[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24652]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-52]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS.
    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, is 
publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public 
comment. 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 
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimate 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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Conditions for 
Coverage of Supplier of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Services and 
Supporting Regulations Contained in 42 CFR 405.2100-2171; Document No.: 
HCFA-R-52 (OMB#0938-0386); Use: These conditions of coverage are needed 
to ensure proper distribution and effective utilization of ESRD 
treatment sources. In addition, the conditions maintain and improve the 
efficient delivery of care by physicians and dialysis facilities; 
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, and 
Federal Government; Number of Respondents: 2,976; Total Annual 
Responses: 2,976, Total Annual Hours: 100,937.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, E-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and HCFA 
document identifier to P[email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comment 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 Information 
Services, Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division 
of HCFA Enterprise Standards, Attention: Louis Blank, Room C2-26-17, 
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244-1850.

    Dated: September 10, 1997.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA 
Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-24652 Filed 9-16-97; 8:45 am]
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