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Dated: June 16, 2014.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Evidence-Based
Falls Prevention Program Standardized
Data Collection
Administration on Aging
(AoA), Administration for Community
Living (ACL), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL),
Administration on Aging (AoA) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of
certain information. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish 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. This notice solicits comments on
the information collection requirements
relating to the Evidence-Based Falls
Prevention Program.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by August 26, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: Michele.boutaugh@
acl.gov. Submit written comments on
the collection of information to Michele
Boutaugh, U.S. Administration on
Aging, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Suite
5M69, Atlanta, GA 30303–8909.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Boutaugh, 404–987–3411 or
Michele.boutaugh@acl.gov.
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 request
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
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requirement, ACL/AoA is publishing
notice of the proposed collection of
information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection
of information, ACL/AoA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of ACL/
AoA’s functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of ACL/AoA’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. ACL/AoA
proposes to use this set of data
collection tools to monitor grantees
receiving cooperative agreements in
response to the funding opportunity:
‘‘PPHF–2014—Evidence-Based Falls
Prevention Programs Financed Solely by
2014 Prevention and Public Health
Funds (PPHF–2014).’’ The statutory
authority for cooperative agreements
under this program announcement is
contained in Section 411 of the Older
Americans Act of 1965, as amended,
and the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section
4002, 42 U.S.C. 300u–11 (Prevention
and Public Health Fund).
This data collection is necessary for
monitoring program operations and
outcomes. ACL/AoA proposes to use the
following tools: (1) Semi-annual
performance reports to monitor grantee
progress; (2) a Host Organization Data
form to record location of agencies
which sponsor programs which will
allow mapping of the delivery
infrastructure; and (3) a set of tools used
to collect information at each program
completed by the program leaders
(Program Information Cover Sheet and
Attendance Log) and a Participant
Information Form and Post Program
Survey completed by each participant.
The Participant Information Form
documents participants’ demographic
and health characteristics, including
age, gender, race/ethnicity, types of
chronic conditions, disability status,
and education level. It also assesses
some key outcome variables, which will
be re-assessed in the Post Program
survey, including falls self-efficacy, falls
and injury rates, fear of falling, and
interference with social activities. ACL/
AoA intends to use an online data entry
system for the program and participant
survey data.
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The proposed Falls Prevention Data
Collection Tools can be found at ACL’s
Web site at: https://www.aoa.gov/
AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Tools_
Resources/collection_tools.aspx. ACL/
AoA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as 240 hours
for project staff, 405 hours for local
agency staff, and 1,000 hours for
individuals. Total burden is 1,645 hours
per year.
www.acl.gov/NewsRoom/NewsInfo/
docs/FFR-ACL-AoA-TitleIIISupplemental_SF-425.pdf. The
information will be used for Federal
oversight of Title III projects. ACL
estimates the burden of this collection
of information as follows: 56 State Units
on Aging (SUA) respond semiannually
which should be an average burden of
2 hours per grantee for a total of 112
hours per submission.
Dated: June 20, 2014.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
Dated: June 20, 2014.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Administration on Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reinstatement
With Changes to Title III Supplemental
Form to the Financial Status Report
Availability of Program Instructions for
MIPPA Funds Program Title: Medicare
Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act: State Plans for
Medicare Savings Program, Low
Income Subsidy & Prescription Drug
Enrollment Outreach and Assistance
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
the proposed collection of information
listed below has been submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by July 28,
2014.
SUMMARY:
Submit written comments
on the collection of information by fax
202.395.5806 or by email to OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB
Desk Officer for ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alice Kelsey, 312–938–9860.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance. The supplemental
form to the financial status report for all
ACL/AoA Title III grantees provides an
understanding of how projects funded
by the Older Americans Act are being
administered by grantees, in
conformance with legislative
requirements, pertinent Federal
regulations and other applicable
instructions and guidelines issued by
the Administration for Community
Living (ACL). A template may be found
on the ACL Web site at: https://
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Announcement Type: Initial.
Funding Opportunity Number: AOA–
MI–14–001
Statutory Authority: The Medicare
Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act of 2008—Section 119,
Public Law (PL) 110–275 as amended by
the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care Act),
reauthorized by the American Taxpayer
Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) and
reauthorized by section 110 of the
Protecting Access to Medicare Act of
2014.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 93.071.
The deadline date for the
submission of MIPPA state plans is
11:59PM EST 08/04/2014.
