[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 4988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2454]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10044]


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: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Medicare Lifestyle Modificatoin Program 
Demonstration; Form No.: CMS-10044 (OMB# 0938-NEW); Use: This 
demonstration will focus on two Medicare sponsored, lifestyle 
modification programs designed to reverse, reduce or ameliorate the 
progression of coronary artery disease (CAD) at risk for significant 
morbidity and mortality. This demonstration will test the cost-
effectiveness and feasibility of providing payment for cardiovascular 
lifestyle modification program services to Medicare beneficiaries.; 
Frequency: Baseline Enrollment, 12 and 24 months; Affected Public: 
Individuals or Households; Number of Respondents: 2,240; Total Annual 
Responses: 1,680; Total Annual Hours: 1,106.
    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 24, 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. 02-2454 Filed 1-31-02; 8:45 am]
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