[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3045-3046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1585]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed 
projects being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Projects

    1. Evaluation of the Community Integrated Service System (CISS) 
Program--New--Data will be collected by mail and in person to assess 
demonstration effectiveness for program management purposes. Mail 
surveys will be conducted with four managers in each of 40 CISS grant 
funded programs: (1) Project director, (2) supervisor of intake/
outreach, (3) medical director or closest equivalent, and (4) 
supervisors of care coordination. The purposes are to describe the 
organizational structure, service networks, and expected decision-
making patterns prior to the more focussed on-site inquiries. Data 
subsequently will be collected in person from managers, staff, and 
clients of the 40 CISS grant-funded programs: (1) Project director and 
director of grant-receiving institution, (2) managers of each service 
in the program, (3) staff providing health services, (4) staff 
providing care coordination and services other than health care, and 
(5) a sample of clients who agree to participate. Numbers (3) and (4) 
will respond to focus group protocols. The purposes of the in-person 
data collection are to assess the day-to-day interaction of the service 
units, decision strategies employed by managers, and the effect on 
access for targeted clients. The study will provide the only evaluation 
to date of the effectiveness of the CISS program. The information will 
also be used to identify models with promise for replication. Because 
this data collection is targeted to a limited number of respondents, 
automated collection techniques will not be used. Burden estimates are 
as follows:

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                                                                                          Average               
                                                              Number of    Responses    burden per      Total   
                      Respondent type                        respondents      per        response       burden  
                                                                           respondent     (hours)       hours   
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Project Director...........................................           40            1           2             80
Intake/Outreach Supervisor.................................           40            1           1.5           60
Medical Director...........................................           40            1           1.5           60
Supervisor of Care Coord...................................           40            1           1.5           60
Proj. Dir./Inst. Dir.......................................           80            1           2            160
Service Managers...........................................          200            1           2            400
Health Service Staff.......................................          400            1           2            800
Care Coord./Other Service Staff............................          400            1           2            800
CISS clients...............................................          200            1            .3           60
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    Total burden is estimated to be 2,480 hours.
    Send comments to Patricia Royston, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 14-36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: January 24, 1996.
J. Henry Montes,
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 96-1585 Filed 1-29-96; 8:45 am]
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