[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28436]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-P-15A]


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.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Current 
Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) Rounds: 20-28; Form No.: HCFA-P-15A (OMB# 
0938-0568); Use: The MCBS is a continuous, multipurpose survey of a 
nationally representative sample of aged and disabled persons enrolled 
in Medicare. The survey provides a comprehensive source of information 
on beneficiary characteristics, needs, utilization, and satisfaction 
with Medicare-related activities; Frequency: Other (3 times a year per 
respondent); Affected Public: Individuals and households; Number of 
Respondents: 16,500; Total Annual Responses: 49,500; Total Annual 
Hours: 50,490.
    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: October 15, 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. 97-28436 Filed 10-27-97; 8:45 am]
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