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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 1060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31301]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-906]

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: The Fiscal 
Soundness Reporting Requirements; Use: CMS is assigned responsibility 
for overseeing all Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAO), Prescription 
Drug Plan (PDP) sponsors, 1876 Cost Plans, Demonstration Plans and PACE 
organizations on-going financial performance. Specifically, CMS needs 
the requested collection of information to establish that contracting 
entities within those programs maintain fiscally sound organizations. 
Refer to the supporting documents for a list of changes to this 
collection. Form Number: CMS-906 (OMB: 0938-0469); Frequency: 
Reporting--Yearly and Quarterly; Affected Public: Private Sector: 
Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number 
of Respondents: 514; Total Annual Responses: 1039; Total Annual Hours: 
346. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Robert 
Ahern at 410-786-0073. 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 March 9, 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: December 24, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-31301 Filed 1-7-10; 8:45 am]
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