[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35442-35443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15078]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier OS-0990-0330]
Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary. HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed information collection request 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.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email
address within 60 days.
Proposed Project--Annual Appellant Climate Survey--0990-0330--
Revision--Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA).
Abstract: The OMHA Appellant Climate Survey is a survey of Medicare
beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers who had a hearing before an
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) at the Office of Medicare Hearings and
Appeals (OMHA). Appellants dissatisfied with the outcome of their Level
2 appeal may request a hearing before an OMHA ALJ. The Appellant
Climate Survey will be used to measure appellant satisfaction with
their OMHA appeals experience, as opposed to their satisfaction with a
specific ruling.
OMHA was established by the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-173) and
became operational on July 1, 2005. The MMA legislation and
implementing regulations issued on March 8, 2007 instituted a number of
changes in the appeals process. The MMA legislation also directed the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to consider the
feasibility of conducting hearings using telephone or video-
teleconference technologies. In carrying out this mandate, OMHA makes
extensive use of video-teleconferencing to provide appellants with a
vast nationwide network of access points for hearings close to their
homes. The survey will gauge appellants' satisfaction with this new
service along with the overall appeals experience. The first three-year
administration cycle of the OMHA survey began in FY08. The survey will
continue to be conducted annually over a three-year period, beginning
in FY12. Results from the surveys will be used to gauge progress made
in increasing satisfaction among appellants.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Average burden
Number of Number of hours per Total burden
Forms Type of respondent respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
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OMHA Appellant Climate Survey................... Appellants........................ 400 1 11/60 73
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Mary Forbes,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-15078 Filed 6-16-11; 8:45 am]
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