[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 4985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2441]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-13]


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: Conditions of 
Coverage for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR, Section 486.301-.325; Form No.: CMS-R-13 (OMB# 
0938-0688); Use: OPOs are required to submit accurate data to CMS 
concerning population and information on donors and organs on an annual 
basis in order to assure maximum effectiveness in the procurement and 
distribution of organs.; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Not-for-
profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 59; Total Annual Responses: 
59; Total Annual Hours: 1.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed 
paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA'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: November 28, 2002.
John P. Burke, III,
CMS Reports Clearance Officer, CMS, Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of CMS Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 02-2441 Filed 1-31-02; 8:45 am]
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