[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59439-59441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21282]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request; Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Partnership 
Program Performance Measures (OMB Control Number 0985-0066)

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and 
Human Services.

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 
(PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of

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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 IC Extension solicits comments on the information collection 
requirements relating to the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State 
Partnership Program.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted 
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by November 29, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: Elizabeth Leef at [email protected]. Submit written 
comments on the collection of information to Administration for 
Community Living, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC, 20201, Attention: 
Elizabeth Leef.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Leef, phone (202) 475-2482 
or email [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 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. 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 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;
    (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 purpose of the Federal Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State 
Partnership Program is to create and strengthen a system of services 
and supports that maximizes the independence, well-being, and health of 
people with TBIs across the lifespan and all other demographics, their 
family members, and support networks. The TBI State Partnership Program 
funds the development and implementation of statewide systems that 
ensure access to TBI related services, including transitional services, 
rehabilitation, education and employment, and long-term community 
support. To best monitor, guide, and support TBI State Partnership 
Program grantees, ACL needs regular information about the grantees' 
activities and outcomes. The simplest, least burdensome, and most 
useful way to accomplish this goal is to require grantees to submit 
information as part of their required semiannual reports via the 
proposed electronic data submission instrument (appendix A).
    In 1996, the Public Health Service Act was amended ``to provide for 
the conduct of expanded studies and the establishment of innovative 
programs with respect to traumatic brain injury, and for other 
purposes'' (Pub. L. 104-166). This legislation allowed for the 
implementation of ``grants to States for the purpose of carrying out 
demonstration projects to improve access to health and other services 
regarding traumatic brain injury.'' The TBI Reauthorization Act of 2014 
(Pub. L. 113-196) allowed the Department of Health and Human Services 
Secretary to review oversight of the Federal TBI programs (TBI State 
Partnership Grant program and the TBI Protection and Advocacy program) 
and reconsider which operating division should lead them. With avid 
support from TBI stakeholders, the Secretary found that the goals of 
the Federal TBI programs closely align with ACL's mission to advance 
policy and implement programs that support the rights of older 
Americans and people with disabilities to live in their communities. As 
a result, on Oct. 1, 2015, the Federal TBI programs moved from the 
Health Resources and Services Administration to ACL. These programs 
were reauthorized again by the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization 
Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-377).
    The performance measures are consistent with both the TBI State 
Partnership Program's purpose and ACL's mission. The 2010 Government 
Performance Results Modernization Act \1\ requires Federal agencies to 
develop annual and long-term performance outcome measures and to report 
on these measures annually. ACL sees the GPRA Modernization Act as an 
opportunity to document annually the results that are produced through 
the programs it administers under the authority for the TBI State 
Partnership Program. It is the intent and commitment of ACL, in concert 
with grantees, to use the performance measurement tools of GPRAMA to 
continuously improve its programs and services.
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    The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website 
for review at: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
    Estimated Program Burden: ACL estimates the burden of this 
collection of information as follows:

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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses (per     hours (per      Total burden
                                                respondents      respondent)       response)          hours
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Semiannual Performance Measures Report......              27                2                8              432
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:....  ...............  ...............  ...............             432
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    States will likely expend varying amounts of time completing data 
submissions. The estimate above is based upon states that invest 
considerable attention to submitting comprehensive, accurate data.

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    The estimate of future levels of effort assumes the following:
     The length of the grant funding is three years, except for 
the three grants awarded in FY19 that will only have funding for two 
years.
     The annual burden may decrease after the first entry of 
data into the system by the grantees. Once the data for the first 
report has been entered, subsequent reports will only require updated 
data and, therefore, less effort.
     The annual burden may decrease if the same individuals 
compile the required data, because they will become more adept at 
finding the information and submitting the report.
    The estimated Performance Measures Report annual burden is based 
upon an average hourly salary of $46.00 for state programmatic staff. 
Across all respondents, assuming a group of 27 grantees, the 
programmatic staff total average annual burden is estimated at 432 
hours at $46 per hour for a total of $19,872.

    Dated: September 23, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2022-21282 Filed 9-29-22; 8:45 am]
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