[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 49017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24764]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-685, and HCFA-684 A-J]
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.
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: End Stage Renal
Disease (ESRD) Network Semi-Annual Cost Report Forms and Supporting
Regulations 42 CFR 405.2110 and 405. 2112; Form No.: HCFA-685 OMB #
0938-0657; Use: The Semi-annual cost report enables HCFA to review
specific Network costs, compare costs between Networks, and project
future Network costs. The reports are also used as an early warning
system to determine if a Network is in danger of exceeding the total
cost of its contract. Frequency: Semi-annually; Affected Public: Not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 18; Total Annual
Responses: 36; Total Annual Hours: 108.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: End Stage Renal
Disease Network (ESRD) Business Proposal Forms and Supporting
Regulations 42 CFR 405.2110 and 405.2112; Form No.: HCFA-684 through
684 A-J OMB # 0938-0658; Use: Current End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
Networks and other bidders are required to submit contract proposals to
participate as a HCFA sanctioned ESRD Network. The business proposal
forms are used to satisfy HCFA's need for consistent, meaningful, and
verifiable data to evaluate contract proposals. Frequency: Every three
years; Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 18; Total Annual Responses: 36; Total Annual Hours: 1,080.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, 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 OMB Desk Officer
designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.
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. 97-24764 Filed 9-17-97; 8:45 am]
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