[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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