[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17128-17129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7169]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: 0990-New; 60-Day Notice]


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, email your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office at (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 Children's Health Insurance Program 
Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) 10-State Evaluation--OMB No. 0990-NEW--
Assistant Secretary Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).
    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval on a new collection to provide the Federal government 
with new and detailed insights into how the Children's Health Insurance 
Program (CHIP) has evolved since its early years, what impacts on 
children's coverage and access to care have occurred, and what new 
issues have arisen as a result of policy changes related to CHIPRA and 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (The Affordable Care 
Act) of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148). The evaluation will address numerous 
key questions regarding the structure and impact of CHIP and Medicaid 
programs for children. To answer these questions, ASPE will draw on 
three new primary data collection efforts, including a survey of 
selected CHIP enrollees and disenrollees in 10 states (and Medicaid 
enrollees and disenrollees in 3 of these states), qualitative case 
studies in the 10 states, and a survey of State Program Administrators 
in all 50 States and the District of Columbia. This current request 
seeks clearance for the first two information collections; ASPE will 
seek clearance for the third information collection at a later date. 
All data collection will take place one time only over a three year 
period. The survey component includes a sample of children in 10 
selected states, recently enrolled or disenrolled in CHIP or Medicaid. 
Survey data will be collected using computer-assisted telephone 
interviewing with an in-person follow-up. The qualitative case studies 
will include site visit interviews with CHIP and Medicaid 
administrators and public and child health stakeholders, plus focus 
groups with parents or family members of CHIP enrollees.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                        Number of      Average burden
                     Forms                             Type of respondent             Number of       responses per   per response (in    Total burden
                                                                                     respondents       respondent          hours)             hours
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Survey of CHIP Enrollees and Disenrollees.....  CHIP enrollees and disenrollees.            15,000                 1             30/60             7,500
Survey of Medicaid Enrollees and Disenrollees.  Medicaid enrollees and                       4,500                 1             30/60             2,250
                                                 disenrollees.
Site Visits...................................  CHIP and Medicaid personnel--1..               300                 1                 1               300
Focus Groups..................................  Parents and other family members                80                 1                 2               160
                                                 of children--2.
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    Total Burden..............................  ................................  ................  ................  ................            10,210
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-7169 Filed 3-25-11; 8:45 am]
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