Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request, 11029-11030 [E7-4412]

Download as PDF 11029 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 47 / Monday, March 12, 2007 / Notices Federal and State Government agencies and health plans. The reporting forms and the request for information forms (query forms) must be accessed, completed, and submitted to the HIPDB electronically through the HIPDB Web site at https:// www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov. All reporting and querying is performed through this secure Web site. Due to overlap in Number of respondents Regulation citation 61.6(a), (b) Errors & Omissions ............................................................ 61.6 Revisions/Appeal Status ............................................................... 61.7 Reporting by State Licensure Boards ........................................... 61.8 Reporting of State Criminal Convictions ....................................... 61.9 Reporting of Civil Judgments ........................................................ 61.10(b) Reporting Exclusions from participating in Federal and State Health Care Programs ......................................................................... 61.11 Reporting of adjudicated actions/decisions ................................ 61.12 Request for Information—State Licensure Boards ..................... 61.12 Request for Information—State Certification Agencies .............. 61.12 Request for Information States/District Attorneys & Law Enforcement ............................................................................................. 61.12 Request for Information—State Medicaid Fraud Units ............... 61.12 Request for Information—Health Plans ...................................... 61.12 Request for Information—Health Care Providers, Suppliers, Practitioners (Self-query) ..................................................................... 61.12(a)(4) Request by Researchers for Aggregate Data .................... 61.15 Place Report in Dispute .............................................................. 61.15 Add a Subject Statement ............................................................ 61.15 Request for Secretarial Review .................................................. Entity Registration .................................................................................... Entity Registration—Update .................................................................... Entity Reactivation ................................................................................... Authorized Agent Designation ................................................................. Authorized Agent Designation—Update .................................................. Account Discrepancy ............................................................................... Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization ................................................. Total .................................................................................................. requirements for the HIPDB, some of the National Practitioner Data Bank’s burden has been subsumed under the HIPDB. Estimates of burden are as follows: Hours per response (min.) Frequency of responses Total burden hours 172 107 275 62 54 4.3 23.25 70.3 8 13 15 30 45 45 45 184.9 1,243.9 14,499.4 372 526.5 10 410 1,000 16 441.4 12.5 67.5 6 45 45 5 5 3,310.5 3,843.8 5,622.8 8 2,000 47 2,841 25 50 263.8 5 5 5 4,165 195.8 62,429.7 37,925 1 459 238 43 2,500 451 450 100 250 1,000 400 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 25 30 5 45 480 60 5 60 15 5 15 15 15,799.6 .5 38.2 178.5 344 2,500 37.6 450 25 20.8 250 100 .......................... .......................... .......................... 116,146.5 Numbers in the table may not add up exactly due to rounding. Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10–33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Dated: March 5, 2007. Alexandra Huttinger, Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Development. [FR Doc. E7–4411 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:04 Mar 09, 2007 Jkt 211001 of proposed projects being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443–1129. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Proposed Project: The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OMB No. 0915–0286)— Extension The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) necessitates certain recordkeeping and reporting requirements in order to perform the functions related to organ transplantation under contract to HHS. OMB requires review and approval of recordkeeping and reporting requirements associated with the final rule governing the operation of the OPTN (42 CFR Part 121) related to Secretarial review and appeals. There are recordkeeping and reporting requirements associated with the process for filing appeals in the case where applicants are rejected for membership or designation in the OPTN. To date, no appeals have been filed. The burden requirements for this process are minimal. The estimate of burden for this process consists of preparing a letter requesting reconsideration and compiling supporting documentation. E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1 11030 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 47 / Monday, March 12, 2007 / Notices The estimated annual burden is as follows: Responses per respondent Number of respondents Section of final rule Total responses Hours per response Total burden hours 42 CFR 121.3(c)(4) Appeal for OPTN membership ............ 42 CFR 121.9(d) Appeal for designation ............................. 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 6 6 12 Total .............................................................................. 4 ........................ 4 ........................ 18 Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10–33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Dated: March 5, 2007. Alexandra Huttinger, Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Development. [FR Doc. E7–4412 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY opportunity to comment on a proposed revised information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) Coordinator’s Manual, accompanying worksheets and application form. The CRS Coordinator’s Manual is the primary document used by CRS participating communities that describes the CRS program and the community-based floodplain management activities performed by participating communities. The NFIP CRS was established by Congress in section 541, Community Rating System and Incentives for Community Floodplain Management, of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994. The CRS was established to (1) Reduce flood losses; (2) facilitate accurate insurance rating, and; (3) promote the awareness of flood insurance. The CRS encourages these goals by providing flood insurance premium discounts to policy holders in those communities that implement activities and programs that directly support the goals stated above. Communities are only eligible to participate in the CRS if they have been found to be compliant with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal Emergency Management Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this floodplain management requirements of the NFIP, as determined by the applicable FEMA Regional Office. The data collected from CRS communities, as described in the CRS Coordinator’s Manual and by using the worksheets, is used and is necessary to evaluate if the community is implementing the activities to which it has agreed. Collection of Information Title: Community Rating System (CRS) Program—Application Worksheets and Commentary. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection. OMB Number: 1660–0022. Form Numbers: FEMA FORM 81–73, Community Rating System Application. Abstract: CRS Application Cover Page, Recertification Worksheet and Modification/Cycle Cover Page are used by a community to apply or renew CRS program participation and specify what activities will be performed by the community. CRS Activity Worksheets are used by the community to provide details in the selected activities based on the CRS Coordinator’s Manual. Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 8,450 hours. ANNUAL HOUR BURDEN Number of respondents Frequency of responses Hour burden per response (hours) Annual responses Total annual hour burden (hours) (A) Project/activity (B) (C) (D) = (A × B) (E) = (C × D) 150 950 1 1 31 4 150 950 4,650 3,800 Total .................................................................... pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Application Form/Worksheet ...................................... Maintenance Form/Worksheet ................................... 1,100 .......................... .......................... 1,100 8,450 Estimated Cost: There is no expected cost to the respondents. The estimated annual cost to the Federal Government is $2,288,792. Comments: Written comments are solicited to (a) Evaluate whether the proposed data collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency, VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:04 Mar 09, 2007 Jkt 211001 including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 collected; and (d) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 47 (Monday, March 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11029-11030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4412]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 
the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes 
periodic summaries of proposed projects being developed for submission 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft 
instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network 
(OMB No. 0915-0286)--Extension

    The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) 
necessitates certain recordkeeping and reporting requirements in order 
to perform the functions related to organ transplantation under 
contract to HHS. OMB requires review and approval of recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements associated with the final rule governing the 
operation of the OPTN (42 CFR Part 121) related to Secretarial review 
and appeals. There are recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
associated with the process for filing appeals in the case where 
applicants are rejected for membership or designation in the OPTN. To 
date, no appeals have been filed. The burden requirements for this 
process are minimal. The estimate of burden for this process consists 
of preparing a letter requesting reconsideration and compiling 
supporting documentation.

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    The estimated annual burden is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
      Section of final rule         respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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42 CFR 121.3(c)(4) Appeal for                  2               1               2               3               6
 OPTN membership................
42 CFR 121.9(d) Appeal for                     2               1               2               6              12
 designation....................
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    Total.......................               4  ..............               4  ..............              18
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD, HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: March 5, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Development.
[FR Doc. E7-4412 Filed 3-9-07; 8:45 am]
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