[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45446-45447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18463]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Senior Legal Helplines Operating Within Model 
Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems Demonstrations

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) 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 proposed information 
collection requirements relating to Senior Legal Helplines (SLHs) 
operating within Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems 
Demonstrations.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by October 6, 2014.

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 Omar Valverde.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Omar Valverde, Aging Services Program 
Specialist, Administration for Community Living, Administration on 
Aging, Washington, DC 20201, (202) 357-3514.

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, ACL is publishing notice of the proposed collection 
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the anticipated collection of information, ACL 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of ACL's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of ACL'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.
    Senior Legal Helplines (SLHs) funded by Title IV of the Older 
Americans, and operating as part of Model Approaches to Statewide Legal 
Assistance Systems (Model Approaches) demonstration
    Grants play an important role within statewide legal service 
delivery systems and are designed to provide a limited scope of 
assistance on a wide range of legal issues such as consumer protection, 
housing, income security, healthcare financing, and elder abuse 
prevention. It is important to capture information that accurately 
illustrates the range and type of legal assistance being provided by 
the SLHs to older persons in the most social or economic need, without 
being overly burdensome to providers responsible for collecting the 
data. The anticipate data collected

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and reported by SLHs participating in ACL-funded Model Approaches 
projects will be comparable from one SLH to another and apply standard/
uniform terminology consistently across Model Approaches projects. The 
consistent and uniform data will be used to illustrate the 
effectiveness of Model Approaches states in reaching key target 
populations under the OAA with much needed ``priority'' legal 
assistance through SLHs. The data collected will also inform and drive 
ongoing ACL policy related to increasing the number of states that have 
a SLH as a sustained, and permanent feature of integrated and cost 
effective legal service delivery systems targeted to those most in 
need. Anticipated data collection and reporting requirements would 
apply to SLHs operating as lead partners in 2014 Model Approaches Phase 
I and Phase II, with a total of 11 SLHs operational during the 3 year 
project period.
    ACL estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows: 11 SLHs would be asked to respond annually pursuant to data 
collection tools that should require an average burden of 2.5 hours per 
SLH per year or a total 27.5 hours for all complying SLHs operating 
under Model Approaches projects. The proposed data collection tools may 
be found on the CERA Web site for review at: http://www.legalhotlines.org/uploads/1/6/9/1/16912868/reportingguidelinesforseniorlegalhelplines.pdf.

    Dated: July 31, 2014.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2014-18463 Filed 8-4-14; 8:45 am]
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