[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 35239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17154]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-227]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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 summary 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.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Research and
Analytic Support for Implementing Performance Measurement in Medicare
Fee for Service; Form No.: HCFA-R-227 (OMB# 0938-0718); Use: As
required by the Balanced Budget Act (BBA), Section 1851(d), the Health
Care Financing Administration (HCFA) needs to develop comparable
performance measures for Fee For Service (FFS) Medicare. This project
will enable HCFA to evaluate the effectiveness and outcomes of FFS
services purchased. HCFA may potentially disseminate this information
to Medicare beneficiaries so that they may make informed health care
choices; Frequency: Biennially; Affected Public: Individuals or
Households, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions,
Farms, Federal Government, and State, Local or Tribal Government;
Number of Respondents: 6,670; Total Annual Responses: 6,670; Total
Annual Hours: 2,223.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's
Web Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail
your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and
HCFA document identifier, 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 OMB desk officer: OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: June 22, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 98-17154 Filed 6-26-98; 8:45 am]
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