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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. This is necessary to ensure 

compliance with an initiative of the 

Administration. We cannot reasonably 

comply with the normal clearance 

procedures because of an unanticipated 

event. Due to the CMS mandatory 

deadlines set forth by OMB for Agencies 

to have full disclosure financial 

statements prepared and independently 

audited, the CMS requests an emergency 

clearance process based on 5 CFR 

1320.13(a)(2)(ii). 

The approval of this information 

collection process is essential in order 

to comply with Section 3515 of the 

Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act that 

requires government agencies to 

produce auditable financial statements 

in accordance with Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

guidelines on form and content. The 

Government Management and Reform 

Act of 1994 requires all offices, bureaus 

and associated activities of the 24 CFO 

Act agencies to be covered in an agencywide, audited financial statement. CMS 

fulfills its mission through its 

contractors and the States. These 

entities are the primary source of 

information for the financial statements. 

Collection of State Children’s Health 

Insurance Program (SCHIP) data and the 

calculation of the SCHIP Incurred But 

Not Reported (IBNR) estimate are 

pertinent to CMS’ financial audit. The 

CFO auditors have reported the lack of 

an estimate for SCHIP IBNR payables 

and receivables as a reportable 

condition in the FY 2005 audit of CMS’

financial statements. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: State Children’s 

Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) 

Report on Payables and Receivables; 

Use: Collection of SCHIP data and the 

calculation of the SCHIP Incurred But 

Not Reported (IBNR) estimate are 

pertinent to CMS’ financial audit. The 

CFO auditors have reported the lack of 

an estimate for SCHIP IBNR payables 

and receivables as a reportable 

condition in the FY 2005 audit of CMS’s 

financial statements. It is essential that 

CMS collect the necessary data from 

State agencies in FY 2006, so that CMS 

continues to receive an unqualified 

audit opinion on its financial 

statements. Program expenditures for 

the SCHIP have increased since its 

inception; as such, SCHIP receivables 

and payables may materially impact the 

financial statements. The SCHIP Report 

on Payables and Receivables will 

provide the information needed to 

calculate the SCHIP IBNR.; Form 

Number: CMS–10180 (OMB#: 0938–

NEW); Frequency: Reporting—

Annually; Affected Public: State, Local, 

or Tribal governments; Number of 

Respondents: 56; Total Annual 

Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 

336. 

CMS is requesting OMB review and 

approval of this collection by March 20, 

2006, with a 180-day approval period. 

Written comments and recommendation 

will be considered from the public if 

received by the individuals designated 

below by March 6, 2006. 

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 

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 January 31, 2005: 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Room C4–26–05, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–

1850, Attn: William N. Parham, III, 

and 

OMB Human Resources and Housing 

Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, 

New Executive Office Building, Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503. 

Dated: January 25, 2006. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–R–70, CMS–

10178, CMS–R–209, and CMS–R–245] 

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 of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Information 

Collection Requirements in HSQ–110, 

Acquisition, Protection and Disclosure 

of Peer review Organization Information 

and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 

480.104, 480.105, 480.116, and 480.134; 

Use: The Peer Review Improvement Act 

of 1982 authorizes quality improvement 

organizations (QIOs), formally known as 

peer review organizations (PROs), to 

acquire information necessary to fulfill 

their duties and functions and places 

limits on disclosure of the information. 

The QIOs are required to provide 


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notices to the affected parties when 

disclosing information about them. 

These requirements serve to protect the 

rights of the affected parties. The 

information provided in these notices is 

used by the patients, practitioners and 

providers to: Obtain access to the data 

maintained and collected on them by 

the QIOs; add additional data or make 

changes to existing QIO data; and reflect 

in the QIO’s record the reasons for the 

QIO’s disagreeing with an individual’s 

or provider’s request for amendment.; 

Form Number: CMS–R–70 (OMB#: 

0938–0426); Frequency: Reporting—On 

occasion; Affected Public: Business or 

other for-profit, individuals or 

households, not-for-profit institutions, 

Federal government, and State, Local or 

Tribal governments; Number of 

Respondents: 362; Total Annual 

Responses: 3729; Total Annual Hours: 

