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Dated: February 10, 2012. 

Ronald Otten, 

Deputy Chief, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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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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Addenda Contact Phone No. 

All Other Information ..................................................................................................................... Annette Brewer .................. (410) 786–6580 

I. Background 

Among other things, the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is 

responsible for administering the 

Medicare and Medicaid programs and 

coordination and oversight of private 

health insurance. Administration and 

oversight of these programs involves the 

following: (1) Furnishing information to 

Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, 

health care providers, and the public; 

and (2) maintaining effective 

communications with CMS regional 

offices, State governments, State 

Medicaid agencies, State survey 

agencies, various providers of health 

care, all Medicare contractors that 

process claims and pay bills, National 

Association of Insurance Commissioners 

(NAIC), health insurers, and other 

stakeholders. To implement the various 

statutes on which the programs are 

based, we issue regulations under the 

authority granted to the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services under sections 1102, 1871, 

1902, and related provisions of the 

Social Security Act (the Act) and Public 

Health Service Act. We also issue 

various manuals, memoranda, and 

statements necessary to administer and 

oversee the programs efficiently. 

Section 1871(c) of the Act requires 

that we publish a list of all Medicare 

manual instructions, interpretive rules, 

statements of policy, and guidelines of 

general applicability not issued as 

regulations at least every 3 months in 

the Federal Register. 

II. Revised Format for the Quarterly 

Issuance Notices 

While we are publishing the quarterly 

notice required by section 1871(c) of the 

Act, we will no longer republish 

duplicative information that is available 

to the public elsewhere. We believe this 

approach is in alignment with CMS’ 

commitment to the general principles of 

the President’s Executive Order 13563 

released January 2011 entitled 

‘‘Improving Regulation and Regulatory 

Review,’’ which promotes modifying 

and streamlining an agency’s regulatory 

program to be more effective in 

achieving regulatory objectives. Section 

6 of Executive Order 13563 requires 

agencies to identify regulations that may 

be ‘‘outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, 

or excessively burdensome, and to 

modify, streamline, expand or repeal 

them in accordance with what has been 

learned.’’ This approach is also in 

alignment with the President’s Open 

Government and Transparency Initiative 

that establishes a system of 

transparency, public participation, and 

collaboration. 

Therefore, this quarterly notice 

provides only the specific updates that 

have occurred in the 3-month period 

along with a hyperlink to the full listing 

that is available on the CMS Web site or 

the appropriate data registries that are 

used as our resources. This information 

is the most current up-to-date 

information, and will be available 

earlier than we publish our quarterly 

notice. We believe the Web site list 

provides more timely access for 

beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers. 

We also believe the Web site offers a 

more convenient tool for the public to 

find the full list of qualified providers 

for these specific services and offers 

more flexibility and ‘‘real time’’ 

accessibility. In addition, many of the 

Web sites have listservs; that is, the 

public can subscribe and receive 

immediate notification of any updates to 

the Web site. These listservs avoid the 

need to check the Web site, as 

notification of updates is automatic and 

sent to the subscriber as they occur. If 

assessing a Web site proves to be 

difficult, the contact person listed can 

provide information. 

III. How To Use the Notice 

This notice is organized into 15 

addenda so that a reader may access the 

subjects published during the quarter 

covered by the notice to determine 

whether any are of particular interest. 

We expect this notice to be used in 

concert with previously published 

notices. Those unfamiliar with a 

description of our Medicare manuals 

should view the manuals at http:// 

www.cms.gov/manuals. 

Authority: Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare— 

Hospital Insurance, Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program, and Program No. 93.714, 

Medical Assistance Program. 

Dated: February 6, 2012. 

Olen Clybourn, 

Deputy Director, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs. 

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