National Legal Resource Center, 18556-18557 [2014-07327]

Download as PDF 18556 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 63 / Wednesday, April 2, 2014 / Notices performance of the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. Comments must be received by June 2, 2014. DATES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or OMB control number (OCN). To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be submitted in any one of the following ways: 1. Electronically. You may send your comments electronically to https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ‘‘Comment or Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ to find the information collection document(s) that are accepting comments. 2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB Control Number lll, Room C4–26– 05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. 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. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 1326. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Contents This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated with the following information collections. More detailed information can be found in each collection’s supporting statement and associated materials (see ADDRESSES). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:01 Apr 01, 2014 Jkt 232001 CMS–370 and CMS–377 Health Insurance Benefits Agreement and Ambulatory Surgical Center Request for Certification or Update of Certification Information in the Medicare Program 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. 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 requires federal agencies to publish a 60-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. Information Collection 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Titles of Information Collection: Health Insurance Benefits Agreement and Ambulatory Surgical Request for Certification or Update of Certification Information in the Medicare Program; Use: The CMS–370 is used to establish eligibility for payment. This agreement, upon submission by the ambulatory surgical center (ASC) and acceptance for filing by the Secretary of Health & Human Services, shall be binding on both the ASC and the Secretary. The agreement may be terminated by either party in accordance with regulations. In the event of termination, payment will not be available for ASC services furnished on or after the effective date of termination. The CMS–377 is used to collect facility-specific characteristics that facilitate CMS’ oversight of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). The CMS–377 is submitted by ASCs when they request initial certification of compliance with the ASC conditions for coverage or to update an ASC’s existing certification information. It is also used by State agencies who conduct certification surveys on CMS’ behalf to maintain information on the facility’s characteristics that facilitate conducting surveys, e.g., determining the size and the composition of the survey team on the basis of the number of operating and procedure rooms and the types of surgical procedures performed in the PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ASC. Form Numbers: CMS–370 and CMS–377 (OCN: 0938–0266); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector—business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 5,449; Total Annual Responses: 1,833; Total Annual Hours: 633. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Erin McCoy at 410–786–2337.) Dated: March 28, 2014. Martique Jones, Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2014–07405 Filed 4–1–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Community Living National Legal Resource Center The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing the application deadline and a single case deviation from maximum competition for the National Legal Assistance and Support grants under Section 420(a)(1) of the Older Americans Act (OAA) that constitute the National Legal Resource Center (NLRC). The NLRC program provides resource support to a national system of legal assistance and elder rights programs to improve the quality, cost effectiveness, and accessibility of legal assistance and elder rights protections provided to older people. The purpose of this deviation is to award a 4th year non-competing continuation to the NLRC project grantees with a three (3) year budget period set to expire May 31, 2014 so that: (1) Stakeholder input can be obtained on the resource support needs of legal and aging/disability service providers across the country; and (2) the current work under the NLRC can be better directed to support and advance ACL activities anticipated in FY15 in the area of elder rights and elder abuse prevention. Program Name: National Legal Assistance and Support—National Legal Resource Center. Award Amount: $655,462 ($143,347 to $185,693 per grantee). Project Period: 6/1/2011 to 5/31/2015. Award Type: Cooperative Agreement. SUMMARY: Statutory Authority: Title IV, Sections 420(a)(1) and 420(a)(2), of the OAA (42 U.S.C. 3032), as amended by the OAA Amendments of 2006, Public Law 109–365. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048 Discretionary Projects E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 63 / Wednesday, April 2, 2014 / Notices DATES: • Application Submission deadline: May 5, 2014. • The anticipated budget period start date is June 1, 2014. