[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 164 (Thursday, August 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 43374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21426]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[HCFA R-44]


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

    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: Reinstatement, with change, 
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired; 
Title of Information Collection: Title Conditions of Participation for 
Rehabilitation Agencies and Conditions for Coverage for Physical 
Therapists in Independent Practice; Form No.: HCFA R-44; Use: This 
information is needed to determine if an agency or therapist is in 
compliance with published health and safety requirements. Respondents 
are outpatient clinics, rehabilitation agencies, public health 
agencies, and therapists in independent practice. Frequency: On 
occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number of 
Respondents: 9,634; Total Annual Responses: 9,634; Total Annual Hours 
Requested: 26,397.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed 
paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's WEB SITE ADDRESS 
at http://www.hcfa.gov, 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 30 days of this notice 
directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the 
following address: OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: 
Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: August 14, 1996.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-21426 Filed 8-21-96; 8:45 am]
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