[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 18765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8034]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-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, 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 email 
address within 60 days.
    Proposed Project: Effects of Insurance Market Reforms--OMB No. 
0990-NEW-Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 
(ASPE).
    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval on a new data collection, consisting of a survey of a national 
sample of health insurers to learn about the effects of various recent 
insurance market reforms from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on premiums 
and coverage for certain benefits. ASPE will use the results of this 
survey in conjunction with other data sources to build a more complete 
picture of the effects of the insurance market reforms that went into 
effect in September of 2010. The survey instrument will be a one-time, 
self-administered web survey sent to eight of the 12 largest insurers 
in each state plus the District of Columbia based on total 2009 
comprehensive major medical premiums, yielding a targeted sample of 408 
health insurers. Each health insurer will be asked to provide self-
reported data on the percentage of covered lives with coverage for 
various benefits before and after the insurance market reforms went 
into effect, any effect of these reforms on premiums, and coverage for 
select other benefits under consideration for the essential benefits 
package. The survey design and content have been reviewed by both the 
ASPE project officer and other ASPE personnel, and by several former 
and current chief actuaries at health insurers. Data collection 
activities will be completed within 60 days (two months) of OMB 
Clearance.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                          Number of     Average  burden
                      Forms                               Type of respondent             Number of      responses per    (in hours) per    Total burden
                                                                                        respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Self-administered web survey....................  Chief Actuary at health insurance              408                1            45/60              306
                                                   companies.
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Mary Forbes,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-8034 Filed 4-4-11; 8:45 am]
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