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form will request the following

information of each applicant: (1)

Manufacturing site legal business name;

(2) Address; (3) Phone number; (4) FAX

number; (5) Type of application; (6)

FDA registration number; and (7) Date

and signature.

The information on the form will be

used to issue medicated feed mill

licenses. The information requested on

the form is specifically mandated by the

ADAA, except for the telephone and fax

numbers. These numbers are needed so

that FDA can contact the firm quickly

when necessary. The additional burden

of supplying this information is

minimal. The likely respondents are

feed manufacturing facilities.

FDA intends as soon as possible to

issue a proposed rule that incorporates

the statutory feed mill licensing

provisions. FDA does not anticipate that

the proposed collection of information

set forth in the proposed rule will differ

from the proposed collection of

information set forth above.

FDA estimates the burden of this

collection of information as follows:

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN: FIRST YEAR

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act No. of

Respondents

Annual

Frequency per

Response

Total Annual

Responses

Hours per

Response Total Hours

512(m)(1) 2,000 1 2,000 0.25 500

There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN: EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act No. of

Respondents

Annual

Frequency per

Response

Total Annual

Responses

Hours per

Response Total Hours

512(m)(1) 100 1 100 0.25 25

There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

FDA estimates 2,000 respondents

within the first year based on the

number of current MFA holders

(approximately 2,000). Furthermore,

FDA estimates 100 respondents for each

succeeding year based on the average

number of new firms that began to

manufacture medicated feed in past

years.

Dated: March 25, 1997.

William B. Schultz,

Deputy Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 97–8047 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

Health Care Financing Administration

[ORD–097–N]

New and Pending Demonstration

Project Proposals Submitted Pursuant

to Section 1115(a) of the Social

Security Act: January 1997 and

Supplement to December 1996 Listing

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice identifies

proposals that were submitted under the

authority of section 1115 of the Social

Security Act during the month of

January 1997. No proposals were

approved, disapproved, or withdrawn

during this time period. The notice also

identifies pending proposals for the

month of January 1997. In addition, it

also identifies an additional proposal

received in December 1996 that we

inadvertently omitted in the December

listing. (This notice can be accessed on

the Internet at HTTP://

WWW.HCFA.GOV/ORD/

ORDHP1.HTML.)

COMMENTS: We will accept written

comments on these proposals. We will,

if feasible, acknowledge receipt of all

comments, but we will not provide

written responses to comments. We

will, however, neither approve nor

disapprove any new proposal for at least

30 days after the date of this notice to

allow time to receive and consider

comments. Direct comments as

indicated below.

ADDRESSES: Mail correspondence to:

Susan Anderson, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Health Care Financing

Administration, Mail Stop C3–11–07,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Anderson, (410) 786–3996.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Under section 1115 of the Social

Security Act (the Act), the Department

of Health and Human Services (HHS)

may consider and approve research and

demonstration proposals with a broad

range of policy objectives. These

demonstrations can lead to

improvements in achieving the

purposes of the Act.

In exercising her discretionary

authority, the Secretary has developed a

number of policies and procedures for

reviewing proposals. On September 27,

1994, we published a notice in the

Federal Register (59 FR 49249) that

specified (1) the principles that we

ordinarily will consider when

approving or disapproving

demonstration projects under the

authority in section 1115(a) of the Act;

(2) the procedures we expect States to

use in involving the public in the

development of proposed demonstration

projects under section 1115; and (3) the

procedures we ordinarily will follow in

reviewing demonstration proposals. We

are committed to a thorough and

expeditious review of State requests to

conduct such demonstrations.

As part of our procedures, we publish

a notice in the Federal Register with a

monthly listing of all new submissions,

pending proposals, approvals,

disapprovals, and withdrawn proposals.

Proposals submitted in response to a

grant solicitation or other competitive

process are reported as received during

the month that such grant or bid is

awarded, so as to prevent interference

with the awards process.

II. Supplement to December 1996

Listing of New Proposals

In the December 1996 listing

published in the Federal Register (62

FR 8451), under Section II. Other

Section 1115 Demonstration Proposals,

we inadvertently omitted the following

new proposal:
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Demonstration Title/State: South

Dakota Quality Initiative—South

Dakota.

Description: The South Dakota

Quality Initiative project is designed to

test the effectiveness and efficiency of

replacing the existing mandated nursing

home survey and certification process

under the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act 1987 with a new

system for quality measurement and

improvement for nursing facilities

participating in Medicare and Medicaid.

