[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 19772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9010]


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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. Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (EZ/EC) Health 
Improvement Capacity 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, this project is designed to measure the level of interest, 
commitment and priority assigned to reducing health disparities in 
these localities. Respondents: EZ/EC Directors; Number of Respondents: 
136; Frequency of Response: one time; Average Burden per Response: 20 
minutes; Total Annual Burden: 46 hours.
    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.

    Dated: April 4, 2000.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
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