35652 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 108 / Monday, June 5, 2000 / Notices

This estimate is based on the number

of certificates received in 1999.

Dated: May 26, 2000.

William K. Hubbard,

Senior Associate Commissioner for Policy,

Planning, and Legislation.

[FR Doc. 00–13890 Filed 6–2–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–2552–96]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

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: Revision of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Hospital and

Health Care Complex Cost Report and

supporting Regulations in 42 CFR

413.20 and 413.24; Form No.: HCFA–

2552–96 (OMB 0938–0050); Use: Form

HCFA–2552–96 is the form used by

hospitals participating in the Medicare

program. This form reports the health

care costs used to determine the amount

of services rendered to Medicare

beneficiaries; Frequency: Annually;

Affected Public: Businesses or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions;

Number of Respondents: 7,000; Total

Annual Responses: 7,000; Total Annual

Hours: 4,629,000.

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: Julie Brown, Room N2–14–

26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: May 25, 2000.

John P. Burke III,

Reports Clearance Officer, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–13981 Filed 6–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P ]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–0294]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

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; Title of Information

Collection: Hospital Condition of

Participation; Identification of Potential

Organ, Tissue, and Eye Donors and

Transplant Hospitals’ Provision of

Transplant-Related Data and Supporting

Regulations at 42 CFR 482.45; Form No.:

HCFA–R–0294 (OMB# 0938-NEW); Use:

Hospitals must document that they have

protocols for referral of organ, tissue,

and eye donors and that they have

contacted the organ procurement

organization and (in some cases) the

tissue bank and/or eye bank about every

death or imminent death so that

surveyors can verify that the hospital is

in compliance with the Medicare/

Medicaid conditions of participation for

hospitals; Frequency: On occasion;

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions;

Number of Respondents: 6,100; Total

Annual Responses: 1,491,700; Total

Annual Hours: 146,070.

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: Julie Brown, Room N2–14–

26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: May 25, 2000.

John P. Burke III,

Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of

Information Services, Security and Standards

Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise

Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–13982 Filed 6–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–1728–94]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

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