[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2690-2691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-737]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-R-268 and CMS-10328]
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: CMS Survey Tool
for http://www.cms.gov and http://www.medicare.gov; Use: The purpose of
this submission is to continue to collect information from Internet
users as they exit from the Web sites Medicare.gov and CMS.gov. To
ensure that we gather information about user reactions to the Web
sites, we have developed a survey tool that users can complete when
they exit either site or by accessing a link on the bottom bar on the
page. The responses on this survey tool will help CMS to make
appropriate changes to the Web sites in the future. The survey tool
contains questions about the information that visitors are seeking from
the sites, the degree to which either site was useful to them, the
improvements that they would like to see in the sites, and their
general comments. Form Number: CMS-R-268 (OMB 0938-0756);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Individuals and households, Private
sector--Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 7,000;
Total Annual Responses: 9,100; Total Annual Hours: 1,167. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Matthew Aiken at 410-786-
1029. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Self-
Referral Disclosure Protocol; Use: Section 6409 of the ACA requires the
Secretary to establish and post information on the CMS' public Internet
Web site concerning a self-referral disclosure protocol (SRDP) that
sets forth a process for providers of services and suppliers to self-
disclose actual or potential violations of section 1877 of the Act. In
addition, section 6409(b) of the ACA gives the Secretary authority to
reduce
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the amounts due and owing for the violations. This information
collection request is necessary in order to inform the public of the
process and the types of information needed to participate in the SRDP.
The SRDP is a voluntary self-disclosure instrument that will allow
providers of services and suppliers to disclose actual or potential
violations of section 1877 of the Act. CMS will analyze the disclosed
conduct to determine compliance with section 1877 of the Act and the
application of the exceptions to the physician self-referral
prohibition. In addition, the authority granted to the Secretary under
section 6409(b) of the ACA, and subsequently delegated to CMS, may be
used to reduce the amount due and owing for violations. Form Number:
CMS-10328 (OMB: 0938-1106; Frequency: Once; Affected Public:
Private Sector, Business and other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents: 50; Total Annual Responses: 50;
Total Annual Hours: 1,175. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Ronke Fabayo at 410-786-4460. 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 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.
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 March 15, 2011:
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: January 7, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-737 Filed 1-13-11; 8:45 am]
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