[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50439-50440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24742]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-576]


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

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 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 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: Organ Procurement 
Organization (OPO) Request for Designation and Supporting Regulations 
in 42 CFR 486.301-486.325; Form No.: CMS-576 (OMB# 0938-0512); Use: The 
information provided on this form serves as a basis for certifying OPOs 
for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and will 
indicate whether the OPO is meeting the specified performance standards 
for reimbursement of service; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profit, and Not-for-profit institutions; Number 
of Respondents: 69; Total Annual Responses: 69; Total Annual Hours: 
138.
    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

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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, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: July 18, 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. 01-24742 Filed 10-2-01; 8:45 am]
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