[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35946-35947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14263]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-10006]


Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements 
Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration.
    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.
    We are, however, requesting an emergency review of the information

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collections referenced below. In compliance with the requirement of 
section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following 
requirements for emergency review. We are requesting an emergency 
review because the collection of this information is needed before the 
expiration of the normal time limits under OMB's regulations at 5 CFR, 
part 1320. This is necessary to ensure compliance with section 204 of 
the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Act of 1999. We cannot 
reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures because the law 
becomes effective on October 2, 2000, at which time we must award 
grants. Prior to that time, we must publish a notice in the Federal 
Register soliciting applications and have sufficient time to review all 
applications adequately. Delay of this approval will also result in 
public harm, as the awarding of grants will be delayed, thus delaying 
the ability to prevent physically and mentally impaired workers from 
becoming disabled because of not being eligible for Medicaid.
    HCFA is requesting OMB review and approval of this collection by 
June 13, 2000, with a 180-day approval period. Written comments and 
recommendations will be accepted from the public if received by the 
individuals designated below by June 12, 2000. During this 180-day 
period, we will publish a separate Federal Register notice announcing 
the initiation of an extensive 60-day agency review and public comment 
period on these requirements. We will submit the requirements for OMB 
review and an extension of this emergency approval.
    Type of Information Request: New collection; Title of Information 
Collection: TWWIIA Demonstration to Maintain Independence and 
Employment; HCFA Form Number: HCFA-10006 (OMB approval #: 0938-NEW); 
Use: Section 204 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Act provides 
for the establishment of grants for states that develop and implement 
demonstration programs designed to support working people with physical 
or mental impairments that without medical assistance will result in 
disability. State agencies will be applying for these grants; 
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: State, local or tribal 
government; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 56; 
Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,600.
    We have submitted a copy of this notice to OMB for its review of 
these information collections. A notice will be published in the 
Federal Register when approval is obtained.
    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.
    Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the 
burden or any other aspect of these collections of information 
requirements. However, as noted above, comments on these information 
collection and recordkeeping requirements must be mailed and/or faxed 
to the designees referenced below, by June 12, 2000.

Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards, 
Room N2-14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. Fax 
Number: (410) 786-0262 Attn: Julie Brown HCFA-10006 and,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974 Attn.: Allison Herron Eydt, HCFA Desk 
Officer.

    Dated: May 31, 2000.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
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