Notice2021-16752
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Centers for Independent Living Program Performance Report (0985-0061)
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Published
August 9, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCommunity Living Administration
Abstract
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 (the 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 Proposed Extension without Revision of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Ext) solicits comments on the information collection requirements relating to the Centers for Independent Living under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 150 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43549-43550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16752]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; Centers for Independent Living Program
Performance Report (0985-0061)
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Health and Human Services
(HHS).
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
(the 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 Proposed Extension without Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection (ICR Ext) solicits comments on the information
collection requirements relating to the Centers for Independent Living
under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by October 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Peter Nye at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#105f595c40404251537f7d7d757e64635071737c3e7878633e777f66"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aae5e3e6fafaf8ebe9c5c7c7cfc4ded9eacbc9c684c2c2d984cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>. Submit written comments
on the collection of information to Administration for Community
Living, Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Peter Nye.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Nye, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20024, (202) 795-7606 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#327d7b7e62626073715d5f5f575c46417253515e1c5a5a411c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aee1e7e2fefefcefedc1c3c3cbc0daddeecfcdc280c6c6dd80c9c1d8">[email protected]</span></a>.
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. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
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.
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In the context of ACL, IL programs are supported through funding
authorized by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (The Act).
Title VII, chapter 1 of the Act states the current purpose of the
program is to ``promote a philosophy of independent living including a
philosophy of consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-
determination, equal access, and individual and system advocacy, in
order to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and
productivity of individuals with disabilities, and the integration and
full inclusion of individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of
American society.''
ILS PPR and CIL PPR are being submitted separately because they are
separate collections of different information from different parties.
Separating these PRA processes reduces confusion and increases the
Office of Independent Living Programs's (OILP's) ability to identify
issues specific to CILs. This request is for CIL PPR, which is
submitted annually by all CILs receiving IL Part C funds. The PPRs are
used by ACL to assess grantees' compliance with title VII of the Act,
and with 45 CFR 1329 of the Code of Federal Regulations and with
applicable provisions of the HHS Regulations at 45 CFR part 75. The PPR
serves as the primary basis for ACL's monitoring activities in
fulfillment of its responsibilities under sections 706 and 722 of the
Act. The PPR also enables ACL to track performance outcomes and
efficiency measures of the Centers for Independent Living (CIL)
programs with respect to the annual and long-term performance targets
established in compliance with GPRA. The PPR is also used by ACL to
design CIL and SILC training and technical assistance programs
authorized by section 711A and section 721 of the Act.
ACL published a Federal Register Notice regarding the independent
living programs information collection on February 23, 2017. Two-
hundred and twenty-one individual comments were received. The responses
indicated a need to make substantial changes to the collection. The
current version of the CIL PPR that OILP is requesting an extension for
was approved by OMB; the approval was extended and will expire on
January 31, 2022. Further deliberation is needed to ensure that we
appropriately address all of the concerns. OILP is proposing to extend
the currently approved forms for one year while we work on a revision
that addresses all the suggested changes. The proposed data collection
tools may be found on the ACL website for review at <a href="https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input">https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input</a>.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows: 353 Centers for Independent Living will each complete one CIL
PPR annually, and it will take an estimated 35 hours per CIL for an
estimated total of 12,355 hours. This burden estimate is based partly
on OILP's estimates of how long CILs probably take to find the
information that PPRs ask for and partly on what CILs have told OILP
about how long filling out the PPRs took.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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Centers for Independent Living.............. 353 1 35 12,355
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Dated: July 29, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2021-16752 Filed 8-6-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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