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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

42 CFR Part 400

[OFH-017-FC]

 

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Approved Information Collection 
Requirements

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Final rule with comment period.

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SUMMARY: This final rule updates our display of approved control 
numbers for the collection of information that have been assigned to 
HCFA by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMB regulations 
require each agency to include the approval numbers in the agency's 
rules.

DATES: Effective date: This regulation is effective August 2, 1994.
    Comment date: Written comments will be considered if we receive 
them at the appropriate address, as provided below, no later than 5 
p.m. on October 3, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments (1 original and 3 copies) to the 
following address: Health Care Financing Administration, Department of 
Health and Human Services, Attention: OFH-017-FC, P.O. Box 26676, 
Baltimore, Maryland 21207.
    If you prefer, you may deliver your written comments (1 original 
and 3 copies) to one of the following addresses:

Room 309-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20201, or
Room 132, East High Rise Building, 6325 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 
MD 21207.

    Because of staffing and resource limitations, we cannot accept 
comments by facsimile (FAX) transmission. In commenting, please refer 
to file code OFH-017-FC. Written comments received timely will be 
available for public inspection as they are received, generally 
beginning approximately 3 weeks after publication of a document, in 
Room 309-G of the Department's offices at 200 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC, on Monday through Friday of each week from 8:30 a.m. to 
5 p.m. (phone: (202) 690-7890).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zaneta Davis, 410-966-2094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (PRA '80), Public Law 90-620, 
Title 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, requires Federal agencies to minimize 
burden and costs associated with information collection. The Director 
of OMB promulgated regulations to implement the provisions of PRA '80 
at 5 CFR Part 1320. The OMB regulations include a requirement that 
Federal agencies obtain OMB approval of collection of information 
requirements that are contained in any regulations published by the 
agencies in the Federal Register. After approval of the requirement by 
OMB, Federal agencies are further required to publish the control 
number assigned by OMB as part of the agency's regulations text.
    To comply with the OMB requirement and as a means of notifying the 
public that HCFA's information collection requirements have been 
approved, we have established a general regulation under 42 CFR 400.310 
to display the valid OMB control numbers and the applicable regulation 
sections. We routinely update our regulation to add the most recent 
assignment of OMB control numbers or to delete entries that are no 
longer in effect.

II. Provisions of the Rule

    Our display of valid OMB numbers was last updated on December 2, 
1992 (57 FR 56997). We are revising our table at Sec. 400.310 to add 
the following approved sections.

42 CFR Sections

405.512.
417.436.
424.3, 424.32, and 424.34.
431.107.
433.68, and 433.74.
434.27 and 434.28.
441.351, 441.352, 441.353, 441,356, and 441.365.
442.505.
447.253, 447.272, and 447.299.
483.10, 483.410, 483.420, 483.440, 483.460, and 483.470.
484.10, 484.12, 484.14, 484.36, and 484.52. (See note below)
493.614, 493.633, and 493.634.
494.52, 494.54, 494.56. 494.58, and 494.64.

    In addition, we are deleting from the table Secs. 405.1221 and 
405.1229, which were approved under OMB control number 0938-0365.

    (Note: On August 14, 1989 (54 FR 33367), Sec. 405.1221 was 
redesignated as Sec. 484.12, and Sec. 405.1229 was redesignated as 
Sec. 484.52. The approved information collections for the 
redesignated sections are already included in the table.)

    For the convenience to the reader the entire updated table is being 
presented in this final rule.

III. Regulatory Impact Statement

    We generally prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis that is 
consistent with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 
through 612) unless the Secretary certifies that a final rule will not 
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.
    In addition, section 1102(b) of the Act requires the Secretary to 
prepare a regulatory impact analysis if a rule may have a significant 
impact on the operations of a substantial number of small rural 
hospitals. This analysis must conform to the provisions of section 604 
of the RFA. For purposes of section 1102(b) of the Act, we define a 
small rural hospital as a hospital that is located outside of a 
Metropolitan Statistical Area and has fewer than 50 beds.
    As noted above, this regulation is technical in nature and merely 
updates the display of currently valid control numbers assigned by the 
Office of Management and Budget to collections of information contained 
in HCFA regulations. Therefore, we have determined, and the Secretary 
certifies, that this final rule will not result in a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities and will not 
have a significant economic impact on the operations of a substantial 
number of small rural hospitals. Accordingly, we are not preparing 
analyses for either the RFA or section 1102(b) of the Act.

IV. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking and Delay in Effective Date

    We ordinarily publish a general notice of proposed rulemaking in 
the Federal Register, and invite prior public comment on the proposed 
rule. The proposed rule includes a reference to the legal authority 
under which the rule is proposed, and the terms of substance of the 
proposed rule or a description of the subjects and issues involved. In 
addition, section 1871 of the Social Security Act (the Act) generally 
requires a 60-day public comment period. However, this procedure can be 
waived when an agency finds good cause that a notice-and-comment 
procedure is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public 
interest, and incorporates a statement of the finding and its reasons 
in the rule issued.
    We routinely publish a notice in the Federal Register when an 
information collection requirement clearance request that is identified 
in a rule or notice is submitted to OMB and the public is offered an 
opportunity to comment. This regulation is technical in nature and 
merely updates the display of OMB-assigned control numbers of approved 
collection of information requirements contained in HCFA regulations 
text. Therefore, it would be redundant and provide an unnecessary delay 
to solicit comments on this display of the approved OMB control 
numbers.
    For the above reasons, we find good cause to waive both proposed 
notice and comment rulemaking procedure and a delay in the effective 
date as impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public 
interest. Under these circumstances publication of the correct up-to-
date rules without further delay best serves those governed by these 
regulations.

