[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13714-13715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6648]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-301, CMS-10077, and CMS-10072]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
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: Reinstatement, without 
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired.
    Title of Information Collection: Certification of Medicaid 
Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) Payment Error Rates and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 431.800 through 431.865.
    Form No.: CMS-301 (OMB 0938-0246).
    Use: MEQC is operated by the State title XIX agency to monitor and 
improve the administration of its Medicaid system. The MEQC system is 
based on State reviews of Medicaid beneficiaries from the eligibility 
files. The reviews are used to assess beneficiary liability, if any, 
and to determine the amounts paid to provide Medicaid services for 
these cases.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 51.
    Total Annual Responses: 102.
    Total Annual Hours: 22,515.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection.
    Title of Information Collection: ``Medicare Decisions and Your 
Rights''.
    Form No.: CMS-10077 (OMB 0938-NEW).
    Use: Purusant to 42 CFR 422.568 (c), M+C practitioners must deliver 
notices to enrollees informing them of their right to obtain a detailed 
notice regarding services from their M+C organizations. This notice 
fulfills the regulatory requirement.
    Frequency: Other (distribution).
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 155.
    Total Annual Responses: 5,000,000.
    Total Annual Hours: 83,333.
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection.
    Title of Information Collection: MSInteractive Survey Tool for 
cms.hhs.gov.
    Form No.: CMS-10072 (OMB 0938-NEW).
    Use: CMS has developed a survey tool using MSInteractive to obtain 
feedback from users accessing cms.hhs.gov website to guide future 
improvements.
    Frequency: on occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Number of Respondents: 7000.
    Total Annual Responses: 7000.
    Total Annual Hours: 583.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS's 
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 60 days of this notice directly to the CMS Paperwork Clearance 
Officer designated at the following address: CMS, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development 
and Issuances, Attention: Dawn Willinghan, Room N2-14-26, 7500 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

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    Dated: March 13, 2003.
Dawn Willinghan,
Acting Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance 
Officer, Office of Strategic Operations and Strategic Affairs, Division 
of Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 03-6648 Filed 3-19-03; 8:45 am]
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