Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Partnership Program Performance Measures (OMB Control Number 0985-0066)

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September 30, 2022

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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 IC Extension solicits comments on the information collection requirements relating to the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Partnership Program.

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59439-59441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21282]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Partnership
Program Performance Measures (OMB Control Number 0985-0066)

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and
Human Services.

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

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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 IC Extension solicits comments on the information collection
requirements relating to the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State
Partnership Program.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by November 29, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Elizabeth Leef at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#70351c190a11121504185e3c1515163011131c5e1818035e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="581d343122393a3d2c3076143d3d3e18393b347630302b763f372e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Submit written
comments on the collection of information to Administration for
Community Living, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC, 20201, Attention:
Elizabeth Leef.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Leef, phone (202) 475-2482
or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6f3dadfccd7d4d3c2de98fad3d3d0f6d7d5da98dedec598d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="40052c293a21222534286e0c2525260021232c6e2828336e272f36">[email&#160;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. 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 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.
The purpose of the Federal Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State
Partnership Program is to create and strengthen a system of services
and supports that maximizes the independence, well-being, and health of
people with TBIs across the lifespan and all other demographics, their
family members, and support networks. The TBI State Partnership Program
funds the development and implementation of statewide systems that
ensure access to TBI related services, including transitional services,
rehabilitation, education and employment, and long-term community
support. To best monitor, guide, and support TBI State Partnership
Program grantees, ACL needs regular information about the grantees'
activities and outcomes. The simplest, least burdensome, and most
useful way to accomplish this goal is to require grantees to submit
information as part of their required semiannual reports via the
proposed electronic data submission instrument (appendix A).
In 1996, the Public Health Service Act was amended ``to provide for
the conduct of expanded studies and the establishment of innovative
programs with respect to traumatic brain injury, and for other
purposes'' (Pub. L. 104-166). This legislation allowed for the
implementation of ``grants to States for the purpose of carrying out
demonstration projects to improve access to health and other services
regarding traumatic brain injury.'' The TBI Reauthorization Act of 2014
(Pub. L. 113-196) allowed the Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary to review oversight of the Federal TBI programs (TBI State
Partnership Grant program and the TBI Protection and Advocacy program)
and reconsider which operating division should lead them. With avid
support from TBI stakeholders, the Secretary found that the goals of
the Federal TBI programs closely align with ACL's mission to advance
policy and implement programs that support the rights of older
Americans and people with disabilities to live in their communities. As
a result, on Oct. 1, 2015, the Federal TBI programs moved from the
Health Resources and Services Administration to ACL. These programs
were reauthorized again by the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization
Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-377).
The performance measures are consistent with both the TBI State
Partnership Program's purpose and ACL's mission. The 2010 Government
Performance Results Modernization Act \1\ requires Federal agencies to
develop annual and long-term performance outcome measures and to report
on these measures annually. ACL sees the GPRA Modernization Act as an
opportunity to document annually the results that are produced through
the programs it administers under the authority for the TBI State
Partnership Program. It is the intent and commitment of ACL, in concert
with grantees, to use the performance measurement tools of GPRAMA to
continuously improve its programs and services.
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\1\ <a href="http://www.gao.gov/key_issues/managing_for_results_in_government/issue_summary">http://www.gao.gov/key_issues/managing_for_results_in_government/issue_summary</a>.
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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:

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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses (per hours (per Total burden
respondents respondent) response) hours
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Semiannual Performance Measures Report...... 27 2 8 432
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:.... ............... ............... ............... 432
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States will likely expend varying amounts of time completing data
submissions. The estimate above is based upon states that invest
considerable attention to submitting comprehensive, accurate data.

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The estimate of future levels of effort assumes the following:
<bullet> The length of the grant funding is three years, except for
the three grants awarded in FY19 that will only have funding for two
years.
<bullet> The annual burden may decrease after the first entry of
data into the system by the grantees. Once the data for the first
report has been entered, subsequent reports will only require updated
data and, therefore, less effort.
<bullet> The annual burden may decrease if the same individuals
compile the required data, because they will become more adept at
finding the information and submitting the report.
The estimated Performance Measures Report annual burden is based
upon an average hourly salary of $46.00 for state programmatic staff.
Across all respondents, assuming a group of 27 grantees, the
programmatic staff total average annual burden is estimated at 432
hours at $46 per hour for a total of $19,872.

Dated: September 23, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2022-21282 Filed 9-29-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P

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