[Federal Register: April 11, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 70)]
[Notices]
[Page 18781-18782]
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-118]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Peer Review
Organization Contracts: Solicitation of Statements of Interest from In-
State Organizations, General Notice and Supporting Regulations in 42
CFR 475; Form No.: HCFA-R-118 (OMB #0938-0526); Use: This notice is a
solicitation of sources sought for the procurement of medical review
services. The information is require for potential contractors to
demonstrate that they meet the statutory requirements as Peer Review
Organizations. Compliance with these requirements is voluntary.;
Frequency: As needed; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit;
Number of Respondents: 53; Total Annual Responses: 53; Total Annual
Hours: 1 hour.
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.
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Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collections must be mailed within 60 days of this notice directly to
the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the following
address: HCFA, Office of Information Services, Security and Standards
Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards, Attention: Melissa
Musotto, Room N2-14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland
21244-1850.
Dated: April 4, 2001.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
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