[Federal Register: June 7, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 110)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-118]
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: 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 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
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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 30, 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. 01-14370 Filed 6-6-01; 8:45 am]
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