Participation by nursing facilities will

be voluntary.

Date Received: December 12, 1996.

State Contact: Joan Bachman,

Administrator, Office of Health Care

Facilities Licensure and Certification,

South Dakota Department of Health, 615

East 4th Street, C/O 500 East Capitol

Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501,

(605) 773–3356.

Federal Project Officer: Kay

Lewandowski, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstration, Mail Stop C3–21–06,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

III. Listing of New, Pending, Approved,

Disapproved, and Withdrawn

Proposals for the Month of January

1997

A. Comprehensive Health Reform Care

Programs

1. New Proposals

No new proposals were received

during the month of January.

2. Pending Proposals

Demonstration Title/State: Arizona

Health Care Cost Containment System

(AHCCCS)—Arizona.

Description: Arizona proposes to

expand eligibility under its current

section 1115 AHCCCS program to

individuals with incomes up to 100

percent of the Federal poverty level.

Date Received: March 17, 1995.

State Contact: Jack Kelly, Arizona

Health Care Cost Containment System,

801 East Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ 85034,

(602) 417–4680.

Federal Project Officer: Joan Peterson,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Research and Demonstrations,

Mail Stop C3–18–26, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: The

Georgia Behavioral Health Plan—

Georgia.

Description: Georgia proposes to

provide behavioral health services

under a managed care system through a

section 1115 demonstration. The plan

would be implemented by regional

boards that would contract with third

party administrators to develop a

network of behavioral health providers.

The currently eligible Medicaid

population would be enrolled in the

program and would have access to a full

range of behavioral health services.

Once the program realizes savings, the

State proposes to expand coverage to

individuals who are not otherwise

eligible for Medicaid.

Date Received: September 1, 1995.

State Contact: Margaret Taylor,

Coordinator for Strategic Planning,

Department of Medical Assistance, 1

Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 27–100,

Atlanta, GA 30303–3159, (404) 657–

2012.

Federal Project Officer: Nancy

Goetschius, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–18–26,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State:

Community Care of Kansas—Kansas.

Description: Kansas proposes to

implement a ‘‘managed cooperation

demonstration project’’ in four

predominantly rural counties, and to

assess the success of a non-competitive

managed care model in rural areas. The

demonstration would enroll persons

currently eligible in the Aid to Families

with Dependent Children (AFDC) and

AFDC-related eligibility categories, and

expand Medicaid eligibility to children

ages 5 and under with family incomes

up to 200 percent of the Federal poverty

level.

Date Received: March 23, 1995.

State Contact: Karl Hockenbarger,

Kansas Department of Social and

Rehabilitation Services, 915 Southwest

Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66612,

(913) 296–4719.

Federal Project Officer: Jane Forman,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Research and Demonstrations,

Mail Stop C3–21–04, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: Louisiana

Health Access—Louisiana.

Description: Louisiana proposes to

implement a fully capitated statewide

managed care program. A basic benefit

package and a behavioral health and

pharmacy wrap-around would be

administered through the managed care

plans. The State intends to expand

Medicaid eligibility to persons with

incomes up to 250 percent of the

Federal poverty level; those with

incomes above 133 percent of the

Federal poverty level would pay all or

a portion of premiums.

Date Received: January 3, 1995.

State Contact: Carolyn Maggio,

Executive Director, Bureau of Research

and Development, Louisiana

Department of Health and Hospitals,

P.O. Box 2870, Baton Rouge, LA 70821–

2871, (504) 342–2964.

Federal Project Officer: Alisa Adamo,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Research and Demonstrations,

Mail Stop C3–18–26, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: Missouri.

Description: Missouri proposes to

require Medicaid beneficiaries to enroll

in managed care delivery systems, and

extend Medicaid eligibility to persons

with incomes below 200 percent of the

Federal poverty level. As part of the

program, Missouri would create a fully

capitated managed care pilot program to

serve non-institutionalized persons with

permanent disabilities on a voluntary

basis.

Date Received: June 30, 1994.

State Contact: Jackie Jung, Division of

Medical Services, Missouri Department

of Social Services, P.O. Box 6500,

Jefferson City, MO 65102–6500, (314)

751–5178.

Federal Project Officer: Nancy

Goetschius, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–18–26,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State:

Community Care Systems—New

Hampshire.

