[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 241 (Friday, December 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 75553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21435]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-2540-96]


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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Skilled Nursing 
Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Complex Cost Report; Use: 
Providers of services participating in the Medicare program are 
required under sections 1815(a) and 1861(v)(1)(A) of the Social 
Security Act to submit annual information to achieve settlement of 
costs for health care services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. The 
CMS-2540-96 cost report is needed to determine the amount of 
reimbursement, that is due these providers furnishing medical services 
to Medicare beneficiaries; Form Number: CMS-2540-96 (OMB: 
0938-0463); Frequency: Reporting--Yearly; Affected Public: Business or 
other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 15,037; Total Annual 
Responses: 15,037; Total Annual Hours: 2,947,252.
    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 February 13, 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: December 8, 2006.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E6-21435 Filed 12-14-06; 1:58 pm]
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