[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 41 (Thursday, March 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13124-13125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04249]


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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; the Analysis of Senior Medicare Patrol 
Grantees' Program Implementation 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 analysis of Senior Medicare Patrol Grantees' Program 
Implementation.

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
April 3, 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: Kristen Robinson, 
[email protected], 202-795-7428.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, The 
Administration for Community Living (ACL) has submitted the following 
proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance. ACL 
is requesting approval to collect data for the 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.

Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice

    A notice published in the Federal Register 87 FR 77849 on 12/20/
2022. No comments were received during the 60-day FRN.
    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

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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                   Annual burden
           Respondent/data collection activity              respondents     respondent       response          hours       Cost per hour       cost
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Interviews with grantees and SMP Resource Center........              54               1            1.25            67.5       \1\$26.12       $1,763.10
Interview with SMP Resource Center......................               1               1            1.25            1.25        \2\36.92           46.15
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    Total...............................................              55  ..............  ..............           68.75  ..............        1,809.25
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    Dated: February 25, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-04249 Filed 3-1-23; 8:45 am]
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