[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34300-34301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16597]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[416]


Submitted for Collection of Public Comment: Submission for OMB 
Review

    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 
proposals for the collection of information. Interested persons are 
invited to send comments regarding this 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

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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 Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; 
Title of Information Collection: Medicaid, EPSDT, Maternal and Child 
Health; Form No.: HCFA-416; Use: States are required to submit annual 
EPSDT program reports to HCFA pursuant to Section 1902(a) (43) of the 
Social Security Act. These reports provide HCFA with data necessary to 
assess the effectiveness of State EPSDT programs, to develop trend 
patterns and projections nationally, and respond to inquiries. 
Respondents are State Medicaid agencies; Frequency: Annually; Affected 
Public: State, local, or tribal government; Number of Respondents: 56; 
Total Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 1,568.
    To request copies of the proposed paperwork collection 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.

    Dated: June 16, 1997.
Edwin J. Glatzel,
Director, Management Analysis and Planning Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-16597 Filed 6-24-97; 8:45 am]
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