# Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A98-11962

## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** May 6, 1998
- **Citation:** 63 FR 25049

## Text

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
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. Study of Frail Elders in Medicare Managed
Care, New

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
is proposing to conduct a study of how managed care delivery systems
can meet the needs of elderly beneficiaries with disabilities and
chronic illnesses. A survey of Medicare beneficiaries will be conducted
to identify ways in which managed care can add value and barriers to
realizing added value. Respondents: Individuals or households; Number
of Responses: 3264; Average Burden per Response: 35.57 minutes; Total
Burden: 1,935 hours.
Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington
DC 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.

Dated: April 28, 1998.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 98-11962 Filed 5-5-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-04-M

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