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ANNUAL BURDEN FOR RECORD KEEPERS—Continued
Information collection title
Average
burden
hours per
response
Annual
total burden
hours
Sponsor Verification Application (Form SVP–3/3s)—Cases requiring a Financial Care Plan .........................................................................................
Sponsor Verification Application (Form SVP–3/3s)—Applicants choosing to
submit to an ORR-paid DNA test .................................................................
Sponsor Care Agreement (SVP–4/4s) All UAC check-in ................................
Sponsor Care Agreement (SVP–4/4s) All UAC check-in ................................
Fingerprinting Instructions (SVP–7/7s) ............................................................
Letter of Designation for Care of a Minor (Form SVP–9/9s) ..........................
216
87
1.00
216
216
11
216
216
78
265
5,200
177
79
1.00
0.75
3.00
1.00
0.50
42,930
171,600
38,232
8,532
Estimated Annual Burden Hours Total .....................................................
........................
........................
........................
714,246
Comments: The Department
specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 279; 8 U.S.C. 1232;
Flores v. Reno Settlement Agreement, No.
CV85–4544–RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request;
Information Collection Request for the
State Grants for Assistive Technology
Program Annual Progress Report;
OMB #0985–0042
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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number of
responses
per record
keeper
Annual
number of
record
keepers
The Administration for
Community Living is announcing that
the proposed collection of information
listed above has been submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
SUMMARY:
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(OMB) for review and clearance as
required under section 506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This 30-day notice collects comments
on the information collection
requirements related to the
reinstatement with change for the
information collection requirements
related to State Grants for Assistive
Technology Program Annual Progress
Report [OMB #0985–0042].
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by February 4,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
and recommendations for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find the information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. By mail to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB, New Executive Office
Bldg., 725 17th St. NW, Rm. 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Groenendaal, Assistive
Technology Program Manager, Center
for Innovation and Partnership in the
Office of Interagency Innovation
Administration for Community Living;
Email: Robert.Groenendaal@acl.hhs.gov;
Phone: 202–795–7356.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.
The Administration for Community
Living (ACL) is requesting approval for
a reinstatement with change for the
information collection associated with
the State Grants for Assistive
Technology Program Annual Progress
Report (AT APR) 0985–0042.
The information collected through
this data collection instrument is
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necessary for ACL and states to comply
with Sections 4 and 7 of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998, as amended
(AT Act). ACL is requesting a
reinstatement with change of a
previously approved information
collection under OMB No. 0985–0042.
Section 4 of the AT Act authorizes
grants to public agencies in the 50 states
and the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern
Marianas (states and outlying areas).
With these funds, the 56 states and
outlying areas operate ‘‘Statewide AT
Programs’’ that conduct activities to
increase access to and acquisition of
assistive technology (AT) for
individuals with disabilities and older
Americans. Divided into two
comprehensive activity categories:
‘‘State-level Activities’’ and ‘‘State
Leadership Activities.’’ According to
Section 4 of the AT Act, as a condition
of receiving a grant to support their
Statewide AT Programs, the 56 states
and outlying areas must provide to ACL:
(1) Applications and (2) annual progress
reports on their activities.
Applications: The application
required of states and outlying areas is
a three-year State Plan for Assistive
Technology (State Plan for AT or State
Plan) (OMB No. 0985–0048). The
content of the State Plan for AT is based
on the requirements in Section 4(d) of
the AT Act. As a part of this State Plan,
Section 4(d)(3) of the AT Act requires
that states and outlying areas set
measurable goals for addressing the
assistive technology needs of
individuals with disabilities in
education, employment, community
living and information technology/
telecommunications.
Every state and outlying area is
required to include a minimum of seven
prescribed measurable goals in its State
Plan. These seven goals apply to all
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states and outlying areas in order to
aggregate information on performance of
the program at the national level.
National aggregation of data related to
these goals is necessary for the
Government Performance and Results
Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA)
(Pub. L. 111–352), as well as an Annual
Report to Congress (see ‘‘Section 7
Requirements Necessitating Collection’’
below).
Therefore, this data collection
instrument provides a way for all 56
grantees—50 U.S. states, DC, Puerto
Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands to collect and report data on
their performance in a consistent
manner, including a uniform survey to
be given to consumers. This uniform
survey is included as part of the data
collection package.
Annual Reports: 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 in that progress report is
specified in Section 4(f) of the AT Act.
