[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 124 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 36330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14443]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-71]


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: Quality 
Improvement Organization (QIO) Assumption of Responsibilities and 
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR Sections 412.44, 412.46, 431.630, 
476.71, 476.73, 476.74, and 476.78; Use: The Peer Review Improvement 
Act of 1982 amended Title XI of the Social Security Act to create the 
Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization (PRO) program 
which replaces the Professional Standards Review Organization (PSRO) 
program and streamlines peer review activities. The term PRO has been 
renamed Quality Improvement Organization (QIO). This collection 
describes the review functions to be performed by the QIO. It outlines 
relationships among QIOs, providers, practitioners, beneficiaries, 
intermediaries, and carriers. Form Number: CMS-R-71 (OMB 0938-
0445); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit 
and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 6,036; Total 
Annual Responses: 6,036; Total Annual Hours: 156,846.
    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 July 28, 2008, 
OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: OMB Desk Officer, 
New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Fax 
Number: (202) 395-6974.

    Dated: June 18, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-14443 Filed 6-25-08; 8:45 am]
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