[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 140 (Thursday, July 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45090-45091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18379]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-684A-I and HCFA-685]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, DHHS.
    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

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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.
    (1) Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection;
    Title of Information Collection: End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 
Network Business Proposal Forms and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 
405.2110 and 405.2112;
    Form No.: HCFA-684A-I (OMB# 0938-0658);
    Use: The submission of business proposal information by current 
ESRD networks and other bidders, according to the business proposal 
instructions, meets HCFA's need for meaningful, consistent, and 
verifiable data when evaluating contract proposals.;
    Frequency: Other: Every 3 years;
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions;
    Number of Respondents: 18;
    Total Annual Responses: 36;
    Total Annual Hours: 1,080.

    (2) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a 
currently approved collection;
    Title of Information Collection: End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 
Network Semi-Annual Cost Report Forms and Supporting Regulations in 42 
CFR 405.2110 and 405.2112.;
    Form No.: HCFA-685 (OMB# 0938-0657);
    Use: Submission of semi-annual cost reports allow HCFA to review, 
compare, and project ESRD network costs. The reports are used as an 
early warning system to determine whether the networks are in danger of 
exceeding the total cost of the contract. Additionally, HCFA can 
analyze line item costs to identify any significant aberrations.
    Frequency: Semi-annually;
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions;
    Number of Respondents: 18;
    Total Annual Responses: 36;
    Total Annual Hours: 1,080.
    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: Dawn 
Willinghan, Room N2-14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21244-1850.

    Date: July 11, 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. 00-18379 Filed 7-19-00; 8:45 am]
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