[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7309-7310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02498]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living

[OMB #0985-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Evaluation of Participants of an Annual SMP/SHIP 
National Training Conference Hosted by the Office of Healthcare 
Information and Counseling

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 New Survey, and 
solicits comments on the information collection requirements related to 
the Evaluation of participants of an Annual SMP/SHIP National Training 
Conference.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted 
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by April 7, 2020.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marissa Whitehouse, Administration for 
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, [email protected] 
or 202-795-7425.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA 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. 
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.
    The Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling (OHIC) hosts an 
annual national training conference for the federally funded programs 
that it administers. The audience for this training conference includes 
attendees from State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) and 
Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) programs, which are two nationally 
recognized programs that provide Medicare information and counseling to 
Medicare beneficiaries and help fight Medicare fraud through prevention 
and education. Grantee leadership is required to attend this training 
annually to ensure they receive critical information and technical 
assistance needed to help them successfully meet the requirements of 
their grant awards. Grantees are encouraged to bring up to three (3) 
people from each program. Programs operate in each of the 50 states, 
the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
    The information collected in this survey is necessary to ensure 
that ACL is meeting the technical assistance needs of the attendees and 
to capture valuable feedback to be used for future training meetings. 
By gathering feedback on the quality of the training and content 
provided, we can ensure attendee satisfaction and gather information 
for future planning. ACL administers a contract to develop and provide 
the training conference evaluation tool for ACL's approval. They also 
disseminate a tool to all participants following each training 
conference to evaluate attendee satisfaction. This training conference 
survey is introduced and explained during the program specific meetings 
and during the general session on the first day of the training 
conference. The survey is not mandatory, but is reinforced as a way for 
ACL to provide useful, engaging sessions that assist the attendees in 
successfully meeting the requirements of their grant awards. This 
evaluation tool will gather feedback on the quality of the training and 
content provided and the experience of the attendees to be used for 
future planning.
    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:

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                                                     Number of    Responses  per     Hours per    Annual  burden
       Respondent/data collection activity          respondents      respondent      response          hours
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Conference Evaluation...........................             350               1            0.25            0.25
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
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    Dated: January 29, 2020.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-02498 Filed 2-6-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4154-01-P