[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 13321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4926]


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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. State Children's Health Insurance Program 
Focus Group Study--NEW--As part of an evaluation of the State 
Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation is proposing the 
collection of qualitative data by conducting a series of 52 focus 
groups in nine states. The 52 focus groups comprised of low income 
families will each consist of 8-10 participants. The purpose of this 
study is to identify factors which influence enrollment in, and 
disenrollment from Medicaid and SCHIP.

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                                                                     Time per
                    Activity                         Number of       response        Frequency     Total burden
                                                    respondents      (minutes)                        (hours)
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Screen..........................................           6,240               6               1             624
Registration Form...............................             468               5               1              39
Focus Group.....................................             468             150               1           1,170
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,833
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    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: February 21, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 01-4926 Filed 3-2-01; 8:45 am]
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