Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Protection and Advocacy for Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI) Program Performance Report, 4888-4889 [2017-00879]

Download as PDF 4888 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 17, 2017 / Notices sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. DATES: Comments must be received by March 20, 2017. ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 1326. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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). CMS–10638 PRA for Add-On Payments for New Medical Services and Technologies Paid Under the Inpatient Prospective VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jan 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 Payment System 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: New collection (Request for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: PRA for Add-On Payments for New Medical Services and Technologies Paid Under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System; Use: Sections 1886(d)(5)(K) and (L) of the Act establish a process of identifying and ensuring adequate payment for new medical services and technologies (sometimes collectively referred to in this section as ‘‘new technologies’’) under the IPPS. Section1886(d)(5)(K)(vi) of the Act specifies that a medical service or technology will be considered new if it meets criteria established by the Secretary after notice and opportunity for public comment. Section 1886(d)(5)(K)(ii)(I) of the Act specifies that a new medical service or technology may be considered for new technology add-on payment if, ‘‘based on the estimated costs incurred with respect to discharges involving such service or technology, the DRG prospective payment rate otherwise applicable to such discharges under this subsection is inadequate.’’ The regulations at 42 CFR 412.87 implement these provisions and specify three criteria for a new medical service or technology to receive the additional payment: (1) The medical service or technology must be new; (2) the medical service or technology must be costly such that the DRG rate otherwise applicable to discharges involving the medical service or technology is determined to be inadequate; and (3) the service or technology must demonstrate a substantial clinical improvement over existing services or technologies. We PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 use the application in order to determine if a technology meets the new technology criteria. Form Number: CMS–10638 (OMB control number: 0938-New); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Individuals and households, Private sector (Business or other forprofits and Not-for-profits institutions; Number of Respondents: 15; Total Annual Responses: 15; Total Annual Hours: 600. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Noel Manlove at 410–786–5161.) Dated: January 11, 2017. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2017–00860 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Community Living Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Protection and Advocacy for Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI) Program Performance Report Administration for Community Living, HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD), Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. This notice collects comments on the information collection requirements relating to an existing collection previously in use without an OMB Control Number: Protection and Advocacy for Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI) Program Performance Report. DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by March 20, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by email to wilma.roberts@acl.hhs.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilma Roberts, Administration for Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1 4889 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 17, 2017 / Notices Disabilities, Office of Program Support, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202–795–7449. 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: requirement, ACL is publishing a notice of the proposed collection of information set forth in this document. The Children’s Health Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. Section 300d–53(h), requires the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System in each State to annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report that includes documentation of the progress they have made in serving individuals with traumatic brain injury. AIDD will review the program performance report (PPR) for compliance and for program outcomes. AIDD will aggregate the information in the PPRs into a national profile of programmatic activities and accomplishments. Information from these reports is shared with the public through postings to the ACL.gov Web site. The information will also allow AIDD to track accomplishments against performance goals and determine areas where technical assistance is needed to comply with Federal requirements or improve performance. The proposed Protection and or Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI) Program Performance Report (PPR) form can be found on the AIDD Web site at: https:// acl.gov/Programs/AIDD/Program_ Resource_Search/Results_PA.aspx. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 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. ACL estimates the burden hours for this collection of information as follows: ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Instrument Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Total burden hours PATBI PPR ...................................................................................................... 57 1 16 912 Dated: January 10, 2017. Edwin Walker, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging. [FR Doc. 2017–00879 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Community Living Proposed Information Collection Activity; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Protection and Advocacy Annual Program Performance Report and Statement of Goals and Priorities Office of Program Support, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Administration on Disability, Administration on Community Living, HHS. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. The Administration on Disability is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed above has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance as SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jan 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by February 16, 2017. ADDRESSES: 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: Clare Huerta, Administration on Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Program Support, 330 C Street SW., DC, Washington, DC 20201, by email: Clare.Huerta@ acl.hhs.gov or by phone: (202) 795– 7301. In compliance with section 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance. This notice seeks to collect comments on revisions to two existing data collections. The first is the Annual Protection and Advocacy Systems Program Performance Report (0985– 0027). State Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems in each State and Territory provide individual legal advocacy, systemic advocacy, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 monitoring and investigations to protect and advance the rights of people with developmental disabilities, using funding administered by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Administration on Disability, Administration on Community Living, HHS. The Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 15044 requires each P&A to annually prepare a Program Performance Report (PPR) that describes the activities and accomplishments of the system during the preceding fiscal year. The Act also requires P&As to submit a Statement of Goals and Priorities (SGP) (0985–0034) for each coming fiscal year. P&As are required to annually report on ‘‘the activities, accomplishments, and expenditures of the system during the preceding fiscal year, including a description of the system’s goals, the extent to which the goals were achieved, barriers to their achievement, the process used to obtain public input, the nature of such input, and how such input was used.’’ To meet it statutory reporting requirements, P&As have used separate forms for submitting the annual PPR (0985–0027) and the SGP (0985–0034). The Department is proposing that the E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4888-4889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00879]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request; Protection and Advocacy for Traumatic Brain 
Injury (PATBI) Program Performance Report

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Intellectual and Developmental 
Disabilities (AIDD), Administration for Community Living (ACL) is 
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed 
collection of information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in 
the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an 
existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public 
comment on the proposed action. This notice collects comments on the 
information collection requirements relating to an existing collection 
previously in use without an OMB Control Number: Protection and 
Advocacy for Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI) Program Performance Report.

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
March 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
email to wilma.roberts@acl.hhs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilma Roberts, Administration for 
Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental

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Disabilities, Office of Program Support, 330 C Street SW., Washington, 
DC 20201, 202-795-7449.

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. The Children's Health Act of 
2000, 42 U.S.C. Section 300d-53(h), requires the Protection and 
Advocacy (P&A) System in each State to annually prepare and submit to 
the Secretary a report that includes documentation of the progress they 
have made in serving individuals with traumatic brain injury. AIDD will 
review the program performance report (PPR) for compliance and for 
program outcomes. AIDD will aggregate the information in the PPRs into 
a national profile of programmatic activities and accomplishments. 
Information from these reports is shared with the public through 
postings to the ACL.gov Web site. The information will also allow AIDD 
to track accomplishments against performance goals and determine areas 
where technical assistance is needed to comply with Federal 
requirements or improve performance.
    The proposed Protection and or Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI) 
Program Performance Report (PPR) form can be found on the AIDD Web site 
at: https://acl.gov/Programs/AIDD/Program_Resource_Search/Results_PA.aspx.
    Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our 
burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper 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.
    ACL estimates the burden hours for this collection of information 
as follows:

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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PATBI PPR...................................              57                1               16              912
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    Dated: January 10, 2017.
Edwin Walker,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2017-00879 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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