[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9845-9846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4864]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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


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: 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 440.180 and 441.300-.305; 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, access HCFA's 
Web Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail 
your request, including your address, phone

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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: February 18, 1998.
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. 98-4864 Filed 2-25-98; 8:45 am]
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