[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 48481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18721]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-381]


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

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 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: Identification of 
Extension Units of Outpatient Physical Therapy (OPT) and Outpatient 
Speech Pathology (OSP) Providers and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 
485.701-485.729; Form No.: CMS-381 (OMB 0938-0273); Use: When 
an OPT/OSP provider furnishes services to locations other than their 
already certified premises (extension locations), those premises are 
considered to be part of the OPT/OSP provider and are subject to the 
same Medicare regulations as the primary location. This form is used by 
the State survey agencies and by the CMS regional offices to identify 
and monitor extension locations to ensure their compliance with Federal 
requirements; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Business or other 
for-profit; Number of Respondents: 2,833; Total Annual Responses: 
2,833; Total Annual Hours: 708.
    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: Brenda Aguilar, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 16, 2002.
John P. Burke III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance Officer, CMS 
Office of Information Services, Security and Standards Group, Division 
of CMS Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 02-18721 Filed 7-23-02; 8:45 am]
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