Description: The State submitted a

revised proposal for ‘‘Community Care

Systems.’’ This system will provide

capitated, managed acute care services

not included in the health plan service

package. The State proposed to

implement this program in three phases:

Phase 1 will enroll AFDC and AFDCrelated children and families; Phase 2

will enroll the elderly population; and

Phase 3 will enroll disabled adults and

disabled children. The current waiver

request is for Phase 1 only.

Date Received: June 5, 1996.

State Contact: Terry Morton, Planning

and Policy Development, State of New

Hampshire, Department of Health and

Human Services, 6 Hazen Drive,

Concord, NH 03301–6505, (603) 271–

4688.

Federal Project Officer: Cindy Shirk,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Research and Demonstrations,

Office of State Health Reform

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–18–26,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: The

Partnership Plan—New York.

Description: New York proposes to

move most of the currently eligible

Medicaid population and Home Relief
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(General Assistance) populations from a

primarily fee-for-service system to a

managed care environment. The State

also proposes to establish special needs

plans to serve individuals with HIV/

AIDS and certain children with mental

illnesses.

Date Received: March 17, 1995.

State Contact: Ellen Anderson,

Deputy Commissioner, Division of

Health and Long Term Care, 40 North

Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12243, (518)

474–5737.

Federal Project Officer: Debbie Van

Hoven, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–18–26,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: State of

Texas Access Reform (STAR)—Texas.

Description: Texas is proposing a

section 1115 demonstration that will

restructure the Medicaid program using

competitive managed care principles. A

focal point of the proposal is to utilize

local governmental entities (referred to

as Intergovernmental Initiatives (IGIs))

and to make the IGI responsible for

designing and administering a managed

care system in its region. Approximately

876,636 new beneficiaries would be

served during the 5-year demonstration

in addition to the current Medicaid

population. Texas proposes to

implement the program in June 1996.

Date Received: September 6, 1995.

State Contact: Kay Ghahrermani, State

Medicaid Office, P. O. Box 13247,

Austin, TX 78711, (512) 424–6543.

Federal Project Officer: Alisa Adamo,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Research and Demonstrations,

Mail Stop C3–18–26, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: Section

1115 Demonstration Waiver for

Medicaid Expansion—Utah.

Description: Utah proposes to expand

eligibility for Medicaid to all

individuals with incomes up to 100

percent of the Federal poverty level

(subject to limited cost sharing) and to

enroll all Medicaid beneficiaries in

managed care plans. The State also

proposes to streamline eligibility and

administrative processes and to develop

a subsidized small employer health

insurance plan.

Date Received: July 5, 1995.

State Contact: Michael Deily, Acting

Division Director, Utah Department of

Health, Division of Health Care

Financing, 288 North 1460 West, P.O.

Box 142901, Salt Lake City, UT 84114–

2901, (801) 538–6406.

Federal Project Officer: Maria

Boulmetis, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–18–26,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: State of

Washington Medicaid Section 1115(a)

Waiver Request—Washington.

Description: Under ‘‘The State of

Washington Medicaid Section 1115(a)

Waiver Request,’’ the State is requesting

waivers of the 75/25 and lock-in

requirements. The State’s intent is for

the demonstration to subsume the

current 1915(b) Healthy Options

Program. The State is planning

innovations with encounter data,

Medicaid HEDIS, and quality measures

for the disabled population.

Date Received: October 2, 1996.

State Contact: Fred Fisher, Medical

Assistance Administration, Department

of Social and Health Services, P.O. Box

45500, Olympia, Washington 98504–

5500, (360) 586–6513.

Federal Project Officer: Nancy

Goetschius, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research &

Demonstration, Office of State Health

Reform Demonstrations. Mail Stop C3–

18–26, 7500 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.

3. Approved Conceptual Proposals

No conceptual proposals were

approved during the month of January.

4. Approved Proposals

No proposals were approved during

the month of January.

5. Disapproved Proposals

No proposals were disapproved

during the month of January.

6. Withdrawn Proposals

No proposals were withdrawn during

the month of January.

B. Other Section 1115 Demonstration

Proposals

1. New Proposals

The following proposal was received

during the month of January.

Demonstration Title/State: Minnesota

Long-Term Care Facility Waiver—

Minnesota.

Description: The State of Minnesota

has submitted a waiver application to

provide Medicare waivers to conduct a

demonstration related to the Medicare

skilled nursing facility (SNF) benefit.

