[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4987-4988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2451]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-200]


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

AGENCY: Center 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 Center 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: Reinstatement, with change, 
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired; 
Title of Information Collection: Health Plan Employer Data and 
Information Set (HEDIS) and Health Outcome Survey (HOS) and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 422.152; Form No.: CMS-R-200 (OMB# 0938-0701); 
Use: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA) 
collects quality performance measures in order to hold the Medicare 
managed care industry accountable for the care being delivered, to 
enable quality improvement, and to provide quality information to 
Medicare beneficiaries in order to promote an informed choice. It is 
critical to CMS's mission that we collect and disseminate information 
that will help beneficiaries chose among health plans, contribute to 
improved quality of care through identification of improvement 
opportunities, and assist CMS in carrying out its oversight and 
purchasing responsibilities; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Individuals 
or households;

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Number of Respondents: 313,825; Total Annual Responses: 313,825; Total 
Annual Hours: 571,488.
    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: January 23, 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. 02-2451 Filed 1-31-02; 8:45 am]
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