[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 233 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 78136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26601]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Public 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 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 
the proposed information collection, Certification of Maintenance of 
Effort for Title III and Certification of Long Term Care Ombudsman 
Program Expenditures OMB #0985-0009.

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by January 4, 2021.

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: Alice Kelsey, Administration for 
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, (202) 795-7342 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL has 
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for 
review and clearance.
    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.

Comments in Response to the 60-day Federal Register Notice

    ACL published a 60-day Federal Register Notice in the Federal 
Register soliciting public comments on this request. The 60-day FRN 
published on August 19, 2020, Volume 85, Number 161, pages 51034-51035; 
ACL did not receive any public comments during the 60-day FRN period. 
The proposed data collection tools are on the ACL website for review 
and public comment, please visit 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: November 27, 2020.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-26601 Filed 12-2-20; 8:45 am]
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