[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 59293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23977]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10029 and CMS-R-254]


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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Program 
Integrity Customer Service Project; Form No.: CMS-10029 (OMB 
0938-0837); Use: Medicare's Integrity Program seeks to improve customer 
service provided to beneficiaries and providers. The study's purpose is 
to identify baseline satisfaction with Program Integrity efforts, to 
prioritize improvement areas, and to identify potential service 
delivery changes that can be implemented by CMS or its contractors. 
Respondents include beneficiaries whose billing questions were 
transferred to Fraud, and providers who have been through enrollment, 
medical review, or cost report audit; Frequency: Annually; Affected 
Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-profit, Not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 5,250; Total Annual 
Responses: 5,250; Total Annual Hours: 782.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: National Medicare 
Education Program (NMEP) Community Survey of Medicare Beneficiaries; 
Form No.: CMS-R-254 (OMB 0938-0738); Use: A survey of Medicare 
beneficiaries in six communities will be conducted in January and 
February, 2003. A random, representative sample of Medicare 
beneficiaries will be selected using CMS administrative data. This 
approach will gather information on changes in: awareness of 
Medicare+Choice expansion and options; knowledge about Medicare and 
Medicare+Choice options; where beneficiaries go to find more 
information; and whether they are aware of the many information 
resources available to them; and satisfaction with their information/
knowledge; Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or 
households; Number of Respondents: 2400; Total Annual Responses: 2400; 
Total Annual Hours: 600.
    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: September 12, 2002.
John P. Burke III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance Officer, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of 
Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 02-23977 Filed 9-19-02; 8:45 am]
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