[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76294-76295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31113]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier HHS-OS-18280-60D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). The ICR is for extending the use of the approved 
information collection assigned OMB control number 0990-0308, which 
expires on June 30, 2013. Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS seeks 
comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any 
other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before February 25, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 690-6162.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance 
staff, [email protected] or (202) 690-6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-18280-60D 
for reference.

Information Collection Request Title: The Effect of Reducing Falls on 
Acute and Long-Term Care Expenses

    OMB No.: 0990-0308.
    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation (ASPE) within the HHS Office of Secretary 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

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research design to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed fall 
prevention intervention program. The project began in Spring 2008 and 
is expected to be completed in December 2014.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: 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.
    Likely Respondents: Adults age 75 or older.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                   Number of     Average burden
          Form name                Type of         Number of    responses  per      hours per      Total burden
                                  respondent      respondents      respondent       response           hours
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Initial Telephone Screen.....  Active Control              835               1  20 minutes......             278
                                Group (ACG)/
                                Experimental
                                Group (EG).
In-person interview..........  EG.............             435               1  1.25 hours......             544
Jump start phone call........  EG.............             435               1  30 minutes......             218
Quarterly phone calls........  ACG/EG.........             835               4  10 minutes......             556
Final Telephone Screen.......  ACG/EG.........             167               1  20 minutes......              56
Final In-person interview....  EG.............             167               1  1.25............             209
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    Total....................  ...............  ..............  ..............  ................            1861
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    OS specifically requests comments on (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.

Keith A. Tucker,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-31113 Filed 12-26-12; 8:45 am]
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