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. Program Description The NLRC serves as a centralized national legal assistance support system for professionals and advocates working in legal services and aging/disability services networks. The NLRC provides a wide range of resource support to enhance the ability of States, area agencies on aging, and legal providers to deliver high quality/high impact legal assistance to older persons in the most social or economic need. Prior to the creation of the NLRC in 2008, the existing legal assistance support system was comprised of four (4) independent legal resource centers operating within a decentralized and fragmented legal assistance support system. It was determined that the decentralized support system presented various barriers to providing effective resource support to aging/disability and legal networks. Overcoming these barriers necessitated the creation of a more focused and unified resource support delivery structure. The current centralized configuration of the NLRC presents significant advantages in subject matter coverage and overall provider accessibility over the previous decentralized model. II. Justification for the Exception to Competition Since 2008, NLRC partners have maximized funding by collaborating in reaching target audiences and providing training, case consultation, and resource materials on a wide range of legal issues. Through collaborations, interlocking work plans, and the leveraging of organizational resources, NLRC partners have achieved national resource support coverage in an increasingly challenging service delivery environment. Those challenges will continue to intensify as priority legal issues such as ACA implementation; housing accessibility, income maintenance, elder abuse/ financial abuse prevention; advance directives/person centered planning; and supported decision making alternatives to guardianship continue to demand comprehensive and accessible national legal resource support. At this stage in the NLRC’s programmatic evolution it is important to assess the NLRC’s effectiveness in meeting these increasing challenges. To this end, ACL will accomplish two goals this year: (1) Obtain stakeholder input on the resource support needs of legal VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:01 Apr 01, 2014 Jkt 232001 and aging/disability service providers and the ability to meet those needs in the current NLRC configuration; and (2) establish how best to incorporate the current work under the NLRC with the intensified ACL activities anticipated in FY 15 in elder rights and elder abuse prevention. 18557 Dated: March 27, 2014. Kathy Greenlee, Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging. [FR Doc. 2014–07327 Filed 4–1–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–01–P III. Eligible Applicants DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Incumbent NLRC grantees with award expiration dates of 5/31/14. Administration for Community Living IV. Evaluation Criteria Information previously provided in semi-annual reports, as well as information in the non-competing extension application will be considered to determine satisfactory progress of the grantee project and ensure that proposed activities are within the approved scope and budget of the grant. Areas that will be evaluated include: A. Project Relevance & Current Need B. Approach C. Budget D. Project Impact E. Organizational Capacity V. Application and Submission Requirements A. SF 424—Application for Federal Assistance B. SF 424A—Budget Information C. Separate Budget Narrative/ Justification D. SF 424B—Assurances. Note: Be sure to complete this form according to instructions and have it signed and dated by the authorized representative (see item 18d of the SF 424). E. Lobbying Certification F. Program narrative—no more than 10 pages. G. Work Plan H. Incumbent grantees will be required to access the non-competing application kit in GrantSolutions.gov to submit all materials for this application. VI. Application Review Information Applications will be objectively reviewed by Federal staff utilizing the criteria listed above in Section III. VII. Agency Contact For further information or comments regarding this program expansion supplement, contact Omar Valverde, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Administration on Aging, Office of Elder Rights, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 357–3514; fax (202) 357–3549; email omar.valverde@acl.hhs.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Technical Assistance: Senior Legal Helplines and Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing the application deadline and a single case deviation from maximum competition for Technical Assistance (TA) grants providing support to Senior Legal Helplines (SLH) and Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems (Model Approaches) projects under Section 420(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act (OAA). The two (2) TA grants provide focused resource support specifically to SLHs and Model Approaches demonstration projects involved in improving the quality, cost effectiveness, and accessibility of legal assistance and elder rights protections provided to older people. The purpose of this deviation is to award a 4th year non-competing continuation to TA grants, with a three (3) year budget period set to expire May 31, 2014, so that: (1) Stakeholder input can be obtained on the resource support needs of legal and aging/disability service providers across the country; and (2) the current focus of the TA grants can be better directed to support and advance ACL activities anticipated in FY15 in the area of elder rights and elder abuse prevention. Program Name: National Legal Assistance and Support—National Legal Resource Center. Award Amount: $214,636 ($143,000/ $71,636 per grantee). Project Period: 6/1/2011 to 5/31/2015. Award Type: Cooperative Agreement. SUMMARY: Statutory Authority: Title IV of OAA (42 U.S.C. 3032), as amended by the OAA Amendments of 2006, Pub. L. 109–365. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048 Discretionary Projects DATES: • Application Submission deadline: May 5, 2014. • The anticipated budget period start date is June 1, 2014. I. Program Description Technical Assistance (TA) grants directed towards legal systems E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


