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complete the work they are currently
undertaking with the NCBOE award
without disrupting services. The
additional funding will not be used to
begin new projects but to expand the
capacity of current activities to increase
the number of beneficiaries and seniors
reach by the NCBOE.
Program Name: The National Center
for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment
(NCBOE).
Recipient: National Council on Aging
(NCOA).
Period of Performance: The award
will be issued for the final year of the
current project period of September 30,
2014 through September 29, 2017.
Total Award Amount: $11,657,383 in
FY 2016.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement
Supplement.
Statutory Authority: The Medicare
Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act of 2008—Section 119,
Public Law (Pub. L.) 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.
Basis for Award: The National
Council on Aging (NCOA) is currently
funded to carry out the NCBOE Project
for the period of September 30, 2014
through September 29, 2017. Much
work has already been completed and
further tasks are currently being
accomplished. This supplement will
fully fund the NCOBE project as stated
in the reauthorization of NCBOE
activities in section 110 of the
Protecting Access to Medicare Act of
2014.
Since 2001, the NCOA has been a
national leader in improving benefits
access to vulnerable older adults. They
have a strong history of working with
community based organizations to
develop and replicate outreach and
enrollment solutions, while maintaining
and enhancing technology to make it
easier and more efficient to find
benefits. The NCOA through NCBOE
accomplishes its mission by developing
and sharing tools, resources, best
practices, and strategies for benefits
outreach and enrollment via its online
clearinghouse, electronic and print
publications, webinars, and training and
technical assistance.
In addition, the NCOA has the
BenefitsCheckUp which is, by far, the
nation’s most comprehensive and
widely-used web-based service that
screens older and disabled adults with
limited incomes and resources and
informs them about public and private
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benefits for which they are very likely
to be eligible. Since the
BenefitsCheckUp was launched in 2001,
nearly 4 million individuals have been
assisted to identify over $14.3 billion in
potential annual benefits. In addition to
a focus on Low-Income Subsidy and
Medicare Savings Programs, the
BenefitsCheckUp also includes more
than 2,300 benefits programs from all 50
states and DC, including the recent
addition of Medicaid expansion
programs as part of the Affordable Care
Act; over 50,000 local offices for people
to apply for benefits; more than 1,500
application forms in every language in
which they are available; and userfriendly mapping tools that allow
streamlined access to program fact
sheets and application forms based
upon a person’s locality.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or comments
regarding this program supplement,
contact Rebecca Kinney, U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for
Community Living, Center for Integrated
Programs, Office of Healthcare
Information and Counseling; telephone
(202) 795–7375; email Rebecca.Kinney@
acl.hhs.gov.
Dated: June 14, 2016.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living/
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Request for New
Information Collection for a Program
Instruction on Guidance for the
Development and Submission of State
Plans on Aging, State Plan
Amendments and the Intrastate
Funding Formula
Administration for Community
Living, U.S. Administration on Aging,
HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL)/U.S.
Administration on Aging (AoA) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of
certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are
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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 template that
will be used to prepare the information
collection requirements contained in the
Program Instruction on Guidance for the
Development and Submission of State
Plans on Aging, State Plan Amendments
and the Intrastate Funding Formula.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by August 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: Greg.Link@acl.hhs.gov.
Submit written comments on the
collection of information to Greg Link,
Administration for Community Living,
Washington, DC 20201, or by fax to
(202) 205–0405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Link at (202) 795–7386 or Greg.Link@
acl.hhs.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, or
update, of an existing collection of
information, before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, ACL is
publishing 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
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respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
To be eligible to receive a formula
grant under Section 307 (a) of the Older
Americans Act (OAA) of 1965, as
amended, each State Unit on Aging
(SUA) is required to develop a State
Plan on Aging that conforms to
requirements and priorities outlined by
the Assistant Secretary for Aging. Such
plans are required, by statute, to be
completed by each state and territory
every two, three or four years. States
with current two- or three-year plans
may request an extension, or may
amend their current plans if needed;
however, at the end of a four-year plan,
states must develop a new plan. There
is no statutory authority to extend a
plan beyond a four-year period.
