Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-289]

Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements

Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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

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minimize the information collection burden.

We are, however, requesting an emergency review of the Information

collections referenced below. In compliance with the requirement of

section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we have

submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following

requirements for emergency review. We are requesting an emergency

review because of the unanticipated urgency to meet the enrollment

cycle of the program, thereby reducing the burden on the demonstration

sites. HCFA is supporting the demonstration within the current fiscal

year, and as an agency priority. In addition, public harm may occur as

the result of not evaluating and possibly providing alternative health

care measures outlined in this demonstration.

HCFA is requesting OMB review and approval of this collection

within three days, with a 180-day approval period. Written comments and

recommendations will be accepted from the public if received by the

individuals designated below within three days. During this 180-day

period, we will publish a separate Federal Register notice announcing

the initiation of an extensive 60-day agency review and public comment

period on these requirements. We will submit the requirements for OMB

review and an extension of this emergency approval.

Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection;

Title of Information Collection: Medicare Lifestyle Modification

Program Demonstration;

Form No.: HCFA-R-289;

Use: The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) through its

Office of Clinical Standards and Quality (OCSQ) is planning to conduct

a new demonstration to test the feasibility and cost effectiveness of

cardiovascular lifestyle modification. This demonstration will focus on

Medicare provider sponsored, lifestyle modification programs designed

to reverse, reduce, or ameliorate the indications of cardiovascular

disease (CAD) of Medicare beneficiaries at risk for invasive treatment

procedures. This demonstration will test the feasibility and cost

effectiveness of providing payment for cardiovascular lifestyle

modification program services to Medicare beneficiaries. In addition,

the demonstration will test the use of contractual agreements for

administration, claims processing and payment, and routine monitoring

of quality of care.

Frequency: On occasion, Monthly, and Quarterly;

Affected Public: Individuals or Households, and Not-for-profit

institutions;

Number of Respondents: 12;

Total Annual Responses: 4,500;

Total Annual Hours: 750.

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, to

P[email protected], or call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-

1326.

Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the

burden or any other aspect of these collections of Information

requirements. However, as noted above, comments on these Information

collection and recordkeeping requirements must be mailed and/or faxed

to the designees referenced below, within three days:

Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards,

Attention: Dawn Willinghan, Room N2-14-26, 7500 Security Boulevard,

Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

and

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC

20503, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974 or (202) 395-5167. Attn: Allison

Herron Eydt, HCFA Desk Officer.

Dated: July 1, 1999.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 99-17559 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am]

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