Notice2023-03265
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; of the ACL Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Research and Assessment: OMB 0985-NEW
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Published
February 16, 2023
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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 IC solicits comments on the information collection requirements relating to the ACL Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Research and Assessment, a generic mechanism to conduct qualitative research in support of program improvement, knowledge generation, and technical assistance for ACL programs and populations served by the agency.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10121-10122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03265]
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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 ACL Generic Clearance for the Collection
of Qualitative Research and Assessment: OMB 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 IC
solicits comments on the information collection requirements relating
to the ACL Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Research
and Assessment, a generic mechanism to conduct qualitative research in
support of program improvement, knowledge generation, and technical
assistance for ACL programs and populations served by the agency.
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DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by April 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: ACL's Office of Performance and Evaluation at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c2a7b4a3aeb7a3b6abadac82a3a1aeecaaaab1eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f19487909d849085989e9fb190929ddf999982df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>. Submit written comments on the collection of
information to Administration for Community Living, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Office of Performance and Evaluation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Cash, Administration for
Community Living, 202-795-7369 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1a08c808f8580cfa2809289a180828dcf898992cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fabb979b949e9bd4b99b8992ba9b9996d4929289d49d958c">[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 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.
Some individual information collection requests may contain
demographic data, and ACL will ensure adherence to best practices for
collection of all demographic information in accordance with OMB
guidance.
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) at the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting a generic clearance for
purposes of conducting qualitative research to gain a better
understanding of emerging issues related to ACL's grantees, service
providers, and programs; develop future intramural and extramural
research projects; and to ensure HHS and ACL leadership, programs, and
staff can obtain timely and relevant data and information. ACL defines
qualitative feedback as information that provides useful insights on
perceptions and opinions but are not statistical surveys that yield
results that can be generalized beyond the population of study. ACL is
requesting approval for at least four types of qualitative research:
(a) interviews, (b) focus groups, (c) questionnaires, and (d) other
qualitative methods.
ACL's mission is to maximize the independence, well-being, and
health of older adults, people with disabilities across the lifespan,
and their families and caregivers. ACL implements critical disability
and aging programs, serves as the advisor to the HHS Secretary on
disability and aging policy, works with other HHS agencies, Departments
and the White House on disability and aging policies, and engages a
range of disability and aging constituents to inform program
development and implementation. Integral to this role, ACL will use
this mechanism to conduct research, evaluation, and assessment to
understand the needs, barriers, or facilitators for ACL programs.
Future 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 variety of instruments and platforms will be used to collect
information from respondents. The annual burden hours (5,043) requested
and the anticipated number of respondents (10,086) are based on the
number of qualitative information collection requests (ICRs) that were
approved by OMB currently at ACL. Out of the total ICRs at ACL, we
estimated that that 30% of them have a qualitative research component.
We used this information to develop the annual burden estimate below.
Therefore, we estimate that over the requested period for this
clearance (3 years) and approximately 30,258 respondents and 15,129
burden hours will be needed.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ACL Program Recipient, Qualitative 10,086 1 .5 5,043
Partner, or Key Informant. Research.
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Dated: February 11, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-03265 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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