[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 64710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18412]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-234]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 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 & 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.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Subpart D--Private Contracts and 
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 405.410, 405.430, 405.435, 405.440, 
405.445, and 405.455.
    Use: Under the section 4507 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, CMS 
is required to permit certain physicians and practitioners to opt out 
of Medicare and furnish covered services to Medicare beneficiaries 
through private contracts.
    Form Number: CMS-R-234 (OMB: 0938-0730).
    Frequency: Reporting--Biennially.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 26,820.
    Total Annual Responses: 26,820.
    Total Annual Hours: 7,197.
    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.
    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 2, 2007.
    CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development--C, Attention: Bonnie L Harkless, 
Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: October 24, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E6-18412 Filed 11-2-06; 8:45 am]
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