[Federal Register: February 2, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 23)]
[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-R-0255]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, DHHS.
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: Suggestion Program on Methods to Improve
Medicare Efficiency and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 420.410; Form
No.: HCFA-R-0255 (OMB# 0938-new); Use: HCFA is implementing regulations
as a means of establishing a program to encourage individuals to submit
suggestions that could improve the efficiency of the Medicare program.
If the suggestion is adopted, a payment amount will be determined based
either on the actual first-year net savings, or the average annual net
savings expected to be realized over a period of not more than three
years; Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or
Households, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 150; Total Annual Responses: 150; Total Annual
Hours: 50.
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 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: Wendy Taylor, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: January 24, 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. 01-2801 Filed 2-1-01; 8:45 am]
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