[Federal Register: August 14, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 157)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-9042]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Request for
Accelerated Payments and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR Sections
412.116, 412.632, 413.64, 413.350, and 484.245; Form No.: CMS-9042;
Use: These forms/instructions are used by fiscal intermediaries to
access a provider's eligibility for accelerated payments. Such payment
is granted if there is an unusual delay in processing bills. Frequency:
On occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, and Not
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 750; Total Annual
Responses: 750; Total Annual Hours Requested: 375.
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 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 60 days of this notice directly to the CMS Paperwork Clearance
Officer designated at the following address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development
and Issuances, Attention: Dawn Willinghan, CMS-9042, Room: N2-14-26,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: August 6, 2002.
John P. Burke, III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance Officer,
Office of Strategic Operations and Strategic Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 02-20520 Filed 8-13-02; 8:45 am]
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