[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 218 (Friday, November 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58632-58633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27297]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-10053]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
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) 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: The 
necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the 
proper performance of the agency's functions; the accuracy of the 
estimated burden; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and 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: Paid Feeding 
Assistants in Long-Term Care Facilities and Supporting Regulations at 
42 CFR 483.160; Use: Section 42 CFR 483 permits long-term care 
facilities to use paid feeding assistants to supplement the services of 
certified nurse aides. If facilities choose this option, feeding 
assistants must complete a specified training program. In addition, a 
facility must maintain a record of all individuals used by the facility 
as feeding assistants, who have successfully completed the training 
course for paid feeding assistants. This information is used as part of 
the process to determine facility compliance with this requirement. 
Form Number: CMS-10053 (OMB: 0938-0916); Frequency: 
Reporting--Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other 
for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 
13,280; Total Annual Responses: 4,250; Total Annual Hours: 25,500. (For 
policy questions regarding this collection, contact Susan Joslin at 
410-786-3516. 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 by January 12, 2010:
    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,

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Attention: Document Identifier/OMB Control Number, Room C4-26-05, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: November 5, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-27297 Filed 11-12-09; 8:45 am]
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