[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16423-16424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8173]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service
(hereinafter the ``Corporation''), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirement on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Corporation is soliciting comments concerning its
request for approval of five new information collection from clients,
family members/caregivers, comparison group members, and agencies that
are affiliated with the Senior Companion Program (SCP) under the
sponsorship of Corporation grants. This information will be used by the
Corporation to evaluate the nature and effectiveness of the programs.
Copies of the proposed information collection request may be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section
of this notice.
The Corporation is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Corporation, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Propose ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
Propose ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submissions of responses.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section by June 4, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Corporation for National and Community
Service Attn: Charles Helfer, Office of Evaluation, 1201 New York
Avenue, N.W., 9th floor, Washington, D.C. 20525.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Helfer, (202) 606-5000, ext.
248.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
One of the missions of the Corporation is to provide
``opportunities for low-income persons aged 60 or over to serve as
`senior companions' to persons with exceptional needs'' (42 U.S.C.
5013). The Senior Companion taps the skills and experience of America's
growing senior population and provides more older Americans with the
chance to serve their country and help meet pressing social needs. The
Corporation currently supports senior companions in over 190 projects
throughout the United States.
The Corporation is dedicating a significant portion of its
resources to providing support to frail older adults living in the
community who have difficulty with daily living tasks. It is an agency
priority to evaluate these efforts. This data collection will assess
the impact of the Corporation's Senior Companion Programs on clients,
family members/caregivers, and agencies served.
Current Action
The Corporation seeks approval of five survey forms for the
evaluation of the Corporation's Senior Companion Programs that it
supports through grants. It will allow for the assessment of the impact
of the SCP on clients, family members/caregivers and agencies served.
It will also help the Corporation to determine effective practices in
the use of Senior Companions by agencies that are affiliated with the
program.
Part I. SCP Client and Comparison Group Baseline Survey
This survey is designed to assess baseline characteristics of SCP
clients, and comparison group members in order to determine the health
and functional status of older adults at entry into the program, their
extent of social support, psychological well-being, need for medical
and health care services, and their expectations for future care.
Type of Review: New approval.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: SCP Client Baseline Survey.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: SCP clients and comparison group members (at
baseline).
Total Respondents: Approximately 1,800.
Frequency: One time.
Average Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 900 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
Part II. SCP Client and Comparison Group Follow-up Survey
This survey is designed to assess changes in physical and
functional status, extent of social support, psychological well-being,
need for health and medical care services, and satisfaction with SCP
and SCP-like
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services among SCP clients and comparison group subjects at 3-month and
6-month follow-up.
Type of Review: New approval.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: SCP Client Follow-up Survey.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: SCP clients and comparison group members (at 3-
and 6-month follow-up).
Total Respondents: Approximately 1,350 at 3-month follow-up and
approximately 1,013 at 6-month follow-up.
Frequency: Two times.
Average Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 675 hours at 3-month follow-up, and
507 hours at 6-month follow-up.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
Part III. SCP Family Member/Caregiver and Comparison Group Baseline
Survey
This survey is designed to assess the baseline characteristics of
family members/caregivers associated with SCP clients, and comparison
group members, and to determine their attitude toward caregiving,
perceptions of the unmet needs of their older relatives/family members,
and their expectations of future care for SCP clients/comparison group
subjects. Family members/caregivers also will be asked to answer health
and functional status questions on behalf of SCP clients and comparison
group members when clients/comparison group subjects are unable to
speak on their own behalf.
Type of Review: New approval.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: SCP Family Member/Caregiver Baseline Survey.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Family members/caregivers and comparison group
members affiliated with the SCP (at baseline).
Total Respondents: Approximately 800.
Frequency: One time.
Average Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 400 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
Part IV. SCP Family Member/Caregiver and Comparison Group Follow-up
Survey
This survey is designed to assess the changes in the
characteristics of family member/caregivers associated with SCP
clients, and comparison group members at 3-month and 6-month follow-up,
and to document changes in attitudes toward caregiving, perceived unmet
neets of relatives/family members, change in family member/caregiver
well-being, and satisfaction with SCP and SCP-like services received.
Changes in health and functional status of SCP clients and comparison
group members also will be assessed from family members/caregivers on
behalf of SCP clients and comparison group members who respond on
behalf of SCP clients/comparison group subjects.
Type of Review: New approval.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: SCP Family Member/Caregiver Follow-up Survey.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Family members/caregivers and comparison group
members affiliated with the SCP (at 3- and 6-month follow-up).
Total Respondents: Approximately 544 at 3-month follow-up and
approximately 462 at 6-month follow-up.
Frequency: Two times.
Average Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 272 hours at 3-month follow-up, and
231 hours at 6-month follow-up.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
Part V. Agency Cross-Sectional Survey
This survey is designed to document the types of agencies that are
affiliated with the SCP, examine the types of roles and activities
performed by senior companions and received by agency clients, assess
the costs and benefits of having senior companions associated with
participating agencies, and to determine agency satisfaction with SCP
services. Agency representatives also will be asked to assess the
impact of the SCP on the communities that they serve, and to suggest
ways in which the SCP could be improved over time.
Type of Review: New approval.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: SCP Agency Survey.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Agency supervisors who oversee Senior Companions
at their agencies.
Total Respondents: Approximately 160.
Frequency: One time.
Average Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 80 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operation/maintenance): None.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: March 29, 1999.
Thomas L. Bryant,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 99-8173 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am]
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