[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 15862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6095]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Certification of Maintenance of Effort Form Title III 
of the Older Americans Act, Grants for State and Community Programs on 
Aging

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing an opportunity 
for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by 
the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), 
Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each 
proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to 
allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice 
solicits comments on the information collection requirements relating 
to Certification of Maintenance of Effort Form Title III of the Older 
Americans Act, Grants for State and Community Programs on Aging.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by May 31, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: [email protected].
    Submit written comments on the collection of information to: 
Administration on Aging, Washington, DC 20201. Attention: Margaret 
Tolson.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Tolson, telephone: (202) 357-
3440; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. 
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes agency request or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, 
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with 
this requirement, AoA is publishing notice of the proposed collection 
of information set forth in this document. With respect to the 
following collection of information, AoA invites comments on: (1) 
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of AoA's functions, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of AoA's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques when appropriate, and other forms of information 
technology.
    Title III of the Older Americans Act, Section 309(c), requires that 
a state's allotment be reduced by the percentage by which its state 
expenditures for a given fiscal year are less than its average annual 
expenditures from state sources for the period of three consecutive 
fiscal years preceding such fiscal year. Since information collected on 
the SF-269 report combines the funds from state and local sources, the 
Administration on Aging is unable to identify funds solely from State 
sources. The information contained on the Certification of Maintenance 
of Effort form will be used by the Administration on Aging to verify 
the amount of state expenditures and make comparisons with the average 
annual expenditures for the period of three consecutive fiscal years 
preceding the given year to assure that a state is in compliance with 
45 CFR 1321.49.
    AoA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows: Approximately one-half hour per respondent with 52 State 
Agencies on Aging responding annually, thus producing a burden of 26 
hours per year.

    Dated: March 23, 2005.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 05-6095 Filed 3-28-05; 8:45 am]
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