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Number of
respondents
Respondent/data collection activity
Responses
per
respondent
Hours per
response
Annual
burden hours
State Councils on Developmental Disabilities Annual Program Performance
Report (PPR) ................................................................................................
56
1
172
9,632
Total ..........................................................................................................
56
1
172
9,632
Dated: September 26, 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; Revision of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection (OMB Approval Number
0985–0042); State Grant for Assistive
Technology Program Annual Progress
Report (AT APR)
Administration for Community
Living, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection (ICR-Rev). The
revision would allow ACL to continue
to collect information necessary to
determine grantee compliance with
Section 4 of the Assistive Technology
Act of 1998, as Amended (AT Act).
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by November
3, 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:
Robert Groenendaal at (202) 795–7356
or robert.groenendaal@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
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(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 a
revision of a currently approved
information collection. In order to
comply with the above requirement,
ACL is requesting approval of an update
of a previously approved collection, the
State Grants for Assistive Technology
Program Annual Progress Report (AT
APR), formerly the 572 Report (0985–
0042).
The AT APR is submitted annually by
all State Grants for AT programs
receiving formula funds under Section 4
of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998,
as Amended (AT Act). The AT APR is
used by ACL to assess grantees’
compliance with Section 4 of the AT
Act, with section 1329 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, and with
applicable provisions of the HHS
regulations at 45 CFR part 75. The AT
APR enables ACL to analyze qualitative
and quantitative data 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. This information collection
has 3 pieces: (a) Web-based system that
collects data from states; (b)
performance measure survey on the
access and acquisition of AT devices
and services that states collect from
individuals; and, (c) customer
satisfaction survey that states collect
from individuals on their experiences
accessing and acquiring AT through the
State AT program. The burden table
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below identifies the data collection
activities for the three surveys above 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.
The State Grants for AT program
conduct the following state-level and
state leadership activities: State
financing, device demonstration, device
loans, device reutilization, training and
technical assistance, public awareness,
and information and referral.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day
Federal Register Notice
A 60-Day notice was published in the
Federal Register in Vol. 82, No. 135, pg.
32710, on July 17th, 2017. ACL received
one comment from the Association of
Assistive Technology Act Programs
(ATAP), which represents 54 State
Grant for AT programs. The comment
noted that the proposed changes to the
currently approved information
collection were developed with
extensive input of those it directly
impacts, the State AT Program grantees.
The revision process began over two
years ago and grantees had multiple
opportunities to discuss and make
recommendations on the proposed
changes, which were reviewed during
numerous meetings with ATAP
membership at national conferences and
during online events. There is uniform
support within the ATAP membership
for the revisions.
Annual Burden Estimates
The proposed State Grants for
Assistive Technology Program Annual
Progress Report (AT APR) may be found
on the ACL Web site at: https://
www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
The total estimated hour burden per
respondent for the proposed AT APR
will decrease from the 406 hours per
respondent estimated in FY 2014 to 404
hours estimated for FY 2017, an
estimated reduction of two hours per
respondent or 112 in total. These are in
addition to reductions made during the
last information collection process. The
reduction in burden is a result of a data
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collection workgroup composed of State
AT program staff that met with ACL on
several occasions to suggest revisions to
the current instrument. The workgroup
identified minor changes in several
sections of the instrument, including the
reporting of state-level and state
leadership activities. For example, AT
Device Reassignment and Open-Ended
Loan have been combined into a single
line in ‘‘A. Recipient Table.’’ This
update aligns the AT APR with the State
Plan for AT structure and will
streamline data reporting by grantees. A
separate module has been created for all
the General Information for State AT
programs that is consistent between the
AT APR and the State Plan for AT. Data
will be entered once and from that point
forward only updates will be needed,
which will streamline the data entry
process for grantees. The Public
Awareness table with numeric data has
been replaced with two narrative text
boxes. Numeric data reported in this
section has been historically estimated
with little consistency in how data is
reported between grantees. With a shift
Number of
respondents
Respondent/data collection activity
to more electronic information sharing,
quantified public awareness data is
difficult to report for all grantees and
aggregate data is not useful. This change
will allow for qualitative data that is
more helpful in understanding the
activities conducted. 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 22,624 hours.
Responses
per
respondent
Hours per
response
Annual
burden
hours
State Grants for AT Annual Progress Report (AT APR) .................................
Performance Measure Surveys .......................................................................
Customer Satisfaction Surveys .......................................................................
Data Entry for the Instruments ........................................................................
Record Keeping Burden ..................................................................................
56
56
56
56
56
1
1
1
1
1
80.0
54.0
54.0
208.0
8.0
4,480
3,024
3,024
11,648
448
Total ..........................................................................................................
56
1
404.0
22,624
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 22,624.
Dated: September 27, 2017.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2017–N–5624]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Content and
Format of Labeling for Human
Prescription Drugs and Biological
Products; Requirements for Pregnancy
and Lactation Labeling
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of
certain information by the Agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (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
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Submit either electronic or
written comments on the collection of
information by December 4, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered. Electronic comments must
be submitted on or before December 4,
2017. The https://www.regulations.gov
electronic filing system will accept
comments until midnight Eastern Time
at the end of December 4, 2017.
