[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63551-63552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31316]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-52]


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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Conditions for 
Coverage of Suppliers of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Services and 
Supporting Regulations Contained in 42 CFR 405.2100-.2171; Document 
No.: HCFA-R-52 (OMB#0938-0386); Use: These conditions of coverage are 
needed to ensure proper distribution and effective utilization of ESRD 
treatment sources. In addition, the conditions maintain and improve the 
efficient delivery of care by physicians and dialysis facilities.; 
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, and 
Federal Government; Number of Respondents: 2,976; Total Annual 
Responses: 2,976; Total Annual Hours: 100,937.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, E-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and HCFA 
document identifier to P<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cfaebfaabdb8a0bda48fa7aca9aee1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0564756077726a776e456d6663642b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>, 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

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the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the following 
address: HCFA, Office of Information Services, Information Technology 
Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards, 
Attention: Louis Blank, Room C2-26-17 7500 Security Boulevard, 
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: November 19, 1997.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services, 
Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA 
Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-31316 Filed 11-28-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4120-03-P


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