[Federal Register: May 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 91)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-10029]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS.
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, is
publishing the following summary of proposed collections 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 minimize the information
collection burden.
Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Program Integrity Customer Service
Project; Form No.: HCFA-10029 (OMB# 0938-NEW); Use: Medicare's
Integrity Program seeks to improve customer service provided to
beneficiaries and providers. The study's purpose is to identify
baseline satisfaction with Program Integrity efforts, to prioritize
improvement areas, and to identify potential service delivery changes
that can be implemented by HCFA or its contractors. Respondents include
beneficiaries whose billing questions were transferred to Fraud, and
providers who have been through enrollment, medical review, or cost
report audit; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Individuals or
households, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 5,250; Total Annual Responses: 5,250; Total
Annual Hours: 782. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any
related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above,
access HCFA's Web Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/
prdact95.htm, or E-mail your request, including your address, phone
number, OMB number, and HCFA document identifier, to
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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 OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, D.C. 20503.
Dated: April 23, 2001.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-11738 Filed 5-9-01; 8:45 am]
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