[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 19976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8716]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0308; 30-day notice]
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection
burden.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-5683. Send written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at
202-395-5806.
Proposed Project: The Effect of Reducing Falls on Acute and Long-
Term Care Expenses OMB No. 0990-0308--Extension--Assistant Secretary
Planning Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: ASPE is conducting a demonstration and evaluation of a
multi-factorial fall prevention program to measure its impact on health
outcomes for the elderly as well as acute and long-term care use and
cost. The study is being conducted among a sample of individuals with
private long-term care insurance who are age 75 and over using a multi-
tiered random experimental research design to evaluate the
effectiveness of the proposed fall prevention intervention program. The
project will provide information to advance Departmental goals of
reducing injury and improving the use of preventive services to
positively impact Medicare use and spending. The project began in
spring 2008 and is expected to be completed in spring 2013.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number Average burden
Form name Type of Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondent respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Initial Telephone Screen...... Experimental 240 1 20/60 80
Group.
In-person interview........... ................ 240 1 80/60 320
Jump start phone call......... ................ 240 1 30/60 120
Quarterly phone calls......... ................ 240 4 10/60 160
Final Telephone Screen........ ................ 177 1 20/60 59
Final In-person interview..... ................ 177 1 80/60 236
Initial Telephone Screen...... Active Control 240 1 20/60 80
Group.
Quarterly phone calls......... ................ 240 4 10/60 160
Final Telephone Screen........ ................ 177 1 20/60 59
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Total Burden Hours........ .............. .............. .............. 1,274
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-8716 Filed 4-15-10; 8:45 am]
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