This demonstration would involve: (1)

the elimination of the 3-day hospital

stay before Medicare pays for nursing

home stays; (2) a change in coverage

policy relating to respiratory therapy to

allow for Medicare reimbursement for

respiratory therapists in SNFs or in a

home; (3) elimination of the minimum

data set assessment for nursing home

residents expected to stay in nursing

facilities for fewer than 30 days; and (4)

a change in coverage policy relating to

waiving the requirements according to

which certified aides are authorized to

feed long-term care facility residents.

Date Received: January 6, 1997.

State Contact: Stephanie L. Schwartz,

Minnesota Department of Human

Services, 444 Lafayette North, St. Paul,

Minnesota 55155, (612) 297–7198.

Federal Project Officer: Sam Brown,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Research and Demonstrations,

Office of Beneficiary and Program, R&D,

Mail Stop C3–21–06, 75500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.

2. Pending Proposals

Demonstration Title/State:

Alternatives in Medicaid Home Care

Demonstration—Colorado.

Description: Colorado proposes to

conduct a pilot project that eliminates

the restriction on provision of Medicaid

home health services in locations other

than the beneficiary’s place of

residence. The proposal would also

permit nursing aides to perform

functions that historically have been

provided only by skilled nursing staff.

Medicaid beneficiaries participating in

the project will be adults (including

both frail elderly clients and younger

clients with disabilities) who can live

independently and self-direct their own

care. The project would provide for

delegation of specific functions from

nurses to certified nurses aides, pay

nurses for shorter supervision and

monitoring visits, and allow higher

payments to aides performing delegated

nursing tasks. Currently, home health

agency nursing and nurse aide services

are paid on a per visit basis. Each visit

is approximately 2–4 hours in duration,

and recipients must require skilled,

hands-on care.

Date Received: June 3, 1995.

State Contact: Dann Milne, Director,

Department of Health Care Policy and

Financing, 1575 Sherman Street,

Denver, CO 80203–1714, (303) 866–

5912.

Federal Project Officer: Phyllis Nagy,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Research and Demonstrations,

Mail Stop C3–21–06, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.

Demonstration/Title: Integrated Care

and Financing Project Demonstration—

Colorado.

Description: Colorado proposes to

conduct an Integrated Care and

Financing Project demonstration.

Specifically, the Colorado Department

of Health Care Policy and Financing

proposes to add institutional and
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community-based long-term care

services to a health maintenance

organization (HMO) and make the HMO

responsible for providing

comprehensive medical and supportive

services through one capitated rate. The

project would include all Medicaid

eligibility groups, including individuals

with dual eligibility.

Date Received: September 28, 1995.

State Contact: Dann Milne, Office of

Long-Term Care System Development,

State of Colorado Department of Health

Care Policy and Financing, 1575

Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203–

1714, (303) 866–5912.

Federal Project Officer: Melissa

McNiff, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–18–26,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: Georgia’s

Children’s Benefit Plan—Georgia.

Description: Georgia submitted a

section 1115 proposal entitled ‘‘Georgia

Children’s Benefit Plan’’ to provide

preventive and primary care services to

children ages 1 through 5 years living in

families with incomes between 133

percent and 185 percent of the Federal

poverty level. The duration of the

project is 5 years with proposed project

dates of July 1, 1995 to June 30, 2000.

Date Received: December 12, 1994.

State Contact: Jacquelyn Foster-Rice,

Georgia Department of Medical

Assistance, 2 Peachtree Street

Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30303–3159,

(404) 651–5785.

Federal Project Officer: Maria

Boulmetis, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–18–26,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: Family

Planning Services Section 1115 Waiver

Request—Michigan.

Description: Michigan seeks to extend

Medicaid eligibility for family planning

services to all women of childbearing

age with incomes at or below 185

percent of the Federal poverty level, and

to provide an additional benefit package

consisting of home visits, outreach

services to identify eligibility, and

reinforced support for utilization of

services. The duration of the project is

5 years.

Date Received: March 27, 1995.

State Contact: Gerald Miller, Director,

Department of Social Services, 235

South Grand Avenue, Lansing, MI

48909, (517) 335–5117.

Federal Project Officer: Suzanne

Rotwein, Ph.D., Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–24–07,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: Family

Planning Proposal—New Mexico.

Description: New Mexico proposes to

extend Medicaid eligibility for family

planning services to all women of

childbearing age with incomes at or

below 185 percent of the Federal

poverty level.

