[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 3470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-911]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-185]


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 without change 
of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Granting and Withdrawal of Deeming Authority to Private Nonprofit 
Accreditation Organizations and of State Exemption Under State 
Laboratory Programs and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 493.551--
493.557. Form Number: CMS-R-185 (OMB 0938-0686); Frequency: On 
occasion; Affected Public: Private sector--Business or other for-profit 
and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 8; Total Annual 
Responses: 96; Total Annual Hours: 384.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS's 
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 March 18, 2008. 
    CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development--A, Attention: Melissa Musotto, 
Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: January 10, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E8-911 Filed 1-17-08; 8:45 am]
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