Notice2023-17788
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Assessing ACL's American Indian, Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs (OMB Control Number 0985-0059)
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Published
August 18, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCommunity Living Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is providing 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 notice solicits comments on a proposed extension without change information collection and solicits comments on the information collection requirements related to the project titled Assessing ACL's American Indian, Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs (OMB Control Number 0985-0059).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56633-56635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17788]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Assessing ACL's American Indian, Alaskan Natives and
Native Hawaiian Programs (OMB Control Number 0985-0059)
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is providing 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
notice solicits comments on a proposed extension without change
information collection and solicits comments on the information
collection requirements related to the project titled Assessing ACL's
American Indian, Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs (OMB
Control Number 0985-0059).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by October 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Administration for Community Living at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb8e9d8a879e8a9f828485ab8a8887c5838398c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89ecffe8e5fce8fde0e6e7c9e8eae5a7e1e1faa7eee6ff">[email protected]</span></a>.
Submit written comments on the collection of information to the
Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, Attention:
Administration for Community Living.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Performance and
Evaluation, Administration for Community Living <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#214457404d544055484e4f6140424d0f4949520f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b2e3d2a273e2a3f2224250b2a282765232338652c243d">[email protected]</span></a>.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. A
collection of information 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 using automated collection techniques when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is requesting
approval for data collection associated with the project entitled
Assessing ACL's American Indian, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian
Programs (Older Americans Act [OAA] Title VI; short title: Assessment
of the Title VI Programs). OAA Title VI establishes grants to Native
Americans for nutrition services, supportive services, and family
caregiver support services. The purpose of Title VI is ``to promote the
delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services, to
American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians that are
comparable to services provided under Title III'' (42 U.S.C. 3057),
which provides nutrition, caregiver and supportive services to the
broader U.S. population. Title VI is comprised of three parts; Part A
provides nutrition and supportive services to American Indians and
Alaska Natives, Part B provides nutrition and supportive services to
Native Hawaiians, and Part C provides caregiver services to any
programs that have Part A/B.
The previous data collection for this project entailed a series of
interviews and focus groups with Title VI program staff, elders, and
caregivers.
American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (AI/AN/NH)
populations experience significant health and socioeconomic disparities
compared to the rest of the U.S. population. The AI/AN population has
the highest rate of disabilities and the lowest life expectancy
compared to the averages for the overall population (Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2008; Goins, Moss, Buchwald, &
Guralnik, 2007). While 18% of the non-Hispanic white population is 65
years or older, just 8% of Native Hawaiians and 10% of the AI/AN
population is 65 years or older (AoA, 2015). However, as overall life
expectancy increases, the proportion of older AI/AN adults is expected
to increase. By 2050, the percentage of non-Hispanic white adults is
expected to decrease by 20%, while the population of older minority
population adults, including AI/AN/NH, is expected to increase by 110%
(AoA, 2015; CDC, 2013). For AI/AN populations, this translates to a 93%
increase in the number of older adults.
In addition, the population aged 75 and older needing long-term
care is expected to double by the year 2030 (AoA, 2015; CDC 2013; Goins
et al., 2007).
In fiscal year 2023, ACL awarded 291 Title VI three-year grants to
tribes/tribal organizations elders for the provision of nutrition and
supportive services, and a portion of awardees also received funds for
the Native American Caregiver Support Program. The Assessment of the
Title VI Programs will examine the effects of the program on:
1. Older Indians, their families and caregivers
2. Tribal communities
3. Intergenerational connections in tribal communities
4. Management of the Title VI program
The Need for Continuous Assessment
Assessing and evaluating Title VI Programs is authorized under
Section 206(a, c) of Title II of the OAA, which directs ACL to ``. . .
measure and evaluate the impact of all programs authorized by this Act,
their effectiveness in achieving stated goals in general, and in
relation to their cost, their impact on related programs, their
effectiveness in targeting for services under this Act unserved older
individuals with greatest economic need (including low-income minority
individuals and older individuals residing in rural areas) and unserved
older individuals with greatest social need (including low-income
minority individuals and older individuals residing in rural areas),
and their structure and mechanisms for delivery of services, including,
where appropriate, comparisons with appropriate control groups composed
of persons who have not participated in such programs.''
Consistent with requirements of the Government Performance Results
Modernization Act (GPRMA), ACL's Administration on Aging (AoA)
integrates its strategic priorities and plans with performance
measurement criteria. The AoA has three categories of performance
measures: improve program efficiency, improve client outcomes, and
improve effective targeting of vulnerable elders. Through continuous
assessment, ACL seeks a better understanding of key programs, such as
the programs under Title VI of the OAA for AI/AN/NH.
This project seeks to add a qualitative data collection activity to
do follow-up interviews with grantees a to understand which components
of the technical assistance they have received have been the most
useful for them.
Exhibit 1 provides an overview of the process for assessing the
Title VI Program data collection activity.
Exhibit 1
The Program Staff Follow-up Interviews will assess how the Title VI
Programs have been utilizing and implementing the Technical Assistance
they have received from the contractor around the practice of
evaluation. Data will include how evaluation practice is being
implemented and on what occurring basis, as well as perceptions of met
and unmet needs around evaluation; and barriers to using evaluation. Up
to 2 local staff (e.g., program director and evaluation staff person)
will participate in each interview. The interviews will be conducted
via telephone in Year 4 with up to 12 evaluation grantees, for a
maximum of 24 participants, and will take 60 minutes to complete. See
Attachment A (Title VI Program Staff Consent Form and Interview Guide).
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>.
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Estimated Program Burden
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Number of Number of Average burden
Respondent type Form name annual responses per per response Annual burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Program director................................ Program staff follow-up interview 80 1 1 80
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Dated: August 14, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Senior official performing the duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-17788 Filed 8-17-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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