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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 178 / Thursday, September 15, 2005 / Notices
Dated: September 3, 2005.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–18287 Filed 9–14–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
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 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: New Collection, Regular;
Title of Information Collection:
National Community Centers of
Excellence in Women’s Health and
National Centers of Excellence in
Women’s Health Joint Project
Evaluation Professional Survey;
Form/OMB No.: OS–0990–New;
Use: Health professionals and
community leaders who participated in
a joint project program will complete a
survey sharing their perceptions of the
program’s impact on their work. This
will help evaluate the processes and
outcomes of the joint projects and their
ability to provide integrated services to
women.
Frequency: Other, once per person;
Affected Public: Individuals or
households,
Annual Number of Respondents: 170.
Total Annual Responses: 170;
Average Burden Per Response: 15minutes;
Total Annual Hours: 43.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
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proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access the HHS Web
site address at https://www.hhs.gov/
oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-mail your
request, including your address, phone
number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to
naomi.cook@hhs.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (202) 690–6162.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be mailed
within 60 days of this notice directly to
the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer
designated at the following address:
Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of the Secretary,
Assistant Secretary for Budget,
Technology, and Finance, Office of
Information and Resource Management,
Attention: Naomi Cook (0990–New),
Room 531–H, 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20201.
Dated: September 6, 2005.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Meeting of the Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, this notice announces meetings of
the Citizens’ Health Care Working
Group (the Working Group) mandated
by section 1014 of the Medicare
Modernization Act.
DATES: Business meetings of the
Working Group will be held on
Wednesday, September 21, 2005 from
3:30 to 5 p.m. and Thursday, September
22, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. A
public meeting with invited speakers
will take place on Friday, September 23
from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This meeting
will focus on Oregon’s experience in
engaging the public in developing
health care policy.
ADDRESSES: Events for all three days
will take place in the Portland City Hall,
1221 SW. 4th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
97204. The Working Group business
meetings on both Wednesday and
Thursday will take place in the Rose
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Room. Friday’s meeting will take place
in the City Council Chambers.
All meetings are open to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caroline Taplin, Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group, at (301) 443–1514 or
ctaplin@ahrq.gov. If sign language
interpretation or other reasonable
accommodation for a disability is
needed, please contact Mr. Donald L.
Innis, Director, Office of Equal
Employment Opportunity Program,
Program Support Center, on (301) 443–
1144.
The agendas for these three Working
Group meetings are available on the
Citizens’ Working Group Web site,
https://www.citizenshealthcare.gov. Also
available at that site is a roster of
Working Group members. When
transcriptions of the Group’s September
meetins are completed, they will also be
available on the Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1014 of Pub. L. 108–173, (known as the
Medicare Modernization Act) directs the
Secretary of the Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS), acting
through the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, to establish a
Citizens’ Health Care Working Group
(Citizen Group). This statutory
provision, codified at 42 U.S.C. 299n.,
directs the Working Group to: (1)
Identify options for changing our health
care system so that every American has
the ability to obtain quality, affordable
health care coverage; (2) provide for a
nationwide public debate about
improving the health care system; and
(3) submit its recommendations to the
President and the Congress.
The Citizens’ Health Care Working
Group is composed of 15 members: the
Secretary of DHHS is designated as a
member by the statute and the
Comptroller General of the U.S.
Government Accountability Office
(GAO) was directed to name the
remaining 14 members whose
appointments were announced on
February 28, 2005.
Working Group Meeting Agendas
The Working Group business
meetings on September 21 and 22 will
be devoted to ongoing Working Group
business. Topics to be addressed are
expected to include: reports from
Working Group Committees, plans for
release of the required Report to the
American people, and plans for
community meetings and other
activities to engage the public.
At the public meeting on September
23, invited speakers will discuss
Oregon’s experiences in engaging the
public in discussions of health policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
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 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: New Collection, Regular;
Title of Information Collection: National Community Centers of
Excellence in Women's Health and National Centers of Excellence in
Women's Health Joint Project Evaluation Professional Survey;
Form/OMB No.: OS-0990-New;
Use: Health professionals and community leaders who participated in
a joint project program will complete a survey sharing their
perceptions of the program's impact on their work. This will help
evaluate the processes and outcomes of the joint projects and their
ability to provide integrated services to women.
Frequency: Other, once per person;
Affected Public: Individuals or households,
Annual Number of Respondents: 170.
Total Annual Responses: 170;
Average Burden Per Response: 15-minutes;
Total Annual Hours: 43.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS
Web site address at https://www.hhs.gov/oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-
mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,
and OS document identifier, to naomi.cook@hhs.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed
within 60 days of this notice directly to the OS Paperwork Clearance
Officer designated at the following address: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for
Budget, Technology, and Finance, Office of Information and Resource
Management, Attention: Naomi Cook (0990-New), Room 531-H, 200
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20201.
Dated: September 6, 2005.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
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