[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23591]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-211]


Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements 
Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

    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. We are requesting an 
emergency review because the collection of this information is needed 
prior to the expiration of the normal time limits under OMB's 
regulations at 5 C.F.R. Part 1320, in order for States to apply for 
funds to enable them to initiate and expand the provision of child 
health assistance to uninsured, low-income children in an effective and 
efficient manner that is coordinated with other sources of health 
benefits coverage for children. States are able to use Title XXI funds 
for: (1) Establishing or expanding a separate child health insurance 
program, (2) expanding Medicaid coverage, or (3) through a combination 
of both. The Agency cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance 
procedures because public harm is likely to result if normal clearance 
procedures are followed.
    HCFA is requesting that OMB provide a Three Day review and a 180-
day approval.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of 
Information Collection: State Child Health Plan; Form No.: HCFA-R-211; 
Use: This template will enable states to apply for funds to initiate 
and expand the provision of child health insurance to uninsured, low 
income children in a effective and efficient manner that is coordinated 
with other sources of health coverage for children; Affected Public: 
State, Local or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 56; Total 
Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 8,960.
    To request copies of the proposed paperwork collections referenced 
above, 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: Laura Oliven, New Executive Office Building, 
Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: August 29, 1997.
William Broglie,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services, 
Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA 
Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-23591 Filed 9-4-97; 8:45 am]
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