[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14668-14669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7220]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Inspector General


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection and 
Comment Request (OIG-319-N)

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General (OIG), HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Inspector General 
(OIG) is publishing for public comment the following summary of 
proposed collection activities. Interested parties are invited to send 
comments to the address indicated below regarding this burden estimate 
or any other aspect of this collection of information, including (1) 
the necessity and utility of proposed information collection for the 
proper performance of the OIG'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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of an expired 
collection.
    Title of Information Collection: State Medicaid Fraud Control 
Units' Recertification Application and Annual Report as required by 42 
CFR 1007.15 and 1007.17. (Previously approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget under control number 0990-0162.)
    Use: The information contained in the annual reports and 
recertification application is required for certification and yearly 
recertification by the OIG to ensure that federal matching funds are 
only expended for allowable costs, and to determine if a state unit 
needs financial assistance.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State government.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 48.
    Total Annual Responses: 48.
    Average Burden Per Response: 32 hours.
    Total Annual Hours: 2,744 hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain copies of the supporting 
statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections 
referenced above, e-mail your request, including your address and phone 
number, to John Bettac, Office of Investigations ([email protected]), 
or call (202) 619-3557.

DATE: To assure consideration, public comments must be delivered to 
address provided below by no later than 5 p.m. on May 27, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collections should be mailed or delivered to the following 
address: Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human 
Services, Attention: John Bettac, Room 5453, Cohen Building, 330 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.
    We do not accept comments by facsimile (FAX) transmission. In 
commenting, please refer to file code OIG-319-N. Comments received 
timely will be available for public inspection as they are received 
beginning approximately 3 weeks after publication of a document in Room 
5541 of the Office of Inspector General at 330 Independence Avenue, 
SW.,

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Washington, DC on Monday through Friday of each week from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m.

    Dated: March 20, 2003.
Brian P. Carman,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-7220 Filed 3-25-03; 8:45 am]
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