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transitional placement (benefit of $518

per month). Community service Jobs

would require 30 hours per week of

work plus 10 hours per week of

education and training; transitional

placement jobs would require 28 hours

per week of work plus 12 hours of

education and training. In addition

CWEP participation would be increased

up to 40 hours per week. The State

would sanction individuals $4.25 per

each hour of non-participation in work

requirements. In addition sanctions

would be imposed upon the entire

family for refusal to participate, without

good cause, in a W2 employment

position. Three refusals to participate in

any W2 employment category would

result in permanent ineligibility for that

category. To assist families with onetime expenses, the State would provide

Job Access Loans for employment

support needs, e.g., car repair, uniforms,

etc; and would extend child care to

families earning up to 165 percent of

poverty with graduated co-payments

based on family income and the

category of care used. Child care would

only be provided to children under 13.

The State would limit participation to

24 months in any one W2 employment

position and would limit lifetime

eligibility for benefits to 60 months,

with extensions on a case-by-case basis;

the 60-month limit would apply to

certain JOBS participants beginning July

1, 1996. The State would change AFDC

cases headed by a non-legally

responsible relative to a IV-E case;

provide job search assistance and case

management to non-custodial parents

with a child support order; impose

stricter sanctions for non-cooperation

with child support; and permanently

deny W2 employment after three

Intentional Program Violations. Benefit

overpayments will be recouped for

intentional violations at a rate set by the

State. Corrective payments would not be

made for underpayments. Eligibility for

Emergency Assistance for certain

homeless persons would be limited to

once in a 36-month period unless the

homelessness was caused by domestic

abuse, and the State would allow

displacement of regular employees by

W2 participants in certain cases: i.e.,

partial displacement (reduction in

hours); impairment of existing contracts;

infringement upon promotional

opportunities; and filling of any

established unfilled position.

The State would eliminate

transitional Medicaid and expand

Medicaid (i.e., the W2 Health Plan) to

families with gross income up to 165 of

FPL, who would then remain eligible

until their income increases to 200

percent of FPL; and would incorporate

a mandatory HMO enrollment or

primary provider program for W2

participants. Participants would be

required to pay a share of W2 Health

Plan premiums according to a sliding

scale, and the State would impose

stricter Medicaid sanctions for noncooperation with child support. The

State would merge the Food Stamps

E&T program with the W2 Work

Program; modify the Food Stamps work

program exemptions; eliminate the Food

Stamps gross income test; require

nutrition education for Food Stamps

recipients; and cash out food stamps.

Date Received: 5/29/96.

Type: Combined AFDC/Medicaid.

Current Status: New.

Contact Person: Jean Sheil, (608) 266–

0613.

Project Title: Wyoming—New

Opportunities and New

Responsibilities—Phase II

(Amendments).

Description: Proposes expansion of

original demonstration statewide and

amendments to the current

demonstration to establish a 5-year

lifetime limit on cash assistance for

adults, beginning with time on AFDC

from July 1, 1987 (with limited

exemptions and extensions); require

school attendance for teen parents who

do not have a high school education or

its equivalent; pursue child support

from the absent minor parent’s parents;

freeze benefits based on household size

10 months after initial qualification;

replace existing earnings disregards for

recipients (except no disregard will

apply for recipients disqualified due to

fraud, education time limits, illegal

alien) with a maximum earned income

disregard of $200 for recipients; expand

pay-for-performance from AFDC-UP to

the regular AFDC population, with

limited exemptions, where failure to

perform any item in the self-sufficiency

plan would cause disqualification of the

parent for AFDC, Food Stamps, and

Medicaid; reduce the grant by $40 when

a nonexempt child fails to meet the

performance requirements; require ablebodied applicants and recipients to do

job search for up to 16 weeks unless

otherwise exempted; terminate the case

when there is loss of contact with the

client for 1 month after nonpayment for

failure to meet the performance

requirements; exclude the earned

income and resources of a dependent

child who is a full-time high school

student; allow payment of the supplied

shelter grant for households with a SSI

recipient, unmarried minor parents, or

recipients disqualified for other reasons

(fraud, education time limits, illegal

aliens); exclude one licensed vehicle

with a fair market value of less than

$12,000; increase the resource limit to

$2,500 for those in compliance with, or

exempted from, the performance

requirements; and exclude veteran’s

service connected disability

compensation if the annual income is

less than the poverty level.

Date Received: 5/13/96.

Type: Combined AFDC/Medicaid.

Current Status: Pending (provisions

not previously published).

Contact Person: Marianne Lee, (307)

777–6849.

