[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 16813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7469]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10197]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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), Department of Health and Human Services, 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 function; (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: Evaluation of the
Medicare National Competitive Bidding Program for DME; Use: Data
collection materials consisting of beneficiary surveys and interview/
discussion group guides are necessary to conduct the congressionally
mandated evaluation of the Medicare National Competitive Bidding
Program. Section 303(d) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement,
and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) requires a Report to Congress on
the program, covering program savings, reductions in cost sharing,
impacts on access to and quality of affected goods and services, and
beneficiary satisfaction. This project's purpose is to provide
information for this Report to Congress. Due to substantial legislative
and regulatory delays in program implementation, the Report to Congress
in 2011 will be released just as the program is being implemented, and
before the evaluation is complete. This project will continue after the
Report to Congress, to evaluate the impact of the program on
beneficiaries, on Medicare costs, and on changes in the Medicare
Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS)
market.
In response to public comments received on the 60-day notice that
published on December 18, 2009 (74 FR 67227), we have made several
revisions to this information collection request. Most notably, the
revisions include but are not limited to revised burden calculations
due to an increase in the number of respondents and the addition of
another data collection wave. Form Number: CMS-10197 (OMB:
0938-1015); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Individuals or
households, Private Sector, Business or other for-profits, not-for-
profit institutions, and Federal Government; Number of Respondents:
8,470; Total Annual Responses: 8,470; Total Annual Hours: 4,342. (For
policy questions regarding this collection contact Ann Meadow at 410-
786-6602. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
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/PaperworkReductionActof1995, or
E-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to [email protected], 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 by the OMB desk
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on May 3, 2010.
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: [email protected].
Dated: March 26, 2010.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-7469 Filed 4-1-10; 8:45 am]
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