[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 133 (Thursday, July 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 37337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15025]



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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; State Developmental Disabilities 
Council--Annual Program Performance Report (PPR) (OMB Control Number 
0985-0033)

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Health and Human Services 
(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 information collection requirements for the current PPR data 
collection necessary to determine grantee compliance with Part B of the 
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 
(DD Act).

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
August 30, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find the information collection by 
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' 
or by using the search function. 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: Sara Newell-Perez at (202) 795-7413 or 
[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 Administration for Community Living (ACL) is 
requesting approval to collect data for the State Councils on 
Developmental Disabilities (State Councils) Annual Program Performance 
Report (PPR). On an annual basis, each Council must submit a PPR to 
describe the extent of annual progress achievement on the 5-year State 
plan goals. The PPR: (1) The Council as a planning document to track 
progress made in meeting state plan goals; (2) the citizenry of the 
State as a mechanism for monitoring progress and activities on the 
plans of the Council; and (3) the Department as a stewardship tool for 
ensuring compliance with the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 
Bill of Rights Act and for monitoring and providing technical 
assistance (e.g., during site visits), and support for management 
decision making.

Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice

    A notice published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2021 in 86 
FR 17152. There was one public comment received during the 60-day FRN.
    Public comment indicated the performance measures are useful in 
addressing impact and the burden hour for template completion was a 
reasonable estimate. The respondent did indicate the need to streamline 
some of the narrative reporting for ease of use. ACL will explore this 
through additional grantee guidance and development of a web-based 
reporting platform with user-friendly features, such as data cloning 
and other such efficient features.

Estimated Program Burden

    ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of 
information as follows: The total estimated hour burden per respondent 
for the proposed DD Council PPR is 172 burden hours per response. The 
number of hours to complete the PPR multiplied by 56 State Council 
programs, results in a total estimated annual burden of 9,632. The 
burden is reflective of performance measures introduced in the FFY 
2017-2021 state plan cycle. These measures hone in on individual and 
family advocacy, as well as systems change advocacy. One example of 
these measures is a reporting of the number of promising and/or best 
practices improved based on results of systems change activities. The 
PPR is an opportunity for Councils to report on the actual data and 
outcomes that resulted from carrying out the new State Plan activities. 
This extension was previously pilot tested by a Performance Measures 
Workgroup consisting of nine (9) State Council representatives. This 
workgroup deemed the PPR necessary to accurately capture and report on 
the progress of the State Councils. A separate workgroup consisting of 
nine (9) different State Council representatives further discussed data 
collection methodologies as it relates to the proposed PPR template. 
This PPR offers a comprehensive categorization and approach to 
collecting data necessary to report to Congress and other interested 
entities.

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Annual burden
       Respondent/data collection activity          respondents     respondent       response          hours
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State Councils on Developmental Disabilities                  56               1             172           9,632
 Annual Program Performance Report (PPR)........
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    Total.......................................              56               1             172           9,632
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    Dated: July 12, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2021-15025 Filed 7-14-21; 8:45 am]
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