[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 14900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2809]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-250]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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), 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 function; (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: Skilled Nursing 
Facility Resident Assessment MDS Data and Supporting Regulations in 42 
CFR 413.337, 413.343, 424.32, and 483.20; Form Number: CMS-R-250 
(OMB: 0938-0739); Use: Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) are 
required to submit the resident assessment data as described at 42 CFR 
483.20 in the manner necessary to administer the payment rate 
methodology described in 42 CFR 413.337. Pursuant to sections 4204(b) 
and 4214(d) of Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) 1987, the 
current requirements related to the submission and retention of 
resident assessment data for the 5th, 30th, 60th and 90th days 
following admission, necessary to administer the payment rate 
methodology described in 42 CFR 413.337, are subject to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The burden associated with information collection is the 
sum of the SNF staff time required to complete the Minimum Data Set 
(MDS), SNF staff time to encode the data, and SNF staff time spent in 
transmitting the data.; Frequency: Reporting--Other, 5th, 14th, 30th, 
60th, and 90th days of stay; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 15,352; 
Total Annual Responses: 4,719,118; Total Annual Hours: 3,284,247.
    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/PaperworkReductionActof1995, 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 or faxed within 30 days of this notice 
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503. Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.

    Dated: March 16, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 06-2809 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]
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