[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8055]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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 summaries 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 Collection Request: Reinstatement, without
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has
expired; Title of Information Collection: State Survey Agency List of
Positions and Schedule of Equipment Purchases; Form No.: HCFA-1465,
HCFA-1466; Use: The information collected is used by HCFA to determine
the types of equipment being purchased and the need for such equipment,
the information also provides HCFA with the types and skill levels of
surveyor positions that are being requested by the State; Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: State, local, and tribal government; Number
of Respondents: 53; Total Annual Hours: 239.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Granting and Withdrawal of Deeming Authority to
National Accreditation Organizations; Form No.: HCFA-R-191; Use: The
information collected is used by HCFA to determine whether a private
accreditation organization's criteria for granting accreditation is
equal to or more stringent than the criteria used by Medicare to
determine Ambulatory Surgical Center eligibility for participation in
the Medicare Program; Frequency: Other (initial application, as
needed); Affected Public: Not for profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 2; Total Annual Hours: 192.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's WEB SITE ADDRESS
at http://www.ssa.gov/hcfa/hcfahp2.html , 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 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance
Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, Office of Financial
and Human Resources, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Attention:
John Burke, Room C2-26-17, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland
21244-1850.
Dated: March 27, 1996.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-8055 Filed 4-2-96; 8:45 am]
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