Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 6907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3395]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-416]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, DHHS. 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: Annual Early and 
Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services (EPSDT) 
Participation Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 441.60; Form 
No.: HCFA-416 (OMB# 0938-0354); Use: States are required to submit an 
annual report on the provision of EPSDT services to HCFA pursuant to 
section 1902(a)(43) of the Social Security Act. These reports provide 
HCFA with data necessary to assess the effectiveness of State EPSDT 
programs. It is also helpful in developing trend patterns, national 
projections, responding to inquiries, and determining a State's results 
in achieving its participation goal.; Frequency: Annually; Affected 
Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 56; 
Total Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 1,568.
    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 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 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: February 2, 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. 99-3395 Filed 2-10-99; 8:45 am]
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