State plans must address key
objectives and focus areas as articulated
by the Assistant Secretary for Aging.
Objectives and focus areas may change
periodically in accordance with the
evolution of policies and practices
pertaining to the provision of home and
community-based supportive services to
older adults and their family caregivers.
Additionally, state plans must include
specific assurances that the state will
carry out certain activities in accordance
with the OAA. Finally, states are
required to develop (or revise) and
submit an Intrastate Funding Formula
(IFF), detailing how Federal funds made
available under the OAA will be
disbursed throughout the state. The
information submitted to ACL/AoA via
the state plan is used for Federal
oversight of Title III and VII programs,
ensuring that OAA funds are serving as
a base for a broader system of long-term
services and supports for older adults in
the state and that funds are being
targeted in accordance with the
requirements of the Act.
With respect to targeting, LGBT
advocates are urging ACL to require
states, in their state plans, to provide
assurances that they will assess all
groups that may be eligible for
designation as a ‘‘greatest social need’’
population and expressly include LGBT
older adults as one of those groups
whose needs must be assessed by the
State Unit on Aging. Additionally, the
recently reauthorized OAA directs the
Assistant Secretary for Aging to issue
guidance for conducting outreach to,
and serving, Holocaust survivors. In this
regard, ACL wants to know whether the
targeting guidance as articulated on
pages 5–6 of the template is feasible and
likely to ensure maximum inclusion of
all populations of seniors, including
older American Indians, LGBT seniors,
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Holocaust survivors living in the U.S.,
and other isolated groups of older
adults. To that end, comments are
specifically requested on the extent to
which the direction provided is
sufficient for states to fully assess the
existence of, and develop plans for
serving, these individuals and their
families. If commenters believe the
proposed direction is insufficient, this
solicitation requests comments
containing the specific guidance desired
as well as the practical means and data
available to implement said guidance,
direction and requirements for states.
When completed annually by ACL/
AoA staff, the template presented here
for comment will yield a Program
Instruction containing the necessary
information states need to develop and
submit their state plans on aging. ACL/
AoA estimates the burden of this data
collection as follows: approximately one
third (1⁄3) of the 56 State Units on Aging
(or approximately 18 states per year)
submit a new state plan in a given year.
Estimates as to the amount of time it
takes to prepare and submit a state plan
vary greatly. Recent feedback from states
indicates that, on average, it takes a state
approximately 750 hours to prepare and
submit a state plan on aging. The
proposed Program Instruction template
may be found on the ACL Web site for
review at: https://www.aoa.acl.gov/AoA_
Programs/OAA/Aging_Network/pi/PITemplate.aspx.
(OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Fax written comments on the
collection of information by July 21,
2016.
Dated: June 14, 2016.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
Shell eggs contaminated with
Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) are
responsible for more than 140,000
illnesses per year. The Public Health
Service Act (PHS Act) authorizes the
Secretary to make and enforce such
regulations as ‘‘are necessary to prevent
the introduction, transmission, or
spread of communicable diseases from
foreign countries into the States . . . or
from one State . . . into any other
State’’ (section 361(a) of the PHS Act).
This authority has been delegated to the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
Under section 402(a)(4) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the
FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 342(a)(4)), a food
is adulterated if it is prepared, packed,
or held under insanitary conditions
whereby it may have been contaminated
with filth or rendered injurious to
health. Under section 701(a) of the
FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 371(a)), FDA is
authorized to issue regulations for the
efficient enforcement of the FD&C Act.
Under part 118 (21 CFR part 118),
shell egg producers are required to
implement measures to prevent SE from
contaminating eggs on the farm and
from further growth during storage and
transportation. Shell egg producers also
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Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request; Prevention of
Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs
During Production; Recordkeeping and
Registration Provisions
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that a proposed collection of
information has been submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
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To ensure that comments on
the information collection are received,
OMB recommends that written
comments be faxed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX:
202–395–7285, or emailed to oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov. All
comments should be identified with the
OMB control number 0910–0660. Also
include the FDA docket number found
in brackets in the heading of this
document.
