[Federal Register: March 15, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 51)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-10022]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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: Medicare Beneficiary Customer Service Survey;
Form No.: HCFA-10022 (OMB# 0938-NEW); Use: The survey of Medicare
beneficiaries will attempt to obtain information regarding beneficiary
expectations of customer service from Medicare. The results of the
survey will help HCFA, the agency the administers Medicare, to set
standards for customer service and to be able to measure appropriate
performance areas based on feedback from beneficiaries on what is
important aspects of customer service; Frequency: Once; Affected
Public: Individuals or households, no-for-profit institutions, business
or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 1,500; Total Annual
Responses: 1,500; Total Annual Hours: 500. 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 30 days of this notice directly to
the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: Wendy Taylor, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, D.C. 20503.
Dated: February 27, 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. 01-6435 Filed 3-14-01; 8:45 am]
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