[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 87 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25925-25926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11126]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections;; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Agency information collection activities:
    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information 
collection projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the 
requirements of Sections 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy 
of the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS

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Reports Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207.
    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 Projects 1. OCR Pre-grant Automation Project-- New--The 
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has developed a standardized automated 
review format for the conduct of civil rights compliance investigations 
of health care providers who have requested certification to 
participate in the Medicare program. Health care providers requesting 
certification must review their policies/practices and submit material 
to demonstrate compliance with the civil rights requirements of Title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. Respondents: 
Businesses or other for-profit, State, Local or Tribal Government; 
Annual Number of Respondents: 3,000; Frequency of Response: one time; 
Average Burden per Response: 16 hours; Annual Burden: 48,000 hours.
    Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington 
DC, 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: April 18, 2000.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 00-11126 Filed 5-3-00; 8:45 am]
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