[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 105 (Monday, June 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29730-29731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14295]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-1728]
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.
Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Home Health
Agency Cost Report; Form No.: HCFA-1728; Use: The HCFA 1728 is the form
used by Home Health Agencies to report their health care costs to
determine the amount reimbursable for services furnished to Medicare
beneficiaries. Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Business or other
for profit, Not for profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal
Government; Number of Respondents: 8,950; Total Annual Hours:
1,575,200.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's WEB SITE ADDRESS
at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, 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 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
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Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.
Dated: May 22, 1997.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Analysis and Planning Staff, Office of Financial
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-14295 Filed 5-30-97; 8:45 am]
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