[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77849-77850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27513]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request; of the Analysis of Senior Medicare Patrol 
Grantees' Program Implementation OMB Control Number 0985-New

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 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 
Information Collection (IC) solicits comments on the information 
collection requirements relating to the Analysis of Senior Medicare 
Patrol Grantees' Program Implementation.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted 
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by February 21, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: Kristen Robinson, [email protected], 202-795-7428. 
Submit written comments on the collection of information to 
Administration for Community Living, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 
20201, Attention: Kristen Robinson.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Robinson, 
[email protected], 202-795-7428.

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 proposed 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.
    Under ACL's Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling, the 
Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) programs recruit and train a national 
network of staff and volunteers to help ``prevent, detect, and report 
Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse.'' \1\ The SMP supports programs in 
every state, the District of Columbia, and in U.S. territories through 
grants. Additionally, the SMP Resource Center, established in 2003, 
assists SMP grantees in networking and provides tools, training, and 
technical assistance to SMPs. To promote and advance equity in its 
programming, ACL is conducting interviews with SMP program directors or 
their designee to better understand their activities and their 
experiences in program implementation and in reaching low-income and 
rural Medicare beneficiaries.
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    \1\ Administration for Community Living. (2022, November 8). 
Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP). Available at https://acl.gov/programs/protecting-rights-and-preventing-abuse/senior-medicare-patrol-smp.
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    Specifically, this IC will allow ACL to understand (1) how SMP 
grantees conceive of program priorities; (2) successes and challenges 
SMP grantees experience in implementing activities and in reaching low-
income and rural Medicare beneficiaries; and (3) which programs need 
clarification on programmatic priority expectations or additional 
support to conduct their activities.
    Up to 54 SMP grantee representatives and one SMP Resource Center 
representative will be invited to participate in a 75-minute web-based 
interview. Findings from the interviews will inform ACL's strategy to 
support SMP grantees in achieving program priorities and to promote 
equitable access to SMP activities for low-income and rural Medicare 
beneficiaries.
    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:
    A maximum of 54 SMP grantee project directors or their designees 
and one representative from the SMP Resource Center are expected to 
participate in interviews over videoconferencing. The approximate 
burden for participation in interviews is 1.25 hours per respondent for 
a total estimate of 68.75 hours.

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                                                     Number of    Responses  per     Hours per     Annual burden
       Respondent/data collection activity          respondents      respondent      response          hours
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Interviews with grantees........................              55               1            1.25           68.75
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    Total.......................................              55               1            1.25           68.75
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    Dated: December 14, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2022-27513 Filed 12-19-22; 8:45 am]
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