[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23781-23782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11269]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-0097]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
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

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(HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the 
following summary of proposed collections for public comment. 
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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Requirement to 
Disclose HMO Financial Information to Members, 42 CFR 417.124; HCFA-R-
0097; Use: Federally qualified HMOs must meet the full and fair 
disclosure requirements at 42 CFR 417.124. It requires a written 
description of an HMOs benefits, coverage, procedures for obtaining 
benefits, circumstances under which benefits may be denied, premium 
rates, grievance procedures, service area, provider location(s), hours 
of service, participating providers, and the financial condition of the 
HMO. Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for 
profit, and Not for profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 386; 
Total Annual Hours: 193.
    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/regs/prdact95.htm, 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 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance 
Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Management Analysis and Planning Staff, Attention: 
Louis Blank, Room C2-26-17, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: April 23, 1997.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Analysis and Planning Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources.
[FR Doc. 97-11269 Filed 4-30-97; 8:45 am]
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