[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 40 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13679-13680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04548]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10079 and CMS-10149]


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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Hospital Wage 
Index Occupational Mix Survey and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, 
Section 412.64; Use: Section 304(c) of Public Law 106-554 amended 
section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act to require CMS to 
collect data every 3 years on the occupational mix of employees for 
each short-term, acute

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care hospital participating in the Medicare program, in order to 
construct an occupational mix adjustment to the wage index, for 
application beginning October 1, 2004 (the FY 2005 wage index). The 
purpose of the occupational mix adjustment is to control for the effect 
of hospitals' employment choices on the wage index. Form Number: CMS-
10079 (OMB: 0938-0907); Frequency: Reporting--Yearly, 
Biennially and Occasionally ; Affected Public: Private Sector--Business 
or other for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 3,500; Total Annual Responses: 3,500; Total Annual Hours: 
1,680,000. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Geri 
Mondowney at 410-786-1172. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without 
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: Health Insurance Reform: Electronic Security Standards; 
Use: This information collection corresponds to existing regulations 
establishing standards for the security of electronic protected health 
information to be implemented by health plans, health care 
clearinghouses and certain health care providers, as required under 
Title II, subtitle F, sections 261 through 264 of the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191. 
The use of the security standards improves Federal health programs, 
private health programs, and the effectiveness and efficiency of the 
health care industry in general by establishing a level of protection 
for certain electronic health information. This information collection 
request does not propose any changes to this information collection 
related to future modifications of the underlying HIPAA security 
standards. Form Number: CMS-10149 (OCN: 0938-0949); Frequency: 
Occasionally; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-
profit institutions, Federal Government, and State, Local or Tribal 
Government; Number of Respondents: 135,560; Total Annual Responses: 
285,560; Total Annual Hours: 536,743. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact William Parham at 410-786-4669. 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.
    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 April 1, 2013. 
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, Email: [email protected].

    Dated: February 22, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-04548 Filed 2-27-13; 8:45 am]
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