[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 58 (Monday, March 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20663-20664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06208]


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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; ACL Program Performance Report Generic 
Information Collection, 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 ACL Program Performance Report Generic Information Collection, OMB 
0985-NEW.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted 
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EDT) or postmarked by April 24, 2024.

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: Shannon Skowronski, Administration for 
Community Living, [email protected], (202) 795-7316.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. 3506), the Administration for Community Living (ACL) has 
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for 
review and clearance. In 1965, the Older Americans Act (OAA) was passed 
in response to concerns by policymakers about a lack of community 
social services for older adults. The OAA established authority for 
grants for community planning and social services, research and 
development projects, and personnel training in the field of aging. The 
Elder Justice Act (EJA), passed in 2010, is the first comprehensive 
legislation to address the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older 
adults at the Federal level. OAA and EJA programs help advance ACL's 
mission of supporting the independence, well-being, and health of older 
adults, older adults with disabilities, and their families and 
caregivers. This proposed information collection will gather program 
performance data for ACL formula and competitive grant programs 
authorized by the Older Americans Act (OAA) and the Elder Justice Act 
(EJA), as required by and in accordance with Public Law 116-131 and 42 
U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XX, division B (authorizing legislation); 
45 CFR 75.342 (monitoring and reporting program performance); 45 CFR 
75.301 (performance measurement); and the GPRA Modernization Act of 
2010 (Pub. L. 111-352, sec. 12). The collection of program performance 
data is required for all ACL grantees, including grants authorized by 
the OAA and EJA, to: (1) monitor achievement of program performance 
objectives; (2) identify areas of performance that may benefit from 
technical assistance and/or corrective action; 3) establish program 
policy and direction; and (4) prepare responses and reports for 
Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), other federal 
departments, and public and private agencies, including legislatively 
required reports.
    ACL consistently looks for ways to streamline the collection of 
required program performance data. The proposed ACL Program Performance 
Report Generic Information Collection would provide an efficient 
mechanism for the collection of a core set of program performance data 
elements across OAA and EJA authorized programs necessary to ensure 
each programs indicators, demographics, priorities, and objectives are 
being achieved. The collection of this core set of performance elements 
will enable ACL to analyze program performance broadly across its 
grantee portfolio, while minimizing grantee reporting burden. Program 
offices will be given the opportunity to submit, for review and 
approval under this generic clearance, PPRs for their programs that 
address the core program performance elements.

Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice

    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on December 5, 
2023, at 88 FR 84335. ACL received two public comments. A summary of 
the comments and the ACL response is provided below:
    Comment One: Suggest including more specific instructions for 
completing the elements in the proposed ACL PPR template.
    ACL response: While ACL appreciates this suggestion, the 
instructions for

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completing the elements must be somewhat broad to account for 
differences in the goals, objectives, and activities across the 
programs.
    Comment Two: Request confirmation that the grantee will be 
responsible for submitting a comprehensive PPR each reporting period to 
ACL (as opposed to having grantees' subcontractors each submit 
individual reports to ACL).
    ACL response: Although grantees could work with their 
subcontractors to gather information to complete their PPR, grantees 
would be responsible for submitting a comprehensive PPR to ACL for the 
specified reporting period.

Estimated Program Burden

    ACL estimated total annual burden for this generic IC is 50,223.60 
hours. This estimate is based on the current number of grantees for the 
OAA and EJA programs below, consideration of the program performance 
information necessary to ensure adequate progress toward program goals, 
and previous experience with program performance reporting.

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Annual burden
       Respondent/data collection activity          respondents     respondent       response          hours
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State Formula Grantees..........................             112               1            70.3        7,873.60
Tribal Formula Grantees.........................             282               1              60          16,920
Competitive Grantees............................           1,189               2              10          23,780
Veteran Organization Competitive Grantees.......             275              12             0.5           1,650
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    Total Annual Hours..........................  ..............  ..............  ..............       50,223.60
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    Dated: March 19, 2024.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for Community 
Living, performing the delegable duties of the Administrator and the 
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2024-06208 Filed 3-22-24; 8:45 am]
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