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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: Part B Advance

Beneficiary Notice and Supporting

Regulations in 42 CFR 411.404 and

411.408; Form No.: HCFA–R–131

(OMB#0938–0566); Use: Part B

suppliers, physicians, and practitioners

who accept assignment and Part A

providers furnishing Part B services—

these entities may bill a patient for

services denied by Medicare as not

reasonable and necessary under

Medicare program standards if they

have informed the patient, before

furnishing the services, that Medicare

was likely to deny Part B payment for

the services; nonparticipating

physicians when they do not accept

assignment—these physicians may bill a

patient for physician services denied by

Medicare as not reasonable and

necessary under Medicare program

standards if they have informed the

patient, before furnishing the services,

that Medicare was likely to deny Part B

payment for the services and the

patient, after being so informed, agreed

to pay for the services; suppliers

furnishing Part B durable medical

equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and

supplies (DMEPOS), whether or not

they accept assignment—these suppliers

may bill a patient for DMEPOS items

and services denied by Medicare: (1) As

not reasonable and necessary under

Medicare program standards, (2)

because the supplier made an

unsolicited telephone contact, (3)

because the supplier failed to obtain a

supplier number, or (4) because the

supplier failed to obtain an advance

determination of coverage, if they have

informed the patient, before furnishing

the items and/or services, that Medicare

was likely to deny Part B payment for

the items and/or services and the

patient, after being so informed, agreed

to pay for the services; Frequency: On

occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Number of Respondents:

980,742; Total Annual Responses:

18,823,150; Total Annual Hours:

2,352,894.

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,

telephone 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.

In addition, HCFA will hold a public

meeting to permit interested parties an

opportunity to give their views on the

content and distribution of the Part B

Advance Beneficiary Notices.

Representatives of providers and

suppliers furnishing Part B services,

health care consumer advocacy groups,

and other members of the public who

wish to participate in the public

meeting are asked to notify HCFA, in

advance, of their interest in attending.

At this meeting, HCFA will solicit

comments on the issues listed in the

first paragraph of this notice.

The public meeting will be held on

Tuesday, November 28, 2000, from 11

a.m. to 4 p.m., EST in the Multipurpose

Room (capacity: 100 persons) of the

Health Care Financing Administration,

7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore MD

21244. Interested parties should provide

notification of their planned attendance

to Raymond Boyd either by telephone

(410–786–4544), fax (410–786–4047), or

e-mail (rboyd@HCFA.gov), no later than

3 p.m., Friday, November 22, 2000.

Dated: October 13, 2000.

John P. Burke, III,

Reports Clearance Officer, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–0315]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

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

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: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Collection of

Data on Physician Encounters from

Medicare + Choice Organizations; HCFA

Form Number: HCFA–R–0315 (OMB#

0938–0805); Use: HCFA requires

physician encounter data from Medicare

+ Choice organizations to develop and

implement a risk adjustment payment

methodology as required by the

Balanced Budget Act of 1997;

Frequency: Monthly; Affected Public:

Business or other for-profit, Not-forprofit institutions; Number of

Respondents: 300; Total Annual

Responses: 75.6 million; Total Annual

Hours: 938,700.

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,

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.

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Dated: October 17, 2000.

John P. Burke III,

Reports Clearance Officer, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–27527 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–10019]

Emergency Clearance: Public

Information Collection Requirements

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB)

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.

We are, however, requesting an

emergency review of the information

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 1847 of the

Social Security Act. We cannot

reasonably comply with the normal

clearance procedures because public

harm would result. In order to

determine the best way to let competitve

bids to the most efficient/effective

bidder and as soon as possible, we must

conduct the demonstration on as recent

data as possible; we also need the data

as soon as possible in order to include

our findings in a report to Congress in

January 2002.

HCFA is requesting OMB review and

approval of this collection by November

21, 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 November 21,

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: Durable Medical Equipment

and Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies

(DMEPOS) Supplier Survey; HCFA

Form Number: HCFA–10019 (OMB

approval #: 0938–NEW); Use: This

survey is necessary to collect access,

quality, and financial performance

information from suppliers of durable

medical equipment (hospital beds,

oxygen, urologic supplies, enteral

nutrition, or wound care). The

information will be presented to HCFA

and to Congress, who will use the

results to determine whether the

demonstration should be extended to

other sites; Frequency: Once; Affected

Public: Business or other for-profit;

Number of Respondents: 340; Total

Annual Responses: 340; Total Annual

Burden Hours: 620.

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 November 20,

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 10019

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 or (202) 395–5167. Attn: Wendy

Taylor, HCFA Desk Officer.

Dated: October 21, 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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pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

Public Health Service; Notice of Listing

of Members of the Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Services

Administration’s Senior Executive

Service Performance Review Board

(PRB)

The Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration

(SAMHSA) announces the persons who

will serve on the Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services

Administration’s Performance Review

Board. This action is being taken in

accordance with Title 5, U.S.C., section

4314(c)(4), which requires that members

of performance review boards be

appointed in a manner to ensure

consistency, stability, and objectivity in

performance appraisals, and requires

that notice of the appointment of an

individual to serve as a member be

published in the Federal Register.

The following persons will serve on

the SAMHSA Performance Review

Board, which oversees the evaluation of

performance appraisals of SAMHSA’s

Senior Executive Service (SES)

members: Joseph Autry, M.D.,

Chairperson; H. Westley Clark, M.D.,

J.D., M.P.H; Ruth Sanchez-Way, Ph.D.;

Randolph Wykoff, M.D., M.P.H., T.M.

For further information about the

SAMHSA Performance Review Board,

contact the Division of Human

Resources Management, Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration, 5600 Fishers Land,

Room 14 C–24, Rockville, Maryland