[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51034-51035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18111]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Certification of Maintenance of Effort for Title III 
and Certification of Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures, 
OMB# 0985-0009

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 and 
solicits comments on the information collection requirements related to 
Certification of Maintenance of Effort for Title III and Certification 
of Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted 
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by October 19, 2020.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Kelsey, Administration for 
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, (202) 795-7342 
[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'' is defined in the PRA 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 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;

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    (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 Certification of Maintenance of Effort under Title III and 
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) Program Expenditures 
provide statutorily required information regarding each state's 
contribution to programs funded under the Older Americans Act and 
compliance with legislative requirements, pertinent Federal 
regulations, and other applicable instructions and guidelines issued by 
ACL. This information will be used for Federal oversight of Title III 
Programs and Long Term Care Ombudsman Program expenditures.
    The proposed data collection tools are located on the ACL website, 
please visit for review and comment on this information collection. 
https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.

Estimated Program Burden

    ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of 
information as follows: 56 State Agencies on Aging respond annually, 
and it takes each agency an average of one half (.5) hour per State 
agency per year to complete each form for a total of twenty-eight hours 
for all state agencies annually. The half hour estimate is based on 
prior years' experience with States in completing these forms.

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                                                    Number of     Responses per      Hours per     Annual burden
      Respondent/data collection activity          respondents      respondent       response          hours
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Certification on Maintenance of Effort under                 56                1              .5              28
 Title III.....................................
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman                    56                1              .5              28
 Program Expenditures..........................
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    Total......................................             112                2               1              56
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    Dated: August 13, 2020.
Lance Robertson,
ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2020-18111 Filed 8-18-20; 8:45 am]
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