[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27995-27996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12826]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Public Comment Request; State Councils on Developmental 
Disabilities--Annual Program Performance Report (PPR) (OMB Control 
Number--0985-0033)

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living is announcing that the 
proposed collection of information listed above has been submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance as 
required under section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. This 30-day notice collects comments on the information 
collection requirements related to the State Councils on Developmental 
Disabilities--Annual Program Performance Report (PPR) [Proposed 
Extension with Changes of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Rev)].

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by July 
16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by:
    (a) Email to: [email protected], Attn: OMB Desk Officer 
for ACL;
    (b) fax to 202.395.5806, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL; or
    (c) by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St. NW, Rm. 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Newell-Perez at (202) 795-7413 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. The proposed data collection represents a 
revision of a currently approved information collection (ICR-Rev). This 
collection is necessary for the proper performance and function of the 
agency. On an annual basis, Councils are required to 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 of 2000 and for monitoring and providing technical 
assistance (e.g., during site visits), and support for management 
decision making.

Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice

    A notice was published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2017 
(Vol. 82, Number 191; pp. 46246-46247). Two comments were received. The 
first was a comment about ACL and policies around 
deinstitutionalization. The second comment requested that Councils have 
more transparency and make their PPRs available to the public via their 
websites. ACL appreciates and understands these comments. Although ACL 
recognizes that these comments might provide useful information for the 
program, it is not required to meet the statutory requirements for this 
program. No change is proposed.
    The proposed template may be found on the ACL website at https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.

Estimated Program Burden

    ACL estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows: The

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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.

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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...............................              56               1             172            9632
Developmental Disabilities/Program Performance
 Report.........................................
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    Total.......................................              56               1             172            9632
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    Dated: June 7, 2018.
Lance Robertson,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2018-12826 Filed 6-14-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4154-01-P