[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5633-5634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2923]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 35, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13), 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, 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 Project

    Review and Synthesis of Consumer/Client-level Evaluation and 
Tracking Activities--NEW--A mail survey will be conducted of two 
groups: a sample of projects/grantees that are currently funded under 
the Ryan White CARE Act (RWCA); and a sample of organizations that 
provide services to people with HIV/AIDS but are not currently funded, 
or have never been funded, under the RWCA. This second group of 
participants will be randomly selected by state from the CDC National 
AIDS Clearinghouse Database and from the National Association of People 
With AIDS Database.
    The survey will collect information about the evaluation/tracking 
activities that were implemented from 1991 to 1996 to assess consumer/
client satisfaction with services. The purpose of this study is to find 
out what types of evaluation/tracking activities have been implemented, 
and to identify gaps within these activities. The study will also 
identify ``model'' evaluation/tracking activities that have assessed 
consumer/client satisfaction and implemented findings to improve HIV/
AIDS-related services, and consequently, have improved consumer/client 
satisfaction.
    The study's final report will include a description of evaluation/
tracking activities among organizations that provide services to people 
with HIV/AIDS and in depth case studies of three model evaluations/
tracking activities that can be easily replicated and used by other 
projects. The report will be disseminated to program-level and project-
level officers as a guide on how to develop and implement effective 
evaluation/tracking activities on consumer/client satisfaction.
    Estimates of respondent burden for the survey are as follows:

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                                                                                          Average               
                                                               Number of    Responses    burden per     Total   
                     Type of respondent                       respondents      per       response*      burden  
                                                                            respondent     (hour)       hours   
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RWCA-funded projects/grantees...............................          500            1            1          500
Organizations serving people with HIV/AIDS not funded under                                                     
 RWCA.......................................................          500            1          .17           85
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      Total.................................................        1,000            1           .6          585
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* The extent of evaluation/tracking activities is expected to vary significantly between the two sample groups, 
  which results in different estimates of average burden per response.                                          


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    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 31, 1997.
J. Henry Montes,
Director, Office of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-2923 Filed 2-5-97; 8:45 am]
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