[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 123 (Monday, June 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39416-39417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16080]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-0282]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

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.
    Type of Information Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a 
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: 
Medicare+Choice (M+C) Organization Appeals and Grievance Data 
Disclosure Requirements and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 422.64, 
422.111, and 422.560-422.622; HCFA Form Number: HCFA-R-0282 (OMB 
approval #: 0938-0778); Use: These information collection pertains to 
the aggregate number and disposition of grievances and appeals by M+C 
organizations. Both the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 and the 
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 establish a need 
for HCFA to set and monitor performance standards in the area of 
appeals. The purpose is to hold M+C organizations accountable to 
regulators and consumers, as well as promote informed choice; 
Frequency: Semi-annually; Affected Public: Business or other for-
profit; Number of Respondents: 268; Total Annual

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Responses: 536; Total Annual Burden Hours: 1608.
    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. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed 
within 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance 
Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, Office of 
Information Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA 
Enterprise Standards, Attention: Julie Brown, Room N2-14-26, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: June 16, 2000.
John P. Burke III,
Reports Clearance Officer, Security and Standards Group, Division of 
HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 00-16080 Filed 6-23-00; 8:45 am]
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