[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46246-46247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21258]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living

[OMB Control Number--0985-0033]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Public Comment Request; 
Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (ICR-Rev); 
State Developmental Disabilities Council--Annual Program Performance 
Report (PPR)

AGENCY: Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 
(AIDD), Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health 
and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an 
opportunity for the public to comment on ACL's intention to collect 
information necessary to determine grantee compliance with Part B of 
the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 
2000 (DD Act). Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal 
agencies are required to publish a 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 proposed action. 
This notice solicits comments on a proposed revision to an existing 
data collection related to the State Councils on Developmental 
Disabilities (State Councils) Annual Program Performance Report (PPR). 
On an annual basis, each Council must submit a Program Performance 
Report (PPR) to describe 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; and (3) 
the Department as a stewardship tool for ensuring compliance with the 
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and for 
monitoring and providing technical assistance (e.g., during site 
visits), and support for management decision making.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by December 4, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: [email protected]. Submit written comments on the 
collection of information by mail to Sara Newell-Perez, U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, 330 
C Street SW., Room 1108B, Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Newell-Perez at (202) 795-7413 or 
[email protected].

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 requests 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 or update of an existing collection of 
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval.
    The proposed data collection represents a revision of a currently 
approved information collection (ICR-Rev). 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 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 will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; (d) 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. Consideration will only be given to comments 
and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication. The 
proposed State Councils on Developmental Disabilities Annual Program 
Performance Report can be found on the ACL Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/policy-and-regulations.
    ACL estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

Burden Estimates

    The total estimated hour burden per respondent for the proposed DD 
Council PPR will increase from the 138 hours estimated in 2015 to 172 
burden hours per response. The number of hours is multiplied by 56 
State Council programs, resulting in a total estimated hour aggregate 
burden of 9,632.
    The increase in burden is primarily due to the incorporation of new 
performance measures into the FFY 2017-2021 state plan cycle. These 
measures will hone in on individual and family advocacy, as well as 
systems change advocacy. One example of these measures is a reporting 
of the number of promising and/or best practices improved as a result 
of systems change activities. The Program Performance Report (PPR) is 
an opportunity for Councils to report on the actual data and outcomes 
that resulted from carrying out the new State Plan activities. The 
proposed revisions to the PPR form were reviewed and pilot tested by a 
Performance Measures Workgroup consisting of nine (9) State Council 
representatives. This workgroup deemed the PPR revisions necessary to 
accurately capture and report on the progress of the State Councils. A 
separate workgroup consisting of nine (9) different State Council 
representatives further discussed data collection methodologies as it 
relates to the proposed PPR template. The new performance measures will 
offer a comprehensive categorization and approach to collecting data 
necessary to report to Congress and other interested entities.
    The burden calculation takes into account that 40% percent of the 
change Councils estimated for data collection burden will be pre-
populated for them through their web-based reporting system, ACL 
Reporting. The increase of 24.6% for burden is consistent with the 
development of new performance measures and were approved and 
anticipated by the State Councils.

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per    Annual  burden
       Respondent/data collection activity          respondents     respondent       response          hours
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State Councils on Developmental Disabilities                  56               1             172           9,632
 Annual Program Performance Report (PPR)........
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    Total.......................................              56               1             172           9,632
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    Dated: September 26, 2017.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2017-21258 Filed 10-3-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4154-01-P