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###### Department of Health and Human Services

###### Health Care Financing Administration 

          - [Document Identifier: HCFA-1728] 

# 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:*                         Home Health Agency Cost Report and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 413.20, 413.24 and 413.106;                         *Form No.:*                         HCFA-1728 (OMB No. 0938-0022);                         *Use:*                         Participating providers are required to submit annual information to HCFA in order to achieve settlement of costs for health care services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. The HCFA-1728 is the form used by Home Health Agencies to report their health care costs to determine the amount reimbursable for services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries;                         *Frequency:*                         Annually;                         *Affected Public:*                         Business or other for profit, Not for profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal Gov.;                         *Number of Respondents:*                         7,310;                         *Total Annual Responses:*                         7,310;                         *Total Annual Hours Requested:*                         1,293,870.                     

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: Wendy Taylor, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: February 15, 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. 01-5181 Filed 3-2-01; 8:45 am] 

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