Notice2022-09713
Request for Information: Older Americans Act Regulations
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Published
May 6, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCommunity Living Administration
Abstract
The Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging and Administrator of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) seeks information on recommended changes, additions, or deletions to Code of Federal Regulation's section on Grants to State and Community Programs on Aging; Grants to Indian Tribes for Support and Nutrition Services; Grants for Supportive and Nutritional Services to Older Hawaiian Natives; and Allotments for Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Activities, including Subpart A--State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27160-27161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09713]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
RIN 0985-AA17
Request for Information: Older Americans Act Regulations
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging and Administrator of
the Administration for Community Living (ACL) seeks information on
recommended changes, additions, or deletions to Code of Federal
Regulation's section on Grants to State and Community Programs on
Aging; Grants to Indian Tribes for Support and Nutrition Services;
Grants for Supportive and Nutritional Services to Older Hawaiian
Natives; and Allotments for Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection
Activities, including Subpart A--State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Program.
DATES: Information must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST)
by June 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit electronic
comments to: Administration on Aging, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93dcd2d2e1f6f4e6fff2e7fafcfde0d3f2f0ffbdfbfbe0bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="642b2525160103110805100d0b0a17240507084a0c0c174a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>.
Include ``OAA Regulations'' in the subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caldwell Jackson, (202) 795-7368
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#286b49444c5f4d44440662494b435b474668494b440640405b064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7f4d6dbd3c0d2dbdb99fdd6d4dcc4d8d9f7d6d4db99dfdfc499d0d8c1">[email protected]</span></a>. The email is a resource mailbox
established to receive public input regarding Older Americans Act
regulations and should not be used to request information beyond the
scope of this public input opportunity.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administration for Community Living's
(ACL) Administration on Aging (AoA) is requesting information to gather
feedback on recommended changes, additions, or deletions to regulations
for programs authorized under Titles III, VI, and VII of the Older
Americans Act, 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.
First passed in 1965, the Older Americans Act (the Act) authorizes
supportive, nutrition, evidence-based disease prevention and health
promotion, caregiver, legal, long-term care ombudsman, and other
services provided via states, territories, tribes and tribal
organizations, area agencies on aging, and local service providers. The
Act was last reauthorized on March 25, 2020. Current regulations for
programs authorized under the Act date from 1988, and have not been
substantively revised, with the exception of portions of 45 CFR part
1321--Grants to State and Community Programs on Aging, specific to
State responsibilities regarding the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Program, and 45 CFR part 1324 Allotments for Vulnerable Elder Rights
Protection Activities, Subpart A--State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Program, which were published in 2015. In the absence of valid and
current regulations, there is the potential for significant variation
in the interpretation and implementation of these provisions among
States.
Public Input
Through this Request for Information (RFI), ACL is seeking input
from individuals and organizations regarding supportive, nutrition,
evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion, caregiver,
legal, long-term care ombudsman, and other services provided via
states, tribes and tribal organizations, area agencies on aging, and
local service providers under the Act. Specifically, we would like to
learn from respondents based on their experience about: (1) Challenges
faced by older adults, elders, and family caregivers in receiving
services under the Act, and (2) challenges faced by
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states, territories, tribes and tribal organizations, area agencies on
aging and service providers in delivering services under the Act. We
also seek feedback on how OAA programs can advance equity, in alignment
with Executive Order 13985 Advancing Racial Equity and Support for
Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. In this regard,
please keep in mind the following:
<bullet> All submissions will be considered and reviewed by ACL.
<bullet> ACL seeks recommendations to address practical matters
regarding regulations to implement the Older Americans Act, as
reauthorized in 2020. (We may not be able to include all
recommendations.)
<bullet> If respondents have multiple recommendations, respondents
may make multiple recommendations in the same submission.
Submission Questions
1. State the regulation for which the comment applies:
a. 45 CFR part 1321--Grants to State and Community Programs on
Aging;
b. 45 CFR part 1322--Grants to Indian Tribes for Support and
Nutrition Services;
c. 45 CFR part 1323--Grants for Supportive and Nutritional Services
to Older Hawaiian Natives; or
d. 45 CFR part 1324 Allotments for Vulnerable Elder Rights
Protection Activities, including Subpart A--State Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program.
2. State the citation to which the comment applies, if applicable
(for example, ``45 CFR part 1321.1'').
3. State the nature of the comment:
a. Deletion.
b. Addition.
c. Change.
4. Provide detail on the reason for ACL to consider the comment for
potential inclusion in a revision of Older Americans Act regulations.
5. Provide detail on any benefits, including how equity will be
advanced, and/or barriers that might result from incorporating the
recommendation in a revision of Older Americans Act regulations.
Please Note: This RFI is being issued for information and planning
purposes only. It should not be construed as a solicitation or an
obligation on the part of the federal government or the Administration
for Community Living (ACL). ACL does not intend to issue any grant or
contract awards based on responses to this invitation, or to otherwise
pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for the
government's use of such information. ACL is not authorized to receive
personally identifiable information (PII) through this RFI other than
the contact information of the person submitting the information.
Please do not include any PII in your submission. For example, do not
include names, addresses, phone or Social Security numbers of any
individuals. We will redact responses that contain PII.
How the Information Will Be Used
ACL is planning to update regulations for programs authorized under
Titles III, VI, and VII of the Older Americans Act. The information
gathered through this RFI will be used to inform ACL's approach to
updating these regulations.
Background
Congress passed the Older Americans Act (OAA) in 1965 in response
to concern by policymakers about a lack of community social services
for older persons. The original legislation established authority for
grants to states for community planning and social services, research
and development projects, and personnel training in the field of aging.
The law also established the Administration on Aging (AoA) to
administer the newly created grant programs and to serve as the federal
focal point on matters concerning older persons.
Although older individuals may receive services under many other
federal programs, today the OAA is considered to be a major vehicle for
the organization and delivery of social and nutrition services to this
group and their caregivers. It authorizes a wide array of service
programs through a national network of 56 state agencies on aging, 618
area agencies on aging, nearly 20,000 service providers, 281 Tribal
organizations, representing 400 Tribes, and 1 Native Hawaiian
organization. The OAA was most recently reauthorized on March 25, 2020.
Dated: May 2, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging and Administrator, Administration
for Community Living.
Dated: May 2, 2022.
Xavier Becerra,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2022-09713 Filed 5-5-22; 8:45 am]
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