[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42712-42713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15433]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living

Administration on Aging


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman Report Amended 
Data Collection

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Administration on Aging, 
HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Community Living, Administration on 
Aging (ACL/AoA) is announcing an opportunity for public 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 conflict of 
interest reporting per the Code of Federal Regulations and Older 
Americans Act Title VII.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by August 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: [email protected].
    Submit written comments on the collection of information to: U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Community 
Living 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600 M/S RX-33, Seattle, WA 98104, 
Attention: Louise Ryan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Louise Ryan by telephone: (206) 615-
2514 or by email: [email protected]

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

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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/AoA is 
publishing notice of the proposed collection of information set forth 
in this document. With respect to the following collection of 
information, AoA invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
AoA's functions, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of AoA'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.
    Section 1327.21 (conflicts of interest) of the Long-Term Care 
Ombudsman Program rule requires the State agency and the Ombudsman to 
identify and take steps to remove or remedy organizational conflicts of 
interest between the Office and the State agency or other agency 
carrying out the Ombudsman program. Additionally the rule requires the 
Ombudsman to identify organizational conflicts of interest in the 
Ombudsman program and describe steps taken to remove or remedy 
conflicts within the annual report submitted to the Assistant Secretary 
through the National Ombudsman Reporting System. The proposed form and 
instructions are posted on the ACL/AoA Web site at: http://www.aoa.acl.gov/AoA_Programs/Elder_Rights/Ombudsman/index.aspx.
    AoA estimates the burden of this additional collection of 
information as follows: Approximately 10 to 30 minutes per respondent, 
depending on the number of conflicts to report, with 52 state Ombudsman 
programs responding annually for a range of 8.6 to 26 hours.

    Dated: June 23, 2016.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2016-15433 Filed 6-29-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4154-01-P