[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 185 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24214]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-9042, R-197]


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: Reinstatement, without 
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired; Title of Information Collection: Request for Accelerated 
Payments; Form No.: HCFA-9042; Use: These forms are used by fiscal 
intermediaries to access a provider's eligibility for accelerated 
payments. Such payment is granted if there is an unusual delay in 
processing bills. Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Business or 
other for-profit, and Not for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 854; Total Annual Responses: 854; Total Annual Hours 
Requested: 427.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Maximizing the Effective Use of Telemedicine: A 
Study of the Effect, 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, and Not for profit 
institutions; Number of Respondents: 1,819; Total Annual Responses: 
11,095; Total Annual Hours Requested: 1,564.
    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, 
D.C. 20503.

    Dated: September 10, 1996.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Analysis and Planning Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-24214 Filed 9-20-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4120-03-P