[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9341-9342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04734]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living

[OMB No. 0985-0007]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request; Annual Reporting Requirements for the Older 
Americans Act Title VI Grant Program

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an 
opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of 
information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(the 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 
notice.
    This Extension without Change (ICR Ext) solicits comments on the 
information collection requirements related to the Program Performance 
Reports for Title VI grants under the Older Americans Act.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted 
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by May 13, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: Cynthia LaCounte, [email protected]. Submit written 
comments on the collection of information to Administration for 
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Cynthia LaCounte.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia LaCounte, Director, Office of 
American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Programs, 
Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC 20416, 202-795-
7380, [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 of an existing collection of information, before 
submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this 
requirement, ACL is publishing a notice of the proposed collection of 
information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, ACL 
invites comments on our burden estimates or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including:
    (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of ACL's functions, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    (2) the accuracy of ACL's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used to determine burden estimates;
    (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) 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.
    The purpose of the Program Performance Report data collection 
provides a data base for ACL to: (1) Monitor program achievement of 
performance objective; (2) establish program policy and direction; and 
(3) prepare responses to Congress, the OMB, the General Accounting 
Office, other Federal Departments, and public and private agencies as 
required by the OAA Title II sections 202(f)(1) and 207. This data 
collection will also support ACL in tracking performance outcomes and 
efficiency measures with respect to the annual and long-term 
performance targets established in compliance with the Government 
Performance Results Modernization Act (GPRAMA). If ACL did not collect 
the program data herein requested, it would not be able to monitor and 
manage total program progress as expected, nor develop program policy 
options directed toward assuring the most effective use of limited 
Title VI funds.
    The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website 
for review at https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.

Estimated Program Burden

    ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of 
information as follows: 274 tribal grantees respond annually and it 
will take 2.5 hours to complete the Title VI report for each grantee 
for a total of 685 hours for all tribal grantees to complete the form.

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Annual burden
       Respondent/data collection activity          respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Title VI Part A, B and C........................             274               1             2.5             685
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    Total.......................................             274               1             2.5             685
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    Dated: March 5, 2019.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-04734 Filed 3-13-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4154-01-P