[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8055]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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, is 
publishing the following summaries 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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement, without 
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired; Title of Information Collection: State Survey Agency List of 
Positions and Schedule of Equipment Purchases; Form No.: HCFA-1465, 
HCFA-1466; Use: The information collected is used by HCFA to determine 
the types of equipment being purchased and the need for such equipment, 
the information also provides HCFA with the types and skill levels of 
surveyor positions that are being requested by the State; Frequency: 
Annually; Affected Public: State, local, and tribal government; Number 
of Respondents: 53; Total Annual Hours: 239.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Granting and Withdrawal of Deeming Authority to 
National Accreditation Organizations; Form No.: HCFA-R-191; Use: The 
information collected is used by HCFA to determine whether a private 
accreditation organization's criteria for granting accreditation is 
equal to or more stringent than the criteria used by Medicare to 
determine Ambulatory Surgical Center eligibility for participation in 
the Medicare Program; Frequency: Other (initial application, as 
needed); Affected Public: Not for profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 2; Total Annual Hours: 192.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed 
paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's WEB SITE ADDRESS 
at http://www.ssa.gov/hcfa/hcfahp2.html , or to obtain the supporting 
statement and any related forms, E-mail your request, including your 
address and phone number, to P[email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed 
within 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance 
Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Attention: 
John Burke, Room C2-26-17, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 
21244-1850.

    Dated: March 27, 1996.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-8055 Filed 4-2-96; 8:45 am]
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