DATES:
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The purpose of the funding is to
enhance efforts through statewide and
local coalition building focused on
intensified outreach activities to help
beneficiaries likely to be eligible for the
Low Income Subsidy program (LIS),
Medicare Savings Program (MSP),
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
(Part D) and in assisting beneficiaries in
applying for benefits. ACL will provide
funding to State Health Insurance
Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area
Agencies on Aging (AAAs), and Aging
and Disability Resource Center
programs (ADRCs), to inform older
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Americans about available Federal and
State benefits. ACL seeks plans from
states that will describe how the MIPPA
funds will be used for beneficiary
outreach and education over the next
three years.
ACL requests that states submit a
three year state plan with specific
project strategies to expand, extend, or
enhance the outreach efforts to
beneficiaries on Medicare Part D and for
those with limited incomes. States
should describe how the SHIP, AAA,
and ADRC efforts will be coordinated to
provide outreach to beneficiaries with
limited incomes statewide, for general
Medicare Part D outreach and assistance
to beneficiaries in rural areas, and for
outreach activities aimed at Medicare
prevention and wellness benefits as well
as the improvements in the Part D
program under the Affordable Care Act
as mandated by Section 3306 of the Act.
States are asked to review their 2013
MIPPA plans and update these plans to
reflect successes achieved to date and
direct their efforts to enhance and
expand their MIPPA outreach activities.
State agencies may prepare either one
statewide plan or separate plans for
each eligible State agency.
II. Award Information
1. Funding Instrument Type
These awards will be made in the
form of grants to State Agencies for each
MIPPA Priority Area.
Priority Area 1—Grants to State
Agencies (the State Unit on Aging or the
State Department of Insurance) that
administer the State Health Insurance
Assistance Programs to provide
enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare
beneficiaries regarding their benefits
and enhanced outreach to individuals
who may be eligible for the LIS or for
the MSP.
Priority Area 2—Grants to State Units
on Aging for AAAs to provide enhanced
outreach to eligible Medicare
beneficiaries regarding their benefits
and enhanced outreach to individuals
who may be eligible for the LIS, MSP,
Medicare Part D and Part D in rural
areas.
Priority Area 3—Grants to State Units
on Aging that administer the Aging and
Disability Resource Centers to provide
outreach to individuals regarding the
benefits available under Medicare Part D
and under the MSP. Funds will be
allocated to ADRCs via a formula
patterned after the statutory formula
used for SHIPs and AAAs.
2. Anticipated Total Priority Area
Funding per Budget Period
ACL intends to make available, under
this program announcement, grant
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program Standardized
Data Collection
AGENCY: Administration on Aging (AoA), Administration for Community
Living (ACL), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL), Administration
on Aging (AoA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain information. Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish 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. This notice solicits comments on the
information collection requirements relating to the Evidence-Based
Falls Prevention Program.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by August 26, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Michele.boutaugh@acl.gov. Submit written comments on the collection
of information to Michele Boutaugh, U.S. Administration on Aging, 61
Forsyth Street SW., Suite 5M69, Atlanta, GA 30303-8909.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Boutaugh, 404-987-3411 or
Michele.boutaugh@acl.gov.
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 request 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/AoA is publishing notice of the proposed
collection of information set forth in this document. With respect to
the following collection of information, ACL/AoA invites comments on:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of ACL/AoA's functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of ACL/AoA'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. ACL/AoA proposes to use this set of data collection tools
to monitor grantees receiving cooperative agreements in response to the
funding opportunity: ``PPHF-2014--Evidence-Based Falls Prevention
Programs Financed Solely by 2014 Prevention and Public Health Funds
(PPHF-2014).'' The statutory authority for cooperative agreements under
this program announcement is contained in Section 411 of the Older
Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section 4002, 42 U.S.C. 300u-11 (Prevention
and Public Health Fund).
This data collection is necessary for monitoring program operations
and outcomes. ACL/AoA proposes to use the following tools: (1) Semi-
annual performance reports to monitor grantee progress; (2) a Host
Organization Data form to record location of agencies which sponsor
programs which will allow mapping of the delivery infrastructure; and
(3) a set of tools used to collect information at each program
completed by the program leaders (Program Information Cover Sheet and
Attendance Log) and a Participant Information Form and Post Program
Survey completed by each participant. The Participant Information Form
documents participants' demographic and health characteristics,
including age, gender, race/ethnicity, types of chronic conditions,
disability status, and education level. It also assesses some key
outcome variables, which will be re-assessed in the Post Program
survey, including falls self-efficacy, falls and injury rates, fear of
falling, and interference with social activities. ACL/AoA intends to
use an online data entry system for the program and participant survey
data.
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The proposed Falls Prevention Data Collection Tools can be found at
ACL's Web site at: https://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Tools_Resources/collection_tools.aspx. ACL/AoA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as 240 hours for project staff, 405 hours for
local agency staff, and 1,000 hours for individuals. Total burden is
1,645 hours per year.
Dated: June 20, 2014.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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