[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 375-376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-59]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
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

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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. Leading Health Indicators Survey--NEW--The 
Office of Public Health and Science's Office of Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (ODPHP) proposes to conduct a survey of the Leading 
Health Indicators (LHIs). The survey seeks to measure how the LHIs are 
viewed by the public and explore what actions the public needs to take 
to improve their health and that of the community and the Nation.
    Respondents: Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 8,000.
    Estimated Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden: 2,000 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: December 19, 2002.
Kerry Weems,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 03-59 Filed 1-2-03; 8:45 am]
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