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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 December 8, 2009: 

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: October 1, 2009. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–10287] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; 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), 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: New collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicare 

Quality of Care Complaint Form; Use: In 

accordance with section 1154(a)(14) of 

the Social Security Act, Quality 

Improvement Organizations (QIOs) are 

required to conduct appropriate reviews 

of all written complaints submitted by 

beneficiaries concerning the quality of 

care received. The Medicare Quality of 

Care Complaint Form will be used by 

Medicare beneficiaries to submit quality 

of care complaints. This form will 

establish a standard form for all 

beneficiaries to utilize and ensure 

pertinent information is obtained by 

QIOs to effectively process these 

complaints. Form Number: CMS–10287 

(OMB#: 0938–New); Frequency: 

Reporting—On occasion; Affected 

Public: Individuals or Households; 

Number of Respondents: 3,500; Total 

Annual Responses: 3,500; Total Annual 

Hours: 583. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Tom 

Kessler at 410–786–1991. 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 Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, 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 November 9, 2009. 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS 

Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395– 

6974, E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: October 1, 2009. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E9–24233 Filed 10–8–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (0MB) approve the proposed 

information collection project: ‘‘Medical 

Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 

Household Component and the MEPS 

Medical Provider Component through 

2012.’’ In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ invites the public 

to comment on this proposed 

information collection. 

This proposed information collection 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on May 6, 2009 and allowed 60 

days for public comment. No comments 

were received. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow an additional 30 days 

for public comment. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 9, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk 

Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974 

(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by email at OIRA_submissionomb.eop.gov 

(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer). 

Copies of the proposed collection 

plans, data collection instruments, and 

specific details on the estimated burden 

can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by 

e-mail at doris.lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Project 

‘‘Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 

(MEPS) Household Component and the 

MEPS Medical Provider Component 

Through 2012’’ 

AHRQ seeks to renew the Medical 

Expenditure Panel Survey Household 

Component (MEPS–HC) and the MEPS 

Medical Provider Component (MEPS– 

MPC) through the year 2012. For over 

thirty years, the results of the MEPS and 

its predecessor surveys (the 1977 

National Medical Care Expenditure 

Survey, the 1980 National Medical Care 

Utilization and Expenditure Survey and 

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