[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11102-11103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05619]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; the State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) (0985-0044)
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living (ACL), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) 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 State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL)
(Information Collection Request Ext (ICR Ext)).
DATES: Comments on the information collection request must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by April 24, 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
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has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB
for review and clearance. Legal authority for the State Plan for
Independent Living is contained in Chapter 1 of Title VII of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act ([the Act], Pub. L. 113-128). Section 704 of the
Rehabilitation Act requires that, to be eligible to receive financial
assistance under Chapter 1, ``a State shall submit to the Department,
and obtain approval of, a State plan containing such provisions as the
Department may require.'' The Administration for Community Living's
(ACL) approval of the SPIL is required for states to receive federal
funding for both the Independent Living Services State grants and
Centers for Independent Living programs. Federal statute and
regulations require the collection of this information every three
years.
The current version of the SPIL Instrument and Instructions that
ACL is requesting an extension for was approved by OMB, but will expire
on April 30, 2019. Under this request, ACL requests that OMB approve an
extension without change for 12 months after expiration. During this
extension period, ACL's Independent Living Administration plans to
complete substantive revisions that address changes required as a
result of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014.
The SPIL is jointly developed by the chairperson of the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) and the directors of the CILs and the
designated State entity (DSE) in the State, after receiving public
input from individuals throughout the State. ACL reviews the SPIL for
compliance with the Rehabilitation Act and 45 CFR part 1329 and
approves the SPIL. It also serves statewide as a primary planning
document for continuous monitoring of technical assistance to the state
independent living programs to ensure planning; financial support and
coordination; and other assistance to facilitate independent living
services.
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 2018-22753; pp. 53063-53064).
We received no comments during the 60-day public comment period.
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: 56 Statewide Independent Living Councils will respond to the
requirement for a SPIL every three years. It will take approximately 60
hours for each state's Statewide Independent Living Council to jointly
complete the development of the SPIL for a total of approximately 3,360
hours. This estimate is based on amounts of time that Statewide
Independent Living Councils have reported that they have spent
responding to previous requests for this report. ACL is not requesting
any change in the data States are required to submit. As such, there is
no change to the estimated reporting burden.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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Statewide Independent Living Councils........... 56 1 60 3,360
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Total....................................... 56 1 60 3,360
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Dated: March 18, 2019.
Lance Robertson,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2019-05619 Filed 3-22-19; 8:45 am]
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