# Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Approved Information Collection Requirements > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-18773 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Uncategorized Document - **Published:** August 2, 1994 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Care Financing Administration 42 CFR Part 400 [OFH-017-FC] Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Approved Information Collection Requirements AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS. ACTION: Final rule with comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This final rule updates our display of approved control numbers for the collection of information that have been assigned to HCFA by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMB regulations require each agency to include the approval numbers in the agency's rules. DATES: Effective date: This regulation is effective August 2, 1994. Comment date: Written comments will be considered if we receive them at the appropriate address, as provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on October 3, 1994. ADDRESSES: Mail written comments (1 original and 3 copies) to the following address: Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: OFH-017-FC, P.O. Box 26676, Baltimore, Maryland 21207. If you prefer, you may deliver your written comments (1 original and 3 copies) to one of the following addresses: Room 309-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, or Room 132, East High Rise Building, 6325 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21207. Because of staffing and resource limitations, we cannot accept comments by facsimile (FAX) transmission. In commenting, please refer to file code OFH-017-FC. Written comments received timely will be available for public inspection as they are received, generally beginning approximately 3 weeks after publication of a document, in Room 309-G of the Department's offices at 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, on Monday through Friday of each week from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (phone: (202) 690-7890). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zaneta Davis, 410-966-2094. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (PRA '80), Public Law 90-620, Title 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, requires Federal agencies to minimize burden and costs associated with information collection. The Director of OMB promulgated regulations to implement the provisions of PRA '80 at 5 CFR Part 1320. The OMB regulations include a requirement that Federal agencies obtain OMB approval of collection of information requirements that are contained in any regulations published by the agencies in the Federal Register. After approval of the requirement by OMB, Federal agencies are further required to publish the control number assigned by OMB as part of the agency's regulations text. To comply with the OMB requirement and as a means of notifying the public that HCFA's information collection requirements have been approved, we have established a general regulation under 42 CFR 400.310 to display the valid OMB control numbers and the applicable regulation sections. We routinely update our regulation to add the most recent assignment of OMB control numbers or to delete entries that are no longer in effect. II. Provisions of the Rule Our display of valid OMB numbers was last updated on December 2, 1992 (57 FR 56997). We are revising our table at Sec. 400.310 to add the following approved sections. 42 CFR Sections 405.512. 417.436. 424.3, 424.32, and 424.34. 431.107. 433.68, and 433.74. 434.27 and 434.28. 441.351, 441.352, 441.353, 441,356, and 441.365. 442.505. 447.253, 447.272, and 447.299. 483.10, 483.410, 483.420, 483.440, 483.460, and 483.470. 484.10, 484.12, 484.14, 484.36, and 484.52. (See note below) 493.614, 493.633, and 493.634. 494.52, 494.54, 494.56. 494.58, and 494.64. In addition, we are deleting from the table Secs. 405.1221 and 405.1229, which were approved under OMB control number 0938-0365. (Note: On August 14, 1989 (54 FR 33367), Sec. 405.1221 was redesignated as Sec. 484.12, and Sec. 405.1229 was redesignated as Sec. 484.52. The approved information collections for the redesignated sections are already included in the table.) For the convenience to the reader the entire updated table is being presented in this final rule. III. Regulatory Impact Statement We generally prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis that is consistent with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 through 612) unless the Secretary certifies that a final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. In addition, section 1102(b) of the Act requires the Secretary to prepare a regulatory impact analysis if a rule may have a significant impact on the operations of a substantial number of small rural hospitals. This analysis must conform to the provisions of section 604 of the RFA. For purposes of section 1102(b) of the Act, we define a small rural hospital as a hospital that is located outside of a Metropolitan Statistical Area and has fewer than 50 beds. As noted above, this regulation is technical in nature and merely updates the display of currently valid control numbers assigned by the Office of Management and Budget to collections of information contained in HCFA regulations. Therefore, we have determined, and the Secretary certifies, that this final rule will not result in a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities and will not have a significant economic impact on the operations of a substantial number of small rural hospitals. Accordingly, we are not preparing analyses for either the RFA or section 1102(b) of the Act. IV. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking and Delay in Effective Date We ordinarily publish a general notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, and invite prior public comment on the proposed rule. The proposed rule includes a reference to the legal authority under which the rule is proposed, and the terms of substance of the proposed rule or a description of the subjects and issues involved. In addition, section 1871 of the Social Security Act (the Act) generally requires a 60-day public comment period. However, this procedure can be waived when an agency finds good cause that a notice-and-comment procedure is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and incorporates a statement of the finding and its reasons in the rule issued. We routinely publish a notice in the Federal Register when an information collection requirement clearance request that is identified in a rule or notice is submitted to OMB and the public is offered an opportunity to comment. This regulation is technical in nature and merely updates the display of OMB-assigned control numbers of approved collection of information requirements contained in HCFA regulations text. Therefore, it would be redundant and provide an unnecessary delay to solicit comments on this display of the approved OMB control numbers. For the above reasons, we find good cause to waive both proposed notice and comment rulemaking procedure and a delay in the effective date as impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. Under these circumstances publication of the correct up-to- date rules without further delay best serves those governed by these regulations. List of Subjects in 42 CFR Part 400 Grant program--health, Health facilities, Health maintenance organizations (HMO), Medicaid, Medicare, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. 