[Federal Register: June 27, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 124)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-148]
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: Limitation on
Provider-Related Donations and Health Care-Related Taxes; Limitations
on Payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Medicaid and
Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 433.68, 433.74, 447.74 and 447.272;
Form No.: HCFA-R-148 (OMB# 0938-0618); Use: These information
collection requirements specify limitations on the amount of Federal
financial participation available for medical assistance expenditures
in a fiscal year. States receive donated funds from providers and
revenues are generated by health care related taxes. These donations
and revenues are used to fund medical assistance programs.; Frequency:
Quarterly; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government; Number
of Respondents: 50; Total Annual Responses: 40; Total Annual Hours:
2,880.
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, Information Technology Investment Management
Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards, Attention: Julie Brown,
Attn.: HCFA-R-148, Room N2-14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: June 18, 2001.
John P. Burke, III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information
Services,Information Technology Investment Management Group,Division of
HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-16139 Filed 6-26-01; 8:45 am]
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