[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 98 (Friday, May 21, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 27796-27797] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-12806] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information collections projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Proposed Projects 1. Evaluation of the Proposed Cash and Counseling Demonstration--New--Cash and Counseling is a consumer directed care model for individuals with physical or development disabilities. A demonstration project implementing this model is being evaluated by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. This portion of the evaluation consists of four information collection instruments. Respondents: Individuals or households, for-profit, non- profit institutions; Burden Information for Informal Caregiver Survey-- Number of Respondents: 8,000; Burden per Response: .38 hours; Total Burden for Informal Caregiver Survey: 3,040 hours--Burden Information for Paid Worker Survey--Number of Respondents: 800; Burden per [[Page 27797]] Response: .5 hours; Total Burden for Paid Worker Survey: 400 hours-- Burden Information for Consultant Survey--Number of Respondents: 400; Burden per Response .58 hours; Total Burden for Consultant Survey: 200 hour--Burden Information for Ethnographic Discussion Guide--Number of Respondents: 300; Burden per Response: 1 hours; Total Burden for Ethnographic Discussion Guide: 300 hours--Total Burden: 3,940 hours. Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer, Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington DC, 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Dated: May 13, 1999. Dennis P. Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget. [FR Doc. 99-12806 Filed 5-20-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-04-M