Notice2021-18588
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Process Evaluation of the Aging Network and Its Return on Investment; OMB #0985-New
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August 30, 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 notice solicits comments on a revision to the information collection requirements related to the Process Evaluation of the Aging Network and its Return on Investment.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 165 (Monday, August 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48428-48429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18588]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Process Evaluation of the Aging Network and Its Return
on Investment; OMB #0985-New
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, 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 notice solicits comments on a revision to the information
collection requirements related to the Process Evaluation of the Aging
Network and its Return on Investment.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by October 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information:
Attention: Caryn Bruyere, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ccfedfef5e2a2cefef9f5e9fee9ccedefe0a2e4e4ffa2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2a183909b8ccca090979b879087a283818ecc8a8a91cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a>.
Via U.S. Mail Attention: Caryn Bruyere U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC
20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caryn Bruyere, Office of Performance
and Evaluation. Administration for Community Living Telephone: 202-795-
7393.
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="147775666d7a3a7666616d716671547577783a7c7c673a737b62">[email protected]</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 as 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
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when appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
Background: Many older adults have unmet health care and social
service needs, which require coordinated care across a range of
services, including access to nutritious meals, transportation,
preventive health care, home and community-based care, social
interaction, support for family caregivers, and advocacy to help
maintain older adults' safety, dignity, and legal rights. This proposed
data collection for the Process Evaluation of the Aging Network and its
Return on Investment is intended to provide timely information on, (1)
how agencies in the Aging Network collaborate to serve older adults and
family caregivers, and (2) how agencies measure the effectiveness of
their efforts with the goal of strengthening their reach and impact.
Through this data collection ACL will investigate how states differ in
their network structure, how agencies work together, and potential
strategies for evaluating return on investments (ROI) of ACL programs.
The Process Evaluation of the Aging Network and its Return on
Investment will include: (1) A census of agencies in the Aging Network,
and (2) key informant interviews with agencies that are evaluating ROI.
The survey seeks to collect data from all State Units on Aging (SUAs),
Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) (including some Aging and Disability
Resource Centers), and Older Americans Act Title VI Native American
tribal organizations. Surveying these organizations will help ACL
understand how and with whom agencies in the network collaborate to
address the needs of older adults and family caregivers, partnerships
that have formed or expanded because of COVID-19, and how agencies
measure the effectiveness and ROI of their various programs.
The study will also include key informant interviews with a subset
of 10 agencies that responded to the survey whose responses indicate
that their agency is evaluating ROI. The data collection team will ask
in-depth questions about the costs and benefits included in ROI
calculations, successes and challenges to evaluating ROI, and lessons
learned that could benefit other agencies seeking to conduct their own
assessment of ROI.
To comment on this information collection please visit the ACL
website: <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 associated with this collection of
information as follows: The proposed data collection estimates the
average burden per response to be 0.17 hours for the Aging Network
survey. The average burden per response for the key informant
interviews estimated as 1 hour.
Table 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Annual
Data collection activity Annual number Number of responses per Total number Average burden per response (in hours) estimated
of respondents respondent of responses burden hours
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Aging Network survey................ 864 1......................... 864 0.17.................................. 144
Key informant interview guide....... 10 1......................... 10 1..................................... 10
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Total........................... 874 Varies.................... 874 0.18 (weighted mean).................. 154
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Dated: August 24, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2021-18588 Filed 8-27-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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