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receiving formula funds under Section 4
of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998,
as Amended (AT Act). The State Plan
for AT is used by ACL to assess
grantees’ compliance with Section 4 of
the AT Act and enables ACL to analyze
qualitative and quantitative information
to track performance outcomes and
efficiency measures of the State Grants
for AT programs; support budget
requests; comply with the GPRA
Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA)
reporting requirements; provide
national benchmark information; and
inform program development and
management activities. The burden table
below identifies the data collection
activities for the instrument as well as
the estimates for record keeping and
entry of aggregate data. In addition to
submitting a State Plan every three
years, states and outlying areas are
required to submit annual progress
reports on their activities. The data
required for these progress reports is
specified in Section 4(f) of the AT Act.
coordination and collaboration items to
focus on activities conducted through a
formal written agreement to ensure
consistency and usefulness of data
reported. The revised instrument aligns
demographic data elements with the AT
Annual Performance Report (APR), so
that the data will be: Entered once, then
only updated from that point on; used
for both the State Plan and APR;
updated quarterly with reminders; and
used to populate the online State AT
Program listing to ensure currency and
accuracy. The reduction in burden is a
result of a data collection workgroup
composed of State AT program staff that
met to suggest revisions to the current
instrument. The workgroup solicited
feedback from all of the grantees
through face-to-face meetings and
webinar presentations. The number of
hours is multiplied by 56 AT State
Grants programs, resulting in a total
estimated hour burden of 4,088 hours.
The proposed State Grants for
Assistive Technology Program State
Plan for AT may be found on the ACL
Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input.
Burden Estimates
ACL estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
The total estimated hour burden per
respondent for the proposed State Plan
for AT will decrease from the 74 hours
per respondent estimated in FY 2015 to
73 hours estimated for FY 2018, an
estimated reduction of one hour per
respondent or 56 hours in total. The
proposed State Plan for AT changes
focus on a streamline of drop down
choice lists in the current instrument.
Actual expenditure data elements for
state-level and state leadership tracking
replaces the budget projections to
provide more accurate fiscal data to
ACL and to ensure compliance with AT
Act requirements for expenditures. The
proposed instrument simplifies the
Respondent/data collection activity
Number of
respondents
Responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
State Plan for AT Annual Progress Report (AT APR) ..................................
56
1
73.0
4,088
Dated: September 7, 2017.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request; Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection; Annual Performance
Reports for the Centers for
Independent Living (CILs), Designated
State Entities (DSEs), and Statewide
Independent Living Councils (SILC)
(704 Parts I and II Reports)
Independent Living
Administration, Administration on
Disabilities, Administration for
Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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Submit written comments on the
collection of information by October 16,
2017.
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Submit written comments
on the collection of information: By fax
at 202.395.5806 or by email to OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB
Desk Officer for ACL.
ADDRESSES:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) 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 required under the
SUMMARY:
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA). This 30-day notice requests
comments on the information collection
requirements related to a proposed
Extension Without Changes of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection (ICR Ext) (OMB approval
number 0985–0023). The extension
would allow ACL to continue to collect
information necessary to determine
grantee compliance with Title VII of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended
by the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act of 2014.
ACL received a large number of
public comments resulting from a 60day Federal Register notice for the 704
Part II report. In response to the
comments, ACL is proposing to extend
the currently approved forms for one
year while we work on a revision that
addresses all the comments from the 60day notice regarding the updated form.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Veronica Hogan at (202) 795–7365 or
veronica.hogan@acl.hhs.gov.
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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 or
update of an existing collection of
information, before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. The
proposed data collection represents an
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
In order to comply with the above
requirement, the Independent Living
Administration (ILA) is requesting
approval of an extension of a previously
approved collection, the Centers for
Independent Living Program
Performance Report (704 Part II), and
the Independent Living Services
Program Performance Report (704 Part I)
annual reports (0985–0043). Sections
704(m)(4)(D), 706(d), 721(b)(3), and
725(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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(Rehabilitation Act), as amended by the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (WIOA, Pub. L. 113–128), and the
corresponding regulations at 45 CFR
part 1329, require centers for
independent living (CILs) to submit
annual performance reports to the
Administrator of the Administration for
Community Living (ACL) in order to
receive continuation funding under the
IL Parts B and C programs.
