[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52774-52775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26063]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Indian Health Service (IHS).

ACTION: Request for Public Comment: 60-day notice; proposed collection: 
stakeholder satisfaction with IHS tribal consultation.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, to provide a 60-day advance opportunity for 
public comment on a proposed information collection project, the Indian 
Health Service (IHS) is publishing for comment a summary of a proposed 
information collection to be submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review.

Proposed Collection

    A voluntary survey will be conducted of elected leaders 
representing federally recognized tribes, and any board member or 
executive director authorized to represent a tribal organization or an 
urban Indian health program to assess the level of customer 
(stakeholder) satisfaction with the agency's tribal consultation 
process.
    Title: Stakeholder Satisfaction with IHS Tribal Consultation.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New collection.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The information gathered 
will be used by agency management and staff to establish baseline data, 
to identify strengths and weaknesses in the current consultation 
process, to assess how well the processes for consultation are working, 
to make improvements that are practical and feasible, and to provide 
feedback to local tribal officials, health boards, tribal 
organizations, urban Indian health programs and

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community members regarding stakeholder satisfaction with the agency's 
tribal consultation process.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals, not-for-profit institutions, State, 
Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 605.
    Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 605.
    Average Burden per response: 20 minutes.
    Total Annual Hours Requested: 202 hours.
    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report for this collection of information.

Request for Comments

    Your written comments and/or suggestions are invited on one or more 
of the following points: (a) Whether the information collection 
activity is necessary to carry out an agency function; (b) whether the 
agency processes the information collected in a useful and timely 
fashion; (c) the accuracy of public burden estimate (the estimated 
amount of time needed for individual respondents to provide the 
requested information); (d) whether the methodology and assumptions 
used to determine the estimate are logical; (e) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and 
(f) ways to minimize the public burden through the use of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

Send Comments and Requests for Further Information

    Send your written comments, requests for more information on the 
proposed collection, or requests to obtain a copy of the data 
collection instrument(s) and instructions to: Mr. Lance Hodahkwen, Sr., 
M.P.H., IHS Reports Clearance Officer, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 
450, Rockville, MD 20852-1601 or call non-toll free (301) 443-5938, 
send via facsimile to (301) 443-2316, or send your e-mail requests, 
comments, and return address to: [email protected].

Comment Due Date

    Your comments regarding this information collection are best 
assured of having their full effect if received on or before December 
17, 2001.

    Dated: October 10, 2001.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 01-26063 Filed 10-16-01; 8:45 am]
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