[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 66101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27135]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-30-day notice]
Agency Information Collection Request. 30-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 collection 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) 690-5683. Send written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at
202-395-5806.
Proposed Project: State Medicaid Fraud Control Units' Reports--OMB
No. 0990-0162-Extension--Office of Inspector General (OIG).
Abstract: OIG is requesting an approval by Office of Management and
Budget on an extension 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 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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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Respondent Form respondents responses per response (in hours
respondents hours)
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State (MFCU) Units........... Annual Report.... 50 1 88 4400
State (MFCU) Units........... Certification/ 50 1 5 250
Recertification
Application.
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Total.................... ................. .............. .............. .............. 4650
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-27135 Filed 10-26-10; 8:45 am]
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