[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18892]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: HCFA-116]


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 (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: Clinical 
Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Application Form and 
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 493.1--.2001; Form No.: HCFA-116 (OMB# 
0938-0581); Use: Certification requirements have been established for 
any entity that performs testing on human beings for diagnostic or 
treatment purposes. Laboratories must apply for and obtain a 
certificate in order to perform this testing; Frequency: Biennially; 
Affected Public: Business or other for profit, Not for profit 
institutions, Federal Government, and State, local or tribal 
government; Number of Respondents: 16,000; Total Annual Responses: 
16,000; Total Annual Hours: 20,000.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access 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 [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 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 17, 2001.
John P. Burke III,
CMS Reports Clearance Officer, CMS Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of CMS Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-18892 Filed 7-27-01; 8:45 am]
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