[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3045-3046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1585]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Projects
1. Evaluation of the Community Integrated Service System (CISS)
Program--New--Data will be collected by mail and in person to assess
demonstration effectiveness for program management purposes. Mail
surveys will be conducted with four managers in each of 40 CISS grant
funded programs: (1) Project director, (2) supervisor of intake/
outreach, (3) medical director or closest equivalent, and (4)
supervisors of care coordination. The purposes are to describe the
organizational structure, service networks, and expected decision-
making patterns prior to the more focussed on-site inquiries. Data
subsequently will be collected in person from managers, staff, and
clients of the 40 CISS grant-funded programs: (1) Project director and
director of grant-receiving institution, (2) managers of each service
in the program, (3) staff providing health services, (4) staff
providing care coordination and services other than health care, and
(5) a sample of clients who agree to participate. Numbers (3) and (4)
will respond to focus group protocols. The purposes of the in-person
data collection are to assess the day-to-day interaction of the service
units, decision strategies employed by managers, and the effect on
access for targeted clients. The study will provide the only evaluation
to date of the effectiveness of the CISS program. The information will
also be used to identify models with promise for replication. Because
this data collection is targeted to a limited number of respondents,
automated collection techniques will not be used. Burden estimates are
as follows:
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Average
Number of Responses burden per Total
Respondent type respondents per response burden
respondent (hours) hours
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Project Director........................................... 40 1 2 80
Intake/Outreach Supervisor................................. 40 1 1.5 60
Medical Director........................................... 40 1 1.5 60
Supervisor of Care Coord................................... 40 1 1.5 60
Proj. Dir./Inst. Dir....................................... 80 1 2 160
Service Managers........................................... 200 1 2 400
Health Service Staff....................................... 400 1 2 800
Care Coord./Other Service Staff............................ 400 1 2 800
CISS clients............................................... 200 1 .3 60
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Total burden is estimated to be 2,480 hours.
Send comments to Patricia Royston, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 14-36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: January 24, 1996.
J. Henry Montes,
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 96-1585 Filed 1-29-96; 8:45 am]
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