Notice2022-07507
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Older Americans Act, Title VI Grant Application
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Published
April 8, 2022
Issuing agencies
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 (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 proposed extension without change information collection and solicits comments on the information collection requirements related to the Application for Older Americans Act, Title VI Parts A/B and C Grants.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20871-20872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07507]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Older Americans Act, Title VI Grant Application
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
(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 proposed extension without change
information collection and solicits comments on the information
collection requirements related to the Application for Older Americans
Act, Title VI Parts A/B and C Grants.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by June 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Jasmine Aplin. Submit written comments on the collection of
information to the Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC
20201, Attention: Jasmine Aplin.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jasmine Aplin, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bed4dfcdd3d7d0db90dfced2d7d0fedfddd290d6d6cd90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84eee5f7e9edeae1aae5f4e8edeac4e5e7e8aaececf7aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a> or
202-795-7453.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. A
Collection of information includes 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 when appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
ACL is responsible for administering the Title VI A/B (Nutrition
and Supportive Service) and C (Caregiver) grants. The purpose of this
data collection is to improve and standardize the format of the
application. The instrument will collect data as prescribed by the
Older Americans Act Section 612(a), 614(a) and 45 CFR 1326.19 related
to the eligibility of Federally-recognized Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations for grant funds under this program and their capacity to
deliver services to elders.
The Application for Older Americans Act, Title VI A/B and C Grants
collects information on the ability of federally-recognized American
Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian organizations to provide
nutrition, supportive, and caregiver services to elders within their
service area. Applicants are required to provide a description of their
organization's service area, the number of eligible elders in their
service area, and their ability to deliver services and sign assurances
that the organization will comply with all applicable laws and
regulations.
This is an extension of a currently approved information
collection. The proposed data collection materials have been updated to
better align with the requirements of the Older Americans Act and
Federal regulations, as well as to improve data quality and grantee
accountability. Furthermore, this grantee application will better line
up with the Title VI Program Performance Report under 0985-0059. This
data collection will also support ACL in tracking performance outcomes
and efficiency measures with respect to the annual and long-term
performance targets established in compliance with the Government
Performance Results Modernization Act (GPRMA).
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
Title VI funding is broken into three categories. Parts A and B are
for nutritional and supportive programming, with Part A being
restricted to American Indian and Alaska Native grantees, and Part B
restricted to Native Hawaiian grantees. Part C is for caregiver
programming. All Part C grantees must have Part A/B funding, but not
all Part A/B grantees will have Part C programs. Therefore, there are
likely to be 295 unique respondents, but only 250 will have to complete
all three portions of the application. This application covers all
three parts of Title VI.
ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of
information as follows:
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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Title VI Application Part A/B................... 295 1 2.75 270.4
Title VI Application Part C..................... 250 1 1.5 125
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Total....................................... .............. .............. 4.25 395.4
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The number of burden hours associated with the Title VI, Part C,
data collection was calculated as 811.25. However, since this
instrument is used only once every three years results in an annualized
number of 270.4 hours.
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Similarly, the total hours associated with the Title VI, Part C,
application is 375.
Dated: April 4, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2022-07507 Filed 4-7-22; 8:45 am]
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