[Federal Register: July 6, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 128)]
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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. A National Assessment of Linguistically and 
Culturally Appropriate Services in Managed Care Organizations Serving 
Racially and Ethnically Diverse Populations--NEW--The Office of 
Minority Health proposes to conduct a mixed telephone and mail survey 
with a national random sample of managed care organizations serving 
racially and ethnically diverse communities. The survey will provide 
data on the prevalence of policies and practices that promote the 
delivery of linguistically and culturally appropriate services by 
managed care organizations, and the factors that facilitate and detract 
from the implementation of such policies and practices. The data 
collected will inform the Office of Minority Health about the current 
nature and extent of such services and identify ways in which such 
efforts can be extended. Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
Non-profit organizations; Number of Respondents: 320; Response per 
Respondent: 3; Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes; Total Burden: 
480 hours.
    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: June 25, 1998.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 98-17786 Filed 7-2-98; 8:45 am]
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