[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24434]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary publishes a list of information collections it has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35) and 5 CFR 1320.5. The following are those information collections 
recently submitted to OMB.
    National Study of Assisted Living Facilities for the Frail 
Elderly--New--The goal of this study is to determine where assisted 
living fits in the continuum of long term care and to examine its 
potential for addressing the needs of elderly persons with 
disabilities. The study will address such topics as trends in supply 
and demand; barriers to development; the effect of key assisted living 
features on resident satisfaction and other outcomes. Surveys of 
operators, staff and elderly residents will be conducted.
    Respondents: Assisted Living Facilities operators, staff and 
residents--Burden Information on Operator Screen--Number of Responses: 
1958; Burden per Response: 10 minutes; Total Screen Burden: 326 hours--
Burden Information for Operator Telephone Interview--Number of 
Responses: 230; Burden per Response: 20 minutes; Total Burden: 77 
hours--Burden Information for Operator In-Person Interview and 
Supplement--Number of Responses: 690; Burden per Response: 45 minutes; 
Total Burden: 518 hours--Burden Information for Staff Interview--Number 
of Responses: 1380; Burden per Response: 20 minutes; Total Burden: 460 
hours--Burden Information for Resident Interview--Number of Responses: 
2496; Burden per Response: 30 minutes; Total Burden: 1248 hours--Burden 
Information for Resident Proxy Interview--Number of Responses: 1230; 
Burden per Response: 15 minutes; Total Burden: 308 hours--Burden 
Information for Family Member Interview--Number of Responses: 897; 
Burden per Response: 20 minutes; Total Burden: 299 hours--Burden 
Information for Discharged Resident Interview--Number of Responses: 
117; Burden per Response: 10 minutes; Total Burden: 20 hours--Burden 
Information for Discharged Resident Proxy Interview--Number of 
Responses: 470; Burden per Response: 12 minutes; Total Burden: 94 
hours--Total Burden for the Survey: 3,350 hours.
    OMB Desk Officer: Allison Eydt.
    Copies of the information collection packages listed above can be 
obtained by calling the OS Reports Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the OMB desk officer designated 
above at the following address: Human Resources and Housing Branch, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments may also be sent to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20201. Written comments should be received 
within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: September 5, 1997.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 97-24434 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am]
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