60,919. 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Collection of 

Medicaid and State Children’s Health 

Insurance (SCHIP) Managed Care Claims 

and Related Information; Use: The 

Improper Payments Information Act 

(IPIA) of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–300) 

requires CMS to produce national error 

rates in the Medicaid program and the 

State Children’s Health Insurance 

Program (SCHIP). To comply with the 

IPIA, CMS will engage a Federal 

contractor to produce error rates in 

Medicaid managed care and SCHIP 

managed care. Beginning in 2007, CMS 

will use a rotational approach to review 

up to 18 States for each program, for a 

total 36 States each year. CMS has 

completed the State selection process 

for the Medicaid improper payments 

measurement. States have not yet been 

selected for the measurement of 

improper payments in SCHIP. CMS 

expects to select the SCHIP States in the 

fall of 2006.; Form Number: CMS–10178 

(OMB#: 0938–NEW); Frequency: 

Reporting—On occasion, quarterly; 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

governments; Number of Respondents: 

36; Total Annual Responses: 23,400; 

Total Annual Hours: 23,400. 

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare and 

Medicaid Programs: Reporting OASIS 

Data as Part of the Conditions of 

Participation for Home Health Agencies 

and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 

484.11 and 484.20; Use: This request is 

for OMB approval to continue to require 

home health agencies (HHAs) to 

electronically report the Outcome and 

Assessment Information Set (OASIS) 

data to CMS. OASIS is a requirement of 

one of the Conditions of Participation 

(CoP) that HHAs must meet in order to 

participate in the Medicare program. 

Specifically, the aforementioned 

regulation sections provide guidelines 

for HHAs for the electronic transmission 

of the OASIS data as well as 

responsibilities of the State agency or 

OASIS contractor in collecting and 

transmitting this information to CMS. 

These requirements are necessary to 

achieve broad-based, measurable 

improvement, in the quality of care 

furnished through Federal programs, 

and to establish a prospective payment 

system for HHAs.; Form Number: CMS–

R–209 (OMB#: 0938–0761); Frequency: 

Reporting—Monthly; Affected Public: 

Business or other for-profit, not-forprofit institutions, Federal government, 

State, local, or tribal governments; 

Number of Respondents: 8,277; Total 

Annual Responses: 102,203; Total 

Annual Hours: 1,374,051. 

4. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare and 

Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection 

Requirements as Part of the Conditions 

of Participation for Home Health 

Agencies and Supporting Regulations in 

42 CFR Sections 484.55, 484.205, 

484.245, 484.250; Use: The Medicare 

and Medicaid Programs OASIS 

Collection Requirements as Part of the 

Conditions of Participation for Home 

Health Agencies (HHAs) information 

collection requires HHAs to use a 

standard core assessment data set, the 

Outcome and Assessment Information 

Set (OASIS), to collect information and 

to evaluate adult non-maternity 

patients. In addition, data from the 

OASIS will be used for purposes of case 

mix adjusting patients under the home 

health prospective payment system and 

will facilitate the production of 

necessary case mix information at 

relevant time points in the patient’s 

home health stay.; Form Number: CMS–

R–245 (OMB#: 0938–0760); Frequency: 

Recordkeeping and reporting—Other, 

upon patient assessment; Affected 

Public: Business or other for-profit, notfor-profit institutions, Federal 

government, State, local, or tribal 

governments; Number of Respondents: 

8,277; Total Annual Responses: 

11,087,565; Total Annual Hours: 

9,339,184. 

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 at the address below, no 

later than 5 p.m. on April 4, 2006. CMS, 

Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs, Division of 

Regulations Development—B, Attention: 

William N. Parham, III, Room C4–26–

05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

Dated: January 25, 2006. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

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–R–262 and 

CMS–10142] 

Emergency Clearance: Public 

Information Collection Requirements 

Submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) 

AGENCY: Center for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services. 

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 


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