[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 6714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2636]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration


Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Clearance

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS.
    The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Department of 
Health and Human Services, has submitted to OMB the following proposals 
for the collection of information in compliance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (Public Law 96-511).
    1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, without change, 
of a previously approved collection; Type of Review Requested: Regular 
submission; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Eligibility 
Quality Control (MEQC) Statistical Tables; Form No.: HCFA-302-309; Use: 
The MEQC statistical tables yield information concerning Medicaid 
eligibility payment error rates, which enable the HCFA to identify 
patterns that can lead to the misspending of Medicaid dollars; 
Respondents: State or local governments; Obligation to Respond: 
Required to obtain or retain benefit; Number of Respondents: 54; Total 
Annual Responses: 108; Total Annual Hours Requested: 175.5.
    2. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, without change, 
of a previously approved collection; Type of Review Requested: Regular 
submission; Title of Information Collection: Transmittal and Notice of 
Approval of State Plan Material; Form No.: HCFA-179; Use: The HCFA-179 
is used by State agencies to transmit State plan material to HCFA for 
approval prior to amending their State plans; Respondents: State or 
local governments; Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain 
benefit; Number of Respondents: 57; Total Annual Responses: 22; Total 
Annual Hours Requested: 1254.
    Additional Information or Comments: Call the Reports Clearance 
Office on (410) 966-5536 for copies of the clearance request packages. 
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 26, 1995.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-2636 Filed 2-2-95; 8:45 am]
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