[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38204-38205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18078]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-0254]
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: Reinstatement, without
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has
expired; Title of Information Collection: National Medicare Education
Program (NMEP) Community Survey of Medicare Beneficiaries; Form No.:
HCFA-R-0254 (OMB# 0938-0738); Use: A survey of Medicare beneficiaries
in six communities will be conducted in January 2000 and again in
January 2001 to monitor the NMEP implementation. Beneficiaries in these
same communities were interviewed in September 1998 and February 1999.
This approach will gather information on changes in: awareness of
Medicare+Choice expansions and options; knowledge about Medicare and
the Medicare+Choice options; where
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beneficiaries go to find more information; and whether they are aware
of the many information resources available to them; and satisfaction
with their information/knowledge; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Individuals or Households; Number of Respondents: 2,400; Total Annual
Responses: 2,400; Total Annual Hours: 600.
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: July 8, 1999.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-18078 Filed 7-14-99; 8:45 am]
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