[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2796-2797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00892]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Centers for Independent Living Program Performance Report (CIL 
PPR) (0985-0061)

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living (ACL), 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 section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-Day notice collects comments on the 
information collection requirements related to Centers for Independent 
Living Program Performance Report (CIL PPR) (0985-0061).

DATES: Comments on the information collection request must be submitted 
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by February 18, 2022.

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

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Bldg., 725 17th St. NW, Rm. 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk 
Officer for ACL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Nye, Administration for 
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, (202) 795-7606 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 information collection 
requirements related to Centers for Independent Living Program 
Performance Report (CIL PPR) (0985-0061). In the context of ACL, IL 
programs are supported through funding authorized by the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973, as amended (The Act). Title VII, chapter 1 of the Act 
states the current purpose of the program is to ``promote a philosophy 
of independent living including a philosophy of consumer control, peer 
support, self-help, self-determination, equal access, and individual 
and system advocacy, in order to maximize the leadership, empowerment, 
independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities, and 
the integration and full inclusion of individuals with disabilities 
into the mainstream of American society.''
    The CIL PPR is submitted annually by all CILs receiving IL Part C 
funds. The PPRs are used by ACL to assess grantees' compliance with 
title VII of the Act, and with 45 CFR 1329 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations and with applicable provisions of the HHS Regulations at 45 
CFR part 75. The PPR serves as the primary basis for ACL's monitoring 
activities in fulfillment of its responsibilities under sections 706 
and 722 of the Act. The PPR also enables ACL to track performance 
outcomes and efficiency measures of the CIL programs with respect to 
the annual and long-term performance targets established in compliance 
with GPRA. The PPR is also used by ACL to design CIL and Statewide 
Independent Living Council training and technical assistance programs 
authorized by section 711A and section 721 of the Act.
    The CARES Act PPR is submitted annually by all CILs receiving CARES 
Act funds. The CARES Act requires ACL grantees that receive CARES Act 
funding to report quarterly, to ACL and to the Pandemic Response 
Accountability Committee, ``the total amount of large covered funds 
that the grantee received from ACL; the amount of large covered funds 
received that were expended or obligated for each project or activity; 
a detailed list of all projects or activities for which large covered 
funds were expended or obligated, including the name of the project or 
activity; a description . . . ; and the estimated number of jobs 
created or retained by the project or activity, where applicable; and 
detailed information on any subcontracts or Subgrants . . .'' 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Public Law 116-136, 
H.R. 748 15011(a-b), 116th Cong. (2020).
    The current version of the CIL PPR (that includes the CARES Act 
PPR) that OILP is requesting an extension for was approved by OMB; the 
approval was extended and will expire on January 31, 2022.

Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice

    A notice was published in the Federal Register on August 9, 2021 
(Vol. 86, Number 2021-16752; pp. 43549-43550).
    We received no comments during the 60-day comment period.
    Estimated Program Burden: ACL estimates the burden of this 
collection of information as follows: The two-hundred ninety Part C 
CILs will complete 353 CIL PPRs annually, and it will take an estimated 
35 hours per CIL per CIL PPR for an estimated total of 12,355 hours. 
Two-hundred ninety CILs will each complete CARES Act PPRs, and it will 
take an estimated forty-six hours per CIL per CARES Act PPR. The two-
hundred ninety Part C CILs will take an estimated 13,340 hours to 
complete CARES Act PPRs. The two-hundred ninety Part C CILs will spend 
an estimated 25,695 hours completing CIL PPRs and CARES Act PPRs. These 
burden estimates are based on ACL's estimate of the average time 
required to collect the information collected in the PPR and feedback 
from CILs on the time needed to complete the PPR.

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                                 Data collection     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total Annual
          Respondent                activity        respondents     respondent       response      burden hours
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CILs..........................  CIL PPR.........             353               1              35          12,355
CILs..........................  CARES Act PPR...             290               1              46          13,340
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CILs..........................     Total........  ..............               2              81          25,695
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    Dated: January 12, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-00892 Filed 1-18-22; 8:45 am]
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