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 projects 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 Project 1

Research on Employment Supports for People with Disabilities--NEW--

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation has

embarked on a project to collect extensive information on the

experiences of people with disabilities in competitive employment. As

part of this effort they intend to conduct a series of discussions with

working people with disabilities across three locations in the United

States and Canada for the purpose of gaining detailed information on

their employment experiences. Respondents: Individuals or households--

Reporting Burden Information for Screener--Number of Respondents: 750;

Burden per Response: 7 minutes; Total Burden for Screener: 88 hours--

Burden Information for Focus Group Registration--Number of Respondents:

375; Burden per Response: 10 minutes; Total Burden of Registration: 63

hours--Burden Information for Focus Group--Number of Respondents: 375;

Burden per Response: 150 minutes; Total Burden for Focus Group: 938--

Burden Information for Post-Focus Group Evaluation--Number of

Respondents: 375; Burden per Response: 7 minutes; Total Burden for

Evaluation: 44 hours--Total Burden: 1,133 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: August 12, 1999.

Dennis P. Williams,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.

[FR Doc. 99-21483 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]

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