[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16026]
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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 Office on (202) 690-6207.
Comment 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. Evaluation of the Cash and Counseling
Demonstration--0990-0223--Extension--Cash and Counseling is a consumer
directed care model for individuals in need of personal assistance
services. A demonstration project utilizing this model is being
undertaken. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE), in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, is engaging in information collection for the purpose of
evaluating this demonstration project. Controlled experimental design
methodology is being used to test the effects of the experimental
intervention: cash payments in lieu of arranged services for Medicaid
covered beneficiaries. Respondents: Individuals or Households.
Burden Information for Client Interviews (0990-0223)
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Hours per
Instrument Annual number of respondents response Burden hours
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Baseline Survey........................... 560 .38 215
4/6 Month Survey.......................... 468 .33 156
9 Month Survey............................ 933 .70 653
Participation Survey...................... completed ................ 0
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Total............................... ................................ ................ 1,024
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Proposed Project 2: Cash and Counseling Demonstration--Additional
Survey Instruments--0990-0232--Extension--This portion of theASPE/
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation evaluation of the Cash and Counseling
Demonstration consists of four non-client interviews. Respondents:
Individuals or Households, For-profit, Non-profit Institutions.
Burden Information for Non-Client Interviews (0990-0223)
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Annual number of Hours per
Instrument respondents response Burden hours
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Informal Caregiver........................................ 916 .38 351
Paid Worker............................................... 474 .5 237
Consultant Survey......................................... 50 .5 25
Ethnographic Study........................................ 25 1 25
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Total............................................... ................ ................ 638
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Please send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance
Office, Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington DC 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Dated: June 19, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 01-16026 Filed 6-26-01; 8:45 am]
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