[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 41 (Friday, February 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11119-11120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3839]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10123 and 10124, CMS-216-94 and CMS-10114]


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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Notice of 
Provider Non-Coverage (CMS-10123) and Detailed Explanation of Non-
Coverage (CMS-10124); Use: The Notice of Medicare Provider Non-Coverage 
(CMS-10123) is used to inform fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries of 
the determination that their provider services will end, and of their 
right to an expedited review of that determination. The Detailed 
Explanation of Non-Coverage (CMS-10124) is used to provide 
beneficiaries who request an expedited determination with detailed 
information of why the services should end. The revised Notice of 
Provider Non-Coverage and Detailed Explanation of Provider Non-Coverage 
will no longer require use of the beneficiary's Medicare number as a 
patient identifier. Instead, when applicable, providers may use a 
number that helps to link the notice with a related claim. Form Number: 
CMS-10123 and 10124 (OMB 0938-0953); Frequency: Occasionally; 
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, and Individuals or households; Number of Respondents: 
3,115,637; Total Annual Responses: 3,115,637; Total Annual Hours: 
522,138.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Organ Procurement 
Organization/Histocompatibility Laboratory Statement of Reimbursable 
Costs, manual instructions and supporting regulations contained in 42 
CFR 413.20 and 413.24; Use: This form is required by the statute and 
regulation for participation in the Medicare program. The information 
is used to determine payment for Medicare. Organ Procurement 
Organizations and Histocompatibility Laboratories are the users. Form 
Number: CMS-216-94 (OMB 0938-0102); Frequency: Yearly; 
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 108; Total Annual Responses: 108; 
Total Annual Hours: 4,860.
    3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: National Provider 
Identifier (NPI) Application and Update Form and Supporting Regulations 
in 45 CFR 142.408, 45 CFR 162.406, 45 CFR 162.408; Use: The National 
Provider Identifier (NPI)

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Application and Update Form is used by health care providers to apply 
for NPIs and furnish updates to the information they supplied on their 
initial applications. The form is also used to deactivate their NPIs if 
necessary. The NPI Application/Update form has been revised to further 
assist in uniquely identifying health care providers and provide 
additional guidance on how to accurately complete the form. The form 
captures additional data elements that will assist with unique 
identification. It also includes more detailed instructions. Form 
Number: CMS-10114 (OMB 0938-0931); Frequency: Reporting--On 
occasion, one-time; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-
for-profit institutions, and Federal government; Number of Respondents: 
325,608; Total Annual Responses: 325,608; Total Annual Hours: 108,560.
    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.
    In commenting on the proposed information collections please 
reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured 
consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in one of 
the following ways by April 29, 2008:
    1. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically to 
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or 
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information 
collection document(s) accepting comments.
    2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following 
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 
Control Number ------------, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, 
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: February 21, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-3839 Filed 2-28-08; 8:45 am]
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