42 CFR, Part 400 is amended as set forth below. PART 400--INTRODUCTION; DEFINITIONS 1. The authority citation for part 400 continues to read as follows: Authority: Sections 1102 and 1871 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh) and 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 2. Section 400.310 is revised to read as follows: Sec. 400.310 Display of currently valid OMB control numbers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Current OMB Sections in 42 CFR that contain collections of information control numbers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 405.481.................................................... 0938-0285 405.512.................................................... 0938-0008 405.552.................................................... 0938-0285 405.1716, 405.1717, 405.1720, 405.1721, 405.1722, 405.1724, 405.1725, 405.1726, 405.1733, 405.1736, 405.1737, 405.2112, 405.2123, 405.2134, 405.2136, 405.2137, 405.2138, 405.2139, 405.2140, 405.2171.................... 0938-0386 410.105.................................................... 0938-0267 411.25, 411.32............................................. 0938-0564 411.54..................................................... 0938-0558 411.65..................................................... 0938-0564 411.404, 411.406........................................... 0938-0465 411.408.................................................... 0938-0566 412.230, 412.232, 412.234, 412.236, 412.254, 412.260, 412.266, 412.278.......................................... 0938-0573 416.47..................................................... 0938-0266 417.107.................................................... 0938-0472 417.436.................................................... 0938-0610 418.22, 418.24, 418.28, 418.56, 418.58, 418.70, 418.74..... 0938-0302 418.83..................................................... 0938-0475 418.96, 418.100............................................ 0938-0302 421.117.................................................... 0938-0542 424.3...................................................... 0938-0008 424.5, 424.7, 424.20....................................... 0938-0454 424.22..................................................... 0938-0489 424.32, 424.34............................................. 0938-0008 431.17..................................................... 0938-0467 431.50, 431.52, 431.55..................................... 0938-0247 431.107.................................................... 0938-0610 431.306.................................................... 0938-0467 431.625, 431.800........................................... 0938-0247 432.50..................................................... 0938-0459 433.36, 433.37............................................. 0938-0247 433.68, 433.74............................................. 0938-0618 433.135.................................................... 0938-0247 433.139.................................................... 0938-0459, 0938-0554, and 0938-0555 434.27..................................................... 0938-0572 434.28..................................................... 0938-0610 435.1, 435.910, 435.919, 435.920, 435.940, 435.945, 435.948, 435.952, 435.953, 435.955, 435.960, 435.965, 435.1003.................................................. 0938-0247 441.11, 441.15, 441.20..................................... 0938-0247 441.56, 441.58, 441.60, 441.61............................. 0938-0354 441.303.................................................... 0938-0272 441.351, 441.352, 441.353, 441.356, 441.365................ 0938-0613 442.505.................................................... 0938-0366 447.31..................................................... 0938-0287 447.45, 447.50, 447.51, 447.52............................. 0938-0247 447.53..................................................... 0938-0429 447.55..................................................... 0938-0247 447.253.................................................... 0938-0523 and 0938-0556 447.255.................................................... 0938-0193 447.272, 447.299........................................... 0938-0618 447.302, 447.331, 447.332, 447.333......................... 0938-0247 456.80..................................................... 0938-0247 462.102, 462.103........................................... 0938-0526 473.18, 473.34, 473.36, 473.42............................. 0938-0443 476.104, 476.105, 476.116, 476.134......................... 0938-0426 482.12, 482.22, 482.27, 482.30, 482.41, 482.53, 482.56, 482.57, 482.60, 482.62.................................... 0938-0328 483.10..................................................... 0938-0610 483.410, 483.420, 483.440, 483.460, 483.470................ 0938-0366 484.1, 484.2............................................... 0938-0365 484.10..................................................... 0938-0365 and 0938-0610 484.12, 484.14, 484.16-484.34, 484.36, 484.48, 484.52...... 0938-0365 489.20..................................................... 0938-0564 491.9, 491.10.............................................. 0938-0334 493.35-493.63.............................................. 0938-0612 493.614, 493.633, 494.634.................................. 0938-0607 493.801-493.1285........................................... 0938-0612 493.1425................................................... 0938-0612 493.1701-493.1721.......................................... 0938-0612 493.1775-493.1780.......................................... 0938-0612 493.2001................................................... 0938-0612 494.52, 494.54, 494.56, 494.58, 494.64..................... 0938-0608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare-- Supplementary Medical Insurance Program) Dated: June 7, 1994. Bruce C. Vladeck, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration. Approved: July 25, 1994. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary. [FR Doc. 94-18773 Filed 8-1-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-18773. Public record. Not legal advice.