97-9883. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collections; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18773-18774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9883]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collections; 
Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information 
collections projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the 
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of 
the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports 
Clearance Officer on [phone].
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the

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proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    Proposed Projects: Comparative Analysis of Caregiving Patterns for 
Disabled Elders with Long-Term Insurance--New--The Assistant Secretary 
for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is participating in a survey which 
will compare the usage of formal and informal caregiving services 
between the disabled elderly with long-term care insurance policies and 
the disabled elderly in the general population. Respondents: 
Individuals or households--Burden Information for the Home Care 
Instrument--Number of respondents: 700; Average time per response: 1.5 
hours; Burden for Home Care Instrument: 1,050 hours--Burden Information 
for the Nursing Home Instrument--Number of respondents: 350; Average 
time per response: 1.5 hours; Burden for Nursing Home Instrument: 525 
hours--Burden Information for the Informal Caregiver Telephone Survey: 
Number of respondents: 700; Average time per response: 20 minutes; 
Burden for Informal Caregiver Telephone Survey: 233 hours--Burden 
Information for the Policy Holder Screening Instrument--Number of 
respondents: 1500; Average time per response: 7 minutes; Burden for 
Policy Holder Screening Instrument: 175 hours--Total Burden: 1983. 
hours.
    Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 97-9883 Filed 4-16-97; 8:45 am]
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