[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6906-6907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3402]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-0268 and HCFA-R-0271]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Collection of
Assessment Information on Three Federal Government Web Sites:
www.medicare.gov, www.4woman.gov, and www.healthfinder.gov; Form Nos.:
HCFA-R-268 (OMB No. 0938-0756); Use: The purpose of the bounceback
forms is to provide feedback to the government agencies that provide
the web sites. The information collected through the bounceback forms
will be used with other information collected about the web sites
through focus groups, interviews, and expert evaluations. The combined
information will guide future improvements to the web sites. Currently,
there is no plan to distribute the information, other than through
public health, medical, or other professional journals, in which we may
report the results; Frequency: Users will have the opportunity to
complete the bounceback form whenever they exit the web site; Affected
Public: Individuals or Households, Business or other for-profit, and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 636,555; Total
Annual Responses: 212,185; Total Annual Hours: 21,221.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Feedback Questionnaire; Form No.: HCFA-R-0271
(OMB# 0938-new); Use: The Educational and Health Promotion Group (EHPG)
develops materials for beneficiary-centered education, and makes
efforts to improve beneficiary ability to make informed health
decisions. The purpose of this collection is post-distribution testing.
One Feedback Questionnaire will be placed in each box of bulk mailings,
on the back of a publication information sheet, and reorder forms. The
distributor is given the option of completing the questionnaire. Those
who choose to complete the questionnaire will be providing EHPG with
valuable information that will assist in improving future versions of
the publication.; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Federal
Government, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions,
and State, Local, or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 20,000;
Total Annual Responses: 2,000; Total Annual Hours: 500.
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To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's
Web Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail
your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and
HCFA document identifier, to P[email protected], or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed
within 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance
Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, Office of
Information Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA
Enterprise Standards, Attention: Louis Blank, Room N2-14-26, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.
Dated: February 4, 1999.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer,
HCFA Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group,
Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-3402 Filed 2-10-99; 8:45 am]
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