Notice2023-27452
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; 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 Control Number 0985-0050
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Published
December 14, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCommunity Living Administration
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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. This 30-day notice collects comments on the information collection requirements related 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 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86658-86659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27452]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; 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
Control Number 0985-0050
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
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. This 30-day notice
collects comments on the information collection requirements related 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 January 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find the information collection by
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments''
or by using the search function. 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: Myrial Earl, Administration for
Community Living, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c885b1baa1a9a4e68da9baa488a9aba4e6a0a0bbe6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d499ada6bdb5b8fa91b5a6b894b5b7b8fabcbca7fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 795-7341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the
Administration for Community Living (ACL) has submitted the following
proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance. 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)
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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.
This IC collects demographic data from people receiving programs
and services funded by HHS regulations that apply to NIDILRR Grant
programs under part 75 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles and Audit requirements for HHS Awards.
ACL will adhere to best practices for collection of all demographic
information when this information is collected for the programs listed
in accordance with OMB guidance.
This includes, but is not limited to, guidance specific to the
collection of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) items that
align with Executive Order 13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and Support
for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, Executive
Order 14075 on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals, and Executive Order 13988
on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender
Identity and Sexual Orientation. Understanding these disparities can
and should lead to improved service delivery for ACL's programs and
populations served.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
A 60-day FRN published in the FR on September 27, 2023, at 88 FR
66454-66456. There were no public comments received during the 60-day
FRN public comment period.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
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Number of Average
Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per 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: December 8, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for Community
Living, performing the delegable duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-27452 Filed 12-13-23; 8:45 am]
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