55860 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 184 / Friday, September 23, 2005 / Notices 

most recently at 70 FR 51071–51075, 

dated August 29, 2005) is amended to 

reflect the establishment of the 

Management Information Systems 

Office, within the Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

Section C–B, Organization and 

Functions, is hereby amended as 

follows: 

After the mission statement for the 

Office of Security and Emergency 

Preparedness (CAJJ), Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer (CAJ), insert the 

following: 

Management Information Systems 

Office (CAJN). The mission of the 

Management Information Systems 

Office (MISO) is to support the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention’s 

(CDC) public health impact through 

enterprise business systems solutions. 

In carrying out its mission, MISO: (1) 

Designs, develops, implements, 

supports, and evaluates enterprise 

business information systems for CDC’s 

administrative lines of business; (2) 

provides data management and 

integration to support CDC’s 

administrative lines of business and 

integration with programmatic 

functions; (3) collaborates with the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS), other federal agencies, 

and CDC organizations in the delivery of 

enterprise business information systems 

for CDC’s major administrative lines of 

business; (4) integrates emerging and 

legacy technologies, where appropriate, 

in order to leverage information assets, 

using common data structures and 

business rules to transition toward more 

robust information solutions; (5) 

manages the CDC workforce data 

repository, which is the centralized 

source of person information and 

integration point for all systems within 

CDC to access individual profile data; 

(6) partners with lines of business 

stakeholders to provide business 

management services, including 

technical project management, technical 

stewardship, change management, 

requirements management, quality 

management, and investment 

management activities for capital 

planning and certification and 

accreditation for CDC’s enterprise 

business information systems; (7) 

provides knowledge management 

services including information retrieval, 

information mapping, information 

sharing, data categorization, and 

knowledge capture in support of CDC’s 

lines of business services and 

programmatic operations; (8) ensures 

enterprise business information systems 

meet all federal/DHHS/CDC information 

technology (IT) security policy and 

regulatory requirements while 

implementing appropriate risk 

mitigation procedures, 

countermeasures, and safeguards in 

accordance with the sensitivity and 

criticality levels of the data or system; 

(9) provides customer services to end 

users of enterprise business information 

systems including call center support, 

customer analytics, online help, 

documentation, and training; (10) 

researches and implements new 

technologies, methodologies, and 

architecture for business information 

system development, data management, 

project management, performance 

management, knowledge management, 

and business intelligence; (11) serves as 

enterprise IT partner in support of 

CDC’s strategic business intelligence 

initiatives by providing the business 

process, data, and technology 

framework to align goals, performance 

and knowledge management; and (12) 

provides the CDC Office of the Director 

and CDC staff offices with information 

systems, data, and Web site 

development, management, and 

support. 

Dated: August 24, 2005. 

William H. Gimson, 

Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document No. CMS–R–232, CMS–9042] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

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) 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. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare 

Integrity Program Organizational 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure Certificate 

and Supporting Regulations at 42 CFR 

421.300–421.316; Form Number: CMS–

R–232 (OMB#: 0938–0723); Use: Section 

1893(d)(1) of the Social Security Act 

requires CMS to establish a process for 

identifying, evaluating, and resolving 

conflicts of interest. CMS proposed a 

process under Section 421.310 to 

mandate submission of pertinent 

information regarding conflicts of 

interest. The entities providing the 

information will be organizations that 

have been awarded, or seek award of, a 

Medicare Integrity Program contract. 

CMS needs this information to assess 

whether contractors who perform, or 

who seek to perform, Medicare Integrity 

Program functions, such as medical 

review, fraud review or cost audits, have 

organizational conflicts of interest and 

whether any conflicts have been 

resolved. Frequency: Reporting—On 

occasion; Affected Public: Business or 

other for-profit; Number of 

Respondents: 11; Total Annual 

Responses: 11; Total Annual Hours: 

2,200. 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Request for 

Accelerated Payments and Supporting 

Regulations in 42 CFR, sections 412.116, 

412.632, 413.64, 413.350, and 484.245; 

Form Number: CMS–9042 (OMB#: 

0938–0269); Use: Section 1815(a) of the 

Social Security Act describes payment 

to providers of services. 42 CFR 

412.116, 42 CFR 412.632, 42 CFR 

413.64, 42 CFR 413.350, and 42 CFR 

484.245 define the conditions under 

which accelerated payments may be 

requested. Sections 2412.2 and 2412.3 

of the Provider Reimbursement Manual 

identify the information that providers 

must supply to their intermediary to 

request an accelerated payment. A 

request for an accelerated payment can 

be made by a hospital, skilled nursing 

facility, home health agency, inpatient 

rehabilitation facility, critical access 

hospital, or hospice that is not receiving 

periodic interim payments. Accelerated 

payment request forms are used by 

fiscal intermediaries to assess a 

provider’s eligibility for accelerated 

payments. Frequency: Reporting—On 

occasion; Affected Public: Business or 

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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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