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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 152 / Monday, August 8, 2016 / Notices
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Health Scientist, Acting Chief, Information
Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for
Science, Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016–18746 Filed 8–5–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living,
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; State Annual LongTerm Care Ombudsman Report
Revised Data Collection to the National
Ombudsman Reporting System
Administration for Community
Living, Administration on Aging, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration on
Community Living, Administration on
Aging (ACL/AoA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
the information collection requirements
relating to the National Ombudsman
Reporting System per 45 CFR part
1324.21 and Older Americans Act Title
VII.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by October 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: louise.ryan@acl.hhs.gov.
Submit written comments on the
collection of information to: U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services: Administration for
Community Living 701 Fifth Avenue,
Suite 1600 M/S RX–33, Seattle, WA
98104, Attention: Louise Ryan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Louise Ryan by telephone: (206) 615–
2514 or by email: louise.ryan@
acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Administration for
Community Living (ACL, formerly the
Administration for Aging) has submitted
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the following proposed collection of
information to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance. The
Administration for Community Living/
Administration on Aging (ACL/AoA) is
requesting approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for data
collection associated with the National
Ombudsman Reporting System (NORS).
The report form and instructions have
been in continuous use, with minor
modifications, since they were first
approved by OMB for the FY 1995
reporting period. This request is for
approval to revise the data collection
tool to enhance ACL’s ability to
understand and report on: LTCO
program operations, experience of longterm care facility residents and to
update to reflect changes in: LTC
Ombudsman program operations and
long-term supports and services
policies, research, and practices. States
will continue to provide the following
data and narrative information in the
report:
1. Numbers and descriptions of cases
filed and complaints made on behalf of
long-term care facility residents to the
statewide ombudsman program;
2. Major issues identified impacting
on the quality of care and life of longterm care facility residents;
3. Statewide program operations; and
4. Ombudsman activities in addition
to complaint investigation.
5. Organizational conflict of interest
reporting as required by 45 CFR part
1324.21.
With respect to the following
collection of information, ACL/AoA
invites comments on: (1) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
ACL/AoA’s functions, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
ACL/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 proposed data collection tools
may be found on the ACL/AoA Web site
at: https://www.aoa.acl.gov/AoA_
Programs/Elder_Rights/Ombudsman/
index.aspx.
AoA estimates the burden of this
additional collection of information as
follows: Approximately 7780 hours,
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with 52 state Ombudsman programs
responding annually.
Dated: August 2, 2016.
Edwin L. Walker,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; the
National Maltreatment Reporting
System
Administration for Community
Living, HHS
ACTION: Notice
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (formerly 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. The purpose of
this notice is to allow for an additional
30 days of public comment on the
information collection requirements
relating to the National Adult
Maltreatment Reporting System
(NAMRS). The proposed collection of
information tools may be found in the
NAMRS section of the ACL Web site.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by September
7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information to the
Office of Management and Budget,
Office for Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for ACL
by email: OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax: 202.395.6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Whittier Eliason,
Administration for Community Living,
330 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20201;
email: stephanie.whittiereliason@
acl.hhs.gov; telephone: 202.795.7467.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained by
contacting Stephanie Whittier Eliason.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Administration for
Community Living (ACL, formerly the
Administration for Aging) has submitted
the following proposed collection of
information to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living, Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman Report Revised
Data Collection to the National Ombudsman Reporting System
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Administration on Aging,
HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration on Community Living, Administration on
Aging (ACL/AoA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension
of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments
on the information collection requirements relating to the National
Ombudsman Reporting System per 45 CFR part 1324.21 and Older Americans
Act Title VII.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by October 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: louise.ryan@acl.hhs.gov.
Submit written comments on the collection of information to: U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Community
Living 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600 M/S RX-33, Seattle, WA 98104,
Attention: Louise Ryan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Louise Ryan by telephone: (206) 615-
2514 or by email: louise.ryan@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the Administration for Community Living (ACL, formerly the
Administration for Aging) has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and clearance. The Administration for Community Living/
Administration on Aging (ACL/AoA) is requesting approval from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for data collection associated
with the National Ombudsman Reporting System (NORS).
The report form and instructions have been in continuous use, with
minor modifications, since they were first approved by OMB for the FY
1995 reporting period. This request is for approval to revise the data
collection tool to enhance ACL's ability to understand and report on:
LTCO program operations, experience of long-term care facility
residents and to update to reflect changes in: LTC Ombudsman program
operations and long-term supports and services policies, research, and
practices. States will continue to provide the following data and
narrative information in the report:
1. Numbers and descriptions of cases filed and complaints made on
behalf of long-term care facility residents to the statewide ombudsman
program;
2. Major issues identified impacting on the quality of care and
life of long-term care facility residents;
3. Statewide program operations; and
4. Ombudsman activities in addition to complaint investigation.
5. Organizational conflict of interest reporting as required by 45
CFR part 1324.21.
With respect to the following collection of information, ACL/AoA
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of ACL/AoA's functions,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of ACL/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 proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL/AoA Web
site at: https://www.aoa.acl.gov/AoA_Programs/Elder_Rights/Ombudsman/index.aspx.
AoA estimates the burden of this additional collection of
information as follows: Approximately 7780 hours, with 52 state
Ombudsman programs responding annually.
Dated: August 2, 2016.
Edwin L. Walker,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2016-18736 Filed 8-5-16; 8:45 am]
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