64836 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 241 / Friday, December 14, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research

and Quality, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

intention of the Agency for Healthcare

Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) to allow the proposed

information collection project: ‘‘Medical

Expenditure Panel Survey—Medical

Provider Component (MEPS–MPC) for

2001 and 2002.’’ In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act as amended

(see in particular 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ invites the public

to comment on this proposed

information collection.

The proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on October 3, 2001 and allowed

60 Days for public comment. No public

comments were received. The purpose

of this notice is to allow an additional

30 Days for public comment.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by January 14, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be submitted to: Allison Eydt, Human

Resources and Housing Branch, Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

OMB: New Executive Office Building,

Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and

included in the request for OMB

approval of the proposed information

collection. All comments will become a

matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia D. McMichael, AHRQ, Reports

Clearance Officer, (301) 594–3132.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Project

‘‘Medical Expenditure Panel Survey—

Medical Provider Component (MEPS–

MPC) for 2001 and 2002’’

The MEPS–MPC is a survey of

hospitals, physicians and other medical

providers. The purposes of this survey

is to supplement and verify the

information provided by household

respondents in the household

component of the MEPS (MEPS–HC)

about the use of medical services in the

United States based on a nationally

representative sample. With the

permission of members of the

households surveyed in the MEPS–HC,

AHRQ contractor will contract the

medical providers of the HC Survey

respondents to determine the actual

dates of service, the diagnoses, the

services provided, the amount that was

charged, the amount that was paid and

the source of payment. Thus, the MPC

is derived from or is based upon the

core survey, (MEPS–HC) and will

improve the quality of the core survey

data.

The Medical Expenditure Panel

Survey Household Component (MEPS–

HC) to be conducted in 2001 through

2003, will provide annual, nationally

representative estimates of health care

use, expenditures, sources of payment

and insurance coverage, for the U.S.

civilian non-institutionalized

population for 2001 and 2002

respectively. MEPS is co-sponsored by

the Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality (AHRQ) and the National Center

For Health Statistics (NCHS).

Data from medical providers linked to

household respondents in the MEPS

Household component for calendar year

2001, will be collected beginning in

2002 and continuing into the year 2003,

data for calendar year 2002 will be

collected beginning in 2003 and

continue into the year 2004.

Data Confidentiality Provisions

MEPS data confidentiality is

protected under the NCHS and AHRQ

confidentiality statutes, sections 308(d)

and 924(c) of the Public Service Act [42

U.S.C. 242m(d) and 42 U.S.C. 299c–3(c)

respectively].

Method of Collection

The medical provider survey will be

conducted predominantly by telephone,

but may include self-administered mail

surveys, if requested by the respondent.

The MPC for Calendar Year 2001

estimated annual hour burden is as

follows:

Type of provider Number of

respondents

Average

number of

patients/providers

Average

number of

events/patient

Average

burden/

event (in

minutes)

Total hours

of burden

Hospital .................................................................................................. 5,000 2.15 3.2 5 (.083 hrs.) 2,867

Office-based Director ............................................................................. 23,000 1.15 3.5 5 7,715

Separately Billing Doctor ....................................................................... 11,200 1.22 1.3 5 1,480

Home Health .......................................................................................... 500 1.0 5.8 5 242

Pharmacy ............................................................................................... 9,000 1.75 10.3 3 8,111

Estimated Annual Burden Total ............................................................. .................... ...................... .................... .................... 20,415

MPC for Calendar Year 2002

Type of provider Number of

respondents

Average

number of

patients/providers

Average

number of

events/patient

Average

burden/

event

(in minutes)

Total hours

of burden

Hospital .................................................................................................... 5,000 2.60 3.2 5 (.083 hrs.) 3,467

Office-based Doctor ................................................................................. 24,000 1.15 3.5 5 8,050

Separately Billing Doctor ......................................................................... 13,360 1.22 1.3 5 1,766

Home Health ............................................................................................ 600 1.00 5.8 5 290

Pharmacy ................................................................................................. 10,700 1.75 10.3 3 9,643

Estimated Annual Burden Total ............................................................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 23,216

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Request for Comments

In accordance with the above cited

Paperwork Reduction Act legislation,

comments on this AHRQ information

collection proposals are requested with

regard to any of the following: (a)

Whether the proposed collections of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of functions of the Agency,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

the Agency’s estimate of burden

(including hours and cost) 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

upon the respondents, including the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and

included in the request for OMB

approval of the proposed information

collection. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Copies of the

proposed collection plans, data

collection instruments, and specific

details on the estimated burden can be

obtained from the AHRQ Reports

Clearance Officer (see above).

Dated: December 7, 2001.

John M. Eisenberg,

Director.

[FR Doc. 01–30851 Filed 12–13–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[60Day–02–16]

Proposed Data Collections Submitted

for Public Comment and

Recommendations

In compliance with the requirement

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for

opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects. To

request more information on the

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and

instruments, call the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

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. Send comments to Anne

O’Connor, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS–D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project: Formative Research

and Evaluation of Native American and

Asian American Populations associated

with CDC’s Youth Media Campaign—

New—National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In FY 2001, Congress established the

Youth Media Campaign at the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC). Specifically, the House

Appropriations Language said: The

Committee believes that, if we are to

have a positive impact on the future

health of the American population, we

must change the behaviors of our

children and young adults by reaching

them with important health messages.

CDC, working in collaboration with the

Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA), the National

Center for Child Health and Human

Development (NICHD), and the

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA), is

coordinating an effort to plan,

implement, and evaluate a campaign

designed to clearly communicate

messages that will help kids develop

habits that foster good health over a

lifetime. The Campaign will be based on

principles that have been shown to

enhance success, including: Designing

messages based on research; testing

messages with the intended audiences;

involving young people in all aspects of

Campaign planning and

implementation; enlisting the

involvement and support of parents and

other influencers; tracking the

Campaign’s effectiveness and revising

Campaign messages and strategies as

needed.

For the Campaign to be successful, a

thorough understanding of Native

American and Asian American tweens

(youth ages 9–13), the health behaviors

promoted, and the barriers and

motivations for adopting and sustaining

them is essential. Additionally, a

thorough understanding of those who

can influence the health behaviors of

Native American and Asian American

tweens is important. This understanding

will facilitate the development of

messages, strategies, and tactics that

resonate with Native American and

Asian American tweens, parents and

other influencers.

Research for the national and

minority audience components of the

Youth Media Campaign will identify the

Native American and Asian American

target audience(s) using standard market

research techniques and will address

geographic and demographic diversity

to the extent necessary to assure

appropriate audience representation.

This Native American and Asian

American audience research may

include, but not be limited to, intercept

interviews, theater testing, expert

reviews, in-depth interviews, pilot/field

tests/partial launches, telephone and/or

face-to-face interviews, and mail

questionnaires with various Native

American and Asian American

audiences (tweens, ages 9–13; parents;

adult influencers; older teen

influencers; and partners/alliances). In

addition, panels or reoccurring focus

groups of Native American and Asian

American tweens and parents will

convene to generate on-going feedback

to the Campaign. The panels will

suggest ideas, review creative

executions, and provide feedback on

what works and what does not work.

The intent of this Native American

and Asian American audience research

is to solicit input and feedback from

audiences on a national level and from

Native American and Asian American

audiences within targeted populations.

Information gathered from both Native

American and Asian American

audiences will be used to modify/refine

and/or revise Campaign messages and

strategies and evaluate Campaign

effectiveness.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Average

burden/

response (in

hours)

Total burden

(in hours)

Tweens (ages 9–13) ........................................................................................................ 5,000 1 15/60 1,250