Approved for use
through 7/2002 with the understanding that this submission is
identical to the materials previously cleared by OMB (with
conditions) on 2/1/99.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2002
07/31/2002
07/31/1999
2,060
0
2,040
24,795
0
25,260
0
0
0
The Health Care Financing
Administration needs to use these forms in order to implement the
Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Demonstration. This
demonstration is required by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and
will be implemented at up to three sites. The forms in this
information collection will be used to gather information about the
characteristics of the bidding firms and the prices that they bid
for the products in the demonstration.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.