[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69683-69684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27822]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; OAA Title III-E Evaluation

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an 
opportunity to 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 Older Americans Act (OAA) Title III-E 
Evaluation.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by January 21, 2014.

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ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: [email protected]. Submit written comments on the 
collection of information to Alice-Lynn Ryssman, U.S. Administration 
for Community Living, Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice-Lynn Ryssman, 202-357-3491.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. 
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes agency request or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, 
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with 
this requirement, ACL is publishing notice of the proposed collection 
of information set forth in this document. With respect to the 
following collection of information, ACL invites comments on: (1) 
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of ACL's functions, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of ACL'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 OAA Title III-E National Family Caregiver Support Program 
(NFCSP), with statutory authority contained in Title III sections 302, 
372, and 373 of the Older Americans Act (OAA) (42 U.S.C. 3032), as 
amended by the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006, Pub. L. 109-
365), funds a range of comprehensive home- and community-based services 
supports that assist family and informal caregivers to care for their 
loved ones at home for as long as possible. ACL is directed under 
206(a) of the OAA to conduct evaluations of OAA programs. Thus, this 
data collection will conduct an evaluation of the NFCSP to fulfill this 
requirement and understand how well this program is meeting its goals 
and mission.
    The evaluation design is comprised of two primary components:
    1. A process study, which examines the strategies, activities, and 
resources of the program at each level of the Aging Network--State Unit 
on Aging (SUA), Area Agency on Aging (AAA), and Local Service Provider 
(LSP); and
    2. A client outcome study, which examines the health and social 
effects of the program on participants compared to non-participants. 
This study examines the health and social effects on caregivers and 
also tracks the health outcomes of the care recipients.
    The process study will include all 56 SUAs, all of the AAAs (N = 
618), a sample of local service providers (N = 1,000), and a sample of 
program participants (1,250) and non-participants (N = 1,250). The 
table below provides the information ACL used to estimate the burden of 
this collection of information:

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                                                                                      Average
                                                      Number of     Responses per    burden per    Total average
                 Respondent type                     respondents     respondent       response     annual burden
                                                                                       (hrs.)         (hrs.)
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All SUAs.........................................              56               1           1.5               84
All AAAs.........................................             618               1           2               1236
Stratified sample of LSPs........................           1,000               1           0.33             330
Family caregivers participating in NFCSP.........           1,250               3           0.58            2175
Family caregivers not participating in NFCSP.....           1,250               3           0.58            2175
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    Total........................................           4,174  ..............  .............           6,000
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    The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL Web site 
at http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Program_Results/Program_survey.aspx.

    Dated: November 15, 2013.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2013-27822 Filed 11-19-13; 8:45 am]
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