[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7012-7013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4104]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Submitted for Collection of Public Comment: Submission for OMB 
Review

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.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Extension; Title of 
Information Collection: Sole Community Home Health Agencies (HHA) at 42 
CFR424.22(b)(2), (f) and (g); Form No.: HCFA R-85; 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 Hours: 40.
    To request copies of the proposed paperwork collections referenced 
above, E-mail your request, including your address, to 
P[email protected], 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, 

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Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: February 16, 1996.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-4104 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am]
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