[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47945-47946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22561]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-588]


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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Electronic Funds 
Transfer Authorization Agreement; Use: Section 1815(a) of the Social 
Security Act provides the authority for the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to pay providers/suppliers of Medicare services at such 
time or times as the Secretary determines appropriate (but no less 
frequently than monthly). Under Medicare, CMS, acting for the 
Secretary, contracts with Fiscal Intermediaries and Carriers to pay 
claims submitted by providers/suppliers who furnish services to 
Medicare beneficiaries. Under CMS' payment policy, Medicare providers/
suppliers have the option of receiving payments electronically. Form 
number CMS-588 authorizes the use of electronic fund transfers (EFTs). 
Form Number: CMS-588 (OMB: 0938-0626); Frequency: Reporting--
On occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and Not-for-
profit institutions;

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Number of Respondents: 100,000; Total Annual Responses: 100,000; Total 
Annual Hours: 100,000. (For policy questions regarding this collection 
contact Kim McPhillips at 410-786-5374. 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 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 November 17, 2009:
    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: September 11, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-22561 Filed 9-17-09; 8:45 am]
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