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reopening the comment period until

July 18, 2001. The agency does not

anticipate further extensions of the

comment period for this draft risk

assessment.

You must submit written comments to

the Dockets Management Branch

(address above) by July 18, 2001, in

order for those comments to be

considered.

A printed copy of the draft risk

assessment and/or a CD–ROM of the

risk assessment model may be requested

by faxing your name and mailing

address with the names of the

documents you are requesting to the

CFSAN Outreach and Information

Center at 1–877–366–3322. The

documents may be reviewed at the

Dockets Management Branch at the

address and hours noted above. The

draft risk assessment is also available

electronically at www.cfsan.fda.gov,

www.foodsafety.gov, and

www.foodriskclearinghouse.umd.edu.

Dated: June 12, 2001.

Margaret M. Dotzel,

Associate Commissioner for Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–855]

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: Medicare

Federal Health Care Programs Provider/

Supplier Enrollment Application; Form

No.: HCFA–855 (OMB# 0938–0685);

Use: This information is needed to

enroll providers and suppliers into the

Medicare program by identifying them,

pricing and paying their claims, and

verifying their qualifications and

eligibility to participate in Medicare;

Frequency: Initial enrollment/

recertification and Every three years;

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or Households, and

Not-for-profit institutions; Number of

Respondents: 1,300,000; Total Annual

Responses: 604,000; Total Annual

Hours: 1,302,000.

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.

Dated: May 29, 2001.

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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–0280]

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 Request:

Extension of a currently approved

collection; Title of Information

Collection: Medigap Compare; HCFA

Form Number: HCFA–R–0280 (OMB

approval #: 0938–0767); Use: HCFA

electronically collects plan-specific

Medigap data, including but not limited

to premiums charged and additional

benefits offered, from each insurer

offering Medigap plans and provides the

data on www.medicare.gov to assist

beneficiaries in obtaining accurate

information on all their health care

coverage options; Frequency: Annually,

Semi-annually; Affected Public:

Business or other for-profit, Federal

Government, State, Local, or Tribal

Government, Not-for-profit institutions;

Number of Respondents: 300; Total

Annual Responses: 450; Total Annual

Burden Hours: 75.

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, D.C. 20503.

Dated: May 29, 2001.

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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