[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 185 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24214]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-9042, R-197]
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: Reinstatement, without
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has
expired; Title of Information Collection: Request for Accelerated
Payments; Form No.: HCFA-9042; Use: These forms are used by fiscal
intermediaries to access a provider's eligibility for accelerated
payments. Such payment is granted if there is an unusual delay in
processing bills. Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Business or
other for-profit, and Not for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 854; Total Annual Responses: 854; Total Annual Hours
Requested: 427.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Maximizing the Effective Use of Telemedicine: A
Study of the Effect, Cost Effectiveness, and Utilization Patterns of
Consultations via Telemedicine; Form No.: HCFA-R-197; Use: The major
objective of this study is to evaluate the medical and cost
effectiveness of three different categories of telemedicine services.
Frequency: Other (periodically); Affected Public: Individuals and
households, Business or other for profit, and Not for profit
institutions; Number of Respondents: 1,819; Total Annual Responses:
11,095; Total Annual Hours Requested: 1,564.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's WEB SITE ADDRESS
at http://www.hcfa.gov , 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 HCFA Paperwork Clearance 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, 1996.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Analysis and Planning Staff, Office of Financial
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-24214 Filed 9-20-96; 8:45 am]
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