[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 150 (Thursday, August 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47739-47740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19676]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-462A/B]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS. 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 Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection;
    Title of Information Collection: Clinical Laboratory Improvement 
Amendments (CLIA) Adverse Action Extract and Supporting Regulations at 
42 CFR 493.1840; Form No.: HCFA-462A/B (OMB 0938-0655; Use: The CLIA 
Adverse Action Extract will be used by HCFA surveyors (State health 
department, and other HCFA agents) to report to regional staff and 
record the adverse actions imposed against a laboratory. The form will 
also serve to track dates of the imposition of adverse actions, date on 
which a laboratory corrects deficiencies, and all appeals activity; 
Frequency: On occasion, Biennially; Affected Public: State, local, or 
tribal government; Number of Respondents: 52; Total Annual Responses: 
1573; Total Annual Hours: 786.

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    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 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: July 25, 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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