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other for-profit, Not-for-profit 

institutions; Number of Respondents: 

822; Total Annual Responses: 822; Total 

Annual Hours: 411. 

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/ 

regulations/pra/, 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. 

To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collections must 

be received at the address below, no 

later than 5 p.m. on November 22, 2005. 

CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs, Division of 

Regulations Development, Attention: 

Bonnie L. Harkless, Room C4–26–05, 

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

Dated: September 15, 2005. 

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 No. CMS–10170] 

Emergency Clearance: Public 

Information Collection Requirements 

Submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMMS). 

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 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. 

We are, however, requesting an 

emergency review of the information 

collection referenced below. In 

compliance with the requirement of 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, we have 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) the following 

requirements for emergency review. We 

are requesting an emergency review 

because the collection of this 

information is needed before the 

expiration of the normal time limits 

under OMB’s regulations at 5 CFR Part 

1320. This is necessary to ensure 

compliance with an initiative of the 

Administration. We cannot reasonably 

comply with the normal clearance 

procedures because the normal 

procedures are likely to cause a 

statutory deadline to be missed. 

Under Section 1860D–22 of the Social 

Security Act, added by the Medicare 

Prescription Drug, Improvement and 

Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) and 

implementing regulations at 42 CFR 

Section 423.880 plan sponsors 

(employers, unions etc.) who offer 

prescription drug coverage to their 

qualified covered retirees are eligible to 

receive a 28% tax-free subsidy for 

allowable drug costs. Plan sponsors 

must submit a complete application to 

CMS in order to be considered for the 

Retiree Drug Subsidy (RDS) program. 

All systems must be operational January 

1, 2006, the effective date for the MMA. 

In order to meet this statutorily 

mandated date, CMS is working 

diligently to establish the systems, 

procedures, and documents necessary to 

implement the RDS program. CMS is 

seeking an emergency Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) approval for the 

RDS Payment and Reconciliation 

specifications and instructions. 

CMS is requesting OMB review and 

approval of this collection by October 

24, 2005, with a 180-day approval 

period. Written comments and 

recommendations will be accepted from 

the public if received by the individuals 

designated below by October 22, 2005. 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: New Collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Retiree Drug 

Subsidy (RDS) Payment Request and 

Instructions; Use: Under the Medicare 

Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 

Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 and 

implementing regulations at 42 CFR 

Subpart R plan sponsors (employers, 

unions) who offer prescription drug 

coverage to their qualified covered 

retirees are eligible to receive a 28% taxfree subsidy for allowable drug costs. In 

order to qualify, plan sponsors must 

submit a complete application to CMS 

with a list of retirees for whom it 

intends to collect the subsidy; Form 

Number: CMS–10170 (OMB#: 0938–

NEW); Frequency: Quarterly, Monthly, 

Annually; Affected Public: Business or 

other for-profit, Not-for-profit 

institutions, Federal, State, Local and 

Tribal Government; Number of 

Respondents: 50,000; Total Annual 

Responses: 50,000; Total Annual Hours: 

2,025,000. 

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/ 

regulations/pra 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. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding the burden or any 

other aspect of these collections of 

information requirements. However, as 

noted above, comments on these 

information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements must be 

received by the designees referenced 

below by October 22, 2005: 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Room C4–26–05, 7500 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–

1850. Attn: Melissa Musotto, CMS–

10170 

and, 

OMB Human Resources and Housing 

Branch, Attention: Christopher 

Martin, New Executive Office 

Building, Room 10235, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Dated: September 20, 2005. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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