[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 36 (Thursday, February 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11544-11545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03864]


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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; Independent Living Services (ILS) 
Program Performance Report (PPR) 0985-0043

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) 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 Independent Living Services (ILS) Program 
Performance Report (PPR) 0985-0043.

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by March 29, 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: Peter Nye at 
[email protected]. Administration for Community Living, 
Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Peter Nye Phone: (202) 795-7606.

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 Independent Living Services (ILS) program provides financial 
assistance, through formula grants, to states, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands for expanding, and 
improving the provision of, independent living (IL) services. The 
Designated State Entity (DSE) is the agency that, on behalf of the 
state, receives, accounts for, and disburses funds received under Part 
B of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (the Act). Funds are 
also made available for the provision of training and technical 
assistance to Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs). The Act 
permits an annual program performance report (PPR).
    This request is for the ILS PPR, which is submitted annually by the 
SILC and DSE in every state, territory, and commonwealth. ACL uses the 
ILS PPR to assess grantee compliance with title VII of the Act, with 45 
CFR part 1329 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and with applicable 
provisions of the HHS Regulations at 45 CFR part 75. The ILS

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PPR serves as the primary basis for ACL's monitoring activities in 
fulfillment of its responsibilities under sections 706 and 722 of the 
Act. ACL also uses the PPR to identify training and technical 
assistance needs for SILCs and centers for independent living.
    To view the data collection activity for this information 
collection request, please visit the ACL public input website: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.

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 December 17, 2020, Volume 85, pages 81924-81925; ACL 
received no comments.

Estimated Program Burden

    ACL estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows: Fifty-six jurisdictions--specifically, the fifty states, 
Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands--will 
each complete ILS PPRs annually, and it will take an estimated thirty-
five hours per jurisdiction per ILS PPR. Each jurisdiction's SILC and 
DSE will collaborate to complete the ILS PPR. The fifty-six 
jurisdictions, combined, will take an estimated 1,960 hours per year to 
complete ILS PPRs. This burden estimate is based on what DSEs and SILCs 
have told ACL about how long filling out ILS PPRs took in previous 
reporting years.

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                                                 Number of      Responses per      Hours per       Total annual
     Respondent/data collection activity        respondents       respondent        response       burden hours
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SILCs and DSEs..............................              56                1               35            1,960
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    Dated: February 19, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2021-03864 Filed 2-24-21; 8:45 am]
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