[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24652]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-52]
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 estimate 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: Conditions for
Coverage of Supplier of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Services and
Supporting Regulations Contained in 42 CFR 405.2100-2171; Document No.:
HCFA-R-52 (OMB#0938-0386); Use: These conditions of coverage are needed
to ensure proper distribution and effective utilization of ESRD
treatment sources. In addition, the conditions maintain and improve the
efficient delivery of care by physicians and dialysis facilities;
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, and
Federal Government; Number of Respondents: 2,976; Total Annual
Responses: 2,976, Total Annual Hours: 100,937.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, 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 comment 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, Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division
of HCFA Enterprise Standards, Attention: Louis Blank, Room C2-26-17,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244-1850.
Dated: September 10, 1997.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services,
Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA
Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-24652 Filed 9-16-97; 8:45 am]
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