[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29948-29949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10671]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Data Collection Materials for the Evaluation of the 
Administration for Community Living's American Indian, Alaska Natives 
and Native Hawaiian Programs (OAA Title VI) OMB #0985-0059

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 Evaluation of the 
Administration for Community Living's American Indian, Alaska Natives 
and Native Hawaiian Programs (OAA Title VI).

DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted 
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by July 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: Kristen Hudgins. Submit written comments on the collection of 
information to Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC 
20201, Attention: Kristen Hudgins.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Hudgins, Administration for 
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, [email protected] or 
202-795-7732.

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

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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 Administration for Community Living (ACL) is requesting 
approval for a revised data collection associated with the Evaluation 
of the Administration for Community Living's (ACL) American Indian, 
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian Programs (Older Americans Act [OAA] 
Title VI; short title: Evaluation of the Title VI Programs). OAA Title 
VI establishes grants to Native Americans for nutrition services, 
supportive services, and family caregiver support services. The purpose 
of Title VI is ``to promote the delivery of supportive services, 
including nutrition services, to American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and 
Native Hawaiians that are comparable to services provided under Title 
III'' (42 U.S.C. 3057), which provides nutrition, caregiver and 
supportive services to the broader U.S. population. Title VI is 
comprised of three parts; Part A provides nutrition and supportive 
services to American Indians and Alaska Natives, Part B provides 
nutrition and supportive services to Native Hawaiians, and Part C 
provides caregiver services to any programs that have Part A/B.
    The evaluation will consist of six data collection activities: (1) 
Tribal program staff interviews; (2) tribal program staff focus groups, 
(3) tribal elder focus groups, (4) tribal elder interviews, (5) tribal 
caregiver focus groups, and (6) follow-up tribal program staff 
interview.
    ACL is requesting to revise the currently approved data collection 
under OMB 0985-0059 by removing the caregiver survey and adding a 
follow-up tribal program staff interview. The proposed revisions also 
include removing annual performance reporting data elements from the 
currently approved IC under OMB 0985-0059 to the OMB approved Title VI 
Annual Performance Report under OMB 0985-0007.
    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:

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                                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                             Number of       Number of      burden per     Annual burden
                Respondent type                                 Form name                     annual       responses per   response (in        hours
                                                                                            respondents     respondent        hours)
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Program director...............................  Program staff interview guide..........              12               1               1              12
Program director...............................  Program staff focus group moderator                  12               1               2              24
                                                  guide.
Program director...............................  Program staff follow-up interview guide              12               1               1              12
Other Program Staff............................  Tribal program staff interview guide...              12               1               1              12
Other Program Staff............................  Tribal program staff focus group                     12               1               2              20
                                                  moderator guide.
Tribal elder...................................  Tribal elder focus group moderator                  100               1               2             200
                                                  guide.
Tribal elder...................................  Tribal elder interview guide...........              20               1               1              20
Caregiver......................................  Tribal caregiver focus group moderator               87               1               2             174
                                                  guide.
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    Total......................................  .......................................             267  ..............  ..............             474
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    Dated: May 12, 2020.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-10671 Filed 5-18-20; 8:45 am]
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