[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46283-46284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22195]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10049]


Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements 
Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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) (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

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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.
    We are, however, requesting an emergency review of the information 
collection referenced below. In compliance with the requirement of 
section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following 
requirements for emergency review. We are requesting an emergency 
review because the collection of this information is needed before the 
expiration of the normal time limits under OMB's regulations at 5 CFR 
Part 1320. This is necessary to ensure compliance with an initiative of 
the Administration. We cannot reasonably comply with the normal 
clearance procedures because of an unanticipated event and possible 
public harm.
    Our fall media campaign begins in October and in order to assess 
it, we need to be able to begin the first of our surveys before then. 
The other two information collections also need to be conducted before 
the normal clearance procedures would result in an OMB approval.
    CMS is requesting OMB review and approval of this collection by 
September 12, 2001, with a 180-day approval period. Written comments 
and recommendations will be accepted from the public if received by the 
individuals designated below by September 10, 2001. During this 180-day 
period, we will publish a separate Federal Register notice announcing 
the initiation of an extensive 60-day agency review and public comment 
period on these requirements. We will submit the requirements for OMB 
review and an extension of this emergency approval. Type of Information 
Collection Request: New collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Assessment of CMS' Fall Media Campaign; Form No.: CMS-10049 (OMB # 
0938-XXXX); Use: CMS is collecting information 3 times (before, during, 
and after) during its fall media campaign to assess the campaign. The 
respondents will be beneficiaries and their caregivers. We will collect 
information via telephone surveys and by monitoring phone calls to the 
1-800-MEDICARE number and ``page views'' on selected Medicare websites; 
Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Individuals and households; Number of 
Respondents: 3,750; Total Annual Responses: 3,750; Total Annual Hours: 
625.
    We have submitted a copy of this notice to OMB for its review of 
these information collections. A notice will be published in the 
Federal Register when approval is obtained.
    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.
    Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the 
burden or any other aspect of these collections of information 
requirements. However, as noted above, comments on these information 
collection and recordkeeping requirements must be mailed and/or faxed 
to the designees referenced below, by September 10, 2001: Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of CMS Enterprise Standards, 
Room N2-14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. Fax 
Number: (410) 786-0262; Attn: Julie Brown and, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number: (202) 
395-6974 or (202) 395-5167; Attn: Allison Eydt, CMS Desk Officer.

    Dated: August 29, 2001.
John P. Burke III,
CMS Reports Clearance Officer, CMS, Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of CMS Enterprise Standards.
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