[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28491-28492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13030]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection 
(ICR Rev); National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP)

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) 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 as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 
PRA). This 30-Day notice collects comments on the information 
collection requirements related to a Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection (ICR Rev) (OMB approval number 0985-0023).

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by July 
24, 2017.

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: Heather Menne at 202-795-7733 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL has 
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for 
review and clearance. ACL is requesting approval for three years of an 
extension of the currently approved data collection with modifications.
    The National Survey of Older Americans Act (OAA) Participants 
information collection will include consumer assessment surveys for the 
Congregate and Home-delivered meal nutrition programs; Case Management, 
Homemaker, and Transportation Services; and the National Family 
Caregiver Support Program. This survey builds on earlier national pilot 
studies and surveys, as well as performance measurement tools developed 
by ACL grantees in the Performance Outcomes Measures Project (POMP). 
Changes identified as a result of these initiatives were incorporated 
into the last data collection package that was approved by OMB and are 
included in this proposed extension with modifications of a currently 
approved collection. This information will be used by ACL to track 
performance outcome measures; support budget requests; comply with the 
GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) reporting requirements; provide 
national benchmark information; and inform program development and 
management initiatives.

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Comments in Response to the 60 Day Federal Register Notice

    A 60-Day notice was published in the Federal Register in Vol. 82, 
No. 13457 on March 13, 2017. A Notice of Correction was published in 
the Federal Register in Vol. 82, No. 15062 on March 24, 2017, 
announcing that ACL was requesting approval of a proposed extension 
with modifications of a currently approved data collection. A second 
Notice of Correction was published in the Federal Register in Vol. 82, 
No. 20896 on May 4, 2017, announcing that the web location of the 
proposed information collection would change due to an update of the 
ACL.gov Web site.
    ACL received comments from eighty-nine (89) organizations and just 
over 13,900 individuals about the National Survey of Older Americans 
Act Participants (NSOAAP). ACL reviewed all of the comments. Eight (8) 
of the comments were deemed not relevant because they were: (a) 
Programmatic in nature and not survey-related; (b) referencing other 
data collections and not the NSOAAP (e.g., Census); or (c) commentary 
without reference to the NSOAAP. The majority of the comments that ACL 
received expressed the need to retain demographic questions on sexual 
orientation/gender identity. In addition, comments addressed: (a) 
Methodological, survey design, and sampling considerations; (b) concern 
about the survey length; and (c) recommendations to modify and/or add 
clarifying questions throughout the survey. ACL has made minor changes 
to the survey based on some suggested changes, including retaining the 
primary question regarding sexual orientation. This survey has remained 
essentially the same since the last OMB approval on 7/17/2014 (OMB 
Control Number 0985-0023), and the sampling methodology and the data 
collection procedures are identical to the previous survey approved in 
2014.

Burden Estimates

    Descriptions of previous National Surveys of OAA Participants can 
be found under the section on OAA Performance Information on ACL's Web 
site at: https://www.acl.gov/programs/oaa-performance-information. 
Copies of the survey instruments and data from previous National 
Surveys of OAA Participants can be found and queried using the AGing 
Integrated Database (AGID) at https://agid.acl.gov/. The proposed 
National Survey entitled National Survey of Older Americans Act 
Participants 2017 Revised may be found on the ACL Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input. The revisions, including the 
reinstatement of the primary question on sexual orientation, represent 
minor changes in terms of data collection burden that do not change the 
overall estimated burden on respondents.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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   Respondent/data collection        Number of     Responses per                                   Annual burden
            activity                respondents     respondent          Hours per response             hours
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Area Agency on Aging: Respondent             250               1  4.0...........................           1,000
 selection process.
Service Recipients (i.e.,                  4,000               1  .6667.........................        2,666.80
 Congregate and Home-delivered
 meal nutrition programs; Case
 Management, Homemaker, and
 Transportation Services).
National Family Caregiver                  2,000               1  .6667.........................        1,333.40
 Support Program Clients.
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    Total.......................           6,250               1  .80 (weighted mean)...........           5,000
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,000.

    Dated: June 16, 2017.
Daniel P. Berger,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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