisfaction information. 

Form Number: CMS–R–246 (OMB#: 

0938–0732); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: Individuals and households, and 

Business or other for-profit and Not-forprofit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 567,324; Total Annual 

Responses: 567,324; Total Annual 


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Hours: 242,376. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact 

Elizabeth Goldstein at 410–786–6665. 

For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare Part C 

and Part D Data Validation (42 CFR 

422.516g and 423.514g); Use: 

Organizations contracted to offer 

Medicare Part C and Part D benefits are 

required to report data to the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services on a 

variety of measures. In order for the data 

to be useful for monitoring and 

performance measurement, the data 

must be reliable, valid, complete, and 

comparable among sponsoring 

organizations. To meet this goal, CMS is 

developing reporting standards and data 

validation specifications with respect to 

the Part C and Part D reporting 

requirements. These standards will 

provide a review process for Medicare 

Advantage Organizations (MAOs), Cost 

Plans, and Part D sponsors to use to 

conduct data validation checks on their 

reported Part C and Part D data. Form 

Number: CMS–10305 (OMB#: 0938– 

NEW); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: Business or other for-profit; 

Number of Respondents: 710; Total 

Annual Responses: 710; Total Annual 

Hours: 231,410. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Terry 

Lied at 410–786–8973. For all other 

issues call 410–786–1326.) 

4. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: New Quality 

Measures for Medicare Advantage 

Organizations; Use: For CMS to 

strengthen the oversight of quality 

improvement programs implemented by 

Medicare Advantage organizations, 

there is a need to collect additional data 

on quality and outcomes measures in 

order to better track plan performance. 

Examples of additional areas on which 

CMS plans to collect data are postsurgical infections or patient falls. 

Collection will begin during contract 

year 2012. The specific data elements 

that will be collected are currently 

under development. Form Number: 

CMS–10313 (OMB#: 0938–NEW); 

Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 

Business or other for-profit and Not–forprofit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 624; Total Annual 

Responses: 624; Total Annual Hours: 

624,000. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Sabrina Ahmed 

at 410–786–7499. 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 

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. 

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 18, 2010: 

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 13, 2010. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–8958 Filed 4–16–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–416 and CMS– 

R–297] 

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: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Annual Early 

and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and 

Treatment (EPSDT) Services 

Participation Report; Form Number: 

CMS–416 (OMB#: 0938–0354); Use: 

States are required to submit an annual 

report on the provision of EPSDT 

services pursuant to section 

1902(a)(43)(D) of the Social Security 

Act. These reports provide CMS with 

data necessary to assess the 

effectiveness of State EPSDT programs, 

to determine a State’s results in 

achieving its participation goal and to 

respond to inquiries. Respondents are 

State Medicaid Agencies. The data is 

due April 1 of every year so States need 

to have the form and instructions as 

soon as possible in order to report 

timely. Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: State, Tribal and Local 

governments; Number of Respondents: 

56; Total Annual Responses: 112; Total 

Annual Hours: 1,568. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Cindy Ruff at 410–786–5916. 

For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

2. 1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Request for 

Employment Information; Use: Section 

1837(i) of the Social Security Act 

provides for a special enrollment period 

for individuals who delay enrolling in 

Medicare Part B because they are 

covered by a group health plan based on 

their own or a spouse’s current 

employment status. When these 

individuals apply for Medicare Part B, 

they must provide proof that the group 

health plan coverage is (or was) based 

on current employment status. This 

form is used by the Social Security 

Administration to obtain information 

from employers regarding whether a 

Medicare beneficiary’s coverage under a 

group health plan is based on current 

employment status. Form Number: 

CMS–R–297 (OMB#: 0938–0787); 

Frequency: Once; Affected Public: 

Private Sector: Business or other forprofits and Not-for-profit institutions; 

Number of Respondents: 5,000; Total 

Annual Responses: 5,000; Total Annual 

Hours: 1,250. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Kevin 


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