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Occasionally; Affected Public: 

Businesses and other for-profit and notfor-profit institutions; Number of 

Respondents: 53; Total Annual 

Responses: 106; Total Annual Hours: 

17.5 hours (years 1 and 2), 35 hours 

(year 3). (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Bob Kambic 410– 

786–1515. 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, 

comments and recommendations must 

be submitted in one of the following 

ways by May 21, 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: March 15, 2010. 

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–10053, CMS–906 

and CMS–10294] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; 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), 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: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Paid Feeding 

Assistants in Long Term Care Facilities 

and Supporting Regulations at 42 CFR 

483.160; Use: Section 42 CFR 483 

permits long-term care facilities to use 

paid feeding assistants to supplement 

the services of certified nurse aides. If 

facilities choose this option, feeding 

assistance must complete a specified 

training program. In addition, a facility 

must maintain a record of all 

individuals, used by the facility as 

feeding assistants, who have 

successfully completed the training 

course for paid feeding assistants. This 

information is used as part of the 

process to determine facility compliance 

with this requirement. Form Number: 

CMS–10053 (OMB#: 0938–0916); 

Frequency: Reporting—Yearly; Affected 

Public: Private Sector: Business or other 

for-profits and Not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

13,280; Total Annual Responses: 4,250; 

Total Annual Hours: 25,500. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Susan Joslin at 410–786–3516. 

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

2. 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: 1,039; 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.) 

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Program 

Evaluation of the Eighth and Ninth 

Scope of Work Quality Improvement 

Organization Program; Use: The 

statutory authority for the Quality 

Improvement Organization (QIO) 

Program is found in Part B of Title XI 

of the Social Security Act, as amended 

by the Peer Review Improvement Act of 

1982. The Social Security Act 

established the Utilization and Quality 

Control Peer Review Organization 

Program, now known as the QIO 

Program. The statutory mission of the 

QIO Program, as set forth in Title 

XVIII—Health Insurance for the Aged 

and Disabled, Section 1862(g) of the 

Social Security Act—is to improve the 

effectiveness, efficiency, economy, and 

quality of services delivered to Medicare 

beneficiaries. The quality strategies of 

the Medicare QIO Program are carried 

out by specific QIO contractors working 

with health care providers in their state, 

territory, or the District of Columbia. 

The QIO contract contains a number of 

quality improvement initiatives that are 

authorized by various provisions in the 

Act. As a general matter, Section 1862(g) 

of the Act mandates that the secretary 

enter into contracts with QIOs for the 

purpose of determining that Medicare 

services are reasonable and medically 

necessary and for the purposes of 

promoting the effective, efficient, and 

economical delivery of health care 

services and of promoting the quality of 

the type of services for which payment 

may be made under Medicare. CMS 

interprets the term ‘‘promoting the 

quality of services’’ to involve more than 

QIOs reviewing care on a case-by-case 

basis, but to include a broad range of 

proactive initiatives that will promote 

higher quality. CMS has, for example, 

included in the SOW tasks in which the 

QIO will provide technical assistance to 

Medicare-participating providers and 

practitioners in order to help them 

improve the quality of the care they 

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Additional authority for these 

activities appears in Section 1154(a)(8) 

of the Act, which requires that QIOs 

perform such duties and functions, 

assume such responsibilities, and 

comply with such other requirements as 

may be required by the Medicare 

statute. CMS regards survey activities as 

appropriate if they will directly benefit 

Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, 

Section 1154(a)(10) of the Act 

specifically requires that the QIOs 

‘‘coordinate activities, including 

information exchanges, which are 

consistent with economical and efficient 

operation of programs among 

appropriate public and private agencies 

or organizations, including other public 

or private review organizations as may 

be appropriate.’’ CMS regards this as 

specific authority for QIOs to coordinate 

and operate a broad range of 

collaborative and community activities 

among private and public entities, as 

long as the predicted outcome will 

directly benefit the Medicare program. 

The purpose of the study is to design 

and conduct an analysis evaluating the 

impact on national and regional health 

care processes and outcomes of the 

Ninth Scope of Work QIO Program. The 

QIO Program is national in scope and 

scale and affects the quality of 

healthcare of 43 million elderly and 

disabled Americans. CMS will conduct 

an impact and process analysis using 

data from multiple sources: (1) Primary 

data collected via in-depth interviews, 

focus groups, and surveys of QIOs, 

health care providers, and other 

stakeholders; (2) secondary data 

reported by QIOs through CMS systems; 

and (3) CMS administrative data. The 

findings will be presented in a final 

report as well as in other documents 

and reports suitable for publication in 

peer-review journals. This request 

relates to the following data collections: 

(1) Survey of QIO directors and theme 

leaders; (2) Survey of hospital QI 

directors and nursing home 

administrators; (3) focus groups with 

Medicare beneficiaries; and (4) inperson and telephone discussions with 

QIO staff, partner organizations, health 

care providers, and community health 

leaders. Form Number: CMS–10294 

(OMB# 0938–New); Frequency: 

Occasionally; Affected Public: Business 

or other for-profits, and Medicare 

beneficiaries; Number of Respondents: 

3,343; Total Annual Responses: 3,343; 

Total Annual Hours: 1,707. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Robert Kambic at 410–786– 

1515. 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 21, 2010. 

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 15, 2010. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–6237 Filed 3–19–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

In compliance with Section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995 concerning 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed collections of information, the 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration (SAMHSA) 

will publish periodic summaries of 

proposed projects. To request more 

information on the proposed projects or 

to obtain a copy of the information 

collection plans, call the SAMHSA 

Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276– 

1243. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collections of information 

are necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Proposed Project: Assessment of the 

Town Hall Meetings on Underage 

Drinking Prevention—Revision 

The Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration’s 

(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse 

Prevention (CSAP), is proposing a 

revision to the information collection 

regarding the Assessment of the Town 

Hall Meetings (THMs) on Underage 

Drinking (UAD) Prevention. The current 

data collection has approval under OMB 

#0930–0288, which expires on January 

31, 2011. Revisions were made to the 

Town Hall Meeting Feedback Form, 

now being referred to as the Organizers 

Survey; the data collection method; and 

the number of respondents. 

Additionally, CSAP is adding a new 

data collection component titled the 

Participants Survey, which is the data 

collection instrument for the 

participants (or attendees) of the THM 

events. 

Changes 

Under the current approval, 

SAMHSA/CSAP distributes a brief 

Town Hall Meeting Feedback Form to 

all CBOs participating in THM events. 

This paper-and-pencil based form 

includes 14 items about the THM event, 

among which— 

• Where, when, and who conducted 

the meeting; 

• Number of attendees; 

• Format of the meeting; 

• Participants in the presentations; 

• Actions planned; 

• Media coverage; 

• Composition of the audience; 

• Responses of the attendees; 

• Materials provided; 

• Indications of increased awareness; 

and 

• Indications of increased 

involvement. 

Under this revision, SAMHSA/CSAP 

will provide organizers of THM events 

with password-protected login 

information to access the Organizers 

Survey via the Internet. The Organizers 

Survey includes 36 items about the 

THM event. Listed below is a summary 

of the revisions that were made— 


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