[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 26182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13055]



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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.
    1. Alternative Models of Personal Assistance Services--NEW--The 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation is 
planning a data collection which will compare modes of service delivery 
used to provide personal care services to the frail, elderly, and 
disabled persons of all ages. The three main provider modes to be 
compared are consumer-directed independent providers, supported 
independent providers, and contract or agency providers. The comparison 
is intended to further knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of 
the alternative provider modes. Respondents: Individuals or households; 
state or local governments, business or other for-profit, not-for-
profit institutions. Burden Information for Client Questionnaire--
Responses: 1230; Burden per Response: 45 minutes; Total Burden: 923 
hours--Burden for Provider Questionnaire--Responses: 530; Burden per 
Response: 40 minutes; Total Burden: 353 hours--Burden Information for 
Case Manager Questionnaire--Responses: 100; Burden per Response: 60 
minutes; Total Burden: 100 hours--Burden Information for Client 
Qualitative Interview--Responses: 100; Burden per Response: 60 minutes; 
Total Burden: 100 hours--Burden Information for Provider Qualitative 
Interview--Responses: 150; Burden per Response: 55 minutes; Total 
Burden: 137 hours--Burden Information for Family Qualitative 
Interview--Responses: 150; Burden per Response: 45 minutes; Total 
Burden: 113 hours--Total Burden for Project: 1,726 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 N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503.
    Comments may also be sent to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 
Avenue S.W., Washington DC, 20201. Written comments should be received 
within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: May 15, 1996.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 96-13055 Filed 5-23-96; 8:45 am]
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