[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 18209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9113]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-NEW-SCHIP]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

Agency: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary, 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Survey of SCHIP State 
Administrators.
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0990-NEW-SCHIP.
    Use: The Survey of SCHIP Administrators will provide 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. This 
survey will complement our case studies of 10 states.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 56.
    Total Annual Responses: 56.
    Average Burden Per Response: 59 minutes.
    Total Annual Hours: 3,320.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, or E-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OS document identifier, 
to [email protected], or call the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 
690-8356. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collections must be mailed within 30 days of this notice 
directly to the OMB desk officer: OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt (OMB 0990-NEW-SCHIP), New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: April 7, 2003.
John P. Burke III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 03-9113 Filed 4-14-03; 8:45 am]
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