[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 61257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23122]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10109 and CMS-10114]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection:. Hospital 
Reporting Initiative--Hospital Quality Measures; Use: The purpose is to 
collect data to produce valid, reliable, comparable and salient quality 
measures to provide a potent stimulus for clinicians and providers to 
improve the quality of care they provide. This reporting initiative in 
which hospitals may participate is a significant step toward a more 
informed public and a means to sustain health care quality improvement. 
The data is currently being collected from hospitals by CMS. The 
hospitals submitting data have volunteered to participate in public 
reporting. This effort places no additional data collection 
requirements or burdens on hospitals. Section 501(b) of the MMA offers 
monetary incentives for hospitals participating in reporting; Form 
Number: CMS-10109 (OMB: 0938-0918); Frequency: Quarterly; 
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 4,000; Total Annual Responses: 
16,000; Total Annual Hours: 238,000.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: National Provider Identifier (NPI) Application 
and Update Form and Supporting Regulation in 45 CFR 142.408, 162.406, 
and 162.408; Form No.: CMS-10114 (OMB 0938-NEW); Use: The form 
will be used by health care providers to apply for NPIs and to update 
the information collected from them whenever it changes.; Frequency: On 
occasion and/or one-time; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions and Federal Government; Number of 
Respondents: 1,193,945; Total Annual Responses: 1,193,945; Total Annual 
Hours: 448,128.
    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.cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/, 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: Christopher 
Martin, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: October 7, 2004.
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. 04-23122 Filed 10-14-04; 8:45 am]
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