[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18781-18782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8909]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-118]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
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: Peer Review 
Organization Contracts: Solicitation of Statements of Interest from In-
State Organizations, General Notice and Supporting Regulations in 42 
CFR 475; Form No.: HCFA-R-118 (OMB #0938-0526); Use: This notice is a 
solicitation of sources sought for the procurement of medical review 
services. The information is require for potential contractors to 
demonstrate that they meet the statutory requirements as Peer Review 
Organizations. Compliance with these requirements is voluntary.; 
Frequency: As needed; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; 
Number of Respondents: 53; Total Annual Responses: 53; Total Annual 
Hours: 1 hour.
    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.

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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, Security and Standards 
Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards, Attention: Melissa 
Musotto, Room N2-14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 
21244-1850.

    Dated: April 4, 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. 01-8909 Filed 4-10-01; 8:45 am]
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