This information
collection is approved through 4-99 under the following condition:
HCFA has been in violation of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
since October 1995, when the OMB approval expired. OMB notes that
HCFA is allowing many collections to expire, and that the agency
needs to take concrete steps to improve compliance under the
Act.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/1999
05/31/1999
54
0
0
131,390
0
0
1,161,000
0
0
Secion 1137 of the Social Security Act
requires Medicaid State agencies and other federally funded welfare
agencies to request income and resource data from certain Federal
agencies, State wage information collection agencies, and State
unemployment compensation agencies through an IEVS. The purpose of
the IEVS is to ensure that only eligible individuals receive
benefits. Our regulations implementing these requirements are found
at 42 CFR 435.940-435.965.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.