[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 25873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12962]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA 317]
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 and 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: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired; Title of
Information Collection: State Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control
Sampling Plan; Form No.: HCFA-317; Use: The State MEQC sampling plan is
necessary for HCFA to monitor the States' operation of the MEQC system.
The sampling plan includes all data involved in the States' sample
selection process--population sizes and sample frame lists, sample
sizes, sample selection procedures, and claims collection procedures;
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: State, local, or tribal
government; Number of Respondents: 55; Total Annual Responses: 110;
Total Annual Hours: 2,640.
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 60 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: May 16, 1996.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-12962 Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
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