This collection is approved under the following terms of clearance: Upon publishing a new 60-day and 30-day Federal Register Notice, CMS will provide the public and OMB with a supplemental document that crosswalks all changes (technical and substantive) made to the revised ICR.
The document should include an explanation of each change from the previous approval, the reason why the change is necessary and the citation or reference to the statute, regulation or guidance document that support the need for the change. The crosswalk should also address an increase or decrease in burden for each change.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2010
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2007
857
0
216
28,122
0
5,316
0
0
0
The Applications for Part D sponsors to offer qualified prescription drug coverage are completed by entities seeking approval to offer Part D benefits under the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit program established by section 101 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) and is codified in section 1860D of the Social Security Act (the Act).
Several attestations were removed from the Part D Applications after emergency approval was granted. These attestations were removed based on subsequent OMB concern raised during the review of the Part C applications. As a result, the burden hours to complete an application were even further reduced then previously calculated. Subsequent to the emergency approval of the Part D applications, CMS received Notices of Intent to apply for the 2008 contract year that far exceeded original expectations. The increase in the number of applicants is the reason that the annual hour burden actually increased from what was approved for emergency clearance (see Supporting Statement for more detail). Number of Applicants increased due to MMA statute allowing Local PPOs into the marketplace for the first time in 2008 and a larger than expected volume of applicants seeking to offer Private Fee For Service plans with Part D.
$100,800
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Bonnie Harkless 4107865666
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form CMS-10137 Applications for Medicare Part D Plans; PDP Plans, MA-PD Plans, Cost Plans, PACE Organizations, SAE and EPOG
Final 2008 summaryApplication_HighLevelRevisions.doc
Applications for Medicare Part D Plans; PDP Plans, MA-PD Plans, Cost Plans, PACE Organizations, SAE and EPOG