[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 62249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25217]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10064, CMS-416]


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

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
    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: Minimum 
Data Set (MDS) for Swing Bed Hospitals and Supporting Regulations in 42 
CFR, Sections 413.337 and 483.20; Form No.: CMS-10064 (OMB 
0938-0872); Use: We are requesting re-approval of resident assessment 
information that swing bed hospitals are required to submit as 
described at 42 CFR 483.20 in the manner necessary to administer the 
payment rate methodology described in 42 CFR 413.337; Frequency: Other: 
Days 5, 14, 30, 60 & 90 of stay; Affected Public: Not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, Local or Tribal Government; Number of 
Respondents: 1,250; Total Annual Responses: 156,480; Total Annual 
Hours: 132,360.
    (2.) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a 
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Annual 
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services 
(EPSDT) Participation Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 
441.60; Form No.: CMS-416 (OMB 0938-0354); Use: States are 
required to submit an annual report on the provision of EPSDT services 
to CMS pursuant to section 1902(a)(43) of the Social Security Act. 
These reports provide CMS with data necessary to assess the 
effectiveness of State EPSDT programs. It is also helpful in developing 
trend patterns, national projections, responding to inquiries, and 
determining a State's results in achieving its participation goal; 
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 
Government; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 56; 
Total Annual Hours: 1,568.
    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 26, 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. 02-25217 Filed 10-3-02; 8:45 am]
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