[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 2967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1169]


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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 project 1. Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities 
(EZ/EC) Health Improvement Survey--NEW--The Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation is proposing a survey of 
directors of EZ/ECs to assess their capacity to engage in health 
improvement planning efforts. Recognizing that EZ/ECs represent some of 
the nation's most economically disadvantaged and ethnically diverse 
urban and rural areas, the survey project is designed to measure the 
level of interest, commitment and priority assigned to reducing health 
disparities in these localities. The results of the survey are expected 
to assist HHS in helping EZ/EC localities devise health planning 
programs that reflect both community needs and appropriate public 
health standards. Respondents: EZ/EC Directors--Reporting Burden 
Information--Number of Respondents: 136; Annual Frequency of Response: 
one time; Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes; Total Annual Burden: 
45 hours.
    Send comments 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 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: January 7, 2000.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 00-1169 Filed 1-18-00; 8:45 am]
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