[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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