Approved for use
through 9/99 under the following conditions: 1) HCFA immediately
incorporates the disclosure statements mandated by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. For the public record, HCFA must submit to
OMB the revised forms/instructions; and 2) no later than 10/96 HCFA
submits to OMB a correction worksheet further explaining the burden
adjustment in this submission and amending the burden to reflect
the increased program burden due to new requirements.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/1999
11/30/1999
09/30/1996
3,000
0
2,000
150,000
0
100,000
0
0
0
The Independent Rural Health
Clinic/Freestanding Federally Qualified Health Center Cost Report
is the cost report to be used by the mentioned clinics/centers to
submit annual information to achieve a settlement of costs for
health care services rendered to medicare beneficiaries.
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.