Notice2024-06208
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Public Comment Request; ACL Program Performance Report Generic Information Collection, OMB Control Number 0985-NEW
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Published
March 25, 2024
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. This 30-day notice collects comments on the information collection requirements related to the ACL Program Performance Report Generic Information Collection, OMB 0985-NEW.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 58 (Monday, March 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20663-20664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06208]
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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; ACL Program Performance Report Generic
Information Collection, OMB Control Number 0985-NEW
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 ACL Program Performance Report Generic Information Collection, OMB
0985-NEW.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EDT) or postmarked by April 24, 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: Shannon Skowronski, Administration for
Community Living, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#24415245485145504d4b4a644547480a4c4c570a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="137665727f6672677a7c7d5372707f3d7b7b603d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 795-7316.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. 3506), the Administration for Community Living (ACL) has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance. In 1965, the Older Americans Act (OAA) was passed
in response to concerns by policymakers about a lack of community
social services for older adults. The OAA established authority for
grants for community planning and social services, research and
development projects, and personnel training in the field of aging. The
Elder Justice Act (EJA), passed in 2010, is the first comprehensive
legislation to address the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older
adults at the Federal level. OAA and EJA programs help advance ACL's
mission of supporting the independence, well-being, and health of older
adults, older adults with disabilities, and their families and
caregivers. This proposed information collection will gather program
performance data for ACL formula and competitive grant programs
authorized by the Older Americans Act (OAA) and the Elder Justice Act
(EJA), as required by and in accordance with Public Law 116-131 and 42
U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XX, division B (authorizing legislation);
45 CFR 75.342 (monitoring and reporting program performance); 45 CFR
75.301 (performance measurement); and the GPRA Modernization Act of
2010 (Pub. L. 111-352, sec. 12). The collection of program performance
data is required for all ACL grantees, including grants authorized by
the OAA and EJA, to: (1) monitor achievement of program performance
objectives; (2) identify areas of performance that may benefit from
technical assistance and/or corrective action; 3) establish program
policy and direction; and (4) prepare responses and reports for
Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), other federal
departments, and public and private agencies, including legislatively
required reports.
ACL consistently looks for ways to streamline the collection of
required program performance data. The proposed ACL Program Performance
Report Generic Information Collection would provide an efficient
mechanism for the collection of a core set of program performance data
elements across OAA and EJA authorized programs necessary to ensure
each programs indicators, demographics, priorities, and objectives are
being achieved. The collection of this core set of performance elements
will enable ACL to analyze program performance broadly across its
grantee portfolio, while minimizing grantee reporting burden. Program
offices will be given the opportunity to submit, for review and
approval under this generic clearance, PPRs for their programs that
address the core program performance elements.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on December 5,
2023, at 88 FR 84335. ACL received two public comments. A summary of
the comments and the ACL response is provided below:
Comment One: Suggest including more specific instructions for
completing the elements in the proposed ACL PPR template.
ACL response: While ACL appreciates this suggestion, the
instructions for
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completing the elements must be somewhat broad to account for
differences in the goals, objectives, and activities across the
programs.
Comment Two: Request confirmation that the grantee will be
responsible for submitting a comprehensive PPR each reporting period to
ACL (as opposed to having grantees' subcontractors each submit
individual reports to ACL).
ACL response: Although grantees could work with their
subcontractors to gather information to complete their PPR, grantees
would be responsible for submitting a comprehensive PPR to ACL for the
specified reporting period.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimated total annual burden for this generic IC is 50,223.60
hours. This estimate is based on the current number of grantees for the
OAA and EJA programs below, consideration of the program performance
information necessary to ensure adequate progress toward program goals,
and previous experience with program performance reporting.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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State Formula Grantees.......................... 112 1 70.3 7,873.60
Tribal Formula Grantees......................... 282 1 60 16,920
Competitive Grantees............................ 1,189 2 10 23,780
Veteran Organization Competitive Grantees....... 275 12 0.5 1,650
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Total Annual Hours.......................... .............. .............. .............. 50,223.60
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Dated: March 19, 2024.
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. 2024-06208 Filed 3-22-24; 8:45 am]
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