[Federal Register: August 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 149)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-282]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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: Blood Bank
Inspection Checklist and Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
493.1269-493.1285; Form No.: CMS-282 (OMB# 0938-0170); Use: The
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 provides for
inspections on an announced or unannounced basis regular hours of
operation. All records and information having a bearing on whether the
laboratory is being operated in accordance with the law can be
requested by the surveyor. The CMS-282 is the Blood Bank Inspection
Checklist and Report which is outlined in the CLIA of 1988; Frequency:
Biennially; Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, Business or
other for-profit, Federal Government, and State, Local, and Tribal
Government; Number of Respondents: 1,363; Total Annual Responses:
1,363; Total Annual Hours: 682.
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://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, 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 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: July 23, 2002.
John P. Burke, III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance Officer, CMS
Office of Information Services, Security and Standards Group, Division
of CMS Enterprise Standards.
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