[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 33220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13492]


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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, email 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: Children's Health Insurance Program 
Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) 10-State Evaluation, Telephone Interviews 
with State CHIP Program Administrators--OMB No. 0990-NEW--Assistant 
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
    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 interview Children's Health 
Insurance Program (CHIP) administrators in all 50 States and the 
District of Columbia. These roughly 1 hour interviews, conducted by 
phone, will focus on understanding changes in the CHIP program since 
2006, the role the CHIP Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009 (Pub. L. 
111-3) has played in influencing State CHIP programs, preparations for 
implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 
(Pub. L. 111-148), and State views on the future of CHIP. Going beyond 
facts and basic descriptive information, it will gather insights about 
the rationale behind State decisions and about issues requiring future 
attention. The information gathered will supplement two other data 
collection efforts which received clearance on December 12, 2011 (a 
survey of CHIP and Medicaid enrollees and disenrollees and case studies 
in 10 states, reference number 201110-0990-006, OMB control number 
0990-0384). Data will only be collected once from the CHIP program 
administrators. We are seeking a 1 year approval period.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Type of         Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
             Forms                 respondent       respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Telephone Interview Discussion  State CHIP                    77               1               1              77
 Guide.                          Program
                                 Administrators
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    Total.....................  ................              77               1               1              77
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\a\ This includes one respondent per State in the 25 States with only a separate CHIP program or a Medicaid
  expansion CHIP program, and two respondents per State in the 26 States with combination programs.


Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-13492 Filed 6-4-12; 8:45 am]
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