Comments received by mail/hand
delivery/courier (for written/paper
submissions) will be considered timely
if they are postmarked or the delivery
service acceptance receipt is on or
before that date.
DATES:
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Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket unchanged. Because your
comment will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as medical information, your or
anyone else’s Social Security number, or
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confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
that if you include your name, contact
information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your
comments, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission and in the
manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as
follows:
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
written/paper submissions): Dockets
Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper comments
submitted to the Dockets Management
Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted, marked and
identified, as confidential, if submitted
as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket No. FDA–
2017–N–5624 for ‘‘Agency Information
Collection Activities; Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Content
and Format of Labeling for Human
Prescription Drugs and Biological
Products; Requirements for Pregnancy
and Lactation Labeling.’’ Received
comments, those filed in a timely
manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed
in the docket and, except for those
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Information
Collection (OMB Approval Number 0985-0042); State Grant for Assistive
Technology Program Annual Progress Report (AT APR)
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and
Human Services.
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 Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection (ICR-Rev). The revision would allow ACL
to continue to collect information necessary to determine grantee
compliance with Section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as
Amended (AT Act).
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
November 3, 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: Robert Groenendaal at (202) 795-7356
or robert.groenendaal@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 a revision of a currently approved
information collection. In order to comply with the above requirement,
ACL is requesting approval of an update of a previously approved
collection, the State Grants for Assistive Technology Program Annual
Progress Report (AT APR), formerly the 572 Report (0985-0042).
The AT APR is submitted annually by all State Grants for AT
programs receiving formula funds under Section 4 of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998, as Amended (AT Act). The AT APR is used by ACL
to assess grantees' compliance with Section 4 of the AT Act, with
section 1329 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and with applicable
provisions of the HHS regulations at 45 CFR part 75. The AT APR enables
ACL to analyze qualitative and quantitative data 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.
This information collection has 3 pieces: (a) Web-based system that
collects data from states; (b) performance measure survey on the access
and acquisition of AT devices and services that states collect from
individuals; and, (c) customer satisfaction survey that states collect
from individuals on their experiences accessing and acquiring AT
through the State AT program. The burden table below identifies the
data collection activities for the three surveys above 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. The State Grants for AT program conduct the following
state-level and state leadership activities: State financing, device
demonstration, device loans, device reutilization, training and
technical assistance, public awareness, and information and referral.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
A 60-Day notice was published in the Federal Register in Vol. 82,
No. 135, pg. 32710, on July 17th, 2017. ACL received one comment from
the Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP), which
represents 54 State Grant for AT programs. The comment noted that the
proposed changes to the currently approved information collection were
developed with extensive input of those it directly impacts, the State
AT Program grantees. The revision process began over two years ago and
grantees had multiple opportunities to discuss and make recommendations
on the proposed changes, which were reviewed during numerous meetings
with ATAP membership at national conferences and during online events.
There is uniform support within the ATAP membership for the revisions.
Annual Burden Estimates
The proposed State Grants for Assistive Technology Program Annual
Progress Report (AT APR) may be found on the ACL Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input. The total estimated hour burden per
respondent for the proposed AT APR will decrease from the 406 hours per
respondent estimated in FY 2014 to 404 hours estimated for FY 2017, an
estimated reduction of two hours per respondent or 112 in total. These
are in addition to reductions made during the last information
collection process. The reduction in burden is a result of a data
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collection workgroup composed of State AT program staff that met with
ACL on several occasions to suggest revisions to the current
instrument. The workgroup identified minor changes in several sections
of the instrument, including the reporting of state-level and state
leadership activities. For example, AT Device Reassignment and Open-
Ended Loan have been combined into a single line in ``A. Recipient
Table.'' This update aligns the AT APR with the State Plan for AT
structure and will streamline data reporting by grantees. A separate
module has been created for all the General Information for State AT
programs that is consistent between the AT APR and the State Plan for
AT. Data will be entered once and from that point forward only updates
will be needed, which will streamline the data entry process for
grantees. The Public Awareness table with numeric data has been
replaced with two narrative text boxes. Numeric data reported in this
section has been historically estimated with little consistency in how
data is reported between grantees. With a shift to more electronic
information sharing, quantified public awareness data is difficult to
report for all grantees and aggregate data is not useful. This change
will allow for qualitative data that is more helpful in understanding
the activities conducted. 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 22,624 hours.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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State Grants for AT Annual Progress Report (AT 56 1 80.0 4,480
APR)...........................................
Performance Measure Surveys..................... 56 1 54.0 3,024
Customer Satisfaction Surveys................... 56 1 54.0 3,024
Data Entry for the Instruments.................. 56 1 208.0 11,648
Record Keeping Burden........................... 56 1 8.0 448
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,624.
Dated: September 27, 2017.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
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