[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 54 (Monday, March 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-250]


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: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 
Resident Assessment MDS Data and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 
413.343 and 424.32.
    Form No.: HCFA-R-250 (OMB# 0938-0739).
    Use: Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) are required to submit 
Resident Assessment Data as described at 42 CFR 483.20 in the manner 
necessary to administer the payment rate methodology described in 42 
CFR 413.337. Pursuant to sections 4204(b) and 4214(d) of OBRA 1987, the 
current requirements related to the submission and retention of 
resident assessment data for the 5th, 30th, 60th and 90th days 
following admission, necessary to administer the payment rate 
methodology described in Sec. 413.337, are subject to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, and Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 17,000.
    Total Annual Responses: 204,000.
    Total Annual Hours: 5,696,218.25.
    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, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: February 14, 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. 00-6740 Filed 3-17-00; 8:45 am]
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