[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-9113]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)
Public Health Service

 

Agency Forms Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for 
Clearance

    Each Friday the Public Health Service (PHS) publishes a list of 
information collection requests it has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The following requests 
have been submitted to OMB since the list was last published on Friday, 
April 8, 1994.

(Call PHS Reports Clearance Officer on 202-690-7100 for copies of 
request).

    1. Voluntary ``Partner'' Surveys to Implement Executive Order 12862 
in the Public Health Service--New--These voluntary customer surveys 
will implement E.O. 12862 within the Public Health Service among our 
``partners'' in delivery of services to the public. Partners include 
State or local governments, community based organizations, service 
providers, researchers and regulated entities. Resulting information 
will be used to assess strengths and weaknesses in program services and 
to plan and redirect resources and efforts to improve or maintain a 
high quality of service. Respondents: State or local governments, 
Businesses or other for-profit, Non-profit institutions, Small 
businesses or organizations, Individuals or households; Number of 
Respondents: 19,460; Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average 
Burden per Response: .40 hour; Estimated Annual Burden: 7,795 hours.
    2. Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness 
Annual Performance Report--(Reinstatement, formerly 0980-0234)--
Recipients of formula grants to provide protection and advocacy 
services to individuals with mental illness are required by law to 
report annually their activities and accomplishments, including the 
number and types of persons served, the types of facilities covered, 
and the manner in which the activities are undertaken. The Advisory 
Council is required to submit a description of its activities and an 
assessment of the operations of the System. Respondents: State or local 
governments, Non-profit institutions.

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                                                 No. of                 
                                     No. of     responses     Average   
             Title                respondents      per       burden per 
                                               respondent     response  
                                                                        
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Program Performance Report......         56            1   35 hours.    
Advisory Council Report.........         56            1   10 hours.    
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Estimated total annual.                                                 
Burden--2,520 hours.                                                    

    3. Women's Health Initiative Observational Study--New--The 
observational study will provide needed information on health and 
disease risks for women. This study will collect data from 100,000 
postmenopausal women on biomarkers and risk factors for disease and the 
women will be followed for an average of 9 years to determine 
associations of these measurements with disease. The aggregate 
information will be analyzed and reported in appropriate journals. 
Respondents: Individuals or households; State or local governments, 
Small businesses or organizations; Businesses or other for-profit.

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                                                 No. of                 
                                     No. of     responses     Average   
              Title               respondents      per       burden per 
                                               respondent     response  
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Screening.......................      50,000           1   .25 hour.    
Initial Interview...............      33,333        1.01   2.4 hours.   
Physicians......................         919           1   .167 hour.   
Next-of-Kin.....................         184           1   .25 hour.    
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Estimated annual total.                                                 
Burden--94,433.                                                         

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collections should be sent within 30 days of this notice 
directly to the OMB Desk Officer designated below at the following 
address:

Shannah Koss, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive 
Office Building, room 3002, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: April 11, 1994.
James Scanlon,
Director, Division of Data Policy, Office of Health Planning and 
Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 94-9113 Filed 4-14-94; 8:45 am]
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