[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 10586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6045]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
Submitted for Collection of Public Comment: Submission for OMB
Review
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 of a currently approved collection;
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 and utilization estimates which are reviewed, approved and
maintained for the purpose of identifying/verifying States' compliance
with such statutory and regulatory requirements; Frequency: Annually;
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government; Number of
Respondents: 50; Total Annual Responses: 140; Total Annual Hours:
12,600.
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 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: March 6, 1996.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-6045 Filed 3-13-96; 8:45 am]
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