[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 10702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3972]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-565]


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

    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, has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following 
proposal for the collection of information. Interested persons are 
invited to send comments regarding the 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: Medicare 
Qualification Statement for Federal Employees and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 406.15; Form No.: HCFA-565 (OMB# 0938-0501); Use: 
The HCFA-565 is completed by an individual filing for hospital 
insurance (HI) benefits (Part A) based upon their federal employment. 
This information is necessary to determine if HCFA/SSA can use federal 
employment prior to 1983 to qualify for free Part A. The data is passed 
to the HI master record, the Enrollment Data Base (EDB). An HI record 
showing appropriate entitlement is established and if applicable, a 
Medicare card is issued. Frequency: Other (one time only); Affected 
Public: Individuals or Households, Federal Government, and State, 
Local, or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 4,300; Total Annual 
Responses: 4,300; Total Annual Hours: 731.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement 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 and phone number, 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 
designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 30, 2001.
John P. Burke, III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services, 
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-3972 Filed 2-15-01; 8:45 am]
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