[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 57301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28741]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-253 and HCFA-R-251]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration.
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.
(1) Type of Information Request: Extension of a currently approved
collection.
Title of Information Collection: Call-Back Survey of Callers to the
Medicare+Choice Toll-free Line.
Form Number: HCFA-R-253 (OMB approval #: 0938-0737).
Use: The primary purpose of the call-back survey is to obtain
information from callers about their satisfaction with the
Medicare+Choice toll-free line. This information will be used to
identify problems and make recommendations for ways of improving the
service provided through the Medicare+Choice toll-free line.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 1,050.
Total Annual Responses: 1,050.
Total Annual Hours Requested: 175 hours.
(2) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title of Information Collection: Medicare & You Bounce Back Survey
Form.
Form No.: HCFA-R-251 (OMB# 0938-0740).
Use: The primary purpose of the bounce back form is to provide HCFA
feedback from users of the Medicare+Choice handbook. The information
collected through the bounce back form will be used in conjunction with
other information collected in the States piloting Medicare & You to
make revisions for future publications of the Medicare & You,
Medicare+Choice handbook.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Businesses or other
For-profit.
Number of Respondents: 9,855.
Total Annual Responses: 9,855.
Total Annual Hours: 986.
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, Room N2-14-26, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: October 20, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 98-28741 Filed 10-26-98; 8:45 am]
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