[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 73 (Thursday, April 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20010-20011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8530]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10082 OMB 0938-0898]


Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements 
Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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.
    We are, however, requesting an emergency review of the information 
collection referenced below. In compliance with the requirement of 
section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following 
requirements for emergency review. We are requesting an emergency 
review because the collection of this information is needed before the 
expiration of the normal time limits under OMB's regulations at 5 CFR 
Part 1320. The unanticipated lapse in the approval of this collection 
prior to implementation has resulted in the necessity to have the 
collection reinstated on an emergency basis. The information collection 
to be reinstated has not been modified from the version submitted to 
OMB under the regular PRA clearance process and approved on July 28, 
2003.
    CMS is requesting OMB review and approval of this collection within 
15 days from the date of this publication, with an 180-day approval 
period.

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Written comments and recommendations will be accepted from the public 
if received by the individuals designated below within 14 days from the 
date of this publication. (Note: An Emergency Federal Register Notice 
for this collection was published on March 19, 2004; however, due to a 
technical discrepancy with the material submitted to OMB which has 
since been corrected, OMB has requested that CMS republish the notice. 
All information below is identical to the material published on March 
19th.)
    Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without 
change.
    Title of Information Collection: Survey of States Performance 
Measurement Reporting Capability.
    Form No.: CMS-10082 (OMB 0938-0898).
    Use: Because of the wide variability of Medicaid and SCHIP 
financing and service delivery approaches, there is little common 
ground from which to develop uniform reporting on performance measures 
by states. While CMS has decided on the first seven measures to be 
used, the ability of states to calculate those measures using HEDIS 
directly or HEDIS specifications (e.g., when calculating measures from 
fee-for-service claims data) is highly variable. Current efforts are 
focused on assessing the capability of each state to report on the 
selected measures and on helping states to make necessary adjustments 
in order to be able to report measures uniformly so that state-to-state 
comparisons can be made. To accomplish this, states will be requested 
to report available numerator and denominator data for the seven core 
HEDIS measures via a survey instrument created for this purpose. The 
data will be requested for each state's Medicaid and SCHIP programs by 
delivery system.
    Frequency: Once.
    Affected Public: State, local, and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 51.
    Total Annual Responses: 51.
    Total Annual Hours: 2,360.
    We have submitted a copy of this notice to OMB for its review of 
these information collections.
    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, phone number, OMB number, and CMS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (410) 786-4194.
    Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the 
burden or any other aspect of these collections of information 
requirements. However, as noted above, comments on these information 
collection and recordkeeping requirements must be mailed and/or faxed 
to the designees referenced below, within 14 days of publication of 
this notice:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Room C5-14-03, 7500 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, Fax Number: (410) 786-0262, Attn: 
Melissa Musotto CMS-10082,
 and,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974 or (202) 395-5167, Attn: Katherine T. 
Astrich, CMS Desk Officer 0938-0898.

    Dated: April 8, 2004.
John P. Burke III,
CMS Reports Clearance Officer, Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, 
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of 
Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 04-8530 Filed 4-14-04; 8:45 am]
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