[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52948-52949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21403]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0162; 60-Day Notice]
Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed information collection request for public
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding
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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. To obtain copies of the
supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork
collections referenced above, e-mail your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number, and OS document identifier, to
[email protected], or call the Reports Clearance Office on
(202) 690-6162. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance
Officer at the above e-mail address within 60 days.
Proposed Project: State Medicaid Fraud Control Units' Reports--OMB
No. 0990-0162-Extension--Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
Abstract: Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is requesting an
extension by Office of Management and Budget for the collection of
information to specifically comply with the requirements in Title 19 of
the Social Security Act at 1903(q) and 42 CFR 1007.15 and 1007.17, in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collected
consists of fifty separate annual reports and fifty separate
application requests for Federal grant certification/re-certification.
The collection is submitted yearly to the Office of the Inspector
General (OIG) by the fifty established State Medicaid Fraud Control
Units (Units). OIG uses the information received to assess and
determine the Units' eligibility for continued participation in the
Federal Medicaid fraud control grant program.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Respondent Form Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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State (MFCU) Units............ Annual Report... 50 1 88 4,400
State (MFCU) Units............ Certification/ 50 1 5 250
Recertification
Application.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 4,650
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-21403 Filed 8-27-10; 8:45 am]
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