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To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
1326
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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. The term ‘‘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 publish a 30-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension or
reinstatement of an existing collection
of information, before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, CMS is
publishing this notice that summarizes
the following proposed collection(s) of
information for public comment:
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Health Care
Sharing Ministries Information
Collection; Use: In order to facilitate the
provision of an exemption for
membership in a health care sharing
ministry to the members of such
ministry, we specify in Sec.
155.615(c)(2) that an organization that
believes that it meets the statutory
standards to be considered a health care
sharing ministry will submit certain
information to HHS. We are aware of
four organizations that have made
public statements regarding their status
as a health care sharing ministry, and so
have estimated burden for four entities.
The burden associated with this process
includes the time for the organization to
collect and input the necessary
information, maintain a copy for
recordkeeping by clerical staff, for a
manager and legal counsel to review it
and for a senior executive to review and
sign it. The information would be
submitted to CMS electronically at
minimal cost. Form Number: CMS–
10486 (OCN: 0938–NEW); Frequency:
Once, Yearly; Affected Public: Private
sector—Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 4; Total
Annual Responses: 4; Total Annual
Hours: 4.25. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Zach
Baron at 301–492–4478.)
Dated: September 30, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development
Group, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Personal Responsibility
Education Program (PREP) MultiComponent Evaluation—Data Collection
Total number
of respondents
Instrument
Annual
number of
respondents
Related to the Design and
Implementation Study.
OMB No.: 0970–0398.
Description: The Office of Data
Analysis, Research, and Evaluation
(HHS/ACF/ACYF/ODARE) in the
Administration for Children, Youth and
Families (ACYF) and the Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation
(HHS/ACF/OPRE) in the Administration
for Children and Families (ACF)
propose a data collection activity as part
of the Personal Responsibility Education
Program (PREP) Multi-Component
Evaluation.
The goals of the PREP MultiComponent Evaluation are to document
how PREP programs are designed and
implemented in the field, collect
performance measure data for PREP
programs, and assess the effectiveness of
selected PREP-funded programs.
The PREP Multi-Component
Evaluation contains three components:
The ‘‘Design and Implementation
Study,’’ the ‘‘Performance Analysis
Study,’’ and the ‘‘Impact and In-Depth
Implementation Study.’’ Previously
approved data collection efforts for each
of the three components can be found
on reginfo.gov. This notice is specific to
data collection activities for the
implementation portion of the Design
and Implementation Study.
The goals of this portion of the study
are to document how States and subawardees actually implemented their
PREP programs, given their program
designs. In order to meet this goal, both
State PREP Administrators and a
selection of sub-awardee program
providers, across the nation, will be
interviewed. The interviews will be
used to understand important aspects of
implementation, such as training,
technical assistance and program
fidelity monitoring.
Respondents: State PREP
Administrators; Program Providers
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Estimated
annual burden
hours
Design and Implementation Study: Implementation Survey
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State PREP Administrator survey ........................................
Program Provider (Sub-awardee) survey ............................
45
50
15
17
1
1
1
1
15
17
Total ..............................................................................
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32
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
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information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
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Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
Email address: OPREinfocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
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identified by the title of the information
collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions 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; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer, Administration for
Children and Families.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting
Requirements Under Emergency
Review by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB)
Title: Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Grantee
Needs Assessment.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: This information
collection is a direct response to
recommendations for strengthening
LIHEAP program integrity made by the
Government Accountability Office in
2010 and the LIHEAP Program Integrity
Work Group. The purpose of this data
collection is to gauge the capacity of
LIHEAP grantees to perform two critical
tasks:
1. To implement third-party
verification of household data obtained
during the LIHEAP intake process, in
order to strengthen program integrity by
reducing the risk of making LIHEAP
benefit payments to ineligible
households or in the wrong amount.
These risks arise in large part when
there are errors or fraud in the reporting
of household members’ identity and
income during the LIHEAP intake
process.
2. To collect and report new
performance measures that ACF is
proposing to require of all State LIHEAP
grantees by Fiscal Year 2015.
This needs assessment represents a
maturity model—a process for
determining the existing capabilities of
grantees. Through a web-based tool,
respondents will be asked to indicate
the level of maturity, or sophistication,
of their program across multiple areas of
evaluation. The data collected will be
analyzed to identify strengths and
weaknesses among grantees and
determine opportunities for
improvement. This needs assessment is
designed to identify and organize the
systems, processes and activities that
are critical to each grantee’s LIHEAP
program.
The needs assessment is broken up
into multiple sections. Each section is
focused on a different part of the overall
program, and as such may be best
answered by an individual with
expertise in that specific area of the
program. Burden estimates shown
below represent the total time to
complete all sections by all relevant
parties.
The data that will be obtained through
this needs assessment is a one-time
collection to inform ACF in its
operational decision-making over how
to distribute training and technical
assistance, and other capacity building
resources to its directly-funded LIHEAP
grantees. The data will be for internal
use by ACF and its contractors for this
internal purpose only. Currently, there
is very limited data available on a
national scale to provide program
administrators and stakeholders
information on the impact of LIHEAP
services and the effectiveness of how
the program is administered. The data
that will be collected through this needs
assessment will inform ACF as to how
to help LIHEAP grantees improve the
timeliness and accuracy of their data
collection and reporting which will in
turn provide better feedback to ACF and
national stakeholders about the
program’s performance.
Respondents: The respondents to this
one-time needs assessment will be all 51
State LIHEAP grantees, including the
District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Grantee Needs Assessment ............................................................................
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1 hr. 40 min.
86 hours 40
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 86 hours 40 minutes.
Additional Information: ACF is
requesting that OMB grant a 180 day
approval for this information collection
under procedures for emergency
processing by October 28, 2013. A copy
of this information collection, with
applicable supporting documentation,
may be obtained by calling the
Administration for Children and
Families, Reports Clearance Officer,
Robert Sargis at (202) 690–7275.
Comments and questions about the
information collection described above
should be directed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACF, Office
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of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; FAX: (202) 395–
7285; email: oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Multi-
Component Evaluation--Data Collection Related to the Design and
Implementation Study.
OMB No.: 0970-0398.
Description: The Office of Data Analysis, Research, and Evaluation
(HHS/ACF/ACYF/ODARE) in the Administration for Children, Youth and
Families (ACYF) and the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
(HHS/ACF/OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
propose a data collection activity as part of the Personal
Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Multi-Component Evaluation.
The goals of the PREP Multi-Component Evaluation are to document
how PREP programs are designed and implemented in the field, collect
performance measure data for PREP programs, and assess the
effectiveness of selected PREP-funded programs.
The PREP Multi-Component Evaluation contains three components: The
``Design and Implementation Study,'' the ``Performance Analysis
Study,'' and the ``Impact and In-Depth Implementation Study.''
Previously approved data collection efforts for each of the three
components can be found on reginfo.gov. This notice is specific to data
collection activities for the implementation portion of the Design and
Implementation Study.
The goals of this portion of the study are to document how States
and sub-awardees actually implemented their PREP programs, given their
program designs. In order to meet this goal, both State PREP
Administrators and a selection of sub-awardee program providers, across
the nation, will be interviewed. The interviews will be used to
understand important aspects of implementation, such as training,
technical assistance and program fidelity monitoring.
Respondents: State PREP Administrators; Program Providers
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Number of Average burden Estimated
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent response hours
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Design and Implementation Study: Implementation Survey
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State PREP Administrator survey. 45 15 1 1 15
Program Provider (Sub-awardee) 50 17 1 1 17
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In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families 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 the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
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identified by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions 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; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer, Administration for Children and Families.
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