[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31623]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-372]


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 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: Annual Report on 
Home and Community Based Services Waivers and Supporting Regulations in 
42 CFR 440 and 441; Form No.: HCFA-372 (OMB# 0938-0272); Use: States 
request waivers in order for beneficiaries to have the option of 
receiving hospital services in their homes. States with an approved 
waiver under section 1915(c) of the Act are required to submit the 
HCFA-372 or HCFA-372(S) annually in order for HCFA to: (1) verify that 
State assurances regarding waiver cost-neutrality are met, and (2) 
determine the waiver's impact on the type, amount and cost of services 
provided under the State plan and health and welfare of recipients.; 
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: State, local or tribal 
government; Number of Respondents: 50; Total Annual Responses: 223; 
Total Annual Hours: 16,725.
    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 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: November 24, 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. 97-31623 Filed 12-2-97; 8:45 am]
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