[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 6033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2511]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0308]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-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 information collection request 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) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 60 days.
    Proposed Project: The Effect of Reducing Falls on Acute and Long-
Term Care Expenses OMB No. 0990-0308--Extension--Assistant Secretary 
Planning Evaluation (ASPE).
    Abstract: ASPE is conducting 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. The study is being conducted among a sample of individuals with 
private long-term care insurance who are age 75 and over using 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. The project began in 
Spring 2008 and is expected to be completed in Spring 2013.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of        Average
      Forms  (if necessary)           Type of        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                    respondent      respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Initial Telephone Screen........  Active Control            2400               1      20 minutes       800 hours
                                    Group (ACG)/
                                    Experimental
                                      Group (EG)
In-person interview.............              EG            1200               1      1.25 hours     1,500 hours
Jump start phone call...........              EG            1200               1      30 minutes       600 hours
Quarterly phone calls...........          ACG/EG      10 minutes               1      10 minutes     1,220 hours
Final Telephone Screen..........          ACG/EG            1766               1      20 minutes       589 hours
Final In-person interview.......              EG             884               1      1.25 hours     1,105 hours
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............     5,814 hours
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-2511 Filed 2-4-10; 8:45 am]
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