[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7561-7562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2066]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-2552-96 and CMS-10008]


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 minimize the information 
collection burden.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Hospital and 
Health Care Complexes Cost Report and supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 
413.20 and 413.24; Use: This Cost Report Form is filed annually by 
freestanding providers participating in the Medicare program to effect 
year end cost settlement for providing services to Medicare 
beneficiaries. The CMS-2552-96 cost report is needed to determine the 
amount of reimbursable cost, based upon the cost limits, that is due 
these providers furnishing medical services to Medicare beneficiaries. 
Form Number: CMS-2552-96 (OMB: 0938-0050); Frequency: Yearly; 
Affected Public: Private sector--business or other for-profit and not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 6,175; Total Annual 
Responses: 6,175; Total Annual Hours: 4,090,474.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Process and 
Information Required to Determine Eligibility of Drugs, Biologicals, 
and Radiopharmaceutical Agents for Transitional Pass-Through Status 
Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS); Use: 
Section 1833(t)(6) of the Social Security Act provides for temporary 
additional payments or ``transitional pass-through payments'' for 
certain drugs and biological agents. Interested parties such as 
hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and physicians can apply for 
transitional pass-through payment for drugs and biologicals used with 
services covered under the OPPS. CMS uses this information to determine 
if the criteria for making a transitional pass-through payment are met 
and if an interim Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) 
code for a new drug or biological is necessary. Form Number:

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CMS-10008 (OMB: 0938-0802); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: 
Private sector--Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 
10; Total Annual Responses: 10; Total Annual Hours: 160.
    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 by the OMB desk 
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on March 10, 2008. 
OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Fax 
Number: (202) 395-6974.

    Dated: January 30, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-2066 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]
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