[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 59790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29798]


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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 Office at (202) 619-2118 or e-mail [email protected].
    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. A National Study of Stroke Post-Acute Care and 
Outcomes--NEW--The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation proposes a study to compare risk-adjusted quality indicators 
related to care provided across the three post-acute care (PAC) 
settings. The three settings are skilled nursing facilities, home 
health agencies, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities. Stroke was 
chosen as the tracer condition for this study because it is a common 
condition in PAC, accounting for approximately 10% of all Medicare PAC 
admissions, and because stroke patients are treated in all three PAC 
settings. Respondents: Individuals, Business or other for-profit; 
Facilities Burden Information--Number of Respondents: 74; Average 
Burden per Facility: 9.81 hours; Facilities Burden Total: 726 hours--
Patients' Burden Information--Number of Respondents for Informed 
Consent: 1051; Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes; Burden for 
Informed Consent: 175 hours--Number of Respondents for Admission 
Interview: 1051; Average Burden per Response: 37.8 minutes; Burden for 
Admission Interview: 662 hours--Number of Respondents for 90-day 
Follow-up Interview: 915; Average Burden per Response: 29.4 minutes; 
Burden for 90-day Follow-up Interview: 448 hours--Total Patients 
Burden: 1,285 hours--Total Burden: 2,011 hours.
    Send comments via e-mail to [email protected], or mail to OS 
Reports Clearance Office, Room 503H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: November 20, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 01-29798 Filed 11-29-01; 8:45 am]
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