[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 59701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24721]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 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 Children's Health Insurance Program 
Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) 10-State Evaluation (New)--OMB No. 0990-
NEW--Assistant Secretary Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).
    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval on a new collection to provide the federal government 
with new and detailed insights into how the Children's Health Insurance 
Program (CHIP) has evolved since its early years, what impacts on 
children's coverage and access to care have occurred, and what new 
issues have arisen as a result of policy changes related to CHIPRA and 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (The Affordable Care 
Act) of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148). The evaluation will address numerous 
key questions regarding the structure and impact of CHIP and Medicaid 
programs for children. To answer these questions, ASPE will draw on 
three new primary data collection efforts, including a survey of 
selected CHIP enrollees and disenrollees in 10 states (and Medicaid 
enrollees and disenrollees in 3 of these states), qualitative case 
studies in the 10 states, and a survey of State Program Administrators 
in all 50 States and the District of Columbia. This current request 
seeks clearance for the first two information collections; ASPE will 
seek clearance for the third information collection at a later date. 
All data collection will take place one time only over a three year 
period. The survey component includes a sample of children in 10 
selected states, recently enrolled or disenrolled in CHIP or Medicaid. 
Survey data will be collected using computer-assisted telephone 
interviewing with an in-person follow-up. The qualitative case studies 
will include site visit interviews with CHIP and Medicaid 
administrators and public and child health stakeholders, plus focus 
groups with parents or family members of CHIP enrollees.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                             Number of       Number of      burden (in     Total burden
                     Forms                                 Type of  respondent              respondents    responses per    hours) per         hours
                                                                                                            respondent       response
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Survey of CHIP Enrollees and Disenrollees......  CHIP enrollees and disenrollees........          15,000               1           30/60           7,500
Survey of Medicaid Enrollees and Disenrollees..  Medicaid enrollees and disenrollees....           4,500               1           30/60           2,250
Site Visits....................................  CHIP and Medicaid personnel--1.........             300               1               1             300
Focus Groups...................................  Parents and other family members of....              80               1               2             160
                                                 children--2............................
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    Total Burden...............................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          10,210
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Keith Tucker,
Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-24721 Filed 9-26-11; 8:45 am]
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