Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 6665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3168]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-85]


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, 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: Sole Community Home Health 
Agencies (HHA) and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR Section 424.22;
    Form Nos.: HCFA-R-85 (OMB6# 0938-0489);
    Use: These regulations implement the rules for participation of 
HHAs in Medicare and the establishment and review of plans of care for 
home health services. These regulations make it easier for certain HHAs 
to meet certification and plan of care requirements;
    Frequency: Annually;
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions;
    Number of Respondents: 20;
    Total Annual Responses: 20;
    Total Annual Hours: 40.
    To request copies of the proposed paperwork collections referenced 
above, E-mail your request, including your address, to 
Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-
1326. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections should be sent 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: January 14, 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. 99-3168 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]
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