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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 15016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05389]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10053]

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: Paid Feeding 
Assistants in Long-Term Care Facilities and Supporting Regulations at 
42 CFR 483.160; Use: Pursuant to 42 CFR part 483, long-term care 
facilities are permitted to use paid feeding assistants to supplement 
the services of certified nurse aides. If facilities choose this 
option, feeding assistants must complete a training program. Nursing 
home providers are expected to maintain a record of all individuals 
used by the facility as paid feeding assistants. Form Number: CMS-10053 
(OCN: 0938-0916); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private 
Sector: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 4,250; Total Annual Responses: 4,250; Total 
Annual Hours: 25,500. (For policy questions regarding this collection 
contact Shelly Ray at 410-786-7884. 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.
    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 May 7, 2013:
    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: March 4, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-05389 Filed 3-7-13; 8:45 am]
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