[Federal Register: July 23, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 141)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10120]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services (CMS) (formerly known as the Health Care Financing 
Administration (HCFA)), 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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: 1932 State Plan Amendment Template, State Plan 
Requirements and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 438.50; Form No.: 
CMS-10120 (OMB 0938-NEW); Use: The State Medicaid Agencies 
will complete the template. CMS will review the information to 
determine if the State has met all the requirements under 1932(1)(1)(A) 
and 42 CFR 438.50. Once all requirements are met, the State will

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be allowed to enroll Medicaid beneficiaries on a mandatory basis into 
managed care entities without section 1115 or 1915(b) waiver 
authority.; Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: State, local, or 
tribal government; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 
10; Total Annual Hours: 100.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS's 
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@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed 
within 60 days of this notice directly to the CMS Paperwork Clearance 
Officer designated at the following address: CMS, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development 
and Issuances, Attention: Melissa Musotto, Room C5-14-03, 7500 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: July 14, 2004.
John P. Burke, III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Strategic Affairs, Division of Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 04-16660 Filed 7-22-04; 8:45 am]

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