[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 35948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14071]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Care 
Financing Administration (HCFA).

ACTION: Notice To Delete Three Systems of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Health Care Financing Administration is deleting three 
systems of records from its inventory subject to the Privacy Act of 
1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The deletions will be effective on June 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The public should address comments to: Director, Division of 
Data Liaison and Distribution, HCFA, Room N2-04-27, 7500 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850. The telephone number is 
(410) 786-3673. Comments received will be available for review at this 
location, by appointment, during regular business hours, Monday through 
Friday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., eastern time zone.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ``Medicare Enrollment Records Statistics 
(MERS),'' System No. 09-70-0006, was established to study the 
characteristics of persons enrolled in the Medicare program and 
establish the basis for Medicare services utilization rates. The 
``Health Insurance Enrollment Statistics (HIES), General Enrollment 
Period,'' System No. 09-70-0007 was established to contact persons 
eligible for Part B benefits who had refused or withdrawn coverage of 
these benefits, for purposes of re-enrollment for Part B coverage and 
to evaluate results of such contacts. The ``Medicare Beneficiary 
Correspondence Files (MBC),'' System No. 09-70-0509 was established to 
maintain and track correspondence in a HCFA component that no longer 
exist. All of these systems are being deleted from HCFA's inventory 
because they are no longer used. Retention and destruction of the data 
contained in these systems has been in accordance with the retention 
and disposal schedules listed in the system notice.

Deletions

    No. 09-70-0006 ``Medicare Enrollment Records Statistics (MERS),'' 
HHS/HCFA/BDMS;
    No. 09-70-0007 ``Health Insurance Enrollment Statistics (HIES), 
General Enrollment Period,'' HHS/HCFA/BDMS.
    No. 09-70-0509 ``Medicare Beneficiary Correspondence Files (MBC),'' 
HHS/HCFA/BPO;

    Dated: May 26, 2000.
Nancy-Ann Min DeParle,
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-14071 Filed 6-5-00; 8:45 am]
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