[Federal Register: December 16, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 241)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10073, CMS-R-290, CMS-1557]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 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: Survey of Rural Medicare Providers Regarding
Provider Education Needs; Form No.: CMS-10073 (OMB 0938-NEW);
Use: The Division of Provider Education and Training, Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to conduct a survey of the
provider education needs of rural Medicare providers. CMS has
contracted The Lewin Group to develop and field the survey instrument,
analyze and synthesize the information collected, and present findings
and recommendations to help CMS better understand the provider
education needs of rural providers. The study will also provide an
assessment of the specific and unique education challenges faced by
rural Medicare providers and the success of current education methods
in meeting those challenges; Frequency: Other: One-time; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 1,832; Total Annual Responses: 1,832; Total
Annual Hours: 608.
(2) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Procedures for Making National Coverage Decisions; Form No.: CMS-R-0290
(OMB 0938-0776); Use: These information collection
requirements provide the process CMS will use to make a national
coverage decision for a specific item or service under sections 1862
and 1871 of the Social Security Act. This will streamline our decision
making process and will increase the opportunities for public
participation in making national coverage decisions; Frequency:
Recordkeeping, other (as needed); Affected Public: Business or other
for-profit, not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 200;
Total Annual Responses: 200; Total Annual Hours: 8,000.
(3) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Survey
Report Form Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 493.1--493.2001; Form No.: CMS-1557
(OMB 0938-0544); Use: CLIA requires the Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS) to establish certification requirements for
any laboratory that performs tests on human specimens, and to certify
through the issuance of a certificate that those laboratories meet the
requirements established by DHHS. The information collected on this
survey form is used in the administrative pursuit of the
Congressionally-mandated program with regard to regulation of
laboratories participating in CLIA. In order for the State survey
agency to report to CMS its findings on facility compliance with the
individual standards on which CMS determines compliance, the surveyor
completes the Survey Report Form. The Survey Worksheet provides space
to document the surveyor's notes; Frequency: Biennially; Affected
Public: Business or other for profit, not for profit institutions, and
State, local or tribal government; Number of Respondents: 26,500; Total
Annual
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Responses: 13,250; Total Annual Hours: 6,625.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web
Site address at http://cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/default.asp, or E-
mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed
within 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Brenda Aguilar, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: December 6, 2002.
Julie Brown,
Acting, Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance
Officer, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development and Issuances.
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