Date Received: November 1, 1994.

State Contact: Bruce Weydemeyer,

Director, Division of Medical

Assistance, P.O. Box 2348, Santa Fe,

NM 87504–2348, (505) 827–3106.

Federal Project Officer: Rosemarie

Hakim, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–24–07,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: Continuing

Care Networks (CCN) Demonstration—

Monroe County, New York.

Description: The CCN project is

designed to test the efficiency and

effectiveness of financing and delivery

systems which integrate primary, acute

and long term care services under

combined Medicare and Medicaid

capitation payments. Participants will

be both Medicare only, and dually

eligible Medicare/Medicaid

beneficiaries, who are 65 or older.

Enrollment will be voluntary for all

participants.

Date Received: July 1, 1996.

State Contact: C. Christopher Rush,

Assistant Bureau Director, Bureau of

Long Term Care, Division of Health and

Long Term Care, New York State

Department of Social Services, 40 North

Pearl Street, Albany, New York 12243–

0001, (518) 473–5507.

Federal Project Officer: Kay

Lewandowski, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–23–04,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State:

CHOICES—Citizenship, Health,

Opportunities, Interdependence,

Choices and Supports—Rhode Island.

Description: Rhode Island proposes to

consolidate all current State and Federal

funding streams for adults with

developmental disabilities under one

program using managed care/managed

competition.

Date Received: April 5, 1994.

State Contact: Susan Babin,

Department of Mental Health,

Retardation, and Hospitals, Division of

Developmental Disabilities, 600 New

London Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920,

(401) 464–3234.

Federal Project Officer: Melissa

McNiff, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–21–06,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: Family

Planning Services Eligibility

Requirements Waiver—South Carolina

Description: South Carolina proposes

to extend Medicaid coverage for family

planning services for 22 additional

months to postpartum women with

monthly incomes under 185 percent of

the Federal poverty level. The objectives

of the demonstration are to increase the

number of reproductive age women

receiving either Title XIX or Title X

funded family planning services

following the completion of a

pregnancy, increase the period between

pregnancies among mothers eligible for

maternity services under the expanded

eligibility provisions of Medicaid, and

estimate the overall savings in Medicaid

spending attributable to providing

family planning services to women for

2 years postpartum. The duration of the

proposed project would be 5 years.

Date Received: May 4, 1995.

State Contact: Eugene A. Laurent,

Executive Director, State Health and

Human Services Finance Commission,

P.O. Box 8206, Columbia, SC 29202–

8206, (803) 253–6100.

Federal Project Officer: Suzanne

Rotwein, Ph.D., Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–24–07,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: South

Dakota Quality Initiative —South

Dakota.

Description: The South Dakota

Quality Initiative project is designed to

test the effectiveness and efficiency of

replacing the existing mandated nursing

home survey and certification process

under the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1987 with a new

system for quality measurement and

improvement for nursing facilities

participating in Medicare and Medicaid.

Participation by nursing facilities will

be voluntary.

Date Received: December 12, 1996.

State Contact: Joan Bachman,

Administrator, Office of Health Care

Facilities Licensure and Certification,

South Dakota Department of Health, 615

East 4th Street, C/O 500 East Capitol

Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501,

(605) 773–3356.

Federal Project Officer: Kay

Lewandowski, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstration, Mail Stop C3–21–06,
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7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,

Maryland 21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: Wisconsin.

Description: Wisconsin proposes to

limit the amount of exempt funds that

may be set aside as burial and related

expenses for SSI-related Medicaid

beneficiaries.

Date Received: March 9, 1994.

State Contact: Jean Sheil, Division of

Economic Support, Wisconsin

Department of Health and Social

Services, 1 West Wilson Street, Room

650, P.O. Box 7850, Madison, WI 53707,

(608) 266–0613.

Federal Project Officer: J. Donald

Sherwood, Health Care Financing

Administration, Office of Research and

Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3–16–26,

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850.

Demonstration Title/State: Wisconsin

Partnership Program—Wisconsin.

