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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32119-32120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13206]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-R-305]

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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection. Title of Information Collection: External Quality 
Review Protocols. Use: The results of Medicare reviews, Medicare 
accreditation services, and Medicaid external quality reviews will be 
used by States in assessing the quality of care provided to Medicaid 
beneficiaries by managed care organizations and to provide information 
on the quality of care provided to the general public upon request. 
Protocols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and the External Quality Review Background 
have been revised since the publication of the 60-day Federal Register 
notice on February 17, 2012 (77 FR 9661). All of the revised protocols 
associated with the 60-day notice and this 30-day notice are in draft 
and must not be used until they are approved by OMB through the PRA 
process. Form Number: CMS-R-305 (OCN 0938-0786). Frequency of 
Reporting: Yearly. Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments. 
Number of Respondents: 42. Total Annual Responses: 70. Total Annual 
Hours: 415,643. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact 
Gary B. Jackson at 410-786-

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1218. 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 July 2, 2012. 
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: May 25, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Division-B, Office of 
Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-13206 Filed 5-30-12; 8:45 am]
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