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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22417]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging

Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency 
Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

    The Department of Health and Human Services has submitted the 
following (see below) emergency processing public information clearance 
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Title: State Annual Long-Term Care Ombudsman Report.
    OMB Number: 0985-0005.

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                                                                                          Average               
                                                               Number of responses per     burden       Total   
             Instrument                Number of respondents             year            hours per      burden  
                                                                                         respondent     hours   
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State Annual Long-Term Care           52 State Agencies on     Once per respondent per          173        9,000
 Ombudsman Report.                     Aging.                   year.                                           
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    Description: To revise an existing information collection for 
States to use in reporting on activities of their Long-Term Care 
Ombudsman Programs as required under Section 712(b) and (h) of the 
Older Americans Act, as amended; the revisions:
    (1) Modify the wording of some of the complaint categories to 
assist respondents in categorizing some complaints which were being 
placed under ``other;'' and
    (2) Stipulate that several narrative responses which have not 
changed since the previous report do not need to be repeated.
    The reporting system is for fiscal year 1997-99.
    Additional Information: The AoA is requesting that OMB grant a 180-
day approval for this information collection under procedures for 
emergency processing by August 29, 1997. A copy of this individual ICR, 
with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling 
the Administration on Aging, Reports Clearance Officer, Sharon Matthews 
at (202) 205-2814.
    Comments and questions about the ICR should be directed to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Allison Herron 
Eydt, OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10325, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 14, 1997.
Alicia Valadez Ors,
Director, Office of Governmental Affairs and Elder Rights, 
Administration on Aging.
[FR Doc. 97-22417 Filed 8-22-97; 8:45 am]
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