Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request,

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Federal Register: January 29, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 19)NoticesPage 4459From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

HCFA-R-118Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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 the 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: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired; Title of Information Collection: Peer Review Organization Contracts; Solicitation Statements of Interest from In-State Organizations, General Notice; Form No.: HCFA-R-118; Use: This notice is a solicitation of sources sought for the procurement of medical review services. This information is required for potential contractors to demonstrate that they meet the statutory requirements as a Peer Review Organization; Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Total Annual Hours: 1.

To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, or to obtain the supporting statement and any related forms, E-mail your request, including your address and phone number, 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, Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards, Attention: John Rudolph, Room C2-26-17, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

Dated: January 20, 1998. John P. Burke III, HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards, Health Care Financing Administration.

FR Doc. 98-2125Filed1-28-98; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 4120-03-P

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