[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 43473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17586]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Agency Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; State 
Developmental Disabilities Council 5-Year State Plan

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Administration on 
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: A Plan developed by the State Council on Developmental 
Disabilities is required by federal statute. Each State Council on 
Developmental Disabilities must develop the plan, provide for public 
comments in the State, provide for approval by the State's Governor, 
and finally submit the plan on a five-year basis. On an annual basis, 
the Council must review the plan and make any amendments. The State 
Plan will be used (1) by any amendments. The State Plan will be used 
(2) by the Council as a planning document; (3) by the citizenry of the 
State as a mechanism for commenting on the plans of the Council; (4) by 
the Department as a stewardship tool, for ensuring compliance with the 
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, 
as one basis for providing technical assistance (e.g., during site 
visits), and as a support for management decision making.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Bond, Administration on 
Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental 
Disabilities, Office of Program Support, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., 
Room 4302, Washington, DC 20201, 202-690-5841 or by email to: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the requirements of 
Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the proposed 
Collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the function 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) the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden information to be collected; and (e) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection technique comments 
and or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be 
given to comments and suggestions submitted within 30 days of this 
publication. In the Federal Register of February 10, 2014 (Vol. 79 
No.27 Page 7676) the agency requested comments on the proposed 
collection of information. Comments were received and a summary 
provided in the Supporting Statement.

Respondents

    56 State Developmental Disabilities Councils.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours  per      Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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State Developmental Disabilities Council 5-               56                1              367           20,552
 Year State Plan............................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,552.

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
August 25, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
fax 202.395.5806 or by email to [email protected], Attn: OMB 
Desk Officer for ACL, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
OMB.

    Dated: July 18, 2014.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2014-17586 Filed 7-24-14; 8:45 am]
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