[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 48520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20010]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the Secretary; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Submission for OMB review; Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary publishes a list of information collections it has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35) and 5 CFR 1320.5. The following are those information collections 
recently submitted to OMB. 1. OCR Pre-grant Automation Project--NEW--
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has developed a standardized 
automated review format for the conduct of civil rights compliance 
investigations of health care providers who have requested 
certification to participate in the Medicare program. Health care 
providers requesting certification must review their policies/practices 
and submit material to demonstrate compliance with the civil rights 
requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Age Discrimination Act of 
1975. Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, State, Local or 
Tribal Government; Annual Number of Respondents: 3,000; Frequency of 
Response: one time; Average Burden per Response: 16 hours; Annual 
Burden: 48,000 hours.
    OMB Desk Officer: Allison Eydt.
    Copies of the information collection packages listed above can be 
obtained by calling the OS Reports Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the OMB desk officer designated 
above at the following address: Human Resources and Housing Branch, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments may also be sent to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Written comments should be received 
within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: July 31, 2000.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
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