[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 66538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27511]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Community Living


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; State 
Developmental Disabilities Council--Annual Program Performance Report 
(PPR)

AGENCY: Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 
Administration for Community Living, 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 submit a Program Performance Report (PPR) to described 
the extent to which annual progress is being achieved on the 5 year 
state plan goals. The PPR will be used by (1) the Council as a planning 
document to track progress made in meeting state plan goals; (2) the 
citizenry of the State as a mechanism for monitoring progress and 
activities on the plans of the Council; (4) the Department as a 
stewardship tool, for ensuring compliance with the Developmental 
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, as one basis for 
monitoring and providing technical assistance (e.g., during site 
visits), and as a support for management decision making.

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
November 30, 2015.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Cruz, Administration on 
Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental 
Disabilities, Office of Program Support, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., 
Room 4306, Washington, DC 20201, 202-357-3439.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the requirements of 
Section 506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Administration on Community Living is soliciting public comment on the 
specific aspects of the information collection described above. 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.
    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 Program                      56               1             138            7728
 Performance Report (PPR).......................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7728.

    Dated: October 23, 2015.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2015-27511 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4154-01-P