Description: Wisconsin has submitted

Medicare section 222 demonstration

and Medicaid section 1115 waiver

requests to implement the ‘‘Wisconsin

Partnership Program’’ in specific

counties of the State. This program will

test two innovative models of care, one

for frail elderly and one for persons with

disabilities, utilizing a multidisciplinary team to manage care. The

team is to include the beneficiary, a

nurse practitioner, the beneficiary’s

choice of primary care physician, and a

social worker or independent living

coordinator. Consumer choice of care,

settings and the manner of service

delivery is a key component of the

program. The demonstration will test

the use of consumer-defined quality

indicators to measure and improve the

quality of service provided to people

who are elderly and people with

disabilities.

Date Received: February 28, 1996.

State Contact: Mary Rowin, State of

Wisconsin, Department of Health and

Social Services, 1 West Wilson Street,

P.O. Box 7850, Madison, WI 53707,

(608) 261–8885.

Federal Contact: William Clark,

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Research and Demonstrations,

Office of Beneficiary and Program

Research and Demonstrations, Mail Stop

C3–21–06, 7500 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.

3. Approved, Disapproved, and

Withdrawn Proposals

There were no proposals approved,

disapproved, or withdrawn during the

month of January.

IV. Requests for Copies of a Proposal

Requests for copies of a specific

Medicaid proposal should be made to

the State contact listed for the specific

proposal. If further help or information

is needed, inquiries should be directed

to HCFA at the address above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program, No. 93.779; Health Financing

Research, Demonstrations, and Experiments)

Dated: February 28, 1997.

Barbara Cooper,

Acting Director, Office of Research and

Demonstrations.

[FR Doc. 97–7987 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P

Indian Health Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request; Evaluation of the IHSSupported Alcohol and Substance

Abuse Treatment Programs for

American Indian/Alaska Native Women

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity

for public comment on proposed data

collection projects, the Indian Health

Service (IHS) is publishing a summary

of a proposed project to be submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval.

Proposed Collection

Title: Evaluation of the IHS-Supported

Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Treatment Program for American

Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women.

Type of Information Collection Request:

New. Need and Use of the Information

Collection: Section 703, ‘‘Indian Women

Treatment Programs’’ of Public Law

102–573, the Indian Health Care

Amendments of 1992, (the act)

authorize the IHS to develop and

implement a comprehensive alcohol

and substance abuse (A/SA) program

that specifically addresses the cultural,

historical, social, and child care needs

of AI/AN women. Section 801 of these

Amendments requires a report on the

progress made in meeting the objectives

of the Act, a review of programs

established or assisted pursuant to the

Act, and an assessment of such

programs. Support Services

International, Inc, (SSI) an Indianowned consulting firm, will develop the

data collection instruments and conduct

the study. The information collected

will be used to assess and improve the

effectiveness of the IHS-supported A/SA

treatment program.

Data will be collected from a sample

of AI/AN women who use the services

provided by the IHS-supported A/SA

treatment programs, and from a sample

of treatment program staff. Findings

from the study will be used to

determine: (1) what works, what does

not work, and why; (2) what resources

are required for successful A/SA

treatment for AI/AN women; (3) what

factors help or hinder women from

maintaining sobriety; (4) how many

women achieve success (3-, 6-, and 12-

months after admission into A/SA

treatment); (5) what are the

characteristics, life conditions, and

service needs of the women who use the

treatment programs, (6) what are the

common strengths and problems of the

treatment programs, and what are

recommendations for improvement. The

study is expected to be completed in FY

1998. Affected Public: Individuals.

See Table 1 below for Types of Data

Collection Instruments, Estimated

Number of Respondents, Number of

Responses per Respondent, Average

Burden Hour per Response, and Total

Annual Burden Hour.

TABLE 1.

Data collection

instrument

Estimated

number of

respondents

Responses

per

respondent

Average burden hour per response*

Total annual

burden

hours

Project director ...................................................... 24 1 0.75 hr (45 minutes) ............................................. 18.0

Project staff ........................................................... 216 1 0.50 hr (30 minutes) ............................................. 108.0

Client intake .......................................................... 550 1 0.50 hr (30 minutes) ............................................. 275.0

Client history ......................................................... 550 1 1.00 hr (60 minutes) ............................................. 550.0

Client discharge .................................................... 523 1 0.50 hr (30 minutes) ............................................. 261.5

Client 3-month follow-up ....................................... 467 1 0.42 hr (25 minutes) ............................................. 196.1

Client 6-month follow-up ....................................... 440 1 0.50 hr (30 minutes) ............................................. 220.0

Client 12-month follow-up ..................................... 412 1 0.42 hr (25 minutes) ............................................. 173.4