[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62474-62475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25404]


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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

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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. Survey of SCHIP Administrators for the 
Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children's Health 
Insurance Program--NEW--The Department's Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation proposes to conduct a survey of 
state administrators of the State Children's Health Insurance Program 
(SCHIP). As mandated by the Balanced Budget Refinement Act (BBRA) of 
1999 this study is to obtain information about the broader context in 
which state programs operate, including the political and social 
context, policy discussions, lessons learned, and key issues facing the 
program in the next one or two years. Respondents: State and local 
governments--Number of Respondents: 56; Estimated Burden per Response: 
1.12 hours; Total Burden: 63 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: September 23, 2002.
Kerry Weems,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
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