66 FR 144 pg. 39051 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 144Page: 39051
Docket number: [Document Identifier: HCFA-10014]
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-18661 Filed 7-25-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Health Care Financing Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-10014]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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, has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following proposal for the collection of information. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the 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 Previously Approved Collection; Title of Information Collection: Informatics, Telemedicine, and Education Demonstration Project; Form No.: HCFA-10014 (OMB# 0938-0806); Use: Section 4207 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 mandated HCFA to conduct a demonstration project to evaluate the effectiveness of advanced computer and telecommunications technology ("telemedicine") to manage the care of people with diabetes; Frequency: Semi-annually; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and Individuals or Households; Number of Respondents: 5,550; Total Annual Responses: 10,043; Total Annual Hours: 19,999.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement 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 and phone number, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, 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 designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: July 13, 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. 01-18661 Filed 7-25-01; 8:45 am]
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