01-12776. 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 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 1. National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health; supplemental Community Survey—NEW—The Office on Women's Health (OWH) is currently conducting a study of patient satisfaction and service utilization to assess the National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health program. This proposed collection of information would survey women in three communities with a Center of Excellence in Women's Health (CoE), to compare the data with CoE patient data and national benchmark data. The information will be used to inform the analysis conducted for the CoE study. Respondents: Individuals; Number of Respondents: 600; Frequency of Response: one time; Burden per Response: 15 minutes; Total Burden: 150 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.

Dated: May 9, 2001.

Kerry Weems,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.