Notice2022-27513
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; of the Analysis of Senior Medicare Patrol Grantees' Program Implementation OMB Control Number 0985-New
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December 20, 2022
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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 (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 Information Collection (IC) solicits comments on the information collection requirements relating to the Analysis of Senior Medicare Patrol Grantees' Program Implementation.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77849-77850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27513]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; of the Analysis of Senior Medicare Patrol
Grantees' Program Implementation OMB Control Number 0985-New
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 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
Information Collection (IC) solicits comments on the information
collection requirements relating to the Analysis of Senior Medicare
Patrol Grantees' Program Implementation.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by February 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Kristen Robinson, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86cdf4eff5f2e3e8a8d4e9e4efe8f5e9e8c6e7e5eaa8eeeef5a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aee5dcc7dddacbc080fcc1ccc7c0ddc1c0eecfcdc280c6c6dd80c9c1d8">[email protected]</span></a>, 202-795-7428.
Submit written comments on the collection of information to
Administration for Community Living, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201, Attention: Kristen Robinson.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Robinson,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#347f465d4740515a1a665b565d5a475b5a745557581a5c5c471a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e152c372d2a3b30700c313c37302d31301e3f3d327036362d70393128">[email protected]</span></a>, 202-795-7428.
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 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.
Under ACL's Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling, the
Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) programs recruit and train a national
network of staff and volunteers to help ``prevent, detect, and report
Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse.'' \1\ The SMP supports programs in
every state, the District of Columbia, and in U.S. territories through
grants. Additionally, the SMP Resource Center, established in 2003,
assists SMP grantees in networking and provides tools, training, and
technical assistance to SMPs. To promote and advance equity in its
programming, ACL is conducting interviews with SMP program directors or
their designee to better understand their activities and their
experiences in program implementation and in reaching low-income and
rural Medicare beneficiaries.
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\1\ Administration for Community Living. (2022, November 8).
Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP). Available at <a href="https://acl.gov/programs/protecting-rights-and-preventing-abuse/senior-medicare-patrol-smp">https://acl.gov/programs/protecting-rights-and-preventing-abuse/senior-medicare-patrol-smp</a>.
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Specifically, this IC will allow ACL to understand (1) how SMP
grantees conceive of program priorities; (2) successes and challenges
SMP grantees experience in implementing activities and in reaching low-
income and rural Medicare beneficiaries; and (3) which programs need
clarification on programmatic priority expectations or additional
support to conduct their activities.
Up to 54 SMP grantee representatives and one SMP Resource Center
representative will be invited to participate in a 75-minute web-based
interview. Findings from the interviews will inform ACL's strategy to
support SMP grantees in achieving program priorities and to promote
equitable access to SMP activities for low-income and rural Medicare
beneficiaries.
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:
A maximum of 54 SMP grantee project directors or their designees
and one representative from the SMP Resource Center are expected to
participate in interviews over videoconferencing. The approximate
burden for participation in interviews is 1.25 hours per respondent for
a total estimate of 68.75 hours.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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Interviews with grantees........................ 55 1 1.25 68.75
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Total....................................... 55 1 1.25 68.75
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Dated: December 14, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2022-27513 Filed 12-19-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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