Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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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