[Federal Register: November 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 222)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10173, CMS-437A and CMS-437B]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Individuals Authorized Access to the CMS
Computer Services; Form Number: CMS-10173 (OMB: 0938-NEW);
Use: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the Individuals
Authorized to Customer Service Application for Access to CMS Computer
Systems. CMS has planned to provide a centralized user provisioning and
administration service that supports the creation, deletion, and
lifecycle management of enterprise identities. This service creates
accounts, supports Role Based Access Control (RBAC), the form flow
approval process and enterprise identity audit and recertification, and
provides business application integration points. An application
integration point allows
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business application owners to use the form flow process of the user
provisioning service to approve or deny requests for access to business
applications. The primary purpose of this system is to implement a
unified framework for managing user information and access rights, for
those individuals who apply for and are granted access across multiple
CMS systems and business contexts. Information in this system will also
be used to: (1) Support regulatory and policy functions performed
within the Agency or by a contractor or consultant; (2) support
constituent requests made to a Congressional representative; and (3) to
support litigation involving the Agency related to this system. We have
provided background information about the proposed system in the
``Supplementary Information'' section below. Although the Privacy Act
requires only that the ``routine use'' portion of the system be
published for comment, CMS invites comments on all portions of this
notice. See ``Effective Dates'' section for comment period; Frequency:
Other--As required; Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit,
Individuals or Households, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal
government, and State, Local, or Tribal Government; Number of
Respondents: 60,000,000; Total Annual Responses: 60,000,000; Total
Annual Hours: 15,000,000.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Rehabilitation Unit Criteria Work Sheet and
Rehabilitation Hospital Criteria Work Sheet and Supporting Regulations
at 42 CFR 488.26; Form Number: CMS-437A and CMS-437B (OMB:
0938-NEW--NOTE: These instruments are currently approved under 0938-
0358 but are being carved out into a separate collection as they are
updated more frequently.); Use: The rehabilitation hospital and
rehabilitation unit criteria work sheets are necessary to verify that
these facilities/units comply and remain in compliance with the
exclusion criteria for the Medicare prospective payment system;
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit,
Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Number of Respondents: 1227; Total Annual Responses: 1227; Total Annual
Hours: 306.75.
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@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 at the address below,
no later than 5 p.m. on January 17, 2006. CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: William N. Parham, III, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: November 9, 2005.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-22906 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am]
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