ADDRESSES:
FDA
PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food
and Drug Administration, 8455
Colesville Rd., COLE–14526, Silver
Spring, MD 20993–0002, PRAStaff@
fda.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis
in Shell Eggs During Production—
Recordkeeping and Registration
Provisions—21 CFR 118.10 and 118.11;
OMB Control Number 0910–0660—
Extension
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Request for New Information Collection for a Program
Instruction on Guidance for the Development and Submission of State
Plans on Aging, State Plan Amendments and the Intrastate Funding
Formula
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Administration on
Aging, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL)/U.S.
Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the
agency. 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 template that will be used to prepare the
information collection requirements contained in the Program
Instruction on Guidance for the Development and Submission of State
Plans on Aging, State Plan Amendments and the Intrastate Funding
Formula.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by August 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Greg.Link@acl.hhs.gov. Submit written comments on the collection of
information to Greg Link, Administration for Community Living,
Washington, DC 20201, or by fax to (202) 205-0405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Link at (202) 795-7386 or
Greg.Link@acl.hhs.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, or update, of an existing collection of
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, ACL is publishing 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
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respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques when appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
To be eligible to receive a formula grant under Section 307 (a) of
the Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965, as amended, each State Unit on
Aging (SUA) is required to develop a State Plan on Aging that conforms
to requirements and priorities outlined by the Assistant Secretary for
Aging. Such plans are required, by statute, to be completed by each
state and territory every two, three or four years. States with current
two- or three-year plans may request an extension, or may amend their
current plans if needed; however, at the end of a four-year plan,
states must develop a new plan. There is no statutory authority to
extend a plan beyond a four-year period.
State plans must address key objectives and focus areas as
articulated by the Assistant Secretary for Aging. Objectives and focus
areas may change periodically in accordance with the evolution of
policies and practices pertaining to the provision of home and
community-based supportive services to older adults and their family
caregivers. Additionally, state plans must include specific assurances
that the state will carry out certain activities in accordance with the
OAA. Finally, states are required to develop (or revise) and submit an
Intrastate Funding Formula (IFF), detailing how Federal funds made
available under the OAA will be disbursed throughout the state. The
information submitted to ACL/AoA via the state plan is used for Federal
oversight of Title III and VII programs, ensuring that OAA funds are
serving as a base for a broader system of long-term services and
supports for older adults in the state and that funds are being
targeted in accordance with the requirements of the Act.
With respect to targeting, LGBT advocates are urging ACL to require
states, in their state plans, to provide assurances that they will
assess all groups that may be eligible for designation as a ``greatest
social need'' population and expressly include LGBT older adults as one
of those groups whose needs must be assessed by the State Unit on
Aging. Additionally, the recently reauthorized OAA directs the
Assistant Secretary for Aging to issue guidance for conducting outreach
to, and serving, Holocaust survivors. In this regard, ACL wants to know
whether the targeting guidance as articulated on pages 5-6 of the
template is feasible and likely to ensure maximum inclusion of all
populations of seniors, including older American Indians, LGBT seniors,
Holocaust survivors living in the U.S., and other isolated groups of
older adults. To that end, comments are specifically requested on the
extent to which the direction provided is sufficient for states to
fully assess the existence of, and develop plans for serving, these
individuals and their families. If commenters believe the proposed
direction is insufficient, this solicitation requests comments
containing the specific guidance desired as well as the practical means
and data available to implement said guidance, direction and
requirements for states.
When completed annually by ACL/AoA staff, the template presented
here for comment will yield a Program Instruction containing the
necessary information states need to develop and submit their state
plans on aging. ACL/AoA estimates the burden of this data collection as
follows: approximately one third (\1/3\) of the 56 State Units on Aging
(or approximately 18 states per year) submit a new state plan in a
given year. Estimates as to the amount of time it takes to prepare and
submit a state plan vary greatly. Recent feedback from states indicates
that, on average, it takes a state approximately 750 hours to prepare
and submit a state plan on aging. The proposed Program Instruction
template may be found on the ACL Web site for review at: https://www.aoa.acl.gov/AoA_Programs/OAA/Aging_Network/pi/PI-Template.aspx.
Dated: June 14, 2016.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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