[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 19759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9873]


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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: ``National Study of Culturally and Linguistically 
Appropriate Services in Local Public Health Agencies''--New--The Office 
of Minority Health proposes to conduct a survey with a national sample 
of local health departments serving racially and ethnically diverse 
communities. The survey will provide data on the types of policies and 
practices that promote the delivery of culturally and linguistically 
appropriate services by local health departments, and the factors that 
facilitate and detract from the implementation of such policies and 
practices. The data collected will inform the Office of Minority Health 
about the current nature and extent of such services.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Non-profit 
organizations;
    Number of Respondents: 150;
    Response per Respondent: 3;
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes;
    Total Burden: 225 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: April 15, 2002.
Kerry Weems,
Acting, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 02-9873 Filed 4-22-02; 8:45 am]
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