[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 53801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20937]


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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. Decisions, Choices and Care Management Among 
an Admissions Cohort of Privately Insured Disabled Elders (Long Term 
Care)--New--The Department's Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Planning and Evaluation proposes to conduct a study to better 
understand the circumstances or factors that motivate elders who have 
purchased private long-term care insurance policies to use services and 
file claims for benefits. The purpose is to obtain a comprehensive 
demographic, health and attitudinal profile of individuals with private 
LTC insurance policies.
    Respondents: Individual.
    Number of Respondents Baseline Surveys: 1,650.
    Estimated burden per Response: 1.36 hours.
    Burden for Baseline Surveys: 2,251 hours.
    Number of Responses for Follow-up Interview: 5,105.
    Estimated Burden per Response: 288 minutes.
    Burden for Follow-up Interviews: 1,469.
    Total Number of Responses: 6,755.
    Total Burden: 3,720 hours.
    Send comments via e-mail to [email protected] or mail to OS 
Reports Clearance Office, Room 503H, Huber H. Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. Comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: August 9, 2002.
Kerry Weems,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 02-20937 Filed 8-16-02; 8:45 am]
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