Section 7(d) of the AT Act requires
that ACL submit to Congress an annual
report on the activities conducted under
the Act and an analysis of the progress
of the states and outlying areas in
meeting their measurable goals.
This report must include a
compilation and summary of the data
collected under Section 4(f). In order to
make this possible, states and outlying
areas must provide their data uniformly.
This data collection instrument was
developed to ensure that all 56 states
and outlying areas report data in a
consistent manner in alignment with the
requirements of Section 4(f).
As stated above, ACL will use the
information collected via this
instrument to:
(1) Complete the annual report to
Congress required by the AT Act;
(2) Comply with reporting
requirements under the Government
Performance and Results Modernization
Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) (Pub. L. 111–
352); and
(3) Assess the progress of states and
outlying areas regarding measurable
goals in their State Plans for AT.
Data collected from the grantees will
provide a national description of
activities funded under the AT Act to
increase the access to and acquisition of
AT devices and services through
statewide AT programs for individuals
with disabilities. Data collected from
grantees will also provide information
for usage by Congress, the Department,
and the public. In addition, ACL will
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use this data to inform program
management, monitoring, and technical
assistance efforts. While States will be
able to use the data for internal
management and program improvement.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day
Federal Register Notice
A notice published in the Federal
Register on September 28, 2020 in 85
FR 60803. There were 32 public
comments received during the 60-day
FRN comment period.
Proposed change in State Financing
Activities: Financial Loan—partnership
loans reported with no guarantee or
interest buy-down have narrative
description added to document subsidy/
investment.
Comment Summary: Two State AT
Act Program grantees commented in
support. One organization representing
the State AT Act Programs requested
clarification.
ACL Response: Sentence identified as
confusing has been deleted in the AT
APR—IC document.
Proposed change in Reuse:
Exchange—option for automatic
exclusion of exchange recipients from
performance measure data collection
eliminated.
Comment Summary: Two AT grantees
commented in support. One AT
organization requested clarification.
ACL Response: Clarification text has
been added into the AT APR—IC
document.
Proposed change in Device Loan—
separate type of borrower and type of
device data reporting tables by purposed
of loan.
Comment Summary: Three AT
grantees commented in support. One
requested clarification of timeline for
implementation.
ACL Response: No changes made.
ACL will clarify the timeline for
implementation to begin with federal
fiscal year 2022, with first data
collection October 1, 2021 to provide
time for data system revision.
Proposed change in Device
Demonstration—separate decisionmaking participant from other
participants reported in participant type
table.
Comment Summary: Three AT
grantees commented in support. One
grantee and one organization
commented in opposition with one
saying this is duplicative data reporting
and one saying it is understood that an
individual with a disability is the
decision-maker unless unable to be and
then it is the caregiver/provider role.
One grantee requested clarification of
the timeline for implementation.
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ACL Response: The proposed change
is designed to support data fidelity by
ensuring the decision-maker is
identified by type within what can be a
larger number of participants reported
for each demonstration event. Currently
all participants are reported by type. As
a result, this change does not duplicate
or increase data reporting burden. It
only separates the decision-maker
participant type reported from the type
or types reported for all other
participants. No change is made. ACL
will clarify the timeline for
implementation to begin with federal
fiscal year 2022, with first data
collection October 1, 2021 to provide
time for data system revision.
Updated Outcome Measures—Overall
acquisition and access performance
measure tables and consumer
satisfaction tables updated to align with
outcome/output data and targets used
by ACL for program evaluation and
budget justification since FY18.
Comment Summary: One AT
organization requested clarification.
ACL Response: Clarification has been
added to the AT APR—IC document.
Proposed new data elements in Public
Awareness and Information &
Assistance—New question added for
description of partnerships as part of
public awareness, new data table added
to report how individuals learned about
the AT Program, new information
request in Notes for description of
partnerships that increase referrals.
Comment Summary: Five AT grantees
and one AT organization commented in
opposition to these changes and the new
data element. All commenters expressed
concern about lack of clarity and
significant new data burden (both for
AT Programs and consumers) associated
with the proposed new data collection
requirements.
Commenters suggested these new data
elements be removed and requested
ACL work with AT Act grantees to
determine the most efficient and
effective way to report referral source
data in a future information collection.
ACL Response: ACL is appreciative of
the participation of AT stakeholders in
the Federal Register Notice comment
process and values the submission of
comments on the proposed updates to
the Public Awareness and Information
and Assistance sections of the AT APR
data collection instrument. Once
approved, ACL intends to address and
work through these changes with AT
stakeholders to identify the most
efficient and effective way to collect
referral source data in the Information
Collection.
