[Federal Register: June 14, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 115)]
[Notices]
[Page 32360]
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
[HCFA-10043]
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: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Evaluation of the BadgerCare Medicaid
Demonstration; Form No.: HCFA-10043 (OMB #0938-NEW); Use: The subject
surveys are components of the HCFA evaluation of the Wisconsin
BadgerCare Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration and Title XXI (SCHIP)
program. The goals of the evaluation are to assess the effectiveness of
BadgerCare in reducing the number of Wisconsin residents who lack
health insurance, increasing participation of eligible children in the
SCHIP program, and supporting families making transitions from welfare
to work. Other specific features of BadgerCare will be examined as
well, including the State's outreach efforts and policy of charging
premiums to selected families. Findings from the study will help to
inform HCFA policy regarding Medicaid demonstrations and SCHIP, and
will help states in designing similar health insurance programs.;
Frequency: Other: One time; Affected Public: Individuals or Households;
Number of Respondents: 5,680; Total Annual Responses: 5,680; Total
Annual Hours: 1,914.
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, HCFA-10043, Room N2-
14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: June 5, 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. 01-14946 Filed 6-13-01; 8:45 am]
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