[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48509-48510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24200]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary publishes a list of information collections it has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35) and 5 CFR 1320.5. The following are those information collections 
recently submitted to OMB.
    1. Study of Frail Elders in Medicare Managed Care--NEW--The Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation is proposing to 
conduct a study of how managed care delivery systems can meet the needs 
of elderly beneficiaries with disabilities and chronic illnesses. A 
survey of Medicare beneficiaries will be conducted to identify ways in 
which managed care can add value and barriers to realizing added value. 
Respondents: Individuals or households; Number of Responses: 2,518; 
Average Burden per Response: 29.2 minutes; Total Burden: 1,226 hours.
    OMB Desk Officer: Allison Eydt.
    Copies of the information collection packages listed above can be 
obtained by calling the OS Reports Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the OMB desk officer designated 
above at the following address: Human Resources and Housing Branch, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments may also be sent to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20201. Written comments should be received 
within 30 days of this notice.


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    Dated: August 27, 1998.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 98-24200 Filed 9-9-98; 8:45 am]
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