[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69975-69976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22906]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10173, CMS-437A and CMS-437B]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services (CMS) 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: Individuals Authorized Access to the CMS 
Computer Services; Form Number: CMS-10173 (OMB: 0938-NEW); 
Use: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the Individuals 
Authorized to Customer Service Application for Access to CMS Computer 
Systems. CMS has planned to provide a centralized user provisioning and 
administration service that supports the creation, deletion, and 
lifecycle management of enterprise identities. This service creates 
accounts, supports Role Based Access Control (RBAC), the form flow 
approval process and enterprise identity audit and recertification, and 
provides business application integration points. An application 
integration point allows

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business application owners to use the form flow process of the user 
provisioning service to approve or deny requests for access to business 
applications. The primary purpose of this system is to implement a 
unified framework for managing user information and access rights, for 
those individuals who apply for and are granted access across multiple 
CMS systems and business contexts. Information in this system will also 
be used to: (1) Support regulatory and policy functions performed 
within the Agency or by a contractor or consultant; (2) support 
constituent requests made to a Congressional representative; and (3) to 
support litigation involving the Agency related to this system. We have 
provided background information about the proposed system in the 
``Supplementary Information'' section below. Although the Privacy Act 
requires only that the ``routine use'' portion of the system be 
published for comment, CMS invites comments on all portions of this 
notice. See ``Effective Dates'' section for comment period; Frequency: 
Other--As required; Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit, 
Individuals or Households, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal 
government, and State, Local, or Tribal Government; Number of 
Respondents: 60,000,000; Total Annual Responses: 60,000,000; Total 
Annual Hours: 15,000,000.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Rehabilitation Unit Criteria Work Sheet and 
Rehabilitation Hospital Criteria Work Sheet and Supporting Regulations 
at 42 CFR 488.26; Form Number: CMS-437A and CMS-437B (OMB: 
0938-NEW--NOTE: These instruments are currently approved under 0938-
0358 but are being carved out into a separate collection as they are 
updated more frequently.); Use: The rehabilitation hospital and 
rehabilitation unit criteria work sheets are necessary to verify that 
these facilities/units comply and remain in compliance with the 
exclusion criteria for the Medicare prospective payment system; 
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit, 
Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Number of Respondents: 1227; Total Annual Responses: 1227; Total Annual 
Hours: 306.75.
    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.
    To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collections must be received at the address below, 
no later than 5 p.m. on January 17, 2006. CMS, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development, 
Attention: William N. Parham, III, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: November 9, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-22906 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am]
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