[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1587]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
Submitted for Collection of Public Comment: Submission for OMB
Review
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS [HCFA-8003]
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
proposals for the collection of information. 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.
1. Type of Request: Extension, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired; Title of
Information Collection: Home and Community-Based Services Waiver
Requests; Form No.: HCFA-8003; Use: Under a Secretarial waiver, States
may offer a wide array of home and community-based services to
individuals who would otherwise require institutionalization. States
requesting a waiver must provide certain assurances, documentation and
cost & utilization estimates which are reviewed, approved and
maintained for the purpose of identifying/verifying States' compliance
with such statutory and regulatory requirements; Frequency: Other--When
a State requests a waiver or amendment to a waiver; Affected Public:
State, local, or tribal government; Number of Respondents: 50; Total
Annual Responses: 140; Total Annual Hours: 8,200.
To request copies of the proposed paperwork collection referenced
above, E-mail your request, including your address, to
Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-
1326. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collections should be sent within 30 days of this notice directly to
the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the following
address: OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison
Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C.
20503.
Dated: January 15, 1997.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Analysis and Planning Staff, Office of Financial
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-1587 Filed 1-22-97; 8:45 am]
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