Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collections; Comment Request

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 (202) 690-6207.

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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