[Federal Register: June 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 115)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-43]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    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, has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following 
proposal for the collection of information. Interested persons are 
invited to send comments regarding the 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: Conditions of Participation for 
Portable X-ray suppliers and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 486.104, 
486.106, and 486.110;
    Form No.: HCFA-R-43 (OMB# 0938-0338);
    Use: This information is needed to determine if portable X-ray 
suppliers are in compliance with published health and safety 
requirements. These requirements are among other requirements 
classified as conditions of participation or conditions for coverage. 
These conditions are based on a provision specified in law relating to 
diagnostic X-ray tests ``furnished in a place of residence used as the 
patient's home,'' and are designed to ensure that each supplier has a 
properly trained staff to provide the appropriate type and level of 
care, as well as, a safe physical environment for patients. HCFA uses 
these conditions to certify suppliers of portable X-ray services 
wishing to participate in the Medicare program.
    Frequency: Annually;
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit;
    Number of Respondents: 670;
    Total Annual Responses: 670;
    Total Annual Hours: 1,675.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement 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 and phone number, 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 
designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: May 6, 1999.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-15208 Filed 6-15-99; 8:45 am]
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