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the document identifier or OMB control
number. To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations must
be submitted in one of the following
ways by August 25, 2008:
1. Electronically. You may submit
your comments electronically to https://
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 ll, Room C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
Date: June 18, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8–14442 Filed 6–25–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–R–71]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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
AGENCY:
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Quality
Improvement Organization (QIO)
Assumption of Responsibilities and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
Sections 412.44, 412.46, 431.630,
476.71, 476.73, 476.74, and 476.78; Use:
The Peer Review Improvement Act of
1982 amended Title XI of the Social
Security Act to create the Utilization
and Quality Control Peer Review
Organization (PRO) program which
replaces the Professional Standards
Review Organization (PSRO) program
and streamlines peer review activities.
The term PRO has been renamed
Quality Improvement Organization
(QIO). This collection describes the
review functions to be performed by the
QIO. It outlines relationships among
QIOs, providers, practitioners,
beneficiaries, intermediaries, and
carriers. Form Number: CMS-R–71
(OMB# 0938–0445); Frequency: Yearly;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 6,036; Total
Annual Responses: 6,036; Total Annual
Hours: 156,846.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS Web Site
address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, 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 July 28, 2008, OMB Human
Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: OMB Desk Officer, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Fax Number:
(202) 395–6974.
Dated: June 18, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8–14443 Filed 6–25–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Voluntary Surveys of Program
Partners to Implements Executive Order
12862
OMB No.: 0980-0266
Description: Under the provisions of
the Federal Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) is requesting clearance
for instruments to implement Executive
Order 12862 within ACF. The purpose
of the data collection is to obtain
customer satisfaction information from
those entities who are funded to be our
partners in the delivery of services to
the American public. ACF partners are
those entities that receive funding to
deliver services or assistance from ACF
programs. Examples of partners are state
and local governments, territories,
service providers, Indian Tribes and
Tribal organizations, grantees,
researchers, or other intermediaries
serving target populations identified by
and funded directly or indirectly by
ACF. The surveys will obtain
information about how well ACF is
meeting the needs of our partners in
operating the ACF programs.
Respondents: State, Local, & Tribal
Govt. or not-for-profit Organizations
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-71]
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Quality
Improvement Organization (QIO) Assumption of Responsibilities and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR Sections 412.44, 412.46, 431.630,
476.71, 476.73, 476.74, and 476.78; Use: The Peer Review Improvement
Act of 1982 amended Title XI of the Social Security Act to create the
Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization (PRO) program
which replaces the Professional Standards Review Organization (PSRO)
program and streamlines peer review activities. The term PRO has been
renamed Quality Improvement Organization (QIO). This collection
describes the review functions to be performed by the QIO. It outlines
relationships among QIOs, providers, practitioners, beneficiaries,
intermediaries, and carriers. Form Number: CMS-R-71 (OMB 0938-
0445); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit
and Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 6,036; Total
Annual Responses: 6,036; Total Annual Hours: 156,846.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web
Site address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995, or
E-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, 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 July 28, 2008,
OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: OMB Desk Officer,
New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Fax
Number: (202) 395-6974.
Dated: June 18, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-14443 Filed 6-25-08; 8:45 am]
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