[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50390-50391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25470]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-97]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration.
    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 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: Reinstatement, without 
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired; Title of Information Collection: Requirement to Disclose HMO 
Financial Information to Members and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 
417.124; Form No.: HCFA-R-0097 (OMB 0938-0472); Use: Federally

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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 Responses: 386; 
Total Annual Hours: 1.
    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 comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed 
within 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: September 19, 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. 97-25470 Filed 9-24-97; 8:45 am]
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