Approved on the
condition that HHS submit HCFA's Business Continuity and
Contingency Plan to OMB for review as soon as it is ready. This
Plan shall discuss how HCFA will ensure continued care for Medicare
beneficiaries in the event of a Year 2000 problem. In addition, HHS
will reassess the burden estimate for this checklist, which appears
to be a simpler exercise that would not require 10.5 hours per
respondent pre response to complete. HHS will submit an inventory
correction worksheet if a revised estimate is warranted.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/1999
09/30/1999
4,200
0
0
44,450
0
0
0
0
0
Requests completion status and dates
of Y2K contingency planning initiation phase, risk identification
and analysis, plan development, plan testing, and completion
schedule. Respondents are 350 managed care organizations with
Medicare contracts. HCFA will use data to determine millennium
readiness and contract compliance.
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.