III. Listing of Approved Proposals Since

May 1, 1995

Project Title: Minnesota Family

Investment Program (MFIP)

(Amendment).

Contact Person: Chuck Johnson (612)

297–4727.

Project Title: South Carolina—Family

Independence Program.

Contact Person: Linda Martin (804)

737–6010.

IV. Requests for Copies of a Proposal

Requests for copies of an AFDC or

combined AFDC/Medicaid proposal

should be directed to the

Administration for Children and

Families (ACF) at the address listed

above. Questions concerning the content

of a proposal should be directed to the

State contact listed for the proposal.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program, No. 93562; Assistance Payments—

Research)

Dated: June 4, 1996.

Karl Koerper,

Director, Division of Economic Independence,

Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

[FR Doc. 96–14557 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer

Matching Programs—Department of

Veterans Affairs

AGENCY: Administration for Children

and Families, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching

Program to Comply with Public Law

(Pub. L.) 100–503, the computer

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of

1988.

SUMMARY: In compliance with Public

Law (Pub. L.) 100–503, the Computer

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of

1988, we are publishing a notice of a

computer matching program that ACF

will conduct on behalf of itself, the

Health Care Financing Administration

(HCFA), the Food and Consumer

Service (FCS), utilizing Veterans Affairs

pension and compensation information
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and public assistance client records of

the Arizona Department of Economic

Security (ADEC), California Department

of Social Services (CDSS), Colorado

Department of Human Services (CDHS),

Connecticut Department of Human

Resources (CDHR), Delaware

Department of Health and Social

Services (DDHSS), District of Columbia

Department of Human Services

(DCDHS), Florida Department of Health

and Rehabilitative Services (FDHRS),

Georgia Department of Human

Resources (GDHR), Guam Department of

Public Health and Social Services

(GDPHSS), Hawaii Department of

Human Services (HDHS), Illinois

Department of Public Aid (IDPA),

Kansas Department of Social and

Rehabilitation Services (KDSRS),

Kentucky Department for Social

Insurance (KDSI), Louisiana Department

of Social Services (LDSS), Maryland

Department of Human Resources

(MDHR), Massachusetts Department of

Transitional Assistance (MDTA),

Michigan Department of Social Services

(MDSS), Nebraska Department of Social

Services (NDSS), New Jersey

Department of Human Services

(NJDHS), New Mexico Human Services

Department (NMHSD), New York

Department of Social Services (NYDSS),

North Carolina Department of Human

Resources (NCDHR), North Dakota

Department of Human Services

(NDDHS), Ohio Department of Human

Services (ODHS), Pennsylvania

Department of Public Welfare (PDPW),

Rhode Island Department of Human

Services (RIDHS), South Carolina

Department of Social Services (SCDSS),

South Dakota Department of Social

Services (SDDSS), Texas Department of

Human Services (TDHS), and the Utah

Department of Human Services (UDHS).

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may

comment on this notice by writing to

the Director, Office of State Systems,

Administration for Children and

Families, Aerospace Building, 370

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,

DC 20047. All comments received will

be available for public inspection at this

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Director, Office of State Systems,

Administration for Children and

Families, Aerospace Building, 370

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,

DC 20047; Telephone Number (202)

401–6960.

DATES: We filed a report of the subject

ACF matching program with the

Committee on Governmental Affairs of

the Senate and the Committee on

Government Reform and Oversight of

the House of Representatives and the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) on June 3, 1996.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. General

Pub. L. 100–503, the Computer

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of

1988, amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C.

552a) by adding certain protections for

individuals applying for and receiving

Federal benefits. The law regulates the

use of computer matching by Federal

agencies when records in a system of

records are matched with other Federal,

State and local government records.

The amendments require Federal

agencies involved in computer matching

programs to:

(1) Negotiate written agreements with

source agencies;

(2) Provide notification to applicants

and beneficiaries that their records are

subject to matching;

(3) Verify match findings before

reducing, suspending or terminating an

individual’s benefits or payments;

(4) Furnish detailed reports to

Congress and OMB; and

(5) Establish a Data Integrity Board

that must approve matching agreements.

B. ACF Computer Match Subject to Pub.

L. 100–503

Below is a brief description followed

by a detailed notice of a computer

match that ACF will be conducting as of

July 15, 1996 or later.

ACF computer match with

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Purpose: To detect and determine the

amount of benefit overpayment to

public assistance recipients by verifying

client VA pension and compensation

circumstances using VA automated data

files.

Dated: June 3, 1996.

Mary Jo Bane,

Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.

