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OMB Control No: 0938-1049	ICR Reference No: 202604-0938-019
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202304-0938-006
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CM-FFS
Title: Emergency Ambulance Transports and Beneficiary Signature Requirements in 42 CFR 424.36(b) (CMS-10242)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/28/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/22/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2026
Responses	9,265,931	0	10,954,288
Time Burden (Hours)	771,852	0	912,492
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	9,265,931	10,954,288	-1,688,357
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	771,852	912,492	-140,640
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The decrease in burden is due to an overall decrease in the number of Part B- paid ambulance transport claims.

Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Malcolm Wilson 667 414-0087 malcolm.wilson@cms.hhs.gov

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