State Improvement Outcomes—new
optional section added to collect data on
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coordination and collaboration with two
new required narratives and associated
drop-down menu data.
Comment Summary: Two AT grantees
commented in support.
ACL Response: No changes made.
Leveraged Funding—eliminated
Section B and folded data into Section
A to simplify.
Comment Summary: Two AT grantees
commented in support.
ACL Response: No changes made.
Instruction Manual—deleted
redundant text and updated AT
Taxonomy.
Comment Summary: Two AT grantees
commented in support.
ACL Response: No changes made.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated
with this collection of information as
follows:
require no change in data burden
estimates.
(B) The fifty-six grantees ask
consumers to complete surveys that
provide information on their
performance related to the state’s
measurable goals. Historical data from
states indicates that the average state
will ask for this information from 3,242
consumers at 1 minute per consumer to
complete the question survey, for a total
of 54 hours annually.
(C) The fifty-six grantees also ask
consumers to complete customer
satisfaction surveys. Historical data
from states indicated that the average
state asks for this information from
3,242 consumers at 1 minute per
consumer, for a total of 54 hours
annually.
(A) A web-based system that collects
data from states.
(B) A performance measurement
survey that states collect from
individuals
(C) A customer satisfaction survey
that states collect from individuals.
(A) Fifty-six grantees report to ACL
using the web-based data collection
system. A workgroup of grantees
estimated that the average amount of
time required to complete all responses
to the data collection instrument is 80
hours annually. The estimated response
burden includes time to review the
instructions, gather existing data, and
complete and review the data entries.
These estimates are based on the
experience of staff who implement these
programs at the state level. In addition,
we project that clean-up and
clarification of data elements will
Number of
responses
Annual
burden per
grantee
Total annual
burden hours
Work-Based System ........................................................................................
Performance Measurement .............................................................................
Customer Satisfaction ......................................................................................
56
3,242
3,242
1.428
0.01666
0.01666
80
54
54
4,480
3.024
3,024
Subtotal .....................................................................................................
Program Support .............................................................................................
Record Keeping Burden ..................................................................................
........................
56
56
........................
4
0.14286
188
208
8
10,528
11,648
448
Subtotal .....................................................................................................
........................
........................
216
12,096
Total ...................................................................................................
........................
........................
404
22,624
Dated: December 29, 2020.
Lance Robertson,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
on conducting the mouse embryo assay
to support premarket submissions and
lot release of assisted reproduction
technology devices.
DATES: The announcement of the
guidance is published in the Federal
Register on January 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit either
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guidance entitled ‘‘Mouse Embryo
Assay for Assisted Reproduction
Technology Devices.’’ This guidance
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request for the
State Grants for Assistive Technology Program Annual Progress Report;
OMB #0985-0042
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living 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 section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. This 30-day notice collects comments on the information
collection requirements related to the reinstatement with change for
the information collection requirements related to State Grants for
Assistive Technology Program Annual Progress Report [OMB #0985-0042].
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
February 4, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find the information collection by
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments''
or by using the search function. By mail to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St.
NW, Rm. 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Groenendaal, Assistive
Technology Program Manager, Center for Innovation and Partnership in
the Office of Interagency Innovation Administration for Community
Living; Email: [email protected]; Phone: 202-795-7356.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is requesting
approval for a reinstatement with change for the information collection
associated with the State Grants for Assistive Technology Program
Annual Progress Report (AT APR) 0985-0042.
The information collected through this data collection instrument
is necessary for ACL and states to comply with Sections 4 and 7 of the
Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended (AT Act). ACL is
requesting a reinstatement with change of a previously approved
information collection under OMB No. 0985-0042.
Section 4 of the AT Act authorizes grants to public agencies in the
50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Marianas (states and outlying areas). With these funds, the 56 states
and outlying areas operate ``Statewide AT Programs'' that conduct
activities to increase access to and acquisition of assistive
technology (AT) for individuals with disabilities and older Americans.
Divided into two comprehensive activity categories: ``State-level
Activities'' and ``State Leadership Activities.'' According to Section
4 of the AT Act, as a condition of receiving a grant to support their
Statewide AT Programs, the 56 states and outlying areas must provide to
ACL: (1) Applications and (2) annual progress reports on their
activities.