Notice of Computer Matching Program

The Arizona Department of Economic

Security (ADEC), California Department

of Social Services (CDSS), Colorado

Department of Human Services (CDHS),

Connecticut Department of Human

Resources (CDHR), Delaware

Department of Health and Social

Services (DDHSS), District of Columbia

Department of Human Services

(DCDHS), Florida Department of Health

and Rehabilitative Services (FDHRS),

Georgia Department of Human

Resources (GDHR), Guam Department of

Public Health and Social Services

(GDPHSS), Hawaii Department of

Human Services (HDHS), Illinois

Department of Public Aid (IDPA),

Kansas Department of Social and

Rehabilitation Services (KDSRS),

Kentucky Department for Social

Insurance (KDSI), Louisiana Department

of Social Services (LDSS), Maryland

Department of Human Resources

(MDHR), Massachusetts Department of

Transitional Assistance (MDTA),

Michigan Department of Social Services

(MDSS), Nebraska Department of Social

Services (NDSS), New Jersey

Department of Human Services

(NJDHS), New Mexico Human Services

Department (NMHSD), New York

Department of Social Services (NYDSS),

North Carolina Department of Human

Resources (NCDHR), North Dakota

Department of Human Services

(NDDHS), Ohio Department of Human

Services (ODHS), Pennsylvania

Department of Public Welfare (PDPW),

Rhode Island Department of Human

Services (RIDHS), South Carolina

Department of Social Services (SCDSS),

South Dakota Department of Social

Services (SDDSS), Texas Department of

Human Services (TDHS), and the Utah

Department of Human Services (UDHS)

public assistance client records match

with VA compensation and pension

records.

A. Participating Agencies

ACF, VA, ADEC, CDSS, CDHS, CDHR,

DHSS, DCDHS, FDHRS, GDHS,

GDPHSS, HDHS, IDPA, KDSRS, KDSI,

LDSS, MDHR, MDTA, MDSS, NDSS,

NJDHS, NMHSD, NYDSS, NCDHR,

NDDHS, ODHS, PDPW, RIDHS, SCDSS,

SDDSS TDHS and the UDHS.

B. Purpose of the Matching Program

The purpose of this matching program

is to provide ADEC, CDSS, CDHS,

CDHR, DHSS, DCDHS, FDHRS, GDHS,

GDPHSS, HDHS, IDPA, KDSRS, KDSI,

LDSS, MDHR, MDTA, MDSS, NDSS,

NJDHS, NMHSD, NYDSS, NCDHR,

NDDHS, ODHS, PDPW, RIDHS, SCDSS,

SDDSS TDHS and the UDHS with data

from the VA benefit and compensation

file. ADEC, CDSS, CDHS, CDHR, DHSS,

DCDHS, FDHRS, GDHS, GDPHSS,

HDHS, IDPA, KDSRS, KDSI, LDSS,

MDHR, MDTA, MDSS, NDSS, NJDHS,

NMHSD, NYDSS, NCDHR, NDDHS,

ODHS, PDPW, RIDHS, SCDSS, SDDSS

TDHS and the UDHS will provide ACF

with a file of Medicaid, Aid to Families

with Dependent Children (AFDC),

general assistance and Food Stamp

clients. VA will provide ACF with a file

of individuals receiving VA

compensation and pension benefits.

ACF, on behalf of itself, HCFA, and FCS

will match the ADEC, CDSS, CDHS,

CDHR, DHSS, DCDHS, FDHRS, GDHS,

GDPHSS, HDHS, IDPA, KDSRS, KDSI,

LDSS, MDHR, MDTA, MDSS, NDSS,
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NJDHS, NMHSD, NYDSS, NCDHR,

NDDHS, ODHS, PDPW, RIDHS, SCDSS,

SDDSS TDHS and the UDHS files with

the VA file and provide ADEC, CDSS,

CDHS, CDHR, DHSS, DCDHS, FDHRS,

GDHS, GDPHSS, HDHS, IDPA, KDSRS,

KDSI, LDSS, MDHR, MDTA, MDSS,

NDSS, NJDHS, NMHSD, NYDSS,

NCDHR, NDDHS, ODHS, PDPW, RIDHS,

SCDSS, SDDSS TDHS and the UDHS

with VA pension and compensation

benefit information. ADEC, CDSS,

CDHS, CDHR, DHSS, DCDHS, FDHRS,

GDHS, GDPHSS, HDHS, IDPA, KDSRS,

KDSI, LDSS, MDHR, MDTA, MDSS,

NDSS, NJDHS, NMHSD, NYDSS,

NCDHR, NDDHS, ODHS, PDPW, RIDHS,

SCDSS, SDDSS TDHS and the UDHS

will use the VA information to

determine the value of using VA

information to verify client

circumstances and to initiate adverse

action when appropriate.

