Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 21, 2012 / Notices 9931 

Dated: February 10, 2012. 

Ronald Otten, 

Deputy Chief, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3622 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10418] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Reopening 

of Comment Period 

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. Title of Information Collection: 

Medical Loss Ratio Annual Reporting 

Form Number: CMS–10418 (OCN: 

0938–New). For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Carol 

Jimenez at 301–492–4109. For all other 

issues call 410–786–1326. 

Reopening of Comment Period 

The Type of Information Collection 

Request, Use, Frequency, Affected 

Public and Total Respondents are 

described in the 60-day notice that 

published on December 16, 2011 (76 FR 

78265) and are not repeated here. 

However, the Total Annual Responses, 

and Total Annual Hours have been 

revised to 331,178 and 1,805,301, 

respectively. In addition, the model 

notices associated with this information 

collection request are now available for 

public viewing and comments. The 

model notices were still under 

development when the 60-day notice 

published. In the interest of ensuring 

that the public is aware of the revised 

supporting materials and has additional 

time to review and comment on those 

materials, we are publishing this notice 

and are reopening the public comment 

period for 15 days. 

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. 

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 2, 2012: 

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 CMS–10418 (OCN 

0938–NEW), Room C4–26–05, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

Dated: February 14, 2012. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–9069–N] 

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 

Quarterly Listing of Program 

Issuances—October Through 

December 2011 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists 

CMS manual instructions, substantive 

and interpretive regulations, and other 

Federal Register notices that were 

published from October through 

December 2011, relating to the Medicare 

and Medicaid programs and other 

programs administered by CMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: It is 

possible that an interested party may 

need specific information and not be 

able to determine from the listed 

information whether the issuance or 

regulation would fulfill that need. 

Consequently, we are providing contact 

persons to answer general questions 

concerning each of the addenda 

published in this notice. 

Addenda Contact Phone No. 

I CMS Manual Instructions ......................................................................................................... Ismael Torres ..................... (410) 786–1864 

II Regulation Documents Published in the Federal Register ................................................... Terri Plumb ......................... (410) 786–4481 

III CMS Rulings .......................................................................................................................... Tiffany Lafferty ................... (410) 786–7548 

IV Medicare National Coverage Determinations ........................................................................ Wanda Belle ....................... (410) 786–7491 

V FDA-Approved Category B IDEs ............................................................................................ John Manlove ..................... (410) 786–6877 

VI Collections of Information ...................................................................................................... Mitch Bryman ..................... (410) 786–5258 

VII Medicare-Approved Carotid Stent Facilities ......................................................................... Sarah J. McClain ................ (410) 786–2294 

VIII American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry Sites .................. JoAnna Baldwin, MS .......... (410) 786–7205 

IX Medicare’s Active Coverage-Related Guidance Documents ................................................ Lori Ashby .......................... (410) 786–6322 

X One-time Notices Regarding National Coverage Provisions ................................................. Lori Ashby .......................... (410) 786–6322 

XI National Oncologic Positron Emission Tomography Registry Sites ..................................... Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS .... (410) 786–8564 

XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist Device (Destination Therapy) Facilities .................. JoAnna Baldwin, MS .......... (410) 786–7205 

XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Facilities ......................................... JoAnna Baldwin, MS .......... (410) 786–7205 

XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Facilities .................................................................. Kate Tillman, RN, MAS ...... (410) 786–9252 

XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Dementia Trials .......................... Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS .... (410) 786–8564 

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