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0938-0763 201001-0938-002
Historical Active 200901-0938-005
HHS/CMS
The Plan Benefit Package (PBP) and Formulary Submission for Advantage (MA) Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs)
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 04/02/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 01/12/2010
This ICR is approved consistent with revised supporting statement and burden/cost estimates. As this ICR is associated with the issuance of annual guidance, this ICR is approved for one year. During this time, and in response to public comments that suggest the burden estimates may not be accurate, CMS shall either (1) add a data element/question question to accurately determine burden at the end of the PBP - (e.g., “How long did this reporting process take to complete? Please include all time spent gathering and synthesizing information, attending training sessions, and entering such information into the computer system.”) or (2) ask a purposive sample of 9 plans for an estimate of the total burden associated with this collection, with the plans varying on important dimensions such as a size of plan, scope of plan coverage (e.g. national, regional, local), and type of plan (MA vs PDP). Finally, CMS is encouraged to provide more thorough responses to public comments in future submissions with clearer explanations for why the burden estimates are changing. Previous terms of clearance remain in effect.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
05/31/2011 36 Months From Approved 09/30/2010
6,878 0 4,988
18,020 0 12,113
1,171,323 0 0