[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9394-9395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02905]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10419]


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: (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: New collection (request 
for a new OMB control number). Title of Information Collection: 
Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment 
Interests. Use: Reports of Payments or Other Transfers of Value to 
Covered Recipients.
    Section 403.904 requires direct and indirect payments or other 
transfers of value provided by an applicable manufacturer to a covered 
recipient, and that direct and indirect payments or other transfers of 
value provided to a third party at the request of (or designated by) 
the applicable manufacturer on behalf of a covered recipient, be 
reported by the applicable manufacturer to CMS on an annual basis.

Reports of Physician Ownership and Investment Interests

    Under Sec.  403.906, each applicable manufacturer and applicable 
group purchasing organization must report to CMS on an annual basis all 
ownership and investment interests in the applicable manufacturer or 
applicable group purchasing organization that were held by a physician 
or an immediate family member of a physician during the preceding 
calendar year.

Data Collection

    The data templates will provide detailed information about the data 
to be collected including the data element name, format, allowable 
values, required versus optional fields, and other associated rules 
intended to aid the applicable manufacturers and applicable group 
purchasing organizations as they prepare for and participate in data 
collection. Applicable manufacturers and applicable GPOs will engage in 
data collection external to CMS within their own systems or tracking 
tools. If we intend to make changes to the data templates, we will 
provide them at least 90 days prior to first day of data collection for 
the next reporting year. In providing revised templates, we will also 
comply with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act to seek 
public comments on the proposed changes to the information collections, 
as required by law. This will allow applicable manufacturers and 
applicable GPOs to make any necessary changes to prepare for the next 
reporting year. This is the same time as the date by which we will 
publish the list of teaching hospitals.

Data Submission Procedures for Electronic Submission of Reports

    Section 403.908 requires that reports must be electronically 
submitted to CMS by March 31, 2014, and by the 90th day of each 
subsequent calendar year. Form Number: CMS-10461 (OCN 0938--New). 
Frequency: Annual. Affected Public: Private Sector (business or other 
for-profit and not-for-profit institutions). Number of Respondents: 
396,514. Total Annual Responses: 396,514. Total Annual Hours: 
13,327,065. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Erica Breese at 202-260-6079. 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 Email 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 April 9, 2013:

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    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: February 5, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-02905 Filed 2-7-13; 8:45 am]
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