[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14056]



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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 Projects 1. Assessment of 
State Laws, Regulations, and Practice Affecting the Collection and 
Reporting of Racial and Ethnic Data by Health Insurers and Managed Care 
Plans--NEW--One of the overarching goals of Healthy People 2010 is the 
elimination of health disparities, including those associated with race 
and ethnicity. The lack of data is a barrier to performance measurement 
for this goal. Therefore, the Office of Minority Health is proposing a 
study which will examine States' laws and policies concerning the 
collection and use of racial and ethnic data by health insurers and 
managed care plans. The study involves visits to 13 States for an in-
depth look at their policies and practices, interviews with State 
officials and representatives of the States' major managed care plans 
and health insurance industry, and focus groups with consumer and civil 
right organizations. Respondents: State or local governments; 
businesses or other for-profit; non-profit institutions.

                                               Burden Information
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                                                                     Number of       Hours per     Total burden
                           Instrument                               respondents      response          hours
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Administrator Interview Guide...................................              78               4             312
Consumer Focus Group............................................             130               2             260
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    Total.......................................................  ..............  ..............             572
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    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: May 22, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 01-14056 Filed 6-4-01; 8:45 am]
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