[Federal Register: February 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 28)]
[Notices]               
[Page 6906-6907]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-0268 and HCFA-R-0271]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing 
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, is 
publishing the following summary of proposed collections 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.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Collection of 
Assessment Information on Three Federal Government Web Sites: 
www.medicare.gov, www.4woman.gov, and www.healthfinder.gov; Form Nos.: 
HCFA-R-268 (OMB No. 0938-0756); Use: The purpose of the bounceback 
forms is to provide feedback to the government agencies that provide 
the web sites. The information collected through the bounceback forms 
will be used with other information collected about the web sites 
through focus groups, interviews, and expert evaluations. The combined 
information will guide future improvements to the web sites. Currently, 
there is no plan to distribute the information, other than through 
public health, medical, or other professional journals, in which we may 
report the results; Frequency: Users will have the opportunity to 
complete the bounceback form whenever they exit the web site; Affected 
Public: Individuals or Households, Business or other for-profit, and 
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 636,555; Total 
Annual Responses: 212,185; Total Annual Hours: 21,221.
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of 
Information Collection: Feedback Questionnaire; Form No.: HCFA-R-0271 
(OMB# 0938-new); Use: The Educational and Health Promotion Group (EHPG) 
develops materials for beneficiary-centered education, and makes 
efforts to improve beneficiary ability to make informed health 
decisions. The purpose of this collection is post-distribution testing. 
One Feedback Questionnaire will be placed in each box of bulk mailings, 
on the back of a publication information sheet, and reorder forms. The 
distributor is given the option of completing the questionnaire. Those 
who choose to complete the questionnaire will be providing EHPG with 
valuable information that will assist in improving future versions of 
the publication.; Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Federal 
Government, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions, 
and State, Local, or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 20,000; 
Total Annual Responses: 2,000; Total Annual Hours: 500.

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    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access HCFA's 
Web Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail 
your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and 
HCFA document identifier, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed 
within 60 days of this notice directly to the HCFA Paperwork Clearance 
Officer designated at the following address: HCFA, Office of 
Information Services, Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA 
Enterprise Standards, Attention: Louis Blank, Room N2-14-26, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: February 4, 1999.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer,
HCFA Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group,
Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 99-3402 Filed 2-10-99; 8:45 am]
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