[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 44355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21323]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-216]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission For OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    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, has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following proposal for 
the collection of information. Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding the 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: Procedures for 
Advisory Opinions Concerning Physician Referrals and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 411.370 through 411.389; Form No.: CMS-R-216 
(OMB# 0938-0714); Use: Section 4314 of Public Law 105-33, in 
establishing section 1877(g)(6) of the Act, requires the Department to 
provide advisory opinions to the public regarding whether a physician's 
referrals for certain designated health services are prohibited under 
the other provisions in section 1877 of the Act. These regulations 
provide the procedures under which members of the public may request 
advisory opinions from CMS. Because all requests for advisory opinions 
are purely voluntary, respondents will only be required to provide 
information to us that is relevant to their individual requests; 
Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, 
business or other for-profit, and individuals and households; Number of 
Respondents: 200; Total Annual Responses: 200; Total Annual Hours: 
2,000.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement 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 and phone number, 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 
designated at the following address:OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 1, 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. 01-21323 Filed 8-22-01; 8:45 am]
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