Notice2022-25691
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; State Plan for Independent Living Instrument and Instructions
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Published
November 25, 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 (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 of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Ext) solicits comments on the information collection requirements related to the State Plan for Independent Living under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72487-72488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25691]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
[OMB Control Number 0985-0044]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; State Plan for Independent Living Instrument
and Instructions
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 Proposed Extension of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR
Ext) solicits comments on the information collection requirements
related to the State Plan for Independent Living under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by January 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the information collection
request to: Peter Nye at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d0204011d1d1f0c0e2220202823393e0d2c2e216325253e632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ca8583869a9a988b89a5a7a7afa4beb98aaba9a6e4a2a2b9e4ada5bc">[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 20201, (202) 795-7606, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6e9efeaf6f6f4e7e5c9cbcbc3c8d2d5e6c7c5ca88ceced588c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c28d8b8e9292908381adafafa7acb6b182a3a1aeecaaaab1eca5adb4">[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 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 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
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respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques when appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
Legal authority for the State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) is
contained in Chapter 1 of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ([the Act],
Pub. L. 113-128). Section 704 of the Rehabilitation Act requires that,
to be eligible to receive financial assistance under Chapter 1, ``a
State shall submit to the Department, and obtain approval of, a State
plan containing such provisions as the Department may require.'' ACL
approval of the SPIL is required for states to receive federal funding
for both the Independent Living Services State grants and Centers for
Independent Living (CIL) programs. Federal statute and regulations
require the collection of this information every three years. The
current three-year approval period for the SPIL expires March 31, 2023.
The SPIL Instrument is the template for SPILs; the SPIL Instructions
explain the Instrument and give tips about how to draft SPILs.
The Office of Independent Living Programs (OILP) is proposing minor
revisions based on OILP and the technical assistance provider revising
the Instrument and Instructions to resolve issues that SILCs have
reported having with their SPILs, and to increase the Instrument's and
Instructions' clarity, conciseness, and precision. For example,
<bullet> The revised Instrument and Instructions correct
grammatical and punctuation errors.
<bullet> The revised Instructions add lines for each core service.
<bullet> The revised Instrument and Instructions clarify the
definition, and example, of state match.
These updates were recommended by the technical assistance provider
and analyzed by all the independent living project officers who work
directly with SPILs and the issues that they plan for. The SPIL is
jointly developed by the chairperson of the Statewide Independent
Living Council and the directors of the CILs in the state, after
receiving public input from individuals throughout the State, and
signed by the chairperson of the SILC, acting on behalf of--and at the
direction of--the SILC, the director of the designated State entity,
and not less than 51 percent of the directors of the CILs in the State.
ACL reviews the SPIL for compliance with the Rehabilitation Act and 45
CFR part 1329 and approves the SPIL. The SPIL serves as a primary
planning document for continuous monitoring of, and technical
assistance to, the state independent living (IL) programs to ensure
appropriate planning, financial support and coordination, and other
assistance to appropriately address, statewide, needs for the provision
of IL services in the state.
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 associated with
this collection of information as follows: 56 Statewide Independent
Living Councils (SILCs) will respond to the requirement for a SPIL
every three years. Each state's SILC will take approximately 60 hours
to develop the SPIL for a total of approximately 3,360 hours. This
estimate is based on amounts of time SILCs have reported previously
spending to complete the SPIL. ACL does not expect the change in
Instrument and Instructions to take more or less time than the
currently approved information collection. Therefore, there is no
change to the estimated reporting burden.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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Statewide Independent Living Councils........... 56 1 60 3,360
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Total....................................... 56 1 60 3,360
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Dated: November 19, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2022-25691 Filed 11-23-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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