[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 8367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3948]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-310]


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 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: New Collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Health Care Services for Deaf and 
Hard of Hearing Adults--Case Story Forms.
    Form No.: HCFA-R-310 (OMB #0938-NEW).
    Use: The Agency seeks to obtain beneficiary information that helps 
providers: (1) Better understand situations in which problems may be 
avoided when encountering a hearing-impaired or deaf individual; (2) 
explore how such encounters may affect the delivery of quality care of 
adversely impact health care outcomes; and (3) provide an opportunity 
for hearing-impaired individuals to develop more appropriate health-
seeking behavior, where indicated. This form is to be used by deaf and 
hard of hearing individuals accessing the Delmarva web site who may 
wish to identify experiences receiving health care in the United 
States. The experiences may be either good or bad. Respondents are 
asked to complete a form for each case or experience.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Total Annual Responses: 100.
    Total Annual Hours: 17.

    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 [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: Dawn Willinghan, Room N2-14-26, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.

    Dated: February 8, 2000.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 00-3948 Filed 2-17-00; 8:45 am]
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