[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 30619] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-15218] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Performance Report (SPR): Reporting Requirements for Titles III and VII of the Older Americans Act; Type of Request: Extension and Revision; Use: To revise an existing information collection form to conform to amendments to the Older Americans Act which directed the Administration on Aging to improve State reporting requirements; Frequency: Annually; Respondents: State Agencies on Aging; Estimated Number of Responses: 57; Total Estimated Burden Hours: 300,000. Additional Information or Comments: The Administration on Aging intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget for approval a new reporting system for the State programs under the Older Americans Act. AoA printed a similar set of reporting specifications in the Federal Register on February 13, 1996 requesting a two year phase-in of the reporting requirements starting in FY 1996. Most of the 15 respondents support implementation of the SPR. However 5 raised cost considerations in light of dwindling resources for services to the elderly. While one respondent objected to a requirement to collect information on the nutritional status of congregate meals clients, 5 other respondents strongly advocate that the information be collected. The remaining comments relate to technical changes which have been made and to administrative issues which AoA will address through training and operational adjustments. Call the Administration on Aging, Office of State and Community Programs at (202) 619-0011 for copies of the proposed reporting requirements. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection requirements 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 6, 1996. William F. Benson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs and Elder Rights. [FR Doc. 96-15218 Filed 6-14-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-04-M