[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8983-8984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4180]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-289]


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: Medicare Lifestyle Modification 
Program Demonstration;
    Form No.: HCFA-R-289 (0938-0777);
    Use: The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) through its 
Office of Clinical Standards and Quality (OCSQ) is planning to conduct 
a new demonstration to test the feasibility and cost effectiveness of 
cardiovascular lifestyle modification. This demonstration will focus on 
Medicare provider sponsored, lifestyle modification programs designed 
to reverse, reduce, or ameliorate the indications of cardiovascular 
disease (CAD) of Medicare beneficiaries at risk for invasive treatment 
procedures. This demonstration will test the feasibility and cost 
effectiveness of providing payment for cardiovascular lifestyle 
modification program services to Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, 
the demonstration will test the use of contractual agreements for 
administration, claims processing and payment, and routine monitoring 
of quality of care.
    Frequency: On occasion, Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly;
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, and not-for-profit 
institutions;
    Number of Respondents: 22;
    Total Annual Responses: 9,000;
    Total Annual Hours: 1,500.
    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 [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

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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: February 3, 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. 00-4180 Filed 2-22-00; 8:45 am]
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