[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11446-11447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03740]


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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; of the Evaluation of the National 
Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) and Performance Management Support OMB 
Control Number 0985-New

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, 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 Evaluation of the National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) and 
Performance Management Support.

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
March 27, 2023.

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: Amanda Cash, 202-795-7369 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 National Paralysis Resource 
Center (NPRC) to understand how and to what extent the NPRC is meeting 
its goals. The NPRC provides resources to people living with paralysis, 
their caregivers, and their support network. ACL is responsible for 
oversight of the NPRC, which has been administered by the Christopher 
and Dana Reeve Foundation since its authorization in 2009. This data 
collection effort will be focused on evaluating specific major 
activities of the NPRC: (a) the Quality of Life (QOL) Grants Program; 
(b) the Peer and Family Support Program (PFSP); and (c) the Promotional 
Activities, Outreach, and Collaboration program.
    This evaluation seeks to identify barriers and challenges to 
operating the NPRC, document best practices for other Resource Centers, 
and recommend areas for improvement.
    Specifically, this IC will help ACL to understand how each major 
NPRC activity aims to achieve the following goals, and to what extent 
the activities affect related outcomes:
    a. Improving the health and quality of life of individuals living 
with paralysis of all ages, their families, and their support network;
    b. Raising awareness of members of the target populations about 
paralysis;
    c. Increasing access of members of the target populations to 
services relevant to individuals with paralysis;
    d. Increasing the empowerment, confidence, and independence of 
individuals living with paralysis;
    e. Strengthening support networks for individuals living with 
paralysis; and
    f. Improving and increasing opportunities for community living for 
individuals living with paralysis and their caretakers.
    To gain an in-depth understanding of the perspectives of mentors 
and peers participating in the PFSP, QOL program subgrantees, and 
people who serve as regional champions in the Promotional Activities, 
Outreach, and Collaboration program, eight focus groups will be 
conducted with no more than eight people per focus group. Additionally, 
a web-based survey will be administered to a maximum of 400 PFSP peers, 
180 PFSP mentors, and 300 people served by QOL subgrantees to 
understand respondents' experiences with the NPRC.
    This data will contribute to documenting how each of the NPRC's 
major activities are delivered and the extent to which they improve the 
quality of life of people living with paralysis, their caregivers, and 
their support networks.
    Findings can inform practice for the NPRC and other Resource 
Centers. This evaluation will also help to identify how the NPRC can 
better meet the stated goals of the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) to, ``protect and strengthen equitable access to high 
quality and affordable healthcare,'' and to, ``strengthen social well-
being, equity, and economic resilience.'' \1\
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    \1\ FY 2023 Evaluation Plan (p. 3). (2022). U.S. Department of 
Health & Human Services. https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/fy-2023-hhs-evaluation-plan.

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Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice

    A notice published in the Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 207 pages 
65068-65069 on October 27, 2022. No public comments were received 
during the 60-day FRN.
    Estimated Program Burden: ACL estimates the burden of this 
collection of information as follows:
    The eight focus groups together will include no more than 64 total 
individuals representing three major activities of the NPRC: the QOL 
Grants Program; the PFSP; and the Promotional Activities, Outreach, and 
Collaboration program. The burden for their participation is estimated 
at 1.5 hours per participant, for a total of 96 hours.
    A maximum of 180 PFSP mentors, 400 PFSP peers, and 300 people 
served by QOL subgrantee programs are expected to respond to the web-
based survey, for a total of 880 respondents. The approximate burden 
for survey completion is 15 minutes for the peer mentor survey, and 10 
minutes for the peer survey and QOL end-user survey per respondent. In 
addition, an estimated 5 minute non-response survey will be 
administered to the PFSP mentors and PFSP peers who did not respond to 
the web-based survey.
    This results in a total survey burden estimate of 14,050 minutes 
(234.17 hours). The estimated survey completion burden includes time to 
review the instructions, read the questions, and complete responses.

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                                                  Number of     Responses per                              Annual burden                   Annual burden
    Data collection form      Respondent type    respondents      respondent       Hours per  response        hours *      Cost per hour       cost
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Focus group--Quality of Life  Private sector--             24                1  1.50....................              36      \1\ $45.01       $1,620.36
 organizational                business, non-
 representatives.              profit, or
                               local
                               government.
Focus group--Peer Mentors...  Individual.....              16                1  1.50....................              24       \2\ 28.01          672.24
Focus group--Peer Mentees...  Individual.....              16                1  1.50....................              24       \2\ 28.01          672.24
Focus group--Regional         Individual.....               8                1  1.50....................              12       \2\ 28.01          336.12
 Champions.
Survey--Peer Mentor.........  Individual.....             180                1  0.25....................              45       \2\ 28.01        1,260.45
Survey--Peers...............  Individual.....             400                1  0.17....................              68       \2\ 28.01        1,904.68
Survey--Quality of Life End-  Individual.....             300                1  0.17....................              51       \2\ 28.01        1,428.51
 User.
Survey--Non-response follow-  Individual.....              85                1  0.08....................             6.8       \2\ 28.01          190.47
 up (Peer Mentor).
Survey--Non-response follow-  Individual.....             230                1  0.08....................            18.4       \2\ 28.01          515.38
 up (Peers).
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    Total...................  ...............           1,259  ...............  .23 (weighted mean).....           285.2  ..............        8,600.45
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* This is maximum number of hours for year one of data collection which is the largest year for data collection.
\1\ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mean hourly wage for Social and Community Service Managers, May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
  by ownership, Local government, including schools and hospitals, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/999301.htm#21-0000.
\2\ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mean hourly wage for All Occupations, May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, United States,
  https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000.
* Annual burden hours were calculated from total minutes for each activity divided by sixty.


    Dated: February 17, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-03740 Filed 2-22-23; 8:45 am]
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