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collections referenced below. In

compliance with the requirement of

section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, we have

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) the following

requirements for emergency review. We

are requesting an emergency review

because the collection of this

information is needed before the

expiration of the normal time limits

under OMB’s regulations at 5 CFR, part

1320. This is necessary to ensure

compliance with section 204 of the

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Act

of 1999. We cannot reasonably comply

with the normal clearance procedures

because the law becomes effective on

October 2, 2000, at which time we must

award grants. Prior to that time, we

must publish a notice in the Federal

Register soliciting applications and

have sufficient time to review all

applications adequately. Delay of this

approval will also result in public harm,

as the awarding of grants will be

delayed, thus delaying the ability to

prevent physically and mentally

impaired workers from becoming

disabled because of not being eligible

for Medicaid.

HCFA is requesting OMB review and

approval of this collection by June 13,

2000, with a 180-day approval period.

Written comments and

recommendations will be accepted from

the public if received by the individuals

designated below by June 12, 2000.

During this 180-day period, we will

publish a separate Federal Register

notice announcing the initiation of an

extensive 60-day agency review and

public comment period on these

requirements. We will submit the

requirements for OMB review and an

extension of this emergency approval.

Type of Information Request: New

collection; Title of Information

Collection: TWWIIA Demonstration to

Maintain Independence and

Employment; HCFA Form Number:

HCFA–10006 (OMB approval #: 0938–

NEW); Use: Section 204 of the Ticket to

Work and Work Incentives Act provides

for the establishment of grants for states

that develop and implement

demonstration programs designed to

support working people with physical

or mental impairments that without

medical assistance will result in

disability. State agencies will be

applying for these grants; Frequency:

Annually; Affected Public: State, local

or tribal government; Number of

Respondents: 56; Total Annual

Responses: 56; Total Annual Burden

Hours: 5,600.

We have submitted a copy of this

notice to OMB for its review of these

information collections. A notice will be

published in the Federal Register when

approval is obtained.

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.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding the burden or any

other aspect of these collections of

information requirements. However, as

noted above, comments on these

information collection and

recordkeeping requirements must be

mailed and/or faxed to the designees

referenced below, by June 12, 2000.

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group,

Division of HCFA Enterprise

Standards, Room N2–14–26, 7500

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850. Fax Number: (410) 786–

0262 Attn: Julie Brown HCFA–10006

and,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC

20503, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974

Attn.: Allison Herron Eydt, HCFA

Desk Officer.

Dated: May 31, 2000.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA,

Office of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

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BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[HCFA–1138–N]

Medicare Program; Town Hall Meeting

To Discuss the Documentation

Guidelines for Evaluation and

Management Services—June 22, 2000

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a town

hall meeting to discuss the current

status of our work on revising the

documentation guidelines for evaluation

and management (E/M) services. The

documentation guidelines provide the

health care community with

information regarding the proper use of

E/M Current Procedural Terminology

(CPT) codes. This meeting will present

the results of our efforts to simplify the

guidelines, reduce the burden on

physicians, and foster consistent and

fair medical review.

Since receiving recommendations for

revising the existing guidelines from the

American Medical Association (AMA)

CPT Editorial Panel in June 1999, we

have performed a technical assessment

of those recommendations, reviewed

other proposals for revising the

guidelines, and started to plan a study

of proposed revisions to the

documentation guidelines. The purpose

of this meeting is to inform the public

about the current status of these

activities and to reaffirm our

commitment to work with physicians to

improve the service they receive from

the Medicare program. The meeting is

open to the public, but attendance is

limited to the space available.

DATES: The Meeting: June 22, 2000 from

9 a.m. until 1 p.m., E.D.T.

Registration: Persons wishing to

attend the meeting must register by June

21, 2000.

Special Accommodations: Persons

attending the meeting who are hearing

impaired and require sign language

interpretation, or have a condition that

requires other special assistance or

accommodations, should notify Ms.

Martha Dixon by June 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the auditorium of the Health Care

Financing Administration, 7500

Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Bernice Harper, (202) 690–7899, for

general questions about the meeting.

Ms. Martha Dixon, (202) 358–1420, for

questions regarding registration or

special accommodations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Intent of the Meeting

The intent of this meeting is to

provide an update to the public on

documentation guidelines for evaluation

and management services Current

Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes.

Although there will be a question and

answer period, there will be no time

scheduled for public presentations by

the attendees.

Agenda Topics

The following topics will be

addressed by members of our staff at the

meeting:

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• The history and current status of the

documentation guidelines.

