[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35303-35304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12352]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-New (VA Form 10-0449A)]


Agency Information Collection: Emergency Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the United States 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) the following emergency proposal for the 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507(j)(1)). An emergency clearance is being 
requested in response to the Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act (HIPAA) to provide National Provider Identifier 
numbers to non-VA health care providers seeking reimbursement claims.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 11, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov; or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 
Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-New (VA Form 10-0449A)'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005G2), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565-8374, fax (202) 565-7870 or e-mail 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-New 
(VA Form 10-0449A).''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Request for National Provider 
Identification Number, VA Form 10-0449A.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-New (VA Form 10-0449A).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: Health care providers for veterans in the private sector 
(non-VA providers) are requesting local VA medical centers to provide 
National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers for VA facilities and VA 
clinicians who have referred patients to them. Non-VA providers need 
NPI numbers in order to

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receive payments from Medicare or other payers.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 10 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 3 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.

    Dated: June 18, 2007.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E7-12352 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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