[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7240-7241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3893]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
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.
HCFA-P-15A Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of
currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection:
Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Supplement-Round 18; Form No.:
HCFA-'P-15A; Use: The Office of the Actuary, HCFA, conducts the
Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) through personal interviews
of a random sample of Medicare beneficiaries. When sampled persons are
found to reside in a long-term care facility, interviewers use a
version of the questionnaire which is specially designed to obtain data
about the beneficiary's health care from knowledgeable staff members.
We are preparing to convert the facility interview from a hard--copy
questionnaire to a Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI)
format, beginning in May, 1997. CAPI, which we are currently using in
the community interviews, increases the accuracy of the interview
process by automating skip patterns, customizing questions, creating
computed variables such as a time line of residence history, and
automatically checking completeness and consistency of responses.
Concurrently, we are modifying some of the questions we currently use
in the facility interview to make them more comparable to those in
other surveys, particularly the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
(MEPS). These modifications are responsive to the President's
initiative toward consistency and integration among surveys; Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public:; Number of Respondents: 1,900;
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Total Annual Responses: 1,900; Total Annual Hours: 1,900.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, 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 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: February 10, 1997.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Analysis and Planning Staff, Office of Financial
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-3893 Filed 2-14-97; 8:45 am]
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