[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 164 (Friday, August 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49674-49675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19460]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 30-Day Notice]


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public 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 (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.
    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) 690-5683. Send written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days 
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 
202-395-6974..
    Proposed Project: Trends in U.S. Public Awareness of Racial and 
Ethnic Health Disparities (1999-2008)--New-Office of Minority Health 
(OMH).
    Abstract: The proposed survey seeks to collect data for one of 
OMH's annual performance measures, approved by OMB in February 2007, 
following Office of Management and Budget (OMB)'s examination of OMH 
using the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART). This measure is to 
``increase awareness of

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racial/ethnic health status and health care disparities in the general 
population.'' Findings from this data collection will enable OMH to 
track progress on this measure over time as mandated by OMB PART 
requirements.
    The lack of general awareness and understanding about the nature 
and extent of racial and ethnic health disparities in the U.S. and the 
impact that such disparities are having on the overall health of the 
Nation have been cited as a major barrier to the provision of 
programmatic, budgetary, and policy attention to these issues. 
Therefore, one of the long-term, annual measures agreed upon was to 
``increase awareness of racial/ethnic health status and health care 
disparities in the general population.''
    Additionally, OMH can use the findings about progress made in 
raising awareness to identify collaborative partners in the federal 
government, at the state and local levels, among businesses and non-
profits, and among the faith community, in order to reach a wider 
audience. These results can be used by program decision-makers and 
policy-makers, within and outside of HHS, who are interested in 
capturing progress made in the last eight years after exposing the U.S. 
population to information which confirms the existence, and societal 
effects, of racial and ethnic health disparities.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                Number of      Average burden
           Type of respondent                 Number of       responses per   per response (in    Total burden
                                             respondents       respondent          hours)             hours
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General Population......................             4,100                 1             14/60               957
Physician...............................               360                 1             14/60                84
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    Total...............................  ................  ................  ................             1,041
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Terry Nicolosi,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-19460 Filed 8-21-08; 8:45 am]
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