[Federal Register: November 23, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 225)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-P-15A & HCFA-37]

 
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.
    (1) Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Medicare Information Needs: 
Supplement to the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS).
    Form No.: HCFA-P-15A (OMB# 0938-NEW).
    Use: This supplement to the MCBS builds upon the previously fielded 
Round 18 Supplement, which provided useful information to HCFA's Center 
for Beneficiary Services on beneficiary information needs and 
preferences for how to receive information. Results from this data 
collection will be used by HCFA to guide continued development of 
communication and education programs for Medicare beneficiaries.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 12,000.
    Total Annual Responses: 12,000.
    Total Annual Hours: 3,000.

    (2) Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Program Budget Reports 
and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR Section 430.30.
    Form No.: HCFA-37 (OMB# 0938-0101).
    Use: The Medicaid Program Budget report is prepared by the State 
Medicaid Agencies and is used by HCFA for (1) developing National 
Medicaid Budget estimates, (2) quantifying Budget Assumptions, (3) 
issuing quarterly Medicaid Grant Awards, and (4) collecting projected 
State receipts of donations and taxes.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 57.
    Total Annual Responses: 224.
    Total Annual Hours: 7,840.
    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 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: Dawn Willinghan, Room N2-14-26 7500 
Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850


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    Dated: November 13, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 98-31236 Filed 11-20-98; 8:45 am]
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