Notice2024-17320
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; for the State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman Report (OMB Control Number 0985-0005)
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Published
August 6, 2024
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCommunity Living Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a 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 IC extension solicits comments on the information collection requirements relating to the State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman Report (OMB Control Number 0985-0005).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63955-63956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17320]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; for the State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Report (OMB Control Number 0985-0005)
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an
opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of
information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a 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 IC
extension solicits comments on the information collection requirements
relating to the State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman Report (OMB
Control Number 0985-0005).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by October 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Beverley Laubert <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6a4839083948a839fc8aa879384839492a687858ac88e8e95c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4a68192819688819dcaa8859186819690a4858788ca8c8c97ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>. Submit written
comments on the collection of information to Administration for
Community Living, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attention:
Beverley Laubert.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d4f687b687f61687423416c786f687f794d6c6e612365657e236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="edaf889b889f818894c3a18c988f889f99ad8c8e81c385859ec38a829b">[email protected]</span></a>, (202)
740-0801.
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 requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. The PRA 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 a notice
of the proposed collection of information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection of information, ACL
invites comments on our burden estimates or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including:
(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 to determine burden estimates;
(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 using automated collection techniques when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
The State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman Report is needed to
comply with Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging
reporting requirements in the Older Americans Act (OAA); and 45 CFR
1324.21(b)(1) and (b)(2)(v). The long-term care ombudsman report is
used to measure the services and strategies that are provided to assist
residents in the protection of their health, safety, welfare, or
rights; advocate at the state and federal levels for changes needed to
improve the quality of life and care in long-term care facilities; and
effectively manage the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program at the state
and federal level.
The National Ombudsman Reporting System (NORS) was developed in
response to these needs and directives. Section 712(c) of the OAA
requires the state agency to establish a statewide uniform reporting
system to:
(1) Collect and analyze data relating to resident complaints and
conditions in long-term care facilities for the purpose of identifying
and resolving significant problems.
and
(2) Submit the data on a regular basis to the state licensing/
certifying agency, other state and federal entities that the Ombudsman
determines to be appropriate, the Assistant Secretary for Aging, and
the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center.
The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website
for
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review at: <a href="https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input">https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input</a>.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
Fifty-two grantees report to ACL using NORS.
a. Number of respondents: 52.
b. Frequency of response: 1.
c. Total annual responses: 52.
d. Hours per response: 214.
e. Total burden hours: 11,153.
Dated: August 1, 2024.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for Community
Living, performing the delegable duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2024-17320 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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