[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 152 (Monday, August 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 52438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18736]


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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 Revised 
Data Collection to the National Ombudsman Reporting System

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 the National 
Ombudsman Reporting System per 45 CFR part 1324.21 and Older Americans 
Act Title VII.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by October 7, 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: In compliance with PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the Administration for Community Living (ACL, formerly the 
Administration for Aging) has submitted the following proposed 
collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and clearance. The Administration for Community Living/
Administration on Aging (ACL/AoA) is requesting approval from the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for data collection associated 
with the National Ombudsman Reporting System (NORS).
    The report form and instructions have been in continuous use, with 
minor modifications, since they were first approved by OMB for the FY 
1995 reporting period. This request is for approval to revise the data 
collection tool to enhance ACL's ability to understand and report on: 
LTCO program operations, experience of long-term care facility 
residents and to update to reflect changes in: LTC Ombudsman program 
operations and long-term supports and services policies, research, and 
practices. States will continue to provide the following data and 
narrative information in the report:
    1. Numbers and descriptions of cases filed and complaints made on 
behalf of long-term care facility residents to the statewide ombudsman 
program;
    2. Major issues identified impacting on the quality of care and 
life of long-term care facility residents;
    3. Statewide program operations; and
    4. Ombudsman activities in addition to complaint investigation.
    5. Organizational conflict of interest reporting as required by 45 
CFR part 1324.21.
    With respect to the following collection of information, ACL/AoA 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of ACL/AoA's functions, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of ACL/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.
    The proposed data collection tools may be found 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 7780 hours, with 52 state 
Ombudsman programs responding annually.

    Dated: August 2, 2016.
Edwin L. Walker,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2016-18736 Filed 8-5-16; 8:45 am]
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