[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 36 (Friday, February 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8168-8169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3028]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10148]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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), 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

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minimize the information collection burden.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: HIPAA 
Administrative Simplification Enforcement Non-Privacy Enforcement; Use: 
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became 
law in 1996 (Pub. L. 104-191). Subtitle F of Title II of HIPAA, 
entitled ``Administrative Simplification,'' requires the Secretary of 
HHS to adopt national standards for certain information-related 
activities of the health care industry. The HIPAA provisions, by 
statute, apply only to ``covered entities'' referred to in section 
1320d-2(a)(1) of this title. Responsibility for administering and 
enforcing the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Transactions, Code 
Sets, Identifiers and Security rules has been delegated to CMS. The 
initial information collected to enforce these rules will be used to 
initiate enforcement actions. This information collection change 
clarifies the ``Identify the HIPAA Non-Privacy complaint category'' 
section of the complaint form. In this section, complainants are given 
an opportunity to check the ``Unique Identifiers'' option to categorize 
the type of HIPAA complaint being filed. The revised form now includes 
a ``''For a Unique Identifier Complaint'' section, that allows a 
complaint to further categorize their identifier complaint as either a 
``National Provider Identifier (NPI)'' or an ``Employer Identification 
Number (EIN)'' complaint. Form Number: CMS-10148 (OMB: 0938-
948); Frequency: Reporting--On occasion; Affected Public: Individuals 
or households, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, Local, or Tribal governments; Number of 
Respondents: 500; Total Annual Responses: 500; Total Annual Hours: 500.
    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: February 13, 2007.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E7-3028 Filed 2-22-07; 8:45 am]
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