[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31623]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-372]
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: Annual Report on
Home and Community Based Services Waivers and Supporting Regulations in
42 CFR 440 and 441; Form No.: HCFA-372 (OMB# 0938-0272); Use: States
request waivers in order for beneficiaries to have the option of
receiving hospital services in their homes. States with an approved
waiver under section 1915(c) of the Act are required to submit the
HCFA-372 or HCFA-372(S) annually in order for HCFA to: (1) verify that
State assurances regarding waiver cost-neutrality are met, and (2)
determine the waiver's impact on the type, amount and cost of services
provided under the State plan and health and welfare of recipients.;
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: State, local or tribal
government; Number of Respondents: 50; Total Annual Responses: 223;
Total Annual Hours: 16,725.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, 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: Louis Blank,
Room C2-26-17, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: November 24, 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. 97-31623 Filed 12-2-97; 8:45 am]
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