[Federal Register: January 8, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 5)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-0148]
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: Limitation on
Provider-Related Donations and Health Care-Related Taxes; Limitations
on Payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Medicaid and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 433.68, 433.74, 447.74 and 447.272;
Form No.: HCFA-R-148 (OMB#0938-0618); Use: These information collection
requirements specify limitations on the amount of Federal financial
participation available for medical assistance expenditures in a fiscal
year. States receive donated funds from providers and revenues are
generated by health care related taxes. These donations and revenues
are used to fund medical assistance programs; Frequency: Quarterly;
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government; Number of
Respondents: 50; Total Annual Responses: 40; Total Annual Hours: 2,880.
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: December 27, 2001.
Julie Brown,
Acting CMS Reports Clearance Officer, CMS Office of Information
Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of CMS Enterprise
Standards.
[FR Doc. 02-426 Filed 1-7-02; 8:45 am]
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