[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 52948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21433]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0162; 60-Day Notice]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed information collection request 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.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c1f24293e29383829622a3922222f232029212d220c24243f622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c0f34392e39282839723a2932323f333039313d321c34342f723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>, or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email 
address within 60-days.
    Proposed Project: State Medicaid Fraud Control Units' Reports--OMB 
No. 0990-0162-Extension--Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
    Abstract: Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is requesting an 
extension by Office of Management and Budget for the collection of 
information to specifically comply with the requirements in Title 19 of 
the Social Security Act at 1903 (q) and 42 CFR1007.15 and 1007.17, in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collected 
consists of fifty separate annual reports and fifty separate 
application requests for Federal grant certification/re-certification. 
The collection is submitted yearly to the Office of the Inspector 
General (OIG) by the fifty established State Medicaid Fraud Control 
Units (Units). OIG uses the information received to assess and 
determine the Units' eligibility for continued participation in the 
Federal Medicaid fraud control grant program.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Respondent                  Form           Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondents     (in hours)         hours
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State (MFCU) Units............  Annual Report...              50               1              88           4,400
State (MFCU) Units............  Certification/                50               1               5             250
                                 Recertification
                                 Application.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           4,650
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-21433 Filed 8-27-10; 8:45 am]
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