[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32960-32961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14051]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Community Living
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; State
Developmental Disabilities Council--Annual Program Performance Report
(PPR)
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Administration on
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: A Plan developed by the State Council on Developmental
Disabilities is required by federal statute. Each State Council on
Developmental Disabilities must develop the plan, provide for public
comments in the State, provide for approval by the State's Governor,
and finally submit the plan on a five-year basis. On an annual basis,
the Council must submit a Program Performance Report (PPR) to described
the extent to which annual progress is being achieved on the 5 year
state plan goals. The PPR will be used by (1) the Council as a planning
document to track progress made in meeting state plan goals; (2) the
citizenry of the State as a mechanism for monitoring progress and
activities on the plans of the Council; (3) the Department as a
stewardship tool, for ensuring compliance with the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, as one basis for
monitoring and providing technical assistance (e.g., during site
visits), and as a support for management decision making.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
August 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
email to: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Cruz, Administration on
Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities, Office of Program Support, One Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Room 4306, Washington, DC 20201, 202-357-3439.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the requirements of
section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration on Community Living is soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information collection described above. Copies
of the proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments
may be forwarded by writing to: Allison Cruz, Administration on
Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities, Office of Program, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Room
4306, Washington, DC 20201.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed Collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the function of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden information to be
collected; and (e) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection technique comments and or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions
submitted within 60 days of this publication.
Respondents
56 State Developmental Disabilities Councils.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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State Developmental Disabilities Program 56 1 138 7,728
Performance Report (PPR).......................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........ .............. .............. .............. 7,728
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Dated: June 3, 2015.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2015-14051 Filed 6-9-15; 8:45 am]
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