Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 25754 [E9-12529]

Download as PDF 25754 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 102 / Friday, May 29, 2009 / Notices 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 July 28, 2009: 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 (CMS–10078), Room C4–26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. Dated: May 21, 2009. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. E9–12530 Filed 5–28–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS–643 and CMS– 359/360] mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 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 VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:24 May 28, 2009 Jkt 217001 minimize the information collection burden. 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Hospice Survey and Deficiencies Report; Use: In order to participate in the Medicare program, a hospice must meet certain Federal health and safety conditions of participation. This form is used by State surveyors to record data about a hospice’s compliance with these conditions of participation in order to initiate the certification or recertification process. Form Number: CMS–643 (OMB#: 0938–0379); Frequency: Reporting—Yearly; Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 3377; Total Annual Responses: 1130; Total Annual Hours: 1130. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Kim Roche at 410–786–3524. For all other issues call 410–786–1326.) 2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) Eligibility and Survey Forms and Information Collection Requirements at 42 CFR 485.54 through 485.66; Use: In order to participate in the Medicare program as a CORF, providers must meet Federal conditions of participation. The certification form is needed to determine if providers meet at least preliminary requirements. The survey form is used to record provider compliance with the individual conditions and report findings to CMS. Form Number: CMS–359/360/R–55 (OMB#: 0938–0267); Frequency: Reporting—Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 476; Total Annual Responses: 60; Total Annual Hours: 223,285. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Georgia Johnson at 410–786– 6859. 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on June 29, 2009. OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395– 6974, E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Dated: May 21, 2009. Michelle Shortt, Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. E9–12529 Filed 5–28–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: Heart, Lung, and Blood Initial Review Group; Heart, Lung, and Blood Program Project Review Committee. Date: June 18, 2009. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. Contact Person: Jeffrey H. Hurst, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch/ DERA, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7208, Bethesda, MD 20892–7924, 301–435–0303, hurstj@nhlbi.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases and Resources Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: May 21, 2009. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. E9–12583 Filed 5–28–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P E:\FR\FM\29MYN1.SGM 29MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 102 (Friday, May 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 25754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12529]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-643 and CMS-359/360]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
    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: Hospice Survey 
and Deficiencies Report; Use: In order to participate in the Medicare 
program, a hospice must meet certain Federal health and safety 
conditions of participation. This form is used by State surveyors to 
record data about a hospice's compliance with these conditions of 
participation in order to initiate the certification or recertification 
process. Form Number: CMS-643 (OMB: 0938-0379); Frequency: 
Reporting--Yearly; Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments; 
Number of Respondents: 3377; Total Annual Responses: 1130; Total Annual 
Hours: 1130. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Kim Roche at 410-786-3524. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Comprehensive 
Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) Eligibility and Survey Forms 
and Information Collection Requirements at 42 CFR 485.54 through 
485.66; Use: In order to participate in the Medicare program as a CORF, 
providers must meet Federal conditions of participation. The 
certification form is needed to determine if providers meet at least 
preliminary requirements. The survey form is used to record provider 
compliance with the individual conditions and report findings to CMS. 
Form Number: CMS-359/360/R-55 (OMB: 0938-0267); Frequency: 
Reporting--Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or 
other for-profits; Number of Respondents: 476; Total Annual Responses: 
60; Total Annual Hours: 223,285. (For policy questions regarding this 
collection contact Georgia Johnson at 410-786-6859. 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 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 June 29, 2009.

OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: May 21, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations 
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-12529 Filed 5-28-09; 8:45 am]
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