[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57697-57698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28834]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-0416]


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

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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 Early and 
Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services (EPSDT) 
Participation Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 441.60; Form 
No.: HCFA-416 (OMB 0938-0354); Use: States are required to submit an 
annual report on the provision of EPSDT services to HCFA pursuant to 
section 1902(a)(43) of the Social Security Act. These reports provide 
HCFA with data necessary to assess the effectiveness of State EPSDT 
programs. It is also helpful in developing trend patterns, national 
projections, responding to inquiries, and determining a State's results 
in achieving its participation goal; Frequency: Annually; Affected 
Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 56; 
Total Annual Responses: 56; Total Annual Hours: 1,568.
    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 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance 
Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, Office of 
Information Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA 
Enterprise Standards, Attention: Louis Blank, Room N2-14-26, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: October 15, 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. 98-28834 Filed 10-27-98; 8:45 am]
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