[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 207 (Thursday, October 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 62593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17943]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-000]


30-Day Notice; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request

    Agency: Office of the Secretary.
    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: Regular, New Collection.
    Title of Information Collection: The Effect of Reducing Falls on 
Acute and Long-Term Care Expenses.
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0990-New.
    Attention: 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.
    Frequency: One Time On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 9720.
    Total Annual Responses: 9,600.
    Average Burden Per Response: 3.54 min.
    Total Annual Hours: 4305.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, 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 30 days of this notice directly to the
    Desk Officer at the address below:
    OMB Desk Officer: John Kraemer, OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: (OMB 0990-New), New Executive Office 
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: October 23, 2006.
Alice Bettencourt,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-17943 Filed 10-25-06; 8:45 am]
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