The 704 reports are submitted
annually by all Centers for Independent
Living, designated State entities and
Statewide Independent Living Councils
receiving IL Parts B and C funds. The
704 Parts I and II reports are used by
ACL to assess grantees’ compliance with
title VII of the Act, with section 1329 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, and
with applicable provisions of the HHS
regulations at 45 CFR part 75. The 704
Parts I and II reports serve as the
primary basis for ACL’s monitoring
activities in fulfillment of its
responsibilities under sections 706 and
722 of the Act. The 704 Parts I and II
reports also enable ACL to collect
qualitative and quantitative data to track
performance outcomes and efficiency
measures of the IL programs with
respect to the annual and long-term
performance targets established in
compliance with the GPRA
Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA)
reporting requirements. The 704 Parts I
and II reports are also used by ACL to
design CIL and SILC training and
technical assistance programs
authorized by section 721 of the Act.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day
Federal Register Notice
A 60-day notice was published in the
Federal Register in Vol. 82, No. 35, pg.
11471 on February 23rd, 2017. A Notice
of Correction was published in the
Federal Register in Vol. 82, No. 42 pg.
12610 on March 6th, 2017, announcing
that ACL had made changes to the
submission instructions, the public
comments closing date was incorrect,
the public comments email box was
incorrect, and the core services were
misstated in the original Federal
Register posting ACL received
comments from 50 (Fifty) organizations
that provided 221 (Two Hundred and
Twenty-One) individual comments
about the proposed information
collection. ACL reviewed all of the
comments. The majority of the
comments that ACL received expressed
concerns over inclusion of sexual
orientation and gender identity
questions in the reporting instrument
and asked that those questions be
removed; the separate demographics
and services provided to individuals
with significant disabilities, and the
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need for clarification on the definitions
and instructions as well as revisions to
the IL core services and additional
services sections of the updated
reporting instrument. Further
deliberation is needed to ensure that we
appropriately address all of the
concerns. This work will inform a
redesign of the proposed information
collection forms prior to the expiration
of the extension.
Annual Burden Estimates
A copy of the existing Centers for
Independent Living (CILs), designated
State entities (DSEs) and Statewide
Independent Living Councils (SILCs)
Annual Performance Reports (704 Parts
I and II reports can be found on ACL’s
Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input. The 704 Report’s
estimated hour burden per respondent
each for the Part I (IL Part B) and Part
II (IL Part C) in 2017 remains unchanged
at 35 hours from 2014 because the
current data collection instrument is the
same as the one approved in 2014.
The total estimated hour burden also
remains the same because the number of
respondents, 412, has not changed since
the 2014 approval.
The aggregate total hour burden for
412 Parts I and II 704 Report is
estimated at 14,385, as follows:
Report
Number of
DSEs and
SILCs
(Part B)
Frequency of
responses
per year
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
704 Report, Part I ............................................................................................
55
1
35
1,925
Report
Number of
IL Centers
(Part C)
Frequency of
responses
per year
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
704 Report, Part II ...........................................................................................
356
1
35
12,460
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 14,385.
Dated: September 11, 2017.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; Extension of a Currently Approved Information
Collection; Annual Performance Reports for the Centers for Independent
Living (CILs), Designated State Entities (DSEs), and Statewide
Independent Living Councils (SILC) (704 Parts I and II Reports)
AGENCY: Independent Living Administration, Administration on
Disabilities, Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) 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 required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA). This 30-day notice requests comments on the information
collection requirements related to a proposed Extension Without Changes
of a Currently Approved Information Collection (ICR Ext) (OMB approval
number 0985-0023). The extension would allow ACL to continue to collect
information necessary to determine grantee compliance with Title VII of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended by the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act of 2014.
