[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 141 (Monday, July 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42550-42551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14564]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals Submissions, 
and Approvals

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of Assistant Secretary for 
Planning & Evaluation

    Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Regular Clearance;
    Title of Information Collection: Survey of Frontline Supervisors of 
Direct Service Workers Participating in the Better Jobs Better Care 
Demonstration;
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0990-New;
    Use: The President's New Freedom Initiative specifies goals for 
enhancing the direct service workforce availability and capability. 
There is currently a major shortage of direct care workers--

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nursing assistants, home health aides, and personal care attendants--
who provide care and support to elderly people with chronic diseases 
and disabilities. Worker shortages are certain to grow as the demand 
for long-term care increases with the aging population. Thus, 
recruitment and retention of direct care workers has recently become an 
issue of interest to policymakers and providers alike. The proposed 
survey will ensure that HHS and other Federal, state, and local 
agencies have timely data available on the central role of frontline 
supervisors in direct care workers job quality and turnover.
    Frequency: Reporting, on occasion;
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for 
profit, not for profit institutions;
    Annual Number of Respondents: 906.
    Total Annual Responses: 906;
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes;
    Total Annual Hours: 1,005;
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS 
Web site address at http://www.hhs.gov/oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-
mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and OS document identifier, to [email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
received within 60-days, and directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance 
Officer at the following address: Department of Health and Human 
Services, Office of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Budget, 
Technology, and Finance, Office of Information and Resource Management, 
Attention: Naomi Cook (0990-New), Room 531-H, 200 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington DC 20201.

    Dated: July 15, 2005.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-14564 Filed 7-22-05; 8:45 am]
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