[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 20316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9779]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-10019]


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

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration.
    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: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Durable Medical Equipment and Prosthetics, 
Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Supplier survey; Form No.: HCFA-10019 
(OMB# 0938-NEW); Use: This survey is necessary to collect access, 
quality, and financial performance information from suppliers of 
durable medical equipment. These key elements of the evaluation cannot 
be thoroughly evaluated without a supplier survey. The information will 
be presented to HCFA and to Congress, who will use the results to 
determine whether the demonstration should be extended to other sites; 
Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Number 
of Respondents: 340; Total Annual Responses: 340; Total Annual Hours: 
620.
    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 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Wendy Taylor, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    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. 01-9779 Filed 4-19-01; 8:45 am]
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