[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 212 (Friday, October 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 64956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25922]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-65]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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), 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: Information 
Collection Requirements in Final Peer Review Organizations Sanction 
Regulations--42 CFR 1004.4, 1004.50, 1004.60, and 1004.70; Use: The 
Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982 amended Title XI of the Social 
Security Act (the Act), creating the Utilization and Quality Control 
Peer Review Organization Program. Section 1156 of the Act imposes 
obligations on health care practitioners and others who furnish or 
order services or items under Medicare. This section also provides for 
sanction actions, if the Secretary determines that the obligations as 
stated by this section are not met. Quality Improvement Organizations 
(QIOs) are responsible for identifying violations. QIOs may allow 
practitioners or other entities, opportunities to submit relevant 
information before determining that a violation has occurred. The 
information collection requirements contained in this information 
collection request are used by the QIOs to collect the information 
necessary to make their decision. Form Number: CMS-R-65 (OMB 
0938-0444); Frequency: Reporting--On occasion; Affected 
Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 53; Total Annual Responses: 53; Total Annual 
Hours: 14,310.
    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 December 1, 2008.
    OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS 
Desk Officer, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.

    Dated: October 24, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-25922 Filed 10-30-08; 8:45 am]
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