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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 1, 2020 / Notices
Jeffery M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020–26397 Filed 11–30–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
[OMB #0985–0067]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Study on the
Impact of COVID–19 on Adult
Protective Service (APS) Programs
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on the proposed collection of
information listed above. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish a 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
Proposed Extension with Revisions and
solicits comments on the information
collection requirements related to Study
on the impact of COVID–19 on Adult
Protective Service (APS) Programs.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or
postmarked by February 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to Stephanie Whittier
Eliason Stephanie.WhittierEliason@
acl.hhs.gov. Submit written comments
SUMMARY:
on the collection of information to
Administration for Community Living,
Washington, DC 20201, Attention:
Stephanie Whittier Eliason.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Whittier Eliason,
Administration for Community Living,
Washington, DC 20201, Phone: (202)
795–7467, E: Mail
Stephanie.WhittierEliason@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 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.
With respect to the following
collection of information, ACL invites
comments on our burden estimates or
any other aspect of this collection of
information, including:
(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
to determine burden estimates; (3) ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated
with this collection of information as
follows:
Number of
respondents
Respondent/data collection activity
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(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.
This data collection is an extension of
ACL’s investigation on the impact of
COVID–19 on APS programs across the
country. The COVID–19 pandemic is
causing changes in APS policy and
practice in several areas, including, but
not limited to, a reduction of in-person
interactions with clients, perpetrators,
and collaterals. As ACL collects
information on the impact of APS
during the COVID–19 pandemic, the
opioid overdose death rates are rising at
the same time.1 The opioid epidemic
affects older adults through opioid
misuse and is associated with increases
in elder abuse including physical abuse,
threatening behavior; emotional abuse;
and financial exploitation.2 3
The revisions to this study includes
structured individual and group
interviews with state administrators and
local field staff to discuss opioid cases
pre- and during the COVID–19
pandemic. The study will reveal the
characteristics of opioid cases in older
adults and how APS staff are
responding to these cases. In addition,
it will compare how these cases are
handled pre- and during the COVID–19
pandemic by APS. The findings of the
study will assist ACL in addressing the
challenges of opioid cases under normal
and emergency conditions. In particular,
it will help to prioritize any policies and
procedures during and after the COVID–
19 pandemic to improve APS responses
to these cases.
The proposed data collection tools
may be found on the ACL website for
review at https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input.
Responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
State Administrator Interviews ..........................................................................................................
Local Field Staff Group Interviews ....................................................................................................
12
60
1
1
.75
.75
9
45
Total: ..........................................................................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
54
1 Haley DF, Saitz R. The Opioid Epidemic During
the COVID–19 Pandemic. JAMA. Published online
September 18, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18543.
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2 Blog Post (March 4, 2019): https://
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3 Washington Post Article (June 17, 2019): https://
www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/06/17/
how-opioid-crisis-is-leading-elder-financial-abuse/
?utm_term=.594b4dd84d9d.
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 1, 2020 / Notices
Dated: November 25, 2020.
Lance Robertson,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Inventory of Adult
Protective Services Practices and
Service Innovations
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on the proposed collection of
information listed above. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish a 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 survey previously ran a 60day FRN in 83 FR 66276 on 12/26/2018.
As required under the PRA we are
providing the public an opportunity to
comment on any changes or updates
applied to this IC since the 2018
publication. We are requesting an
abbreviated public comment period for
additional 30-days prior to publication
of a 30-day FRN and submittal to OMB.
Any changes to the survey from the
initial 60-day FRN publication are
incorporated into the revised version of
the survey. This notice solicits
comments on any revisions since the
initial publication in 2018. This is a
new information collection 0985-New
Inventory of Adult Protective Services
Practices and Service Innovations.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or
postmarked by December 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to Stephanie Whittier
Eliason Stephanie.WhittierEliason@
acl.hhs.gov. Submit written comments
on the collection of information to
Administration for Community Living,
Washington, DC 20201, Attention:
Stephanie Whittier Eliason
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES4
SUMMARY:
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Stephanie Whittier Eliason,
Administration for Community Living,
Washington, DC 20201, Phone: (202)
795–7467, Email:
Stephanie.WhittierEliason@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 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.
With respect to the following
collection of information, ACL invites
comments on our burden estimates or
any other aspect of this collection of
information, including:
(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
to determine burden estimates;
(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.
Authority
The Elder Justice Act of 2009 requires
the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services to carry out
a number of activities related to adult
protective services (APS) (42 U.S.C.
