[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 184 (Friday, September 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 55859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19066]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman Report
and Instructions
AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing that the
proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
October 24, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
fax 202.395.6974 or by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St. NW., rm. 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Brenda Aguilar, Desk Officer for AoA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Wheaton, telephone: (202) 357-
3587; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, AoA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.
To comply with this requirement, AoA is publishing notice of the
proposed collection of information set forth in this document. With
respect to the following collection of information, AoA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of AoA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of AoA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
The reporting system, the National Ombudsman Reporting System
(NORS), was developed in response to the needs and directives
pertaining to the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program and approved by the
Office of Management and Budget for use in FY 1995-96 and extended with
slight modifications for use in FY 1997-2001 and again for FY 2002-
2006.
This request is to continue the use of the existing information
collection, State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman Report (and
Instructions), from state ombudsmen programs under Older Americans Act
Titles III and VII. The information also serves as input for work with
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and others on major
long-term care issues, planning, training, technical assistance for
ombudsmen programs and policy development. We are finalizing our work
with the states and local ombudsmen on recommendations which revise and
update the form and instructions for use beginning in FY 2007; they are
to be available for public comment in the near future.
The reporting form would retain the following elements: a profile
of the cases, complainants and complaints by type of facility; action
taken on the complaints; a summary of long-term care issues; a detailed
profile of the program and its activities, including the number and
type of facilities licensed and operating in the state (and the number
beds this represents); the staffing and funding of local programs; and
an overview of other ombudsman activities (including: training,
technical assistance, consultation to organizations and individuals,
resident visitation, community education, etc.)
AoA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows: Approximately 10 minutes per case, per respondent, for a total
annual hour burden of 10,258 hours, with 52 State Agencies on Aging
responding annually.
Dated: September 20, 2005.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 05-19066 Filed 9-22-05; 8:45 am]
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