[Federal Register: November 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 211)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-205 & HCFA-R-206]

 
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.
    (1) Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection;
    Title of Information Collection: Information Collection 
Requirements Referenced in HIPAA for the Individual Market and 
Supporting Regulations in 45 CFR Section 148;
    Form No.: HCFA-R-205 (OMB# 0938-0703);
    Use: These information collection requirements help ensure access 
to the individual insurance market for certain individuals and allows 
the States to implement their own program to meet the HIPAA 
requirements for access to the individual market. The information 
collection requirements outlined in this document are necessary for 
issuers and

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States to ensure individuals receive protection under section 111 of 
HIPAA.
    Frequency: On occasion;
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
Households, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, and State, 
Local or Tribal Government;
    Number of Respondents: 1,040;
    Total Annual Responses: 3,230,000;
    Total Annual Hours: 921,000.
    (2) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a 
currently approved collection;
    Title of Information Collection: Information Collection 
Requirements Referenced in HIPAA for the Group Market and Supporting 
Regulations in 45 CFR Section 146;
    Form No.: HCFA-R-206 (OMB# 0938-0702);
    Use: This regulation and related information collection 
requirements will ensure that group health plans provide individuals 
with documentation necessary to demonstrate prior creditable coverage, 
and the group health plans notify individuals of their special 
enrollment rights in the group health insurance market.
    Frequency: On occasion;
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
Households, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, and State, 
Local or Tribal Government;
    Number of Respondents: 2,030;
    Total Annual Responses: 43,000,000;
    Total Annual Hours: 2,700,000.
    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: October 6, 1999.
John Parmigiani,
Manager, HCFA, Office of Information Services, Security and Standards 
Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-28634 Filed 11-1-99; 8:45 am]
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