[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 49017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24764]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-685, and HCFA-684 A-J]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 (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. 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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: End Stage Renal 
Disease (ESRD) Network Semi-Annual Cost Report Forms and Supporting 
Regulations 42 CFR 405.2110 and 405. 2112; Form No.: HCFA-685 OMB # 
0938-0657; Use: The Semi-annual cost report enables HCFA to review 
specific Network costs, compare costs between Networks, and project 
future Network costs. The reports are also used as an early warning 
system to determine if a Network is in danger of exceeding the total 
cost of its contract. Frequency: Semi-annually; Affected Public: Not-
for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 18; Total Annual 
Responses: 36; Total Annual Hours: 108.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: End Stage Renal 
Disease Network (ESRD) Business Proposal Forms and Supporting 
Regulations 42 CFR 405.2110 and 405.2112; Form No.: HCFA-684 through 
684 A-J OMB # 0938-0658; Use: Current End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 
Networks and other bidders are required to submit contract proposals to 
participate as a HCFA sanctioned ESRD Network. The business proposal 
forms are used to satisfy HCFA's need for consistent, meaningful, and 
verifiable data to evaluate contract proposals. Frequency: Every three 
years; Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 18; Total Annual Responses: 36; Total Annual Hours: 1,080.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed 
paperwork collections referenced above, 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 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: 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. 97-24764 Filed 9-17-97; 8:45 am]
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