[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 27151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12342]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-10041]


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: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Long Term Care Awareness Project; Form No.: 
HCFA-10041 (OMB# 0938-NEW); Use: HCFA needs to collect data to pilot 
test a national campaign to educate current and future Medicare 
beneficiaries and their families about long term health care needs, as 
requested in the Clinton Fiscal Year 2000 Budget, to design and 
implement a nationwide campaign. Respondents will be from two groups: 
55-70 year-olds and 18-64 years old persons with disability; Frequency: 
Quarterly; Affected Public: Individuals or households; Number of 
Respondents: 7,800; Total Annual Responses: 3,900; Total Annual Hours: 
800.
    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: Julie Brown, Attn. 10041, Room N2-14-
26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.


    Dated: May 8, 2001.
Julie Brown,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Security and Standards Group, 
Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 01-12342 Filed 5-15-01; 8:45 am]
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