Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 243 / Thursday, December 18, 1997 / Notices 66375

identified with the name of the device

and the docket number found in

brackets in the heading of this

document. Received petitions may be

seen in the office above between 9 a.m.

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

This notice is issued under the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(secs. 515(d), 520(h) (21 U.S.C. 360e(d),

360j(h))) and under authority delegated

to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs

(21 CFR 5.10) and redelegated to the

Director, Center for Devices and

Radiological Health (21 CFR 5.53).

Dated: October 31, 1997.

Joseph A. Levitt,

Deputy Director for Regulations Policy, Center

for Devices and Radiological Health.

[FR Doc. 97–32968 Filed 12–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–265]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

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, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

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: Reinstatement without change

of a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; Title of

Information Collection: Independent

Renal Dialysis Facility Cost Report Form

and Supporting Regulations 42 CFR

413.198, 413.20; Form No.: HCFA–265;

Use: The Medicare Independent Renal

Dialysis Facility Cost Report provides

for determinations and allocation of

costs to the components of the Renal

Dialysis facility in order to establish a

proper basis for Medicare payment.

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:

Business or other for profit; Number of

Respondents: 2,472; Total Annual

Responses: 2,472; Total Annual Hours:

484,512.

2. Type of Information Collection

Request: New Collection; Title of

Information Collection: Evaluation of

the Oregon Medicaid Reform

Demonstration: Phase II Adult

Interview, Phase II Child Interview,

Survey of Agency Providers; Form No.:

HCFA–R–221; Use: These survey

instruments will be used to evaluate the

Oregon Medicaid Reform

Demonstration. The Phase II Adult and

Phase II Child interviews are designed

to collect information on health status,

access to care and past health insurance

status for adults and children

participating in Phase II of the Oregon

Health Plan (OHP). The survey of

Agency providers is designed to collect

information on the experience under

OHP of agencies that traditionally treat

disabled and elderly Medicaid

beneficiaries. Frequency: One Time;

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households, Business or other for-profit,

Not-for-profit institutions, and State,

Local or Tribal Governments; Number of

Respondents: 4,150; Total Annual

Responses: 4,150; Total Annual Hours:

1,730.

3. Type of Information Collection

Request: Reinstatement, without change,

of a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; Title of

Information Collection: Health

Maintenance Organizations &

Competitive Medical Plans National

Data Reporting Requirements and

Supporting Regulations 42 CFR 417.100,

.940, .126, .478, .162; Form No.: HCFA–

906; Use: This form captures

information which governs qualification

of new Health Maintenance

Organizations (HMOs) and the

eligibility of Competitive Medical Plans

(CMPs), employer compliance, recovery

of Federal loan and loan guarantees,

financial disclosure, and continuing

regulation of qualified HMOs and CMPs

which provide health care services to

beneficiaries for a fixed fee which is

paid on a periodic basis. Frequency:

Other; Annually, Quarterly; Affected

Public: Federal Government, Business or

other for-profit, Not-for-profit

institutions, State, local or Tribal

Government; Number of Respondents:

313; Total Annual Responses: 953; Total

Annual Hours: 3,130.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement for the proposed paperwork

collections referenced above, or any

related forms, 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 60 days of this notice directly to

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: John

Rudolph, Room C2–26–17, 7500

Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Dated: December 11, 1997.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of

HCFA Enterprise Standards, Health Care

Financing Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–33064 Filed 12–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

Document Identifier: HCFA–179

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: Transmittal and

Notice of Approval of State Plan

Material and Supporting Regulations in

42 CFR 430.10–430.20 and 440.167;

Form No.: HCFA–179 (OMB #0938–