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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 70 / Thursday, April 10, 2008 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New; 30-day
Notice]

Agency Information Collection
Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
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 collection 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

AGENCY:

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
Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202)
690–5683. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be
received within 30 days of this notice
directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer all
comments must be faxed to OMB at
202–395–6974.
Proposed Project—Annual Appellant
Climate Survey—0990–NEW—Office of
Medicare Hearings and Appeals
(OMHA).
Abstract: The first annual OMHA
Appellant Climate Survey is a survey of
Medicare beneficiaries, providers, and
suppliers who had a hearing before an
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) at the
Office of Medicare Hearings and
Appeals (OMHA). Appellants
dissatisfied with the outcome of their
Level 2 appeal may request a hearing
before an OMHA ALJ. The Appellant

Climate Survey will be used to measure
appellant satisfaction with their OMHA
appeals experience, as opposed to their
satisfaction with a specific ruling.
OMHA was established by the
Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act
(MMA) of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–173) and
became operational on July 1, 2005. The
MMA legislation and implementing
regulations issued on March 8, 2007
instituted a number of changes in the
appeals process. The MMA legislation
also directed the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services to consider
the feasibility of ‘‘conducting hearings
using telephone- or video-conference
technologies.’’ In carrying out this
mandate, OMHA makes extensive use of
video-teleconferencing to provide
appellants with a vast nationwide
network of access points for hearings
close to their homes. The survey will
gauge appellants’ satisfaction with this
new service along with the overall
appeals experience. The OMHA survey
will be conducted annually over a threeyear period, beginning in FY08. Results
from the surveys will be used to gauge
progress made in increasing satisfaction
amongst appellants.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Type of respondent

Form
name

Number of
respondents

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations ................
Bill and Account Collectors ........................................................

Form A .....
Form A .....

Total ....................................................................................

Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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Centers for Disease Control and
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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
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Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–4766 and
send comments to Maryam Daneshvar,
CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the

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Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Number responses per
respondent

use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Health Hazard Evaluation and
Technical Assistance—Requests and
Emerging Problems—Reinstatement
(OMB No. 0920–0260)—National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In accordance with its mandates
under the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 and the Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, the
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) responds to
requests for health hazard evaluations
(HHE) to identify chemical, biological or

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