[Federal Register: December 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 241)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10110, CMS-R-250 and CMS-668B]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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) 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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Manufacturer
Submission of Average Sales Price (ASP) data for Medicare Part B Drugs
and Biologicals; Use: Section 1847A of the Social Security Act requires
that the Medicare Part B payment amounts for covered drugs and
biologicals not paid on a cost or prospective payment basis be based
upon manufacturers' average sales price data submitted to CMS. CMS will
utilize the ASP data to determine the Medicare Part B drug payment
amounts. Form Number: CMS-10110 (OMB 0938-0921); Frequency:
Quarterly; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; Number of
Respondents: 180; Total Annual Responses: 720; Total Annual Hours:
28,800.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: MPAF Data and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.337, 413.343, 424.32 and 483.20;
Use: Resident assessment information that Skilled Nursing Facilities
(SNFs) are required to submit is described under section 42 CFR 413.343
and 483.20. The manner necessary to administer the payment rate
methodology is described under section 42 CFR 413.337. An assessment
form comprised of a subset of resident assessment information has been
developed for use by SNFs to satisfy Medicare payment requirements, in
lieu of a full Minimum Data Set. The associated burden is the time the
SNF staff is required to complete the Medicare PPS Assessment Form
(MPAF), SNF staff time to encode, and SNF staff time spent in
transmitting the data. Form Number: CMS-R-250 (OMB 0938-0739);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Business or other for-profits
and Not-for-profit institutions, State, Local, or Tribal Governments,
and Federal Governments; Number of Respondents: 15,039; Total Annual
Responses: 3,834,945; Total Annual Hours: 2,704,764.
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Post Clinical
Laboratory Survey Questionnaire and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR
493.1771, 493.1773, and 493.1777; Use: This form is used by the State
agency to determine a laboratory's compliance with the Clinical
Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). This information is
needed for a laboratory's CLIA certification and recertification. Form
Number: CMS-668B (OMB 0938-0653); Frequency: Biennially;
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit
institutions. State, Local, or Tribal Government, Federal Government;
Number of Respondents: 21,000; Total Annual Responses: 10,500; Total
Annual Hours: 2,625.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS'
Web site at http://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.
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 February 13, 2009:
1. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically to
http://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 ----, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: December 5, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-29543 Filed 12-12-08; 8:45 am]
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