[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 84 (Monday, May 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23654-23655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11050]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources And Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104-13), the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects
being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1891.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Uncompensated Services Reporting and
Recordkeeping--42 CFR 124, Subpart F (OMB No. 0915-0077): Revision
Titles VI and XVI of the Public Health Service Act, commonly known
as the Hill-Burton Act, provide for government grants and loans for
construction or renovation of health care facilities. As a condition of
receiving this construction assistance, facilities are required to
provide a ``reasonable volume'' of services to persons unable to pay.
Facilities are also required to provide assurances periodically that
the required level of uncompensated care is being provided, and to
follow certain notification and recordkeeping procedures. These
requirements are referred to as the uncompensated services assurance.
The regulations contain provisions for reporting to the government
the amount of free care provided, as well as provisions for following
certain notification and recordkeeping procedures. All of these
regulations are included in this clearance request. The Uncompensated
Services Assurance Report (USAR) (HRSA form 710) is one of the methods
of reporting the amount of free care provided. There are no changes to
the USAR form. There will be a significant reduction in the burden from
the previous request for OMB approval since many facilities have met
their obligations over the last 3 years. In addition, now that most now
facilities are having a substantial compliance review done annually,
very few facilities need to submit the USAR form. Burden estimates are
as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total Burden per Total burden
Requirement respondents respondent responses response hours
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Disclosure requirements (42
CFR):
Published Notices (124.504 389 1 389 .75 292
(a)).......................
Individual Notices (124.504 389 1 389 43.6 16,960
(c)).......................
Determinations of 389 396 154,044 .75 115,533
Eligibility (124.507)......
Reporting Requirements Form 710:
USAR (124.509 (a)).......... 10 1 10 11 110
Complaint Information 124.511
(a):
Individuals................. 10 1 10 .25 3
Facilities.................. 10 1 10 .5 5
Application for Compliance 4 1 4 6 24
Alternative for Public
Facilities (124.513 (c))...
Annual Certification for 195 1 195 .5 98
Public Facilities (124.509
(b)).......................
Application for Compliance 0 0 0 0 0
Alternative for Small
Obligation Facilities
(124.514(c))...............
Annual Certification for 1 1 1 .5 1
Small Obligation Facilities
(124.509(c))...............
Application for Compliance 2 1 2 6 12
Alternative for Charitable
Facilities (124.516(c))....
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Annual Certification for 26 1 26 .5 13
Charitable Facilities
(124.516(c))...............
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Subtotal: Reporting and .............. .............. .............. .............. 133,051
Disclosure.............
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Number of Recordkeeping
Requirement recordkeepers Hours burden
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Nonalternative Facilities (124.510(a)).......................... 389 50 19,450
Small Obligation Facilities (124.510(b)).................... *0 0 0
Public Facilities (124.510(b)).............................. *0 0 0
Charitable Facilities (124.510(b)).......................... 0 0 0
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Subtotal: Recordkeeping................................. .............. .............. 19,450
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*Requires facilities under the public facilities compliance alternative, the charitable facilities compliance
alternative, and the small obligation compliance alternative to maintain qualification documents. These are
ordinarily retained by facilities, so there is no burden.
Total burden for this project is estimated to be 152,501 hours.
Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: April 27, 1999.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 99-11050 Filed 4-30-99; 8:45 am]
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