[Federal Register: February 11, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 28)]
[Notices]               
[Page 6923-6924]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Administration on Aging


 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Senior Medicare Patrol Projects


AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.


ACTION: Notice.


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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing an opportunity 
for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by 
the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), 
Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each 
proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to 
allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice 
solicits comments on the information collection requirements relating 
to Senior Medicare Patrol Projects.


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DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by April 14, 2003.


ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: barbara.lewis@aoa.gov. Submit written comments on the collection of 
information to Administration on Aging, Washington, DC 20201.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Lewis, Administration on 
Aging, Center for Wellness and Community-Based Services, Office of 
Consumer Choice and Protection, Washington, DC 20201.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. 
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes agency request or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, 
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with 
this requirement, AoA is publishing notice of the proposed collection 
of information set forth in this document. With respect to the 
following collection of information, AoA invites comments on: (1) 
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of AoA's functions, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of AoA's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques when appropriate, and other forms of information 
technology.
    This information collection, Senior Medicare Patrol Projects, 
continues an existing collection, which had been administered by the 
Office of Inspector General (OIG) to prevent error, fraud and abuse in 
the Medicare Program. This is now being transferred from the OIG to the 
Administration on Aging, and administered under Title IV of the Older 
Americans Act.
    Grantees are required by Congress to provide information for use in 
program monitoring and for GPRA purposes. This information collection 
reports the number of new trainers trained and other Medicare outreach 
activities, and the number of dollars recouped for the Medicare Trust 
Fund.
    AoA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows: a total of 8 hours for each of 51 grantees per year for the 
two semi-annual reports.


    Dated: February 4, 2003.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 03-3326 Filed 2-10-03; 8:45 am]

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