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of State Invoice and Prior Quarter

Adjustment Statement; Form No.:

HCFA–304 and 304a (OMB# 0938–

0676); Use: Section 1927 of the Social

Security Act requires drug labelers to

enter into and have in effect a rebate

agreement with HCFA for States to

receive funding for drugs dispensed to

Medicaid recipients; Frequency:

Quarterly; Affected Public: Business or

other-for-profit; Number of

Respondents: 551; Total Annual

Responses: 3,744; Total Annual Hours:

139,560.

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: October 11, 2000.

John P. Burke III,

Reports Clearance Officer, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–27524 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–1728–94,

HCFA–2540–96, 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.

1. Type of Information Collection

Request: Revision of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Home Health

Agency Cost Report and Supporting

Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24,

and 413.106; Form No.: HCFA–1728–94

(OMB 0938–0022); Use: Form HCFA–

1728–94 is the form used by HHAs

participating in the Medicare program.

This form reports the health care costs

used to determine the amount of

reimbursable costs for services rendered

to Medicare beneficiaries; Frequency:

Annually; Affected Public: Businesses

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit

institutions; Number of Respondents:

7,310; Total Annual Responses: 7,310;

Total Annual Hours: 1,293,870.

2. Type of Information Collection

Request: Revision of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Skilled Nursing

Facility Cost Report and Supporting

Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20 and

413.24; Form No.: HCFA–2540 (OMB

0938–0463); Use: Form HCFA–2540–96

is the form used by skilled nursing

facilities participating in the Medicare

program. This form reports the health

care costs used to determine the amount

of reimbursable costs for services

rendered to Medicare beneficiaries;

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:

Businesses or other for-profit; Not-forprofit institutions; Number of

Respondents: 15,700; Total Annual

Responses: 15,700; Total Annual Hours:

2,685,354.

3. Type of Information Collection

Request: Revision of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Hospital 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 reimbursable costs for

services rendered to Medicare

beneficiaries; Frequency: Annually;

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

Number of Respondents: 6,057; Total

Annual Responses: 6,057; Total Annual

Hours: 3,981,669.

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.

Because of the volume of paper in the

cost reporting chapters, please specify

whether you want just the portions we

are proposing to revise or the entire

chapter for the specific HCFA form

number.

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: October 13, 2000.

John P. Burke, III,

Reports Clearance Officer, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–27525 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–131]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Public Information

Collection Meeting to Discuss

Proposed Revisions

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration, DHHS.

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