[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 43261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20694]


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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. Surveys of SCHIP Enrollees and Disenrollees 
for the Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children's 
Health Insurance Program--NEW--As part of the Evaluation of the State 
Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation is proposing to conduct 
a survey about children currently and previously covered by the 
program. These surreys, to be conducted in ten states, will provide 
detailed description of the children's characteristics, their movement 
in and out of the program, access to care, service use and experiences 
with the program. A supplemental survey about Medicaid children will be 
conducted in three states. Respondents: individuals or households; 
Burden Information for SCHIP Survey--Number of Respondents: 18,000; 
Frequency of Response: one time; Average Burden per Response: .59 
hours; Burden for SCHIP Survey: 10,620 hours--Burden Information for 
Medicaid Survey: Number of Respondents: 5,400; Frequency of Response: 
one time; Average Burden per Response: .59 hours; Burden for Medicaid 
Survey: 3,186 hours--Total Burden: 13,806 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: August 6, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 01-20694 Filed 8-16-01; 8:45 am]
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