[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 37478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17877]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-215]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
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), 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.

    Note: For this submission, CMS is requesting public comments on 
the information requirements in the Final Rule published October 11, 
2000 for ``Additional DMEPOS Supplier Standards'' only. CMS made an 
error in the last PRA submission whereas the ``Surety Bond'' 
requirements were referenced. Please be advised that all Surety Bond 
requirements have been removed and are not to be commented on at 
this time.

    Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Information 
Collection Requirements Referenced in 42 CFR 424.57: Additional DMEPOS 
Supplier Standards; Form No.: CMS-R-215 (OMB# 0938-0717); Use: The 
respondents for these information collection requirements are suppliers 
of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies 
(DMEPOS). CMS requires, upon request, documentation that the DMEPOS 
supplier has both advised beneficiaries that they may either rent or 
purchase inexpensive or routinely purchased equipment and discussed the 
purchase option for capped rental equipment. This criteria is necessary 
to determine if the supplier has met the supplier standards; Frequency: 
Annually, On occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit 
and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 65,400; Total 
Annual Responses: 35,000; Total Annual Hours: 280,000.
    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 [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 CMS Paperwork Clearance 
Officer designated at the following address: CMS, Office of Information 
Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of CMS Enterprise 
Standards, Attention: Dawn Willinghan, CMS-R-215, Room N2-14-26, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: July 10, 2001.
Julie Brown,
Acting, CMS Reports Clearance Officer, CMS Office of Information 
Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of CMS Enterprise 
Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-17877 Filed 7-17-01; 8:45 am]
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