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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: New; Title of Information

Collection: Medicare Beneficiary

Customer Service Survey; Form No.:

HCFA–10022 (OMB# 0938–XXXX); Use:

The survey will attempt to obtain

information regarding beneficiary

expectations of customer service from

Medicare; Frequency: Other: Once;

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Number of Respondents:

1,500; Total Annual Responses: 1,500;

Total Annual Hours: 500.

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: November 9, 2000.

John P. Burke, III,

Reports Clearance Officer, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–29786 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–53]

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: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Imposition of

Cost Sharing Charges Under Medicaid

and Supporting Regulations contained

in 42 CFR 447.53; Form No.: HCFA–R–

53 (OMB# 0938–0429); Use: The

information collection requirements

contained in 42 CFR 447.53 require the

States to include in their Medicaid State

Plan their cost sharing provisions for the

medically and categorically needy. The

State Plan is the method in which States

inform staff of State policies, standards,

procedures and instructions; Frequency:

On occasion; Affected Public: State,

Local or Tribal Government; Number of

Respondents: 54; Total Annual

Responses: 54; Total Annual Hours:

2,700.

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

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,

Information Technology Investment

Management Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards, Attention: Julie

Brown, Room N2–14–26, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–

1850.

Dated: November 9, 2000.

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. 00–29787 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–0255]

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: New collection; Title of

Information Collection: Suggestion

Program on Methods to Improve

Medicare Efficiency and Supporting

Regulations in 42 CFR 420.410; Form

No.: HCFA–R–0255 (OMB# 0938–new);

Use: HCFA is implementing regulations

as a means of (1) encouraging the

submission of suggestions for improving

the Medicare program and (2) rewarding

those who make suggestions when

HCFA deems that it is appropriate and

when a reward is not otherwise

prohibited by law; Frequency: On

occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or

Households, Business or other for-profit,

Not-for-profit institutions; Number of

Respondents: 150; Total Annual

Responses: 150; Total Annual Hours:

50.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement and any related forms for the