[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 35208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16484]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging


Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for Clearance

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS. The Administration on Aging 
(AoA), Department of Health and Human Services, has submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following proposal for the 
collection of information in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (Public Law 96-511):
    Title of Information Collection: State Annual Long-Term, Care 
Ombudsman Report.
    Type of Request: Extension and Revision.
    Use: To revise an existing information collection for States to use 
in reporting on activities of their Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs 
as required under Section 712 of the Older Americans Act, as amended.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondents: State Agencies on Aging.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 52.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 9,880.
    Additional Information or Comments: The Administration on Aging is 
submitting to the Office of Management and Budget for approval a new 
reporting system for the State annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman reports, 
pursuant to requirements in Section 712(b) and (h) of the Older 
Americans Act. The new reporting system would become effective in 
fiscal year 1996. The request also includes an interim report form for 
fiscal year 1995. The Interim form requests some, but not all, of the 
information previously collected on State ombudsman programs and the 
following elements from the new reporting system:
     Ombudsman work on major issues;
     Types of sponsors of local ombudsman entities;
     Numbers of long term care facilities and beds;
     Statewide ombudsman coverage; and,
     Numbers of staff and volunteers serving the statewide 
program.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of the publication of this 
notice directly to the following address: OMB Reports Management 
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room 
3208, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 28, 1995.
William F. Benson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 95-16484 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]
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