[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77070-77071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31547]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10073, CMS-R-290, CMS-1557]


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: New Collection; Title 
of Information Collection: Survey of Rural Medicare Providers Regarding 
Provider Education Needs; Form No.: CMS-10073 (OMB 0938-NEW); 
Use: The Division of Provider Education and Training, Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is requesting Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to conduct a survey of the 
provider education needs of rural Medicare providers. CMS has 
contracted The Lewin Group to develop and field the survey instrument, 
analyze and synthesize the information collected, and present findings 
and recommendations to help CMS better understand the provider 
education needs of rural providers. The study will also provide an 
assessment of the specific and unique education challenges faced by 
rural Medicare providers and the success of current education methods 
in meeting those challenges; Frequency: Other: One-time; Affected 
Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 1,832; Total Annual Responses: 1,832; Total 
Annual Hours: 608.
    (2) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a 
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Procedures for Making National Coverage Decisions; Form No.: CMS-R-0290 
(OMB 0938-0776); Use: These information collection 
requirements provide the process CMS will use to make a national 
coverage decision for a specific item or service under sections 1862 
and 1871 of the Social Security Act. This will streamline our decision 
making process and will increase the opportunities for public 
participation in making national coverage decisions; Frequency: 
Recordkeeping, other (as needed); Affected Public: Business or other 
for-profit, not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 200; 
Total Annual Responses: 200; Total Annual Hours: 8,000.
    (3) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a 
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Survey 
Report Form Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and 
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 493.1--493.2001; Form No.: CMS-1557 
(OMB 0938-0544); Use: CLIA requires the Department of Health 
and Human Services (DHHS) to establish certification requirements for 
any laboratory that performs tests on human specimens, and to certify 
through the issuance of a certificate that those laboratories meet the 
requirements established by DHHS. The information collected on this 
survey form is used in the administrative pursuit of the 
Congressionally-mandated program with regard to regulation of 
laboratories participating in CLIA. In order for the State survey 
agency to report to CMS its findings on facility compliance with the 
individual standards on which CMS determines compliance, the surveyor 
completes the Survey Report Form. The Survey Worksheet provides space 
to document the surveyor's notes; Frequency: Biennially; Affected 
Public: Business or other for profit, not for profit institutions, and 
State, local or tribal government; Number of Respondents: 26,500; Total 
Annual

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Responses: 13,250; Total Annual Hours: 6,625.
    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://cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/default.asp, 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: December 6, 2002.
Julie Brown,
Acting, Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance 
Officer, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 02-31547 Filed 12-13-02; 8:45 am]
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