ACL received a large number of public comments resulting from a 60-
day Federal Register notice for the 704 Part II report. In response to
the comments, ACL is proposing to extend the currently approved forms
for one year while we work on a revision that addresses all the
comments from the 60-day notice regarding the updated form.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
October 16, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information: By
fax at 202.395.5806 or by email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov, Attn:
OMB Desk Officer for ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronica Hogan at (202) 795-7365 or
veronica.hogan@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 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 or update of an existing collection of
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. The
proposed data collection represents an extension of a currently
approved information collection.
In order to comply with the above requirement, the Independent
Living Administration (ILA) is requesting approval of an extension of a
previously approved collection, the Centers for Independent Living
Program Performance Report (704 Part II), and the Independent Living
Services Program Performance Report (704 Part I) annual reports (0985-
0043). Sections 704(m)(4)(D), 706(d), 721(b)(3), and 725(c) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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(Rehabilitation Act), as amended by the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA, Pub. L. 113-128), and the corresponding
regulations at 45 CFR part 1329, require centers for independent living
(CILs) to submit annual performance reports to the Administrator of the
Administration for Community Living (ACL) in order to receive
continuation funding under the IL Parts B and C programs.
The 704 reports are submitted annually by all Centers for
Independent Living, designated State entities and Statewide Independent
Living Councils receiving IL Parts B and C funds. The 704 Parts I and
II reports are used by ACL to assess grantees' compliance with title
VII of the Act, with section 1329 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
and with applicable provisions of the HHS regulations at 45 CFR part
75. The 704 Parts I and II reports serve as the primary basis for ACL's
monitoring activities in fulfillment of its responsibilities under
sections 706 and 722 of the Act. The 704 Parts I and II reports also
enable ACL to collect qualitative and quantitative data to track
performance outcomes and efficiency measures of the IL programs with
respect to the annual and long-term performance targets established in
compliance with the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) reporting
requirements. The 704 Parts I and II reports are also used by ACL to
design CIL and SILC training and technical assistance programs
authorized by section 721 of the Act.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register in Vol. 82,
No. 35, pg. 11471 on February 23rd, 2017. A Notice of Correction was
published in the Federal Register in Vol. 82, No. 42 pg. 12610 on March
6th, 2017, announcing that ACL had made changes to the submission
instructions, the public comments closing date was incorrect, the
public comments email box was incorrect, and the core services were
misstated in the original Federal Register posting ACL received
comments from 50 (Fifty) organizations that provided 221 (Two Hundred
and Twenty-One) individual comments about the proposed information
collection. ACL reviewed all of the comments. The majority of the
comments that ACL received expressed concerns over inclusion of sexual
orientation and gender identity questions in the reporting instrument
and asked that those questions be removed; the separate demographics
and services provided to individuals with significant disabilities, and
the need for clarification on the definitions and instructions as well
as revisions to the IL core services and additional services sections
of the updated reporting instrument. Further deliberation is needed to
ensure that we appropriately address all of the concerns. This work
will inform a redesign of the proposed information collection forms
prior to the expiration of the extension.
Annual Burden Estimates
A copy of the existing Centers for Independent Living (CILs),
designated State entities (DSEs) and Statewide Independent Living
Councils (SILCs) Annual Performance Reports (704 Parts I and II reports
can be found on ACL's Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input. The 704 Report's estimated hour burden per respondent
each for the Part I (IL Part B) and Part II (IL Part C) in 2017 remains
unchanged at 35 hours from 2014 because the current data collection
instrument is the same as the one approved in 2014.
The total estimated hour burden also remains the same because the
number of respondents, 412, has not changed since the 2014 approval.
The aggregate total hour burden for 412 Parts I and II 704 Report
is estimated at 14,385, as follows:
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Number of DSEs Frequency of Average burden
Report and SILCs (Part responses per hours per Total annual
B) year response burden hours
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704 Report, Part I.......................... 55 1 35 1,925
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Number of IL Frequency of Average burden
Report Centers (Part responses per hours per Total annual
C) year response burden hours
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704 Report, Part II......................... 356 1 35 12,460
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,385.
Dated: September 11, 2017.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
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