[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 4561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1879]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0335]
Agency Information Collection Request; 60-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 information collection request 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, email your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email
address within 60 days.
Proposed Project: Trends in U.S. Public Awareness of Racial and
Ethnic Health Disparities (1999-2015)--Extension-OMB 0990-
0335--Office of Minority Health (OMH).
Abstract: The proposed survey seeks to collect data for one of
OMH's annual performance measures, approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) in February 2007, following OMB's examination of OMH
using the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART). This measure is to
``increase awareness of racial/ethnic health status and health care
disparities in the general population.'' Findings from this data
collection will enable OMH to track progress on this measure over time
as necessitated by current OMB-approved program assessment
requirements.
The lack of general awareness and understanding about the nature
and extent of racial and ethnic health disparities in the U.S. and the
impact that such disparities are having on the overall health of the
Nation have been cited as a major barrier to the provision of
programmatic, budgetary, and policy attention to these issues.
Therefore, one of the long-term, annual measures agreed upon was to
``increase awareness of racial/ethnic health status and health care
disparities in the general population.''
Additionally, OMH can use the findings about progress made in
raising awareness to identify collaborative partners in the federal
government, at the state and local levels, among businesses and non-
profits, and among the faith community, in order to reach a wider
audience. Further, these results can be used by program decision-makers
and policy-makers, within and outside of HHS, who are interested in
capturing progress made over time as HHS disseminates information to
the U.S. population that confirms the existence, and societal effects,
of racial and ethnic health disparities.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Number of Number burden per Total burden
Type of respondent respondents* responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
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General Population.............................. 3,159 1 14/60 737
Physician....................................... 340 1 14/60 79
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 816
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* Based on actual completion rates from the 2010 OMH/NORC survey.
Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-1879 Filed 1-27-12; 8:45 am]
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