[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 19789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9436]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-339]


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: Medicare Provider 
Cost Report Reimbursement Questionnaire and Supporting Regulations in 
42 CFR 413.20, 413.24, 415.50, 415.55, 415.60, 415.70, 415.150, 
415.152, 415.160, and 415.162; Form No.: HCFA-339 (OMB# 0938-0301); 
Use: The Medicare Provider Cost Report Reimbursement Questionnaire must 
be completed by all providers to assist in preparing an acceptable cost 
report, to ensure proper Medicare reimbursement, and to minimize 
subsequent contact between the provider and its fiscal intermediary. It 
is designed to answer pertinent questions about key reimbursement 
concepts found in the cost report and to gather information necessary 
to support certain financial and statistical entries on the cost 
report. In addition, it provides an audit trail for the fiscal 
intermediary.; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Business or other 
for-profit, not-for-profit institutions, and State, local and tribal 
government; Number of Respondents: 33,144; Total Annual Responses: 
33,144; Total Annual Hours: 1,342,332.
    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. 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: Dawn Willinghan, HCFA-339, 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. 01-9436 Filed 4-16-01; 8:45 am]
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