Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 107 / Friday, June 2, 2000 / Notices 35379

Purchased by the Consumer (i.e., How Long

They Are Likely to Remain in the Channels

of Trade), October 26, 1999.

4. National Food Processors Association,

Letter to FDA Estimating the Amount of Time

Processed Foods Are Likely to Remain in the

Channels of Trade, August 23, 1999.

Dated: May 26, 2000.

Margaret M. Dotzel,

Associate Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–13813 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–1965, HCFA–

2649, HCFA–5011A & HCFA–5011B]

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.

1. Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Request for

Hearing—Part B Medicare Claim and

Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR

405.821; Form No.: HCFA–1965 (0938–

0034); Use: Section 1869 of the Social

Security Act authorizes a hearing for

any individual who is dissatisfied with

any determination and amount of

benefit paid. This form is used so that

a party may request a hearing by a

Hearing Officer because the review

determination failed to satisfy the

appellant. Frequency: Annually,

Quarterly and Monthly; Affected Public:

Individual or households, and not-forprofit institutions; Number of

Respondents: 55,000; Total Annual

Responses: 55,000, Total Annual Hours:

9,167.

2. Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Request for

Reconsideration of Part A Insurance

Benefits and Supporting Regulations in

42 CFR 405.711; Form No.: HCFA–2649

(0938–0045); Use: Section 1869 of the

Social Security Act authorizes a hearing

for any individual who is dissatisfied

with the intermediary’s Part A

determination or the benefit amount

paid. This form is used by a party to

request a reconsideration of the initial

determination of benefits. Frequently:

Annually, quarterly and monthly;

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, and not-for-profit

institutions; Number of Respondents:

62,000; Total Annual Responses:

62,000; Total Annual Hours: 15,500.

3. Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Request for Part

A Medicare Hearing by an

Administrative Law Judge and

Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 498

Subpart D and E; Form No.: HCFA–

5011A–U6 (0938–0486); Use: Section

1869 of the Social Security Act

authorizes a hearing for any individual

who is dissatisfied with the

intermediary’s Part A determination or

the amount paid. This form is used by

the beneficiary or other qualified

appellant to request a hearing by an

Administrative Law Judge is the

reconsideration determination fails to

satisfy the appellant. Frequency:

Annually, Quarterly and Monthly;

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, and not-for-profit

institutions; Number of Respondents:

10,000; Total Annual Responses:

10,000; Total Annual Hours: 2,500.

4. Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Tital of

Information Collection: Request for Part

B Medicare Hearing by an

Administrative Law Judge and

Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 498

Subpart D and E; Form No.: HCFA–

5011B–U6 (0938-0567); Use: Section

1869 of the Social Security Act

authorizes a hearing for any individual

who is dissatisfied with the carrier’s

Part B determination or the amount

paid. This form is used by the

beneficiary or other qualified appellant

to request a hearing by an

Administrative Law Judge if the hearing

officer’s decision fail’s to satisfy the

appellant. Frequency: Annually,

quarterly and monthly; Affected Public:

Individuals or households, and not-forprofit institutions; Number of

Respondents: 10,000; Total Annual

Responses: 10,000; Total Annual

Responses: 10,000; Total Annual Hours:

2,500.

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

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 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, Room N2–

14–26, 7500 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: May 25, 2000.

John P. Burke, III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–13860 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–U

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request; Request for

Clearance To Conduct Voluntary

Customer Satisfaction Surveys

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

requirement of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

for opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

National Institute on Deafness and

Other Communication Disorders

(NIDCD), the National Institutes of

Health (NIH), will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects to be

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval.

Proposed Collection

Title: Request for Clearance to

Conduct Voluntary Customer

Satisfaction Surveys. Type of

Information Collection Request: NEW.