[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 71 (Friday, April 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 19854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7709]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-263]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

    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: Site 
Investigation for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Suppliers; Use: The 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) enrolls durable 
medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) 
suppliers into the Medicare program via a uniform application, the CMS 
855S. Implementation of enhanced procedures for verifying the 
enrollment information has improved the enrollment process as well as 
identified and prevented fraudulent DMEPOS suppliers from entering the 
Medicare program. As part of this process, verification of compliance 
with supplier standards is necessary. The site investigation form has 
been used in the past to aid the Medicare contractor (the National 
Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC) and/or its subcontractors) in verifying 
compliance with the required supplier standards found in 42 CFR 
424.57(c). The primary function of the site investigation form is to 
provide a standardized, uniform tool to gather information from a 
DMEPOS supplier that tells us whether it meets certain qualifications 
to be a DMEPOS supplier (as found in 42 CFR 424.57(c)) and where it 
practices or renders its services. Form Number: CMS-R-263 (OMB 
0938-0749); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Business or other 
for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 
30,000; Total Annual Responses: 30,000; Total Annual Hours: 15,000.
    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 June 10, 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: April 4, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E8-7709 Filed 4-10-08; 8:45 am]
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