[Federal Register: May 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 91)]
[Notices]
[Page 23944-23945]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-142]
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: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Information
Collection Requirements Contained in BPD-393, Examination and Treatment
for Emergency Medical Conditions and Women in Labor and HCFA-1005-IFC,
PPS for Hospital Outpatient Services and Supporting Regulations
Contained in 42 CFR 488.18, 489.20 and 489.24; Document No.: HCFA-R-142
(OMB# 0938-0667); Use: The Information Collection Requirements
contained in BPD-393, Examination and Treatment for Emergency Medical
Conditions and Women in Labor and HCFA-1005-IFC, contains requirements
for hospitals to prevent them from inappropriately transferring
individuals with emergency medical conditions, as mandated by Congress.
HCFA will use this information to help assure compliance with this
mandate and protect the public. This information is not contained
elsewhere in regulations. Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public:
Individuals or Households, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal
Government, and State, Local or Tribal Government; Number of
Respondents: 5,600; Total Annual Responses: 5,600; Total Annual Hours
Requested: 1.
It should be noted, that based on industry input and HCFA analysis,
the applicability and burden associated with the information collection
requirements (ICR) captured in this submission have been adjusted to
properly reflect the degree of burden associated with this collection.
In particular, the ICRs captured in this submission have been
determined to be either exempt or the burden has been deemed usual and
customary in accordance with the 1995 PRA. In order to comply and
properly reflect the Act, HCFA assigned a token one-hour of burden for
this submission.
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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-R-142, Room N2-
14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: May 1, 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. 01-11737 Filed 5-9-01; 8:45 am]
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