List of Subjects in 42 CFR Part 400

    Grant program--health, Health facilities, Health maintenance 
organizations (HMO), Medicaid, Medicare, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.
    42 CFR, Part 400 is amended as set forth below.

PART 400--INTRODUCTION; DEFINITIONS

    1. The authority citation for part 400 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sections 1102 and 1871 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh) and 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    2. Section 400.310 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 400.310  Display of currently valid OMB control numbers. 

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                                                             Current OMB
Sections in 42 CFR that contain collections of information     control  
                                                               numbers  
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405.481....................................................    0938-0285
405.512....................................................    0938-0008
405.552....................................................    0938-0285
405.1716, 405.1717, 405.1720, 405.1721, 405.1722, 405.1724,             
 405.1725, 405.1726, 405.1733, 405.1736, 405.1737,                      
 405.2112, 405.2123, 405.2134, 405.2136, 405.2137,                      
 405.2138, 405.2139, 405.2140, 405.2171....................    0938-0386
410.105....................................................    0938-0267
411.25, 411.32.............................................    0938-0564
411.54.....................................................    0938-0558
411.65.....................................................    0938-0564
411.404, 411.406...........................................    0938-0465
411.408....................................................    0938-0566
412.230, 412.232, 412.234, 412.236, 412.254, 412.260,                   
 412.266, 412.278..........................................    0938-0573
416.47.....................................................    0938-0266
417.107....................................................    0938-0472
417.436....................................................    0938-0610
418.22, 418.24, 418.28, 418.56, 418.58, 418.70, 418.74.....    0938-0302
418.83.....................................................    0938-0475
418.96, 418.100............................................    0938-0302
421.117....................................................    0938-0542
424.3......................................................    0938-0008
424.5, 424.7, 424.20.......................................    0938-0454
424.22.....................................................    0938-0489
424.32, 424.34.............................................    0938-0008
431.17.....................................................    0938-0467
431.50, 431.52, 431.55.....................................    0938-0247
431.107....................................................    0938-0610
431.306....................................................    0938-0467
431.625, 431.800...........................................    0938-0247
432.50.....................................................    0938-0459
433.36, 433.37.............................................    0938-0247
433.68, 433.74.............................................    0938-0618
433.135....................................................    0938-0247
433.139....................................................   0938-0459,
                                                              0938-0554,
                                                                     and
                                                               0938-0555
434.27.....................................................    0938-0572
434.28.....................................................    0938-0610
435.1, 435.910, 435.919, 435.920, 435.940, 435.945,                     
 435.948, 435.952, 435.953, 435.955, 435.960, 435.965,                  
 435.1003..................................................    0938-0247
441.11, 441.15, 441.20.....................................    0938-0247
441.56, 441.58, 441.60, 441.61.............................    0938-0354
441.303....................................................    0938-0272
441.351, 441.352, 441.353, 441.356, 441.365................    0938-0613
442.505....................................................    0938-0366
447.31.....................................................    0938-0287
447.45, 447.50, 447.51, 447.52.............................    0938-0247
447.53.....................................................    0938-0429
447.55.....................................................    0938-0247
447.253....................................................    0938-0523
                                                                     and
                                                               0938-0556
447.255....................................................    0938-0193
447.272, 447.299...........................................    0938-0618
447.302, 447.331, 447.332, 447.333.........................    0938-0247
456.80.....................................................    0938-0247
462.102, 462.103...........................................    0938-0526
473.18, 473.34, 473.36, 473.42.............................    0938-0443
476.104, 476.105, 476.116, 476.134.........................    0938-0426
482.12, 482.22, 482.27, 482.30, 482.41, 482.53, 482.56,                 
 482.57, 482.60, 482.62....................................    0938-0328
483.10.....................................................    0938-0610
483.410, 483.420, 483.440, 483.460, 483.470................    0938-0366
484.1, 484.2...............................................    0938-0365
484.10.....................................................    0938-0365
                                                                     and
                                                               0938-0610
484.12, 484.14, 484.16-484.34, 484.36, 484.48, 484.52......    0938-0365
489.20.....................................................    0938-0564
491.9, 491.10..............................................    0938-0334
493.35-493.63..............................................    0938-0612
493.614, 493.633, 494.634..................................    0938-0607
493.801-493.1285...........................................    0938-0612
493.1425...................................................    0938-0612
493.1701-493.1721..........................................    0938-0612
493.1775-493.1780..........................................    0938-0612
493.2001...................................................    0938-0612
494.52, 494.54, 494.56, 494.58, 494.64.....................    0938-0608
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, 
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: June 7, 1994.
Bruce C. Vladeck,
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration.

    Approved: July 25, 1994.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
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