[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 38910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18448]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-0359/0360/R-0055]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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: Comprehensive
Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) Eligibility and Survey Forms
and Information Collection Requirements in 42 CFR 485.56, 485.58,
485.60, 485.64, 485.66, 410.105; Form No.: HCFA-0359/0360/R-0055 (OMB
#0938-0267); In order to participate in the Medicare proram as a CORF,
providers must meet federal conditions of participation. The
certification form is needed to determine if providers meet at least
preliminary requirements. The survey form is used to record provider
compliance with the individual conditions and report findings to HCFA.;
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government; Number of Respondents: 540; Total Annual Responses: 540;
Total Annual Hours: 260,848.
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 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance
Officer designated at the following address:
HCFA, Office of Information Services, Security and Standards Group,
Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards, Attention: Louis Blank, Room N2-
14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: July 12, 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. 99-18448 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am]
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