[Federal Register: February 1, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 22)]
[Notices]
[Page 4984]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-71]
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.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Information
Collection Requirements in HSQ-108F Assumption of Responsibilities and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR Sections 412.44, 412.46, 431.630,
456.654, 476.71, 476.73, 476.74, 476.78; Form No.: CMS-R-71 (OMB# 0938-
0445); Use: This rule establishes the review functions to be peformed
by the PRO. It outlines relationships among PROs, providers,
practitioners, beneficiaries, intermediaries, and carriers; Frequency:
As needed; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of
Respondents: 6,036+53; Total Annual Responses: 6,036; Total Annual
Hours: 45,653.
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.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or e-mail
your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and
HCFA 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 Information
Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of CMS Enterprise
Standards, Attention: Melissa Musotto, Room N2-14-26, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: January 23, 2002.
John P. Burke, III,
Reports Clearance Officer, Security and Standards Group, Division of
CMS Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 02-2452 Filed 1-31-02; 8:45 am]
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