[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28436]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-P-15A]
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 (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: Medicare Current
Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) Rounds: 20-28; Form No.: HCFA-P-15A (OMB#
0938-0568); Use: The MCBS is a continuous, multipurpose survey of a
nationally representative sample of aged and disabled persons enrolled
in Medicare. The survey provides a comprehensive source of information
on beneficiary characteristics, needs, utilization, and satisfaction
with Medicare-related activities; Frequency: Other (3 times a year per
respondent); Affected Public: Individuals and households; Number of
Respondents: 16,500; Total Annual Responses: 49,500; Total Annual
Hours: 50,490.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, or to obtain the supporting
statement and any related forms, 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, D.C. 20503.
Dated: October 15, 1997.
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. 97-28436 Filed 10-27-97; 8:45 am]
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