[Federal Register: October 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 199)]
[Notices]
[Page 61257]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10109 and CMS-10114]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and 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 and Medicaid
Services (CMS) (formerly known as the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA), 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 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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection:. Hospital
Reporting Initiative--Hospital Quality Measures; Use: The purpose is to
collect data to produce valid, reliable, comparable and salient quality
measures to provide a potent stimulus for clinicians and providers to
improve the quality of care they provide. This reporting initiative in
which hospitals may participate is a significant step toward a more
informed public and a means to sustain health care quality improvement.
The data is currently being collected from hospitals by CMS. The
hospitals submitting data have volunteered to participate in public
reporting. This effort places no additional data collection
requirements or burdens on hospitals. Section 501(b) of the MMA offers
monetary incentives for hospitals participating in reporting; Form
Number: CMS-10109 (OMB: 0938-0918); Frequency: Quarterly;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents: 4,000; Total Annual Responses:
16,000; Total Annual Hours: 238,000.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: National Provider Identifier (NPI) Application
and Update Form and Supporting Regulation in 45 CFR 142.408, 162.406,
and 162.408; Form No.: CMS-10114 (OMB 0938-NEW); Use: The form
will be used by health care providers to apply for NPIs and to update
the information collected from them whenever it changes.; Frequency: On
occasion and/or one-time; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions and Federal Government; Number of
Respondents: 1,193,945; Total Annual Responses: 1,193,945; Total Annual
Hours: 448,128.
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/regulations/pra/, or E-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS
document identifier, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed
within 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer:
OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Christopher
Martin, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503.
Dated: October 7, 2004.
John P. Burke, III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS Reports Clearance Officer,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of
Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 04-23122 Filed 10-14-04; 8:45 am]
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