[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66275-66276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27900]
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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; Independent Living Services (ILS)
Program Performance Report (PPR) (0985-0043)
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living (ACL), 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 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-Day notice
collects comments on the information collection requirements related to
Independent Living Services Program Performance Report (Proposed
Extension with Changes of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Rev)).
DATES: Comments on the information collection request must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by February 25, 2019.
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: Peter Nye, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, (202) 795-7606 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 Act of 1973 requires three Independent Living
program reports: (1) State Plan for Independent Living, (2) ILS PPR,
and (3) Center for Independent Living (CIL) PPR. The ILS PPR and CIL
PPR were previously combined into one submission. However, for the
purposes of this data collection, the ILS PPR and CIL PPR are being
submitted separately because they are separate collections of different
information from different parties. Separating these PRA processes
reduces confusion and increases the Independent Living Administration's
(ILA) ability to identify issues specific to designated state entities
(DSEs) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs). This request
is for the ILS PPR, which is submitted annually by the SILC and DSE in
every state that receives Subchapter B funds. The ILS PPRs are used by
ACL to assess grantees' compliance with title VII of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, with 45 CFR part 1329 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, and with applicable provisions of the HHS Regulations at
45 CFR part 75. The ILS PPR serves as the primary basis for ACL's
monitoring activities in fulfillment of its responsibilities under
sections 706 and 722 of the Act. The PPR is also used by ACL to design
CIL and SILC training and technical assistance programs authorized by
section 721 of the Act. The data is also used to meet the requirements
of GPRAMA regarding performance measures. 31 U.S.C. 1115 (2011).
The current version of the ILS PPR that ILA is requesting an
extension for was approved by OMB, but will expire on December 31,
2018. ILA plans to substantively review the data collection and publish
a revised ILS program data collection instrument before the expiration
of the extension request.
The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website
for review at https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
A notice was published in the Federal Register on October 19, 2018
(Vol. 83, Number 2018-22751; pp. 53062-53063).
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Data collection form Comment ACL response
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One commenter asked whether ACL does not intend No change has
ACL intends for states to use for states to use the been made.
the new ILS PPR for the new ILS PPR for the
report that will be due in report that will be
January 2019. due in January 2019.
One commenter asked whether ACL is updating the No change has
ACL has an update on the CIL indicators and been made.
publication of the revised expects to complete
CIL indicators. them by the
extension's end.
One commenter asked whether ACL knows of no other No change has
there are other email lists email lists related been made.
related to IL services to IL services
policies or programs that ACL policies or programs
has that DSEs could benefit that DSEs could
from. benefit from being
added to; the
commenter might
benefit from
information provided
by ILRU, the training
and technical-
assistance provider.
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The proposed form(s) 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: Fifty-six jurisdictions--specifically, the fifty states,
Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas--will
each complete ILS PPRs annually, and it will take an estimated thirty-
five hours per jurisdiction per ILS PPR. The fifty-six jurisdictions
will take an estimated 1,960 hours per year to complete ILS PPRs. This
burden estimate is based on what DSEs and SILCs have told ILA about how
long filling out ILS PPRs took in previous reporting years.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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SILCs and DSEs.............................. 56 1 35 1,960
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Dated: December 18, 2018.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-27900 Filed 12-21-18; 8:45 am]
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