Notice2023-21045
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Grantee Annual Performance Reporting (APR) and Final Report Forms; OMB No.: 0985-0050
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Published
September 27, 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 Extension solicits comments on the information collection requirements relating to the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Grantee Annual Performance Reporting (APR) and Final Report Forms OMB Control Number 0985-0050.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66454-66456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21045]
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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 National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Grantee
Annual Performance Reporting (APR) and Final Report Forms; OMB No.:
0985-0050
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
(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
Extension solicits comments on the information collection requirements
relating to the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living,
and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Grantee Annual Performance
Reporting (APR) and Final Report Forms OMB Control Number 0985-0050.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by November 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84c9fdf6ede5e8aac1e5f6e8c4e5e7e8aaececf7aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4805313a212924660d293a2408292b246620203b662f273e">[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: Myrial Earl.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earl Myrial at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5914202b303835771c382b3519383a357731312a773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ad7e3e8f3fbf6b4dffbe8f6dafbf9f6b4f2f2e9b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>, Administration for Community Living or (202)
795-7341.
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
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when appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Grantee Annual Performance Reporting
(APR) and Final Report Forms collect data from all NIDILRR grantees via
a web-based reporting system and addresses specific HHS regulations
that shall be met by applicants and grantees. HHS regulations that
apply to NIDILRR Grant programs include Part 75 of the Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit requirements for
HHS Awards. Specifically, Sec. 75.342, which requires grantees to
submit an annual performance report or, for the last year of a project,
a final report that evaluates: (a) the grantee's progress in achieving
the objectives in its approved application, (b) the effectiveness of
the project in meeting the purposes of the program, and (c) the results
of research and related activities.
Additionally, GPRA requires all Federal agencies to implement
performance measurement systems that include: (1) a five-year strategic
plan, (2) an annual performance plan, and (3) an annual performance
report. Currently, NIDILRR has met these requirements and has
established performance indicators to meet the reporting requirements.
The NIDILRR APR System currently includes reporting forms for all 10 of
NIDILRR's grant programs.
This information collection system covers 10 grant programs funded
or administered by NIDILRR/ACL, and each grantee submits its
information using a reporting form that is unique to the program
mechanism under which it is funded. The 10 forms meet the reporting
requirements for the following programs:
1. Rehabilitation Research Training Centers (RRTC)
2. Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC)
3. Field Initiated Research Projects (FIP)
4. Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Projects (ARRT)
5. Model Systems--(includes spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury,
burn centers)
6. Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP)
7. Knowledge Translation (KT) Projects
8. ADA National Network Centers (ADAs)
9. Small Business Innovation Research Projects (SBIR)
10. Research Fellowships Program (RFP)
Reporting forms for all 10 programs are Web-based.
Data collected through these forms: (a) facilitate program planning
and management; (b) respond to ACL/HHS Grants Policy Administration
Manual (GPAM) requirements; and (c) respond to the reporting
requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of
1993 (Pub. L. 103-62).
NIDILRR/ACL uses the information gathered annually from these data
collection efforts to provide Congress with the information mandated in
GPRA, provide OMB information required for assessment of performance on
GPRA indicators, and support its evaluation activities. Data collected
from the 10 grant programs will provide a national description of the
research activities of approximately 313 NIDILRR grantees. NIDILRR's
GPRA plan must collect information to meet the following mandates: (a)
implementation of a comprehensive plan that includes goals and
objectives; (b) measurement of the program's progress in meeting its
objectives; and (c) submission of an annual report on program
performance, including plans for program improvement, as appropriate.
The data collection system addresses nearly all of the agency's GPRA
indicators, either directly or by providing information for the
agency's other review processes.
An important gap in sociodemographic information in the Web-based
Reporting System for NIDILRR Grantees is a lack of items collecting
sexual orientation and gender identify. Adding sexual orientation and
gender identify items to the Annual Performance Reporting Forms for
NIDILRR Grantees is part of ACL's strategy to address ``Executive Order
13988 on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender
Identity and Sexual Orientation.'' Issued in January 2021, Executive
Order 13988 called upon agencies to identify existing and new policies
to promote equal treatment under the law and ensure that all persons
can access healthcare and other essential services without being
subjected to sex discrimination. To support alignment with Executive
Order 13988, as well as Executive Orders 13985 and 14075, three items
will be added to the Annual Performance Reporting Forms for NIDILRR
Grantees to collect sexual orientation and gender identity. Including
sexual orientation and gender identity questions in this information
collection will provide data on topics such as accessibility and
utilization of services and programs funded by ACL by lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender populations and the health disparities that
impact this community. Understanding these disparities can and should
lead to improved service delivery for ACL's programs and populations
served.
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:
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Number of Average burden
Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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New Grantees.................................... * 71 1 52 3,692
Continuations of Major Programs................. 138 1 22 3,036
Other Continuations............................. 104 1 10 1,040
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Total....................................... 313 .............. .............. 7,768
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* Does not include SBIR Phase I grants, which do not use the system.
Dated: September 21, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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[FR Doc. 2023-21045 Filed 9-26-23; 8:45 am]
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