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OMB Control No:
0938-0944
ICR Reference No:
200901-0938-006
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200801-0938-002
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/CMS
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Bid Pricing Tool (BPT) for Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
03/30/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/23/2009
Terms of Clearance:
As this ICR is associated with the 45 day advance notice and call letter, which are both issued annually, this ICR is approved for 18 months. This ICR is approved on the understanding that, going forward, this ICR is related to the 45 day advance notice and call letter and that, as such, CMS agrees to sync up the public comment period for this ICR with the public comment period for the 45 day advance notice and the call letter. Even if CMS believes that the policies contained in the 45 day advance notice and call letter do not impact burden, the public shall be provided an opportunity to comment on CMS's burden assessment. To facilitate meaningful public comment, CMS agrees to reference this ICR by OMB control number in the 45 day advance notice and call letter, as appropriate. To the extent that changes in the 45 day advance notice and the call letter impact burden, the burden estimates in this ICR should be revised accordingly. Previous terms of clearance remain in effect.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2010
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2011
Responses
6,050
0
6,050
Time Burden (Hours)
42,350
0
42,350
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), and implementing regulations at 42 CFR, Medicare Advantage organizations (MAO) and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) are required to submit an actuarial pricing "bid" for each plan offered to Medicare beneficiaries for approval by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). MAOs and PDPs use the Bid Pricing Tool (BPT) software to develop their actuarial pricing bid. The information provided in the BPT is the basis for the plan's enrollee premiums and CMS payments for each contract year.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 1395w-24
Name of Law: SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED PREMIUMS, BID AMOUNTS, AND RELATED INFORMATION
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
0938-AN08
Final or interim final rulemaking
70 FR 4193
01/28/2005
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
73 FR 60296
10/10/2008
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
74 FR 902
01/09/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
2CY 2010 Bid Pricing Tool (BPT) for Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)-CMS-10142
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
6,050
6,050
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
42,350
42,350
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$417,736
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Bonnie Harkless 4107865666
Common Form ICR:
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:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(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;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date:
01/23/2009