[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11034-11035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4256]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-9044]


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

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(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: Provider 
Reimbursement Manual, Part 1--Chapter 27, Section 2721, 2722 and 2725, 
Request for Exception to ESRD Composite Rates and Supporting 
Regulations in 42 CFR 413.170 and 413.184; Form No.: HCFA-9044 (OMB# 
0938-0296); Use: Sections 2721, 2722 and 2525 of the Provider 
Reimbursement Manual describe the information ESRD facilities must 
submit in justifying an exception request to their composite rate for 
outpatient dialysis services.; Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: 
Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions and Federal 
Government; Number of Respondents: 291; Total Annual Responses: 291; 
Total Annual Hours: 14,000.
    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 25, 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. 01-4256 Filed 2-20-01; 8:45 am]
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