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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28791-28792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12244]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10292]

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

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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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: State Medicaid 
Health Information Technology (HIT) Plan, Planning-Advance Planning 
Document and Update, Implementation Advance Planning Document (IAPD) 
and Update, and Annual IAPD to implement section 4201 of the American 
Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009; Use: To assess the 
appropriateness of States' requests for Federal financial participation 
for expenditures under their Medicaid Electronic Health Record 
Incentive Program related to health information exchange, CMS staff 
will review the submitted information and documentation in order to 
make an approval determination for the APD. CMS is issuing an updated 
IAPD template to reduce the burden on States by clearly indicating the 
information required for a successful submission; Form Number: CMS-
10292 (OMB : 0938-1088); Frequency: Yearly, once, 
occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; 
Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual 
Hours: 448. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Richard Friedman at 410-786-4451. 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 Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, 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 July 18, 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 CMS-10292, Room 
C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: May 13, 2011.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division B, Office of 
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-12244 Filed 5-17-11; 8:45 am]
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