Notice2024-28052
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Centers for Independent Living Program Performance Report (0985-0061)
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Published
November 29, 2024
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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 (the 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 proposed revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR Rev) solicits comments on the information collection requirements related to the Centers for Independent Living (CILs) under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 701, et seq. (the Act).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94732-94734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28052]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; Centers for Independent Living Program
Performance Report (0985-0061)
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
(the 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 proposed revision of a currently approved information
collection request (ICR Rev) solicits comments on the information
collection requirements related to the Centers for Independent Living
(CILs) under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 701, et seq.
(the Act).
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DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (ET) or postmarked by January 28, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Peter Nye at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#347b7d7864646675775b5959515a4047745557581a5c5c471a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="501f191c00000211133f3d3d353e24231031333c7e3838237e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>. Submit written comments
on the collection of information to Administration for Community
Living, Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Peter Nye.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Nye, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20024, (202) 795-7606 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6898f8a9696948785a9ababa3a8b2b586a7a5aae8aeaeb5e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4fbfdf8e4e4e6f5f7dbd9d9d1dac0c7f4d5d7d89adcdcc79ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a>.
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. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
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 Office of Management and Budget 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 when appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
Independent living (IL) programs, including CILs, are authorized by
the Act to ``promote a philosophy of independent living including a
philosophy of consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-
determination, equal access, and individual and system advocacy, in
order to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and
productivity of individuals with disabilities, and the integration and
full inclusion of individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of
American society'' (Title VII, chapter 1). This request is for the CIL
Program Performance Report (PPR), which is submitted annually by all
CILs receiving IL Subchapter C funds. The PPRs are used by ACL to
assess grantees' compliance with title VII of the Act, with 45 CFR part
1329 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and with applicable provisions
of the HHS Regulations at 45 CFR part 75. The PPR serves as the primary
basis for ACL's monitoring activities in fulfillment of its
responsibilities under sections 706 and 722 of the Act. The PPR is also
used by ACL to design CIL and Statewide Independent Living Council
training and technical assistance programs authorized by sections 711A
and 721 of the Act.
This revision adds the collection of sexual-orientation and gender-
identity (SOGI) data elements consistent with Executive Orders: 13985
Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through
the Federal Government; 13988 Preventing and Combating Discrimination
on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation and 14075
Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and
Intersex Individuals. ACL will adhere to best practices for collection
of all demographic information in accordance with Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) guidance--including, but not limited to guidance
specific to the collection of SOGI. In addition, measures were added
around the nature of CIL board governance and number of full-time
equivalent positions filled by individuals with significant
disabilities to affirm adherence to statutory requirements. Additional
measures were also added to allow CILs to report carryover funding and
to count the total number of services provided by consumer, as well as
to describe their collaborations. These measures were added based on
the request of stakeholders to yield more precise data that show
impact. With the addition of these four measures, eleven other measures
are suggested to be removed to increase efficiency and remove
redundancy and unnecessary information. The revised CIL PPR instrument
is expected to take less time than the prior instrument.
The proposed data collection tool 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 for new measures added as follows: 351
CILs completing one CIL PPR annually, taking an estimated time of 36
hours per CIL for total of 12,708 annual burden hours. This burden
estimate is based partly on OILP's estimates of how long CILs take to
complete the PPRs as well as feedback gathered from CILs to ACL.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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CIL......................................... 351 1 36 12,636
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Dated: November 25, 2024.
Maura Calsyn,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for Community
Living, performing the delegable duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2024-28052 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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