[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 14906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6251]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-372]


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 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: Annual Report on Home and 
Community Based Services Waivers and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 
440.181 and 441.300-.305;
    Form No.: HCFA-372 (OMB# 0938-0272);
    Use: States request waivers in order for beneficiaries to have the 
option of receiving hospital services in their homes. States with an 
approved waiver under section 1915(c) of the Act are required to submit 
the HCFA-372 or HCFA-372(S) annually in order for HCFA to: (1) Verify 
that State assurances regarding waiver cost-neutrality are met, and (2) 
determine the waiver's impact on the type, amount and cost of services 
provided under the State plan and health and welfare of recipients;
    Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: State, local or tribal 
government;
    Number of Respondents: 50;
    Total Annual Responses: 243;
    Total Annual Hours: 18,225.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, 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, Information Technology Investment Management 
Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards, Attention: Julie Brown, 
Attn: HCFA 372, Room N2-14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: February 27, 2001.
 John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA 
Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-6251 Filed 3-13-01; 8:45 am]
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