[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13850-13851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3933]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 60-day Notice]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
Services.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed collection 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, Regular Clearance.
    Title of Information Collection: The Effect of Reducing Falls on 
Acute and Long-Term Care Expenses.
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0990-New.
    Use: ASPE is planning to conduct a demonstration and evaluation of 
a multi-factorial fall prevention program to measure its impact on 
health outcomes for the elderly as well as acute and long-term care use 
and cost. This will be accomplished by obtaining a sample of 
individuals with private long-term care insurance who are age 75 and 
over. We will employ a multi-tiered random experimental research design 
to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed fall prevention 
intervention program. The project will provide information to advance 
Departmental goals of reducing injury and improving the use of 
preventive services to positively impact Medicare use and spending.
    Frequency: Reporting, on occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and Federal government.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 4,166.
    Total Annual Responses: 4,166.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Hours: 1,477.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS 
Web site address at http://www.hhs.gov/ocio/infocollect/pending/ or e-
mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and OS document identifier, to [email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
received within 60 days, and directed to

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the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the following address: Department 
of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Assistant 
Secretary for Budget, Technology, and Finance, Office of Information 
and Resource Management, Attention: Naomi Cook (0990-New), Room 531-H, 
200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20201.

    Dated: February 8, 2006.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-3933 Filed 3-16-06; 8:45 am]
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