[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 173 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46814-46815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22547]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-197]


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

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS.
    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), 
Department of Health and Human Services, has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) the following proposals 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;

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(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. HCFA-R-197 Type of Information Collection Request: New 
collection; Title of Information Collection: Maximizing the Effective 
Use of Telemedicine: A study of the Effects, Cost Effectiveness and 
Utilization Patterns of Consultations via Telemedicine.''; Form No.: 
HCFA-R-197; Use: The major objective of this study is to evaluate the 
medical and cost effectiveness of three different categories of 
telemedicine services; Frequency: Other (periodically); Affected 
Public: Individuals and households, Business or other for profit, not 
for profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 1819; Total Annual 
Responses: 11,095; Total Annual Hours: 1,564.
    To obtain copies of 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 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: August 26, 1996.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-22547 Filed 9-4-96; 8:45 am]
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