Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 199 / Friday, October 15, 2004 / Notices 61257

Dated: October 8, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10109 and CMS–

10114] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and 

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 and Medicaid 

Services (CMS) (formerly known as the 

Health Care Financing Administration 

(HCFA), 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 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:. Hospital 

Reporting Initiative—Hospital Quality 

Measures; Use: The purpose is to collect 

data to produce valid, reliable, 

comparable and salient quality 

measures to provide a potent stimulus 

for clinicians and providers to improve 

the quality of care they provide. This 

reporting initiative in which hospitals 

may participate is a significant step 

toward a more informed public and a 

means to sustain health care quality 

improvement. The data is currently 

being collected from hospitals by CMS. 

The hospitals submitting data have 

volunteered to participate in public 

reporting. This effort places no 

additional data collection requirements 

or burdens on hospitals. Section 501(b) 

of the MMA offers monetary incentives 

for hospitals participating in reporting; 

Form Number: CMS–10109 (OMB#: 

0938–0918); Frequency: Quarterly; 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions; 

Number of Respondents: 4,000; Total 

Annual Responses: 16,000; Total 

Annual Hours: 238,000. 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: National 

Provider Identifier (NPI) Application 

and Update Form and Supporting 

Regulation in 45 CFR 142.408, 162.406, 

and 162.408; Form No.: CMS–10114 

(OMB# 0938-NEW); Use: The form will 

be used by health care providers to 

apply for NPIs and to update the 

information collected from them 

whenever it changes.; Frequency: On 

occasion and/or one-time; Affected 

Public: Business or other for-profit, Notfor-profit institutions and Federal 

Government; Number of Respondents:

1,193,945; Total Annual Responses:

1,193,945; Total Annual Hours: 448,128. 

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/

regulations/pra/, or E-mail your request, 

including your address, phone number, 

OMB number, and CMS document 

identifier, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or 

call the Reports Clearance Office on 

(410) 786–1326. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be mailed 

within 30 days of this notice directly to 

the OMB desk officer: 

OMB Human Resources and Housing 

Branch, Attention: Christopher Martin, 

New Executive Office Building, Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: October 7, 2004. 

John P. Burke, III, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS 

Reports Clearance Officer, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division 

of Regulations Development and Issuances.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10128, CMS–

10112 and CMS–10068] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services (CMS) (formerly known as the 

Health Care Financing Administration 

(HCFA)), 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 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: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Public 

Reporting on Quality Outcomes 

National Survey of Hospital Executives 

(‘‘PRO QUO’’); Use: CMS seeks to 

survey hospitals quality improvement 

executives in spring 2005 to assess 

awareness of CMS Hospital Quality 

Initiatives and related publicity, and to 

assess impact of these initiatives on 

hospitals and their quality improvement 

programs. Findings will be used to 

enhance CMS programs to assist 

hospitals in quality improvement. Form 

Number: CMS–10128 (OMB#: 0938–

NEW); Frequency: Once; Affected 

Public: Not-for-profit institutions and 

business or other for-profit; Number of 

Respondents: 1,600; Total Annual 

Responses: 1,600; Total Annual Hours:

792. 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Phone Surveys 

of Product/Service for Medicare 

Payment Validation and Supporting 

Regulations in 42 CFR 405.502; Form 

No.: CMS–10112 (OMB# 0938–NEW);