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.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2011
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2010
455
0
857
11,890
0
28,122
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 added
or clarified based on the 2008 Call Letter that was issued by CMS
and the guidance contained in the Medicare Prescription Drug
Benefit Manual. In addition, the remainder of the Part D
applications is being automated through CMS' Health Plan Management
System (HPMS), which will reduce the hour burden for each applicant
(see Supporting Statement for more detail).
$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.