[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 251 (Monday, December 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 68758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33150]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-187]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following
proposal for the collection of information. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding the 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.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: National Provider
System(NPS); Form No.: HCFA-R-187; Use: HHS is consolidating provider
enumeration across programs. The NPS will be used in program operations
and management to assign provider identification numbers, i.e., billing
numbers for claims processing and payment. It will replace the current
Medicare Physician and eligibility System (MPIES) and UPIN; it will
replace the enumeration functions of the Medicare OSCAR, CLIA, and NSC
provider numbering systems. Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public:
Federal Government, State, Local or Tribal Government, Individuals or
Households, Business or other for-profit, and Not-for-profit
institutions; Number of Respondents: 88; Total Annual Hours: 23,000.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's WEB SITE ADDRESS
at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or to obtain the supporting
statement and any related forms, E-mail your request, including your
address and phone number, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed
within 30 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance
Officer designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and
Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building,
Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.
Dated: December 12, 1996.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Analysis and Planning Staff, Office of Financial
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-33150 Filed 12-27-96; 8:45 am]
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