[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67291-67292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31200]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-285]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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, has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following
proposal for the collection of information. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding the 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: Request for Retirement Benefit
Information.
Form No.: HCFA-R-285 (OMB# 0938-0769).
Use: This form will be used to obtain information regarding whether
a beneficiary is receiving retirement payments based on State or local
government employment, how long the claimant worked for the State or
local government employer, and whether the former employer or pension
plan subsidizes the beneficiary's Part A premium. The purpose in
collecting this information is to determine and provide those eligible
beneficiaries, with free Part A Medicare coverage.
Frequency: On occasion.
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Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government, and Individuals
or Households.
Number of Respondents: 1,500.
Total Annual Responses: 1,500.
Total Annual Hours: 375.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement 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 and phone number, 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
designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: November 10, 1999.
John Parmigiani,
Manager, HCFA, Office of Information Services, Security and Standards
Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-31200 Filed 11-30-99; 8:45 am]
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