1397m–1), including developing and
disseminating information on APS best
practices and conducting research
related to the provision of APS.
Furthermore, the Elder Justice
Coordinating Council included as its
third recommendation for increasing
federal involvement in addressing elder
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abuse, neglect, and exploitation:
‘‘develop a national APS system based
upon standardized data collection and a
core set of service provision standards
and best practices.’’
Background
The Administration for Community
Living (ACL) in the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
plans to initiate an Inventory of Adult
Protective Services Practices and
Service Innovations (APS Practice
Survey) in early 2021. Under a contract
with ACL, the National Adult Protective
Services Technical Assistance Resource
Center (APS TARC) is conducting a
national program evaluation of APS
programs. As part of this evaluation, the
APS Practice Survey will identify
barriers to meeting policy mandates,
and practice innovations and model
programs that address such barriers and
community-identified needs. It also
seeks to identify practice variations in
the way APS programs serve older
adults and adults with disabilities.
The results of the survey will serve to
advance the field of APS and will be
useful to many audiences. It will
provide baseline information regarding
the status of APS programs and services,
and the resulting information will help
states and territories compare their
program characteristics with those of
other states and territories. The survey
will provide a context for other
researchers examining APS programs. It
will inform ACL’s efforts to support
improvement of APS programs through
activities such as innovation grants.
Finally, it will inform the APS TARC
team’s efforts to develop resources to
enhance APS programs around the
country.
This survey has been developed to
gather information on APS practices
that is not available from other sources.
As part of the National Adult
Maltreatment Reporting System
(NAMRS), ACL collects descriptive data
on state and territory agency policies
through the Agency Component of that
data collection.
Therefore, the proposed survey will
not collect any background policy or
data items. As part of the APS Program
Evaluation, the APS TARC also
conducted a detailed examination of
state APS policies through development
of individual state policy profiles. The
profiles were based exclusively on
extant information sources obtained
without additional data requests from
the states. Information on practices
gathered in this survey will
complement, but will not duplicate,
these policy profiles.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
[OMB #0985-0067]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Adult Protective
Service (APS) Programs
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an
opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of
information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a 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 Proposed Extension with
Revisions and solicits comments on the information collection
requirements related to Study on the impact of COVID-19 on Adult
Protective Service (APS) Programs.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by February 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to Stephanie Whittier Eliason [email protected].
Submit written comments on the collection of information to
Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, Attention:
Stephanie Whittier Eliason.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Whittier Eliason,
Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, Phone: (202)
795-7467, E: Mail [email protected].
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.
With respect to the following collection of information, ACL
invites comments on our burden estimates or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including:
(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 to determine burden estimates; (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.
This data collection is an extension of ACL's investigation on the
impact of COVID-19 on APS programs across the country. The COVID-19
pandemic is causing changes in APS policy and practice in several
areas, including, but not limited to, a reduction of in-person
interactions with clients, perpetrators, and collaterals. As ACL
collects information on the impact of APS during the COVID-19 pandemic,
the opioid overdose death rates are rising at the same time.\1\ The
opioid epidemic affects older adults through opioid misuse and is
associated with increases in elder abuse including physical abuse,
threatening behavior; emotional abuse; and financial
exploitation.2 3
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\1\ Haley DF, Saitz R. The Opioid Epidemic During the COVID-19
Pandemic. JAMA. Published online September 18, 2020. doi:10.1001/
jama.2020.18543.
\2\ Blog Post (March 4, 2019): https://eldermistreatment.usc.edu/opioids-and-elder-abuse-a-disquieting-connection/.
\3\ Washington Post Article (June 17, 2019): https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/06/17/how-opioid-crisis-is-leading-elder-financial-abuse/?utm_term=.594b4dd84d9d.
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The revisions to this study includes structured individual and
group interviews with state administrators and local field staff to
discuss opioid cases pre- and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study
will reveal the characteristics of opioid cases in older adults and how
APS staff are responding to these cases. In addition, it will compare
how these cases are handled pre- and during the COVID-19 pandemic by
APS. The findings of the study will assist ACL in addressing the
challenges of opioid cases under normal and emergency conditions. In
particular, it will help to prioritize any policies and procedures
during and after the COVID-19 pandemic to improve APS responses to
these cases.
The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website
for review at https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of
information as follows:
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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 Administrator Interviews.................. 12 1 .75 9
Local Field Staff Group Interviews.............. 60 1 .75 45
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Total:...................................... .............. .............. .............. 54
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Dated: November 25, 2020.
Lance Robertson,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2020-26513 Filed 11-30-20; 8:45 am]
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