Notice2023-23562
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Title VI Program Performance Report (OMB Control Number 0985-0007)
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Published
October 25, 2023
Issuing agencies
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, 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 Title VI Program Performance Report (OMB Control Number 0985-0007).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73344-73345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23562]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Title VI Program Performance Report (OMB Control
Number 0985-0007)
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,
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 Title VI Program Performance
Report (OMB Control Number 0985-0007).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by December 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#600516010c150114090f0e2001030c4e0808134e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1b4a7b0bda4b0a5b8bebf91b0b2bdffb9b9a2ffb6bea7">[email protected]</span></a>. Submit written comments on the collection
of information to the Administration for Community Living, Washington,
DC 20201, Attention: Public Comment OMB Control Number 0985-0007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d596b4a6bd95b4b6b9fbbdbda6fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="622103110a2203010e4c0a0a114c050d14">[email protected]</span></a> at 202-795-
7369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), 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.
A Program Performance Report on activities under Title VI of the
Older Americans Act (OAA) is necessary for the Administration of
Community Living (ACL) to monitor federal funds effectively and to be
informed as to the progress of the programs. Grantees are required to
submit an annual Program Performance Report to allow for efficient
federal monitoring.
The OAA states that an applicant for a grant under Title VI Part A,
Indian Program, shall ``provide that the tribal organization will make
such reports in such form and containing such information, as the
Assistant Secretary may reasonably require, and comply with such
requirements as the Assistant Secretary may impose to assure the
correctness of such reports.'' The OAA also states that an applicant
for a grant under Title VI Part B, Native Hawaiian Program, shall
``provide that the organization will make such reports in such form and
containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may reasonably
require, and comply with such requirements as the Assistant Secretary
may impose to ensure the correctness of such reports.'' An applicant
for a grant under Title VI Part C, Native American Caregiver Support
Program must also prepare and submit reports on the data and records,
including information on the services funded by ACL. A combined Program
Performance Report form is used for reporting by grantees under Parts
A, B and C. The regulations at 45 CFR 92.40(b)(1) provide that
``grantees shall submit annual performance reports unless the awarding
agency requires quarterly or semiannual reports.''
The Program Performance Report provides a data base for ACL to: (1)
monitor program achievement of performance objectives; (2) establish
program policy and direction; and (3) prepare responses to Congress,
the OMB, other federal departments, and public and private agencies as
required by the OAA. If ACL did not collect the program data herein
requested, it would not be able to monitor and manage total program
progress as expected, nor develop program policy options directed
toward assuring the most effective use of limited Title VI funds.
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: The burden estimate is specific to the
type of work done by the grantees that use this reporting format; ACL
estimates it takes 20 hours to complete the Title VI PPR.
With 282 respondents taking 20 hours per performance report, annual
burden hour totals 5,640 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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Title VI PPR.................................... 282 1 20 5,640
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 5,640
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Dated: October 20, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Senior official performing the duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-23562 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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