[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 113 (Monday, June 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 28249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13947]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10266]


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: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Conditions of Participation: Requirements for 
Approval and Reapproval of Transplant Centers to Perform Organ 
Transplants and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 482.74, 482.94, 
482.100, 482.102, 488.61; Use: The Conditions of Participation and 
accompanying requirements specified in the regulations are used by our 
surveyors as a basis for determining whether a transplant center 
qualifies for approval or re-approval under Medicare. CMS and the 
healthcare industry believe that the availability to the facility of 
the type of records and general content of records is standard medical 
practice and is necessary in order to ensure the well-being and safety 
of patients and professional treatment accountability. Form Number: 
CMS-10266 (OMB 0938-New); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number 
of Respondents: 514; Total Annual Responses: 3,270; Total Annual Hours: 
9,334.
    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 15, 2009.

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 5, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-13947 Filed 6-12-09; 8:45 am]
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