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[Federal Register: April 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 63)]
[Notices]               
[Page 16813]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 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 May 3, 2010.

OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.

    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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