[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3303-3304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1328]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-263]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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

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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: On Site Inspection for Durable 
Medical Equipment (DME) Supplier Location & Supporting Regulations in 
42 CFR, Section 424.57.
    Form Nos.: HCFA-R-263 (OMB# 0938-0749).
    Use: To identify and implement measures to prevent fraud and abuse 
in the Medicare program. Controlling the entry of suppliers of durable 
medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies (DMEPOS) to 
Medicare has been identified as one of the most effective ways to 
prevent fraud and abuse. To meet this challenge, HCFA is moving forward 
with a plan to improve the quality of the process for enrolling and 
reenrolling DMEPOS suppliers into the Medicare program by enhancing 
procedures for verifying supplier information collected on the Form 
HCFA 855S (DMEPOS Supplier Enrollment Application, OMB Approval No. 
0938-0685). This form will be used to complete information on DMEPOS 
suppliers' compliance with regulations found in 42 CFR 424.57.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 40,000.
    Total Annual Responses: 40,000.
    Total Annual Hours: 20,000.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA'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 
HCFA document identifier, to P[email protected], 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 HCFA Paperwork Clearance 
Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, Office of 
Information Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA 
Enterprise Standards, Attention: Dawn Willinghan, Room: N2-14-26, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: January 11, 1999.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards
[FR Doc. 99-1328 Filed 1-20-99; 8:45 am]
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