National Legal Resource Center

SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing 
the application deadline and a single case deviation from maximum 
competition for the National Legal Assistance and Support grants under 
Section 420(a)(1) of the Older Americans Act (OAA) that constitute the 
National Legal Resource Center (NLRC). The NLRC program provides 
resource support to a national system of legal assistance and elder 
rights programs to improve the quality, cost effectiveness, and 
accessibility of legal assistance and elder rights protections provided 
to older people. The purpose of this deviation is to award a 4th year 
non-competing continuation to the NLRC project grantees with a three 
(3) year budget period set to expire May 31, 2014 so that: (1) 
Stakeholder input can be obtained on the resource support needs of 
legal and aging/disability service providers across the country; and 
(2) the current work under the NLRC can be better directed to support 
and advance ACL activities anticipated in FY15 in the area of elder 
rights and elder abuse prevention.
    Program Name: National Legal Assistance and Support--National Legal 
Resource Center.
    Award Amount: $655,462 ($143,347 to $185,693 per grantee).
    Project Period: 6/1/2011 to 5/31/2015.
    Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.

    Statutory Authority:  Title IV, Sections 420(a)(1) and 
420(a)(2), of the OAA (42 U.S.C. 3032), as amended by the OAA 
Amendments of 2006, Public Law 109-365.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048 
Discretionary Projects

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DATES: 
     Application Submission deadline: May 5, 2014.
     The anticipated budget period start date is June 1, 2014.

I. Program Description

    The NLRC serves as a centralized national legal assistance support 
system for professionals and advocates working in legal services and 
aging/disability services networks. The NLRC provides a wide range of 
resource support to enhance the ability of States, area agencies on 
aging, and legal providers to deliver high quality/high impact legal 
assistance to older persons in the most social or economic need. Prior 
to the creation of the NLRC in 2008, the existing legal assistance 
support system was comprised of four (4) independent legal resource 
centers operating within a decentralized and fragmented legal 
assistance support system. It was determined that the decentralized 
support system presented various barriers to providing effective 
resource support to aging/disability and legal networks. Overcoming 
these barriers necessitated the creation of a more focused and unified 
resource support delivery structure. The current centralized 
configuration of the NLRC presents significant advantages in subject 
matter coverage and overall provider accessibility over the previous 
decentralized model.

II. Justification for the Exception to Competition

    Since 2008, NLRC partners have maximized funding by collaborating 
in reaching target audiences and providing training, case consultation, 
and resource materials on a wide range of legal issues. Through 
collaborations, interlocking work plans, and the leveraging of 
organizational resources, NLRC partners have achieved national resource 
support coverage in an increasingly challenging service delivery 
environment. Those challenges will continue to intensify as priority 
legal issues such as ACA implementation; housing accessibility, income 
maintenance, elder abuse/financial abuse prevention; advance 
directives/person centered planning; and supported decision making 
alternatives to guardianship continue to demand comprehensive and 
accessible national legal resource support.
    At this stage in the NLRC's programmatic evolution it is important 
to assess the NLRC's effectiveness in meeting these increasing 
challenges. To this end, ACL will accomplish two goals this year: (1) 
Obtain stakeholder input on the resource support needs of legal and 
aging/disability service providers and the ability to meet those needs 
in the current NLRC configuration; and (2) establish how best to 
incorporate the current work under the NLRC with the intensified ACL 
activities anticipated in FY 15 in elder rights and elder abuse 
prevention.

III. Eligible Applicants

    Incumbent NLRC grantees with award expiration dates of 5/31/14.

IV. Evaluation Criteria

    Information previously provided in semi-annual reports, as well as 
information in the non-competing extension application will be 
considered to determine satisfactory progress of the grantee project 
and ensure that proposed activities are within the approved scope and 
budget of the grant. Areas that will be evaluated include:

A. Project Relevance & Current Need
B. Approach
C. Budget
D. Project Impact
E. Organizational Capacity

V. Application and Submission Requirements

    A. SF 424--Application for Federal Assistance
    B. SF 424A--Budget Information
    C. Separate Budget Narrative/Justification
    D. SF 424B--Assurances. Note: Be sure to complete this form 
according to instructions and have it signed and dated by the 
authorized representative (see item 18d of the SF 424).
    E. Lobbying Certification
    F. Program narrative--no more than 10 pages.
    G. Work Plan
    H. Incumbent grantees will be required to access the non-competing 
application kit in GrantSolutions.gov to submit all materials for this 
application.

VI. Application Review Information

    Applications will be objectively reviewed by Federal staff 
utilizing the criteria listed above in Section III.

VII. Agency Contact

    For further information or comments regarding this program 
expansion supplement, contact Omar Valverde, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Administration 
on Aging, Office of Elder Rights, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 357-3514; fax (202) 357-3549; 
email omar.valverde@acl.hhs.gov.

    Dated: March 27, 2014.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2014-07327 Filed 4-1-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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