[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 231 (Friday, November 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60714-60715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30385]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration


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

    Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under 
review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a 
copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the 
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)-443-1129.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

Uncompensated Services Reporting and Recordkeeping--42 CFR 124, 
Subpart F (OMB No. 0915-0077)--Extension and Revision

    Titles VI and XVI of the PHS Act, commonly known as the Hill-Burton 
Act, provide for government grants and loans for construction or 
renovation of health care facilities. As a condition of receiving this 
construction assistance, facilities are required to provide a 
``reasonable volume'' of services to persons unable to pay. Facilities 
are also required to provide assurances periodically that the required 
level of uncompensated care is being provided, and to follow certain 
notification and recordkeeping procedures. These requirements are 
referred to as the uncompensated services assurance.
    Certain types of facilities can apply for one of four compliance 
alternatives which reduce the reporting, recordkeeping, and 
notification requirements. A new compliance alternative has been added 
to this clearance package.
    The regulations contain provision for reporting to the government 
the amount of free care provided, as well as provisions for following 
certain notification and recordkeeping procedures. The regulations also 
define the procedures for applying for certification (and annual 
recertification) under a compliance alternative. All of these 
regulations are included in this clearance request. The Uncompensated

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Services Assurance Report (USAR) (HRSA form 710) is one of the methods 
of reporting the amount of free care provided.
    There are no changes to the USAR form. The burden estimates have 
been reduced because many facilities have met their obligation and are 
no longer obligated to report. Burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                              Responses                                         
  Type of requirement and regulatory citation    Number of       per         Total       Hours per    Total hour
                                                respondents   respondent   responses     response       burden  
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Disclosure Burden (42 CFR):                                                                                     
    Published Notices (124.504(a))............          863            1          863          1.0           863
    Individual Notices (124.504(c))...........          863            1          863         50.0        43,150
    Determinations of Eligibility (124.507)...          863          396      341,748          1.25      427,185
Reporting:                                                                                                      
    Uncompensated Services Report--HRSA Form                                                                    
     710 (124.509(a)).........................          374            1          374         14.0         5,236
Application for Compliance Alternatives:                                                                        
    Public Facilities (124.513)...............            5            1            5          6.0            30
    Small Obligation Facilities (124.514(c))..            0  ...........  ...........  ............  ...........
    CHC, MHC, NHSC (124.515(b)(2)(ii) and                                                                       
     124.515(b)(3)(iii)(B))...................            0  ...........  ...........  ............  ...........
    Charitable Facilities (124.516(c))........            2            1            2          6.0            12
Annual Certification for Compliance                                                                             
 Alternatives:                                                                                                  
    Public Facilities (124.509(b))............          355            1          355          0.5           178
    Charitable Facilities (124.509(b))........           19            1           19          0.5            10
    Small Obligation Facilities (124.509(c))..            2            1            2          0.5             1
Complaint Information (124.511(a)):                                                                             
    Individuals...............................            4            1            4          0.25            1
    Facilities................................            4            1            4          0.5             2
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      Total reporting and notification burden.        1,250  ...........      344,239  ............      476,668
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                                   Number of     Hours per    Total hour
   Recordkeeping requirements    recordkeepers      year        burden  
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Non-alternative Facilities                                              
 (124.510(a))..................           863            70       60,410
Small Obligation Facilities                                             
 (124.510(b))..................             0   ...........  ...........
Public Facilities (124.510(b)).             0   ...........  ...........
Charitable Facilities                                                   
 (124.510(b))..................             0   ...........  ...........
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    Total burden for this project is estimated to be 537,078 hours.
    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Virginia Huth, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 
20503.

    Dated: November 22, 1996.
J. Henry Montes,
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 96-30385 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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