[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33135-33136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14962]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; Extension of the Certification of Maintenance
of Effort for Title III and Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Program Expenditures
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on two proposed collections of certain
information by the agency. 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.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by September 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Jesse E. Moore, Jr. at [email protected]. Submit written
comments on the collection of information to Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, attention Jesse Moore.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse E. Moore, Jr., Aging Services
Program Specialist, Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC
20201, 202-795-7578.
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 OMB 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: (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; (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.
This notice solicits comments on the information collection
requirements relating to: (1) The Certification on Maintenance of
Effort under Title III of the Older Americans Act (OAA); and (2)
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures for
Older Americans Act Title III and Title VII Grantees. These proposed
data collections would extend the Certification of Maintenance of
Effort for Title III, and make minor revisions to, and extend, the
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
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Expenditures. While separate in terms of the data gathered, the
financial review and certification of funds processes that are
completed to generate the information gathered on these forms are
generally done at the same time by the States. To reduce burden, these
forms are being presented together for renewal since both are issued
under the same Program Instruction, and they have the same due date to
ACL.
The Certification of Maintenance of Effort under Title III and
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) Program Expenditures
provide statutorily required information regarding each state's
contribution to programs funded under the Older Americans Act and
compliance with legislative requirements, pertinent Federal
regulations, and other applicable instructions and guidelines issued by
ACL. This information will be used for Federal oversight of Title III
Programs and Title VII Ombudsman Program expenditures.
In addition to renewing OMB approval of these data collection
instruments, minor changes are being proposed to the LTCO Expenditures
Certification and an accompanying document which provides specific
statutory references related to Ombudsman program minimum funding, non-
supplanting requirements and state authorization to expend Title III-B
funds on Ombudsman activities. Specifically, changes include making the
reference to the Fiscal Year at the bottom of the form a fillable field
to allow the date to be changed annually; listing the ``Administration
for Community Living (ACL)'' as the intended recipient of the completed
form; and updating statutory language references (i.e., Section
306(a)(9)) provided on the second page, to reflect changes made during
the 2016 reauthorization of the OAA.
ACL estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows: 56 State Agencies on Aging respond annually, and it takes each
agency an average of one half (\1/2\) hour per State agency per year to
complete each form for a total of twenty-eight hours for all state
agencies annually. The half hour estimate is based on prior years'
experience with States in completing these forms.
The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL Web site
for review at: https://www.acl.gov/sites/default/files/programs/2017-06/MOE%20and%20LTCO%20Certification%202017%20-%20FINAL.pdf.
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Responses per
Respondent/data collection activity Number of respondent (/ Hours per Annual burden
respondents year) response hours
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Certification on Maintenance of Effort under 56 1 \1/2\ 28
Title III......................................
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman 56 1 \1/2\ 28
Program Expenditures...........................
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Total....................................... 112 2 1 56
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Dated: July 11, 2017.
Mary Lazare,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2017-14962 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am]
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