65390 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 208 / Friday, October 26, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority 

Part C (Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention) of the Statement of 

Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated 

October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 

69296, October 20, 1980, as amended 

most recently at 77 FR 53889–53890, 

dated September 4, 2012) is amended to 

reorganize the Office of the Associate 

Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

Section C–B, Organization and 

Functions, is hereby amended as 

follows: Delete in its entirety the title for 

the Innovation and Special Projects 

Activity (CAS 13), Office of the 

Associate Director for Science (CAS), 

and insert the title Special Projects 

Activity (CAS13). 

Dated: September 21, 2012. 

Sherri A. Berger, 

Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10261] 

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: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title: Part C 

Medicare Advantage Reporting 

Requirements and Supporting 

Regulations in 42 CFR 422.516(a); Use: 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services (CMS) established reporting 

requirements for Medicare Advantage 

Organizations (MAOs) under the 

authority described in 42 CFR 

422.516(a). It is noted that each MAO 

must have an effective procedure to 

develop, compile, evaluate, and report 

to CMS, to its enrollees, and to the 

general public, at the times and in the 

manner that CMS requires, and while 

safeguarding the confidentiality of the 

doctor-patient relationship, statistics 

and other information with respect to 

the cost of its operations, patterns of 

service utilization, availability, 

accessibility, and acceptability of its 

services, developments in the health 

status of its enrollees, and other matters 

that CMS may require. 

CMS also has oversight authority over 

cost plans which includes establishment 

of reporting requirements. The data 

requirements in this supporting 

statement are specifically relevant to the 

cost plan requirements in section 

1876(c)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act 

which establishes beneficiary 

enrollment and appeal rights. 

CMS initiated new Part C reporting 

requirements with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval of the ‘‘Information Collection 

Request’’ (ICR) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) in 

December, 2008 (OMB # 0938-New; 

CMS–10261). National PACE plans and 

1833 cost plans are excluded from 

reporting all the new Part C Reporting 

Requirements measures. The initial ICR 

involved thirteen measures. Two of 

these thirteen measures have been 

suspended from reporting because the 

information is available elsewhere: 

Measurement #10 Agent Compensation 

Structure and; Measurement #11 Agent 

Training and Testing. One new measure 

was added beginning 2012: Enrollment 

and Disenrollment. The ICR Reference 

number is 201105–0938–008. The OMB 

control number is 0938–1054. 

CMS suspended the ‘‘Benefit 

Utilization’’ measure in late 2011. Thus, 

calendar year 2011 benefit utilization 

data were not reported. This suspension 

remains in effect and will lead to a 

reduction in burden. CMS is requesting 

the suspension of two additional 

measures: ‘‘Procedure Frequency’’ and 

Provider Network Adequacy.’’ The 

suspensions are all due to the fact that 

equivalent data are already being 

collected or are available through other 

sources in CMS. These suspensions will 

lead to a decrease in burden. CMS is 

adding one additional data element to 

its ‘‘grievances’’ measure. The grievance 

measure currently has 10 reporting 

categories. The additional category will 

be ‘‘CMS Issues.’’ This will add a slight 

increase to burden for this measure 

only. As a result of ‘‘lessons learned’’ 

after the publication of the 60-day 

notice, CMS proposes to make the Part 

C measure, Plan Oversight of Agents, 

consistent with the corresponding Part 

D section. Instead of reporting six data 

elements, contracts will now be 

required to report ten data elements. 

This change added a slight increase in 

burden. Overall, the approval of this ICR 

will lead to an estimated burden 

reduction of 85,594 hours and 

$5,217,603 in costs on an annual basis. 

Form Number: CMS–10261(OCN#: 

0938–1054); Frequency: Yearly, 

Quarterly; Affected Public: Private 

Sector—Business or other for-profits; 

Number of Respondents: 1,375; Total 

Annual Responses: 6,715; Total Annual 

Hours: 123,326. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Terry 

Lied at 410–786–8973. For all other 

issues call 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 November 26, 2012. 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS 

Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 

395–6974, Email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: October 23, 2012. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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