• Our technical assessment of the June

1999 proposed AMA

recommendations.

• Other proposals for revising the

guidelines.

• The proposed study.

• The role of organized medicine and

practicing physicians in commenting

on the guidelines and the study.

• A proposed time line for eventual

implementation of new

documentation guidelines.

• New efforts to improve

responsiveness and service to

physicians.

Registration

If you wish to attend the meeting, you

must register in advance by sending a

fax to the attention of Ms. Martha Dixon,

Office of Professional Relations, at (202)

401–7438 by the date listed in the DATES

section of this notice. Your fax must

include your name, organization,

address, telephone number, and fax

number. Our receipt of your fax will

constitute confirmation of your

registration. If space at the meeting is no

longer available when your fax is

received, you will be notified by phone

that you are on an attendance waiting

list. If space should subsequently

become available, individuals on the

waiting list will be notified in turn.

Written materials will be provided at

the time of the meeting.

Authority: Section 1102 of the Social

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302).

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93.774, Medicare—

Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

Dated: June 1, 2000.

Nancy-Ann Min DeParle,

Administrator, Health Care Financing

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 4120–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of Health and

Human Services (HHS), Health Care

Financing Administration (HCFA).

ACTION: Notice To Delete Three Systems

of Records.

SUMMARY: The Health Care Financing

Administration is deleting three systems

of records from its inventory subject to

the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a),

as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The deletions will be

effective on June 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The public should address

comments to: Director, Division of Data

Liaison and Distribution, HCFA, Room

N2–04–27, 7500 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. The

telephone number is (410) 786–3673.

Comments received will be available for

review at this location, by appointment,

during regular business hours, Monday

through Friday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,

eastern time zone.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

‘‘Medicare Enrollment Records Statistics

(MERS),’’ System No. 09–70–0006, was

established to study the characteristics

of persons enrolled in the Medicare

program and establish the basis for

Medicare services utilization rates. The

‘‘Health Insurance Enrollment Statistics

(HIES), General Enrollment Period,’’

System No. 09–70–0007 was established

to contact persons eligible for Part B

benefits who had refused or withdrawn

coverage of these benefits, for purposes

of re-enrollment for Part B coverage and

to evaluate results of such contacts. The

‘‘Medicare Beneficiary Correspondence

Files (MBC),’’ System No. 09–70–0509

was established to maintain and track

correspondence in a HCFA component

that no longer exist. All of these systems

are being deleted from HCFA’s

inventory because they are no longer

used. Retention and destruction of the

data contained in these systems has

been in accordance with the retention

and disposal schedules listed in the

system notice.

Deletions

No. 09–70–0006 ‘‘Medicare

Enrollment Records Statistics (MERS),’’

HHS/HCFA/BDMS;

No. 09–70–0007 ‘‘Health Insurance

Enrollment Statistics (HIES), General

Enrollment Period,’’ HHS/HCFA/BDMS.

No. 09–70–0509 ‘‘Medicare

Beneficiary Correspondence Files

(MBC),’’ HHS/HCFA/BPO;

Dated: May 26, 2000.

Nancy-Ann Min DeParle,

Administrator, Health Care Financing

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 4120–03–U

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection:

Comment Request

In compliance with the requirement

for opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects

(section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United

States Code, as amended by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13), the Health Resources and

Services Administration (HRSA)

publishes periodic summaries of

proposed projects being developed for

submission to OMB under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To

request more information on the

proposed project or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and draft

instruments, call the HRSA Reports

Clearance Officer on (301) 443–1129.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: Drug Pricing Program

Reporting Requirements (OMB No.

0915–0176)

Extension—Section 602 of Public Law

102–585, the Veterans Health Care Act

of 1992, enacted section 340B of the

Public Health Service Act (PHS Act),

‘‘Limitation on Prices of Drugs

Purchased by Covered Entities.’’ Section

340B provides that a manufacturer who

sells covered outpatient drugs to eligible

entities must sign a pharmaceutical

pricing agreement with the Secretary of

Health and Human Services in which

the manufacturer agrees to charge a

price for covered outpatient drugs that

will not exceed an amount determined

under a statutory formula.

Covered entities which choose to

participate in the section 340B drug

discount program must comply with the

requirements of section 340B(a)(5) of the

PHS Act. Section 340B(a)(5)(A)

prohibits a covered entity from

accepting a discount for a drug that

would also generate a Medicaid rebate.