C. Authority for Conducting the

Matching Program

ACF, HCFA, and FCS have an

obligation to assist State Public

Assistance Agencies in their efforts to

verify client circumstances when

determining an applicant’s eligibility for

public assistance benefits. The most

cost-effective and efficient way to verify

client declarations of income

circumstances is by means of a

computer match.

D. Categories of Records and

Individuals Covered by the Match

VA will disclose information from the

VA Compensation, Pension, and

Education and Rehabilitation Records—

VA (58 VA 21/22).

ACF will match this information with

ADEC, CDSS, CDHS, CDHR, DHSS,

DCDHS, FDHRS, GDHS, GDPHSS,

HDHS, IDPA, KDSRS, KDSI, LDSS,

MDHR, MDTA, MDSS, NDSS, NJDHS,

NMHSD, NYDSS, NCDHR, NDDHS,

ODHS, PDPW, RIDHS, SCDSS, SDDSS,

TDHS and the UDHS Client Eligibility

files.

E. Inclusive Dates of the Match

This computer match will begin no

sooner than 30 days from the date HHS

publishes a Computer Matching Notice

in the Federal Register or 30 days from

the date copies of the approved

agreement and the notice of the

matching program are sent to the

Congressional committee of jurisdiction

under subsections (0)(2)(B) and (r) of the

Privacy Act, as amended, or 30 days

from the date the approved agreement is

sent to the Office of Management and

Budget, whichever is later, provided no

comments are received which result in

a contrary determination.

F. Address for Receipt of Public

Comments or Inquiries

Individuals wishing to comment on

this matching program should submit

comments to the Director, Office of State

Systems, Administration for Children

and Families, Aerospace Building, 370

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,

DC 20047.

[FR Doc. 96–14556 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

Health Care Financing Administration

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 summaries 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.

1. Type of Information Collection

Request: Reinstatement, without change,

of previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; Title of

Information Collection: End Stage Renal

Disease (ESRD) Application and Survey

and Certification Report Form; Form

No.: HCFA–3427; Use: This form is a

facility identification and screening

measurement tool used to initiate the

certification and recertification of ESRD

facilities. The form is also completed by

the Medicare/Medicaid State survey

agency to determine facility compliance

with ESRD conditions for coverage;

Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:

State, local or tribal governments;

Number of Respondents: 2,640; Total

Annual Hours: 2,376.

2. Type of Information Collection

Request: Reinstatement, without change,

of previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; Title of

Information Collection: Withholding

Medicare Payments to Recover

Medicaid Overpayments; Form No.:

HCFA-R–21; Use: Medicaid providers

who have received overpayments may

terminate or substantially reduce their

participation in Medicaid to avoid the

State’s effort to recover the amounts

due. This provision establishes a

mechanism for State agencies to recoup

the overpayments by withholding

Medicare payments to these providers;

Frequency: On occasion; Affected

Public: State, local or tribal

governments; Number of Respondents:

54; Total Annual Hours: 81.

3. Type of Information Collection

Request: Reinstatement, without change,

of previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; Title of

Information Collection: Information

Collection Requirements in HSQ–110,

Acquisition, Protection and Disclosure

of Peer Review Organization (PRO)

Information—42 CFR 476.104, 476.105,

476.116, and 476.134; Form No.: HCFAR–70; Use: ‘‘Medicare Disclosure

Information, Regulatory’’ The Peer

Review Improvement Act of 1982

authorizes PRO’s to acquire information

necessary to fulfill their duties and

functions and places limits on

disclosure of the information. These

requirements are on the PRO to provide

notices to the affected parties when

disclosing information about them.

These requirements serve to protect the

rights of the affected parties; Frequency:

On occasion; Affected Public: Business

or other for profit; Number of

Respondents: 53; Total Annual Hours:

30,577.

4. Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Survey report

Form (CLIA); Form No.: HCFA–1557;

Use: Clinical Laboratory Certification

and Recertification: This survey form is

an instrument used by the State agency

to record data collected in order to

determine compliance with CLIA;

Frequency: Biennially; Affected Public:

Business or other for profit, not for

profit institutions, Federal government

and State, local or tribal governments;

Number of Respondents: 30,225; Total

Annual Hours: 16,322.

5. Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Laboratory

Personnel Report (CLIA); Form No.:

HCFA–209; Use: This form is used by

the State agency to determine a

laboratory’s compliance with personnel

qualifications under CLIA. This

information is needed for a laboratory’s

CLIA certification and recertification;