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agreed to it, and if so, why it did so.
Surely it did not do so simply to save
itself litigation expense. But did it do so
because it was being challenged by
other government agencies and it
wanted to ‘‘get the Commission off its
back’’? Or did it do so in hopes that Part
II would be used as leverage in future
government challenges to the practices
of its competitors? In my judgment,
neither of the latter explanations is
consistent with the public interest.
Nor am I comforted that the purpose
and effect of Part II may be to ‘‘fence in’’
Google. I am aware of the teaching of
Jacob Siegel Co. v. FTC, 327 U.S. 608
(1946) that a ‘‘fencing in’’ order may
cover legal conduct as long as that
conduct is ‘‘reasonably related’’ to the
violation. Even if Part II may be
considered to cover conduct that is
‘‘reasonably related’’ to the violation
here, any consent order, whether
litigated or negotiated, must be
consistent with the public interest. I
look forward to public comment about
whether Part II of the proposed consent
order meets that requirement.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier OS–0990–New; 60-day
Notice]
Agency Information Collection
Request; 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
(ASPE) is requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval on a new data collection,
consisting of a survey of a national
sample of health insurers to learn about
the effects of various recent insurance
market reforms from the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) on premiums and coverage
for certain benefits. ASPE will use the
results of this survey in conjunction
with other data sources to build a more
complete picture of the effects of the
insurance market reforms that went into
effect in September of 2010. The survey
instrument will be a one-time, selfadministered web survey sent to eight of
the 12 largest insurers in each state plus
the District of Columbia based on total
2009 comprehensive major medical
premiums, yielding a targeted sample of
408 health insurers. Each health insurer
will be asked to provide self-reported
data on the percentage of covered lives
with coverage for various benefits before
and after the insurance market reforms
went into effect, any effect of these
reforms on premiums, and coverage for
select other benefits under
consideration for the essential benefits
package. The survey design and content
have been reviewed by both the ASPE
project officer and other ASPE
personnel, and by several former and
current chief actuaries at health
insurers. Data collection activities will
be completed within 60 days (two
months) of OMB Clearance.
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, e-mail your request,
including your address, phone number,
OMB number, and OS document
identifier, to
Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, 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: Effects of Insurance
Market Reforms—OMB No. 0990–NEW–
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Forms
Type of respondent
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
(in hours) per
response
Total burden
hours
Self-administered web survey ...........
Chief Actuary at health insurance
companies.
408
1
45/60
306
Mary Forbes,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier OS-0990-New; 60-day Notice]
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, e-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, 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: Effects of Insurance Market Reforms--OMB No.
0990-NEW-Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
(ASPE).
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval on a new data collection, consisting of a survey of a national
sample of health insurers to learn about the effects of various recent
insurance market reforms from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on premiums
and coverage for certain benefits. ASPE will use the results of this
survey in conjunction with other data sources to build a more complete
picture of the effects of the insurance market reforms that went into
effect in September of 2010. The survey instrument will be a one-time,
self-administered web survey sent to eight of the 12 largest insurers
in each state plus the District of Columbia based on total 2009
comprehensive major medical premiums, yielding a targeted sample of 408
health insurers. Each health insurer will be asked to provide self-
reported data on the percentage of covered lives with coverage for
various benefits before and after the insurance market reforms went
into effect, any effect of these reforms on premiums, and coverage for
select other benefits under consideration for the essential benefits
package. The survey design and content have been reviewed by both the
ASPE project officer and other ASPE personnel, and by several former
and current chief actuaries at health insurers. Data collection
activities will be completed within 60 days (two months) of OMB
Clearance.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Forms Type of respondent Number of responses per (in hours) per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Self-administered web survey.................... Chief Actuary at health insurance 408 1 45/60 306
companies.
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Mary Forbes,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
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