Notice2023-03267
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; of ACL's Lifespan Respite Program Grantee Performance Measurement Reporting Tool
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Published
February 16, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCommunity Living Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Community Living is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed above has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10123-10124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03267]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; of ACL's Lifespan Respite Program Grantee Performance
Measurement Reporting Tool
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living is announcing that the
proposed collection of information listed above has been submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance as
required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
March 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by:
(a) email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6f9ffe4f7e9c5c3d4dbdfc5c5dfd9d8f6d9dbd498d3d9c698d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="501f1902110f2325323d392323393f3e103f3d327e353f207e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>, Attn: OMB Desk Officer
for ACL;
(b) fax to 202.395.5806, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL; or
(c) by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St. NW, Rm. 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Anozie, Email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#51343c383d287f303f3e2b38341130323d7f3939227f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdd8d0d4d1c493dcd3d2c7d4d8fddcded193d5d5ce93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>, or Phone (202) 795-7347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance. This information collection (IC) solicits
comments on the IC requirements, outlined in the Lifespan Respite Care
Reauthorization Act of 2020, Section 2904, which requires Lifespan
Respite Care Program grantees to report data, information, and metrics
for the purpose of program evaluation. Such data, information, and
metrics are to be used to identify ``. . . effective programs and
activities funded . . .'' through ACL's Lifespan Respite Care Program
grants.
This IC collects Caregiver and Care Recipient demographics.
Demographic questions include information about age, sexual
orientation, gender identity, geographic location, ethnicity, and race.
Racial equity and sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data
elements are consistent with recommendations regulated under Executive
Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal Government and the Executive Order on
Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and
Intersex Individuals.
ACL's Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services aims to improve
Lifespan Respite Care Program grantee performance measurement and
tracking through a new quantitative grantee reporting tool. The
existing reporting template used by most ACL grantees funded from
discretionary sources consists of four open-ended, narrative questions
related to program implementation and outputs, making comparisons
between different grant periods and grantees challenging. The proposed
tool will allow ACL to meet the additional requirements stated in
Section 2904 of the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020,
by adding quantitative data elements to the existing reporting
requirements in accordance with program statute. This tool will allow
for more effective tracking of how federal funds are being used,
including aggregate data on people served and program development
toward stated goals.
In this IC, the new quantitative grant reporting tool will be
disseminated to all new Lifespan Respite Program grantees upon grant
award. Specifically, the tool will collect information related to
respite care services delivered, caregiver demographics, care recipient
demographics, respite training, and lifespan respite program systems
and providers. Ultimately, this reporting will assist ACL's Office of
Supportive and Caregiver Services to assess the performance of the
Lifespan Respite Program grantees in improving the delivery and quality
of respite services for family caregivers of children and adults of all
ages with special needs.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
A notice published in the Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 207/
Thursday, October 27, 2022. Two comments were received during the 60-
day FRN. ACL's responses to these comments are included below.
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Topic/issue Comment ACL Response
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Burden................... ``The proposed ACL concurs and
quantitative grant plans to monitor
reporting tool places the burden once
limited additional this information
burden on [omitted collection begins.
organization name]--our
program already gathers
and evaluates most of
the proposed
measurement and
tracking metrics.''.
Ease of use.............. ``[omitted organization ACL concurs and
name] recently began plans to monitor
testing the draft the ease of use
reporting tool in once this
preparation for its information
anticipated collection begins.
implementation, and the
agency's utilization of
the draft reporting
tool has gone smoothly.
[omitted organization
name] is confident in
its ability to
implement the proposed
information collection
and concurs in ACL's
assessment that the
modernized reporting
tool would provide
valuable data on the
delivery and quality of
respite services for
family caregivers of
individuals with
disabilities.''.
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Estimated Program Burden: ACL estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
A maximum of 40 grantees are expected to respond to the grant
reporting tool semiannually. The approximate burden for completion may
be 6 hours per respondent for a total estimate of 480 hours. The
estimated completion burden includes time to review the instructions,
read the questions, compile information, and complete responses.
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IC Burden Chart
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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Grantee reporting tool.......................... 40 2 6 480
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 480
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Dated: February 11, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-03267 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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