[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-1921]


[Federal Register: January 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency Information Collection Under OMB Review

    Under the provisions of the Federal Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35), we have submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) a request for approval for the continued use of an 
information collection titled: ``Quality Control Negative Case Action 
Worksheet/Review Schedule Form ACF-6401.'' This request for clearance 
is made by the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) of the Administration 
for Children and Families (ACF).

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Information Collection request may be obtained 
from Stephen R. Smith, of the Office of Information Systems Management, 
ACF, by calling (202) 401-6964.
    Written comments and questions regarding the requested approval for 
information collection should be sent directly to: Laura Oliven, OMB 
Desk Officer for ACF, OMB Reports Management Branch, New Executive 
Office Building, room 3002, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 
(202) 395-7316.

Information on Document

    Title: Quality Control Negative Case Action Worksheet/Review 
Schedule Form ACF-6401
    OMB No.: 0970-0006
    Description: This information collection is authorized by section 
2(a)(6), section 408(b)(1) and section 1402(a) of the Social Security 
Act and required under regulatory authority found at 45 CFR 205.40. The 
purpose of this collection of information is to assure that individuals 
are not being denied categories of Federal assistance for which they 
are eligible and to take necessary corrective measures to reduce the 
incidence of improperly authorized or denied assistance. Specifically, 
categories of assistance covered by this collection of information are 
Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) and Medicaid in all 
States and jurisdictions, and Adult Assistance Programs under titles I, 
X, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act in Guam, Puerto Rico, and 
the Virgin Islands.
    This collection of information was jointly designed and used by the 
Health Care Financing Administration and the Administration for 
Children and Families both of the Department of Health and Human 
Services.
    The Quality Control Negative Case Action system is a joint State/
Federal effort to obtain data on the correctness of State actions to 
deny or terminate AFDC/Adult financial assistance or Medicaid 
eligibility. This information is utilized in determining the principal 
causes of incorrect actions and in developing appropriate corrective 
action. The Quality Control Negative Case Action system promotes proper 
State administration of their AFDC and adult programs by helping to 
assess performance in the denial or termination of benefits. Negative 
case action quality control therefor provides: (a) Continuous review of 
a statistically reliable statewide samples of negative actions; and (b) 
periodic compilation and analysis of findings to determine the 
incidence of incorrect actions. The Negative Case Action review 
supplements the Quality Control review of active cases and, thus, 
provides a balanced quality control system capable of measuring overall 
program performance.

Annual Number of Respondents: 20,057
Annual Frequency: 1
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1.00284
Total Burden Hours: 20,114

    Dated: January 21, 1994
Larry Guerrero,
Deputy Director, Office of Information Systems Management.
[FR Doc. 94-1921 Filed 1-27-94; 8:45 am]
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