[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 52948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21433]
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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 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 email
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 CFR1007.15 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 respondents (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. 2010-21433 Filed 8-27-10; 8:45 am]
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