Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 91 / Thursday, May 10, 2001 / Notices 23945

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: Dawn Willinghan, HCFA–R–

142, Room N2–14–26, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–

1850.

Dated: May 1, 2001.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 01–11737 Filed 5–9–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–0299]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; 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: A Project to

Develop an Outcome-Based Continuous

Quality Improvement System for PACE;

Form No.: HCFA–R–0299 (OMB# 0938–

0791); Use: The purpose of this project

is to develop an outcome-based

continuous quality improvement

(OBCQI) system and core

comprehensive assessment data set for

the PACE program by (a) developing

and testing a set of data items for core

outcome and comprehensive assessment

(COCOA), (b) testing risk adjustment

methods so each site’s outcomes can be

appropriately evaluated, (c) designing

an OBCQI approach to improve quality

in a systematic, evolutionary manner,

and (d) testing the usefulness of the data

items for assessment and care planning.

A three-phase, 20-month field test will

result in the refinement of the draft

COCOA data items and protocols as

needed. Findings from the project are

intended to guide the possible

implementation of a national approach

for OBCQI and core comprehensive

assessment for PACE; Frequency: On

occasion; Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions, Individuals or households;

Number of Respondents: 8,298; Total

Annual Responses: 93,970; Total

Annual Hours: 21,692.04.

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 30 days of this notice directly to

the OMB desk officer: OMB Human

Resources and Housing Branch,

Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503.

Date: April 23, 2001.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 01–11736 Filed 5–9–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–10029]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; 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: Medicare

Program Integrity Customer Service

Project; Form No.: HCFA–10029 (OMB#

0938–NEW); Use: Medicare’s Integrity

Program seeks to improve customer

service provided to beneficiaries and

providers. The study’s purpose is to

identify baseline satisfaction with

Program Integrity efforts, to prioritize

improvement areas, and to identify

potential service delivery changes that

can be implemented by HCFA or its

contractors. Respondents include

beneficiaries whose billing questions

were transferred to Fraud, and providers

who have been through enrollment,

medical review, or cost report audit;

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:

Individuals or households, Business or

other for-profit, Not-for-profit

institutions; Number of Respondents:

5,250; Total Annual Responses: 5,250;

Total Annual Hours: 782. 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