[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 174 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47131-47132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22714]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[(HCFA-R-13, 2567-A]


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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Conditions of 
Coverage for Organ Procurement Organizations; Form No.: HCFA-R-13; Use: 
Organ procurement organizations are required to submit accurate data to 
HCFA concerning population and information on donors and organs on an 
annual basis in order to assure maximum effectiveness in the 
procurement and distribution of organs. Frequency: Annually; Affected 
Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 66; Total 
Annual Responses: 66; Total Annual Hours Requested: 1.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently

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approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Statement of 
Deficiencies and Plan of Correction; Form No.: HCFA-2567-A; Use: This 
Paperwork package provides information regarding deficiencies for Organ 
Procurement Organizations (OPO) as well as deficiencies noted during 
periodic facility and laboratory certification surveys. This 
information is used to make decisions concerning OPO redesignation, 
certification/recertification of health care facilities participating 
in the Medicare/Medicaid Programs, and laboratories regulated by CLIA. 
Frequency: Annually and Biennially; Affected Public: State, Local or 
Tribal Governments, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, and Federal Government; Number of Respondents: 49,200; 
Total Annual Responses: 98,400; Total Annual Hours Requested: 196,800.
    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, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Date: August 28, 1996.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-22714 Filed 9-5-96; 8:45 am]
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