[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 41021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13938]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Extension of Existing Information Collection; 
Certification of Maintenance of Effort Form Title III of the Older 
Americans Act, Grants for State and Community Program on Aging

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing that the 
proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
August 15, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
fax 202.395.6974 or by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St., NW., rm. 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Brenda Aguilar, Desk Officer for AoA.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, AoA has 
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for 
review and clearance. 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.
    In the Federal Register of March 29, 2005 (Vol. 70, No. 59, Page 
15862), the agency requested comments on the proposed collection of 
information.
    No comments on the content of the collection were received.

    Dated: July 12, 2005.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 05-13938 Filed 7-14-05; 8:45 am]
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