[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 63 (Friday, April 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15272-15273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7498]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10175]


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: Reinstatement without 
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: Certification Statement for Electronic File Interchange 
Organizations (EFIOs) Use: Health care providers can currently obtain a 
National Provider Identifier (NPI) via a paper application or over the 
Internet through the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System 
(NPPES). These applications must be submitted individually, on a per-
provider basis. The Electronic File Interchange (EFI) process allows 
provider-designated electronic file interchange organizations (EFIOs) 
to capture multiple providers' NPI application information on a single 
electronic file for submission to NPPES. This process is also referred 
to as ``bulk enumeration.'' To ensure that the EFIO

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has the authority to act on behalf of each provider and complies with 
other Federal requirements, an authorized official of the EFIO must 
sign a certification statement and mail it to the Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services (CMS). Form Number: CMS-10175 (OMB 0938-
0984); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or 
other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 300; Total Annual Responses: 
300; Total Annual Hours: 300. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Leslie Jones at 410-786-6599. For all other issues 
call 410-786-1326.)
    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 May 4, 2009.
    OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
    Attention: CMS Desk Officer.
    Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.
    E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: March 27, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-7498 Filed 4-2-09; 8:45 am]
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