[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19077-19078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10571]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS.
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), this notice is publishing the following summaries of proposed
collections for public comment. The title, description, and respondent
description of the information collection are shown below with an
estimate of the annual reporting and recordkeeping burden. Included in
the estimate is the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing
data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing
and reviewing 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
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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: New; Title of
Information Collection: National Payer Identifier (PAYER-ID); Form No.:
HCFA-856; Use: The PAYER-ID will allow payers of health care claims to
be identified by a unique numeric identifier. PAYER-ID numbers will be
assigned, but not limited to the following groups: Medicare, Medicaid,
VA, public health service, large employers and unions, HMOs, large
insurers, etc.; Frequency: One time (Reporting); Affected Public:
Business or other for profit, Not for profit institutions, Federal
Government, State, local or tribal government; Number of Respondents:
85,000; Total Annual Responses: 8,500; Total Annual Hours Requested
85,000.
To request copies of the proposed paperwork collection referenced
above, call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections
should be sent 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: Zaneta Davis, 7500 Security Boulevard, Room
C2-26-17, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: April 22, 1996.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff.
[FR Doc. 96-10571 Filed 4-29-96; 8:45 am]
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