[Federal Register: February 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 35)]
[Notices]
[Page 11034-11035]
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
[Document Identifier: HCFA-9044]
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
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(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: Provider
Reimbursement Manual, Part 1--Chapter 27, Section 2721, 2722 and 2725,
Request for Exception to ESRD Composite Rates and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR 413.170 and 413.184; Form No.: HCFA-9044 (OMB#
0938-0296); Use: Sections 2721, 2722 and 2525 of the Provider
Reimbursement Manual describe the information ESRD facilities must
submit in justifying an exception request to their composite rate for
outpatient dialysis services.; Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions and Federal
Government; Number of Respondents: 291; Total Annual Responses: 291;
Total Annual Hours: 14,000.
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: January 25, 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. 01-4256 Filed 2-20-01; 8:45 am]
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