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8588 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No.

33 / Friday, February 17, 2006 / Notices

(CFIDS) Association of America, will and the general public) that CFS is a will measure not only the level of
build the case that chronic fatigue diagnosable and treatable physical awareness created by the campaign, but
syndrome should be diagnosed quickly illness. will measure change in key knowledge,
to ensure the best possible health Although considerable research will attitudes and beliefs about CFS among
outcomes. be done to ensure that campaign the target audiences.
To do so, a public education and themes, messages, and materials are
awareness campaign will be launched to effective, there is no way to test the There are no costs to respondents
bring about changes in beliefs and social impact of the campaign on the target other than their time. The total
norms among target audiences (women audience other than to conduct baseline estimated annualized burden hours are
aged 40–60, healthcare practitioners, and follow-up surveys. These surveys 88.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE


Average
Number of
Number of burden/
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response
respondent (in hours)

Consumers (Women, 40–60 years of age) .... Pre-program survey ....................................... 133 1 10/60
Consumers (Women, 40–60 years of age) .... Post-program survey ...................................... 133 1 10/60
Physician Assistants ....................................... Pre-program survey ....................................... 67 1 10/60
Physician Assistants ....................................... Post-program survey ...................................... 67 1 10/60
Nurse Practitioners ......................................... Pre-program survey ....................................... 67 1 10/60
Nurse Practitioners ......................................... Post-program survey ...................................... 67 1 10/60

Dated: February 10, 2006. 1. Type of Information Collection address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/


Betsey Dunaway, Request: Extension of a currently PaperworkReductionActof1995, or E-
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for approved collection; Title of mail your request, including your
Disease Control and Prevention. Information Collection: Prepaid Health address, phone number, OMB number,
[FR Doc. E6–2320 Filed 2–16–06; 8:45 am] Plan Cost Report.; Use: Health and CMS document identifier, to
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Maintenance Organizations and Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the
Competitive Medical Plans (HMO/ Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786–
CMPs) contracting with the Secretary 1326.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND under Section 1876 of the Social To be assured consideration,
HUMAN SERVICES Security Act are required to submit a comments and recommendations for the
budget and enrollment forecast, four proposed information collections must
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid quarterly reports and a final certified be received at the address below, no
Services cost report. Health Care Prepayment later than 5 p.m. on April 18, 2006.
[Document Identifier: CMS–276]
Plans (HCPPs) contracting with the CMS, Office of Strategic Operations
Secretary under Section 1833 of the and Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Agency Information Collection Social Security Act are required to Regulations Development—C, Attention:
Activities: Proposed Collection; submit a budget and enrollment Bonnie L Harkless, Room C4–26–05,
Comment Request forecast, mid-year report, and final cost 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
report. An HMO/CMP is a health care Maryland 21244–1850.
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & delivery system that furnishes directly Dated: February 8, 2006.
Medicaid Services, HHS. or arranges for the delivery of the full
In compliance with the requirement Michelle Shortt,
spectrum of health services to an
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the enrolled population. An HCPP is a Director, Regulations Development Group,
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
health care delivery system that Affairs.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid furnishes directly or arranges for the
Services (CMS) is publishing the [FR Doc. E6–2301 Filed 2–16–06; 8:45 am]
delivery of certain physician and
following summary of proposed BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
diagnostics services up to the full
collections for public comment. spectrum of non-provider Part B health
Interested persons are invited to send services to an enrolled population.
comments regarding this burden DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
These reports will be used to establish
estimate or any other aspect of this HUMAN SERVICES
the reasonable cost of delivering
collection of information, including any covered services furnished to Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
of the following subjects: (1) The enrollees by an HMO/CMP or HCPP.; Services
necessity and utility of the proposed Form Numbers: CMS–276 (OMB#:
information collection for the proper 0938–0165); Frequency: Recordkeeping, [Document Identifier: CMS–10062, CMS–
performance of the agency’s functions; Reporting—Quarterly and Annually; 10177, and CMS–10044]
(2) the accuracy of the estimated Affected Public: Business or other for- Agency Information Collection
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, profit; Number of Respondents: 45; Activities: Submission for OMB
utility, and clarity of the information to Total Annual Responses: 225; Total
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES

Review; Comment Request


be collected; and (4) the use of Annual Hours: 7,860.
automated collection techniques or To obtain copies of the supporting AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
other forms of information technology to statement and any related forms for the Medicaid Services, HHS.
minimize the information collection proposed paperwork collections In compliance with the requirement
burden. referenced above, access CMS’ Web site of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

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