[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 66538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27511]
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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 on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,
Administration for Community Living, 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; (4) 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
November 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
fax 202.395.5806 or by email to [email protected], Attn: OMB
Desk Officer for ACL.
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. 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 30 days of this
publication.
Respondents: 56 State Developmental Disabilities Councils.
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 7728
Performance Report (PPR).......................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7728.
Dated: October 23, 2015.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2015-27511 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
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