[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45768-45769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18842]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living

[OMB# 0985-0008]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; State Program Report

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 notice solicits comments on the Proposed Revision for the 
information collection requirements related to State Program Report.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted 
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by October 29, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: [email protected]. Submit written comments on the 
collection of information to: U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services: Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, 
Attention: Susan Jenkins.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jenkins, Director, Office of 
Performance and Evaluation Administration for Community, Washington, DC 
20201, Phone: (202) 795-7369, Email: [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'' includes agency requests or requirements 
that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide 
information to a third party. The PRA 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.
    ACL is requesting approval from OMB to continue collecting data 
after expiration on 12/31/2019. This is a revision request to the 2016 
approved version of the Reporting Requirements for Title III and VII 
State Program Report Definitions. The currently approved version of the 
State Program Report (SPR) includes language intended for usage in FY 
2023. Since these data elements are not required for usage until FY 
2023, under the Paperwork Reduction Act ACL is required to update the 
information collection (IC) to contain only the language and 
requirements for collection years 2020-2023. Removing the proposed FY 
2023 language from the currently approved SPR causes a revision to OMB 
0985-0008. ACL intends to seek OMB approval under a new OMB control 
number for the FY 2023-2026 data elements allowing usage of 0985-0008

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until the new IC is approved and ready for usage.
    The Older Americans Act (OAA) requires annual program performance 
reports from States, the District of Columbia, and Territories. In 
compliance with this OAA provision, ACL developed a SPR in 1996 as part 
of its National Aging Program Information System (NAPIS). The SPR 
collects information about how State Agencies on Aging expend their OAA 
funds as well as funding from other sources for OAA authorized 
supportive services. The SPR also collects information on the 
demographic and functional status of the recipients, and is a key 
source for ACL performance measurement. The information submitted by 
Title III grantees is AoA's principle source for data and information 
on programs and services funded under the Older Americans Act (OAA). 
The SPR serves as the Program Performance Report for the state grantees 
to meet their annual grantee reporting requirements and includes the 
data required by the OAA be reported in the AoA Annual Report to 
Congress. This IC is summary data of services for seniors provided or 
managed by State Units on Aging (SUA) and Area Agencies on Aging (AAA). 
Data is submitted annually by the 50 states, four Territories (American 
Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands), and Washington, DC. The 
SPR includes information on the number of people served, the number of 
units of specific services, Title III expenditures, total expenditures, 
number of state and local staff, number of providers, and major 
accomplishments.
    Data from the SPR are the primary source for performance measures 
in the Congressional budget justification, the HHS Annual Performance 
Plan and Report as well as the Annual Report to Congress.
    AoA also uses the data to respond to inquiries from stakeholders, 
the public, press, program and policy decision makers. Information from 
the most recent SPR is available on-line on the Aging Integrated 
Database (AGID). Results are available annually.
    The proposed FY 2020 version posts on the ACL website link entitled 
Proposed State Program Report (SPR) Form 2020 Revision available at 
https://acl.gov/programs/performance-older-americans-act-programs
    For review and comment on this proposed information collection 
request, please visit the ACL website https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.

Estimated Program Burden

    ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of 
information as follows: 2,750 annual burden hours.

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Annual burden
       Respondent/data collection activity          respondents     respondent       response          hours
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SPR.............................................              55               1              50           2,750
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    Total.......................................              55               1              50           2,750
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    Dated: August 20, 2019.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-18842 Filed 8-29-19; 8:45 am]
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