[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37129-37130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18266]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-576]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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: Reinstatement, without 
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired; Title of Information Collection: Organ Procurement 
Organization (OPO) Request for Designation and Supporting Regulations 
in 42 CFR 486.301-486.325; Form No.: HCFA-576 (OMB# 0938-0512); Use: 
The information provided on this form serves as a basis for certifying 
OPOs for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and will 
indicate whether the OPO is meeting the specified performance standards 
for reimbursement of service. Additionally, the form is used for 
inputting minimal information into the Online Survey Certification 
Reporting (OSCAR) System.; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profit, and Not-for-profit institutions; Number 
of Respondents: 69; Total Annual Responses: 69; Total Annual Hours: 
138.
    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 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.


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    Dated: July 1, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 98-18266 Filed 7-8-98; 8:45 am]
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