Applications: The application required of states and outlying areas
is a three-year State Plan for Assistive Technology (State Plan for AT
or State Plan) (OMB No. 0985-0048). The content of the State Plan for
AT is based on the requirements in Section 4(d) of the AT Act. As a
part of this State Plan, Section 4(d)(3) of the AT Act requires that
states and outlying areas set measurable goals for addressing the
assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities in
education, employment, community living and information technology/
telecommunications.
Every state and outlying area is required to include a minimum of
seven prescribed measurable goals in its State Plan. These seven goals
apply to all
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states and outlying areas in order to aggregate information on
performance of the program at the national level. National aggregation
of data related to these goals is necessary for the Government
Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) (Pub. L.
111-352), as well as an Annual Report to Congress (see ``Section 7
Requirements Necessitating Collection'' below).
Therefore, this data collection instrument provides a way for all
56 grantees--50 U.S. states, DC, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands to collect and report data on their performance in a consistent
manner, including a uniform survey to be given to consumers. This
uniform survey is included as part of the data collection package.
Annual Reports: 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 in that progress report
is specified in Section 4(f) of the AT Act.
Section 7(d) of the AT Act requires that ACL submit to Congress an
annual report on the activities conducted under the Act and an analysis
of the progress of the states and outlying areas in meeting their
measurable goals.
This report must include a compilation and summary of the data
collected under Section 4(f). In order to make this possible, states
and outlying areas must provide their data uniformly. This data
collection instrument was developed to ensure that all 56 states and
outlying areas report data in a consistent manner in alignment with the
requirements of Section 4(f).
As stated above, ACL will use the information collected via this
instrument to:
(1) Complete the annual report to Congress required by the AT Act;
(2) Comply with reporting requirements under the Government
Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) (Pub. L.
111-352); and
(3) Assess the progress of states and outlying areas regarding
measurable goals in their State Plans for AT.
Data collected from the grantees will provide a national
description of activities funded under the AT Act to increase the
access to and acquisition of AT devices and services through statewide
AT programs for individuals with disabilities. Data collected from
grantees will also provide information for usage by Congress, the
Department, and the public. In addition, ACL will use this data to
inform program management, monitoring, and technical assistance
efforts. While States will be able to use the data for internal
management and program improvement.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
A notice published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2020 in
85 FR 60803. There were 32 public comments received during the 60-day
FRN comment period.
Proposed change in State Financing Activities: Financial Loan--
partnership loans reported with no guarantee or interest buy-down have
narrative description added to document subsidy/investment.
Comment Summary: Two State AT Act Program grantees commented in
support. One organization representing the State AT Act Programs
requested clarification.
ACL Response: Sentence identified as confusing has been deleted in
the AT APR--IC document.
Proposed change in Reuse: Exchange--option for automatic exclusion
of exchange recipients from performance measure data collection
eliminated.
Comment Summary: Two AT grantees commented in support. One AT
organization requested clarification.
ACL Response: Clarification text has been added into the AT APR--IC
document.
Proposed change in Device Loan--separate type of borrower and type
of device data reporting tables by purposed of loan.
Comment Summary: Three AT grantees commented in support. One
requested clarification of timeline for implementation.
ACL Response: No changes made. ACL will clarify the timeline for
implementation to begin with federal fiscal year 2022, with first data
collection October 1, 2021 to provide time for data system revision.
Proposed change in Device Demonstration--separate decision-making
participant from other participants reported in participant type table.
Comment Summary: Three AT grantees commented in support. One
grantee and one organization commented in opposition with one saying
this is duplicative data reporting and one saying it is understood that
an individual with a disability is the decision-maker unless unable to
be and then it is the caregiver/provider role. One grantee requested
clarification of the timeline for implementation.
ACL Response: The proposed change is designed to support data
fidelity by ensuring the decision-maker is identified by type within
what can be a larger number of participants reported for each
demonstration event. Currently all participants are reported by type.
As a result, this change does not duplicate or increase data reporting
burden. It only separates the decision-maker participant type reported
from the type or types reported for all other participants. No change
is made. ACL will clarify the timeline for implementation to begin with
federal fiscal year 2022, with first data collection October 1, 2021 to
provide time for data system revision.
Updated Outcome Measures--Overall acquisition and access
performance measure tables and consumer satisfaction tables updated to
align with outcome/output data and targets used by ACL for program
evaluation and budget justification since FY18.
Comment Summary: One AT organization requested clarification.
ACL Response: Clarification has been added to the AT APR--IC
document.
Proposed new data elements in Public Awareness and Information &
Assistance--New question added for description of partnerships as part
of public awareness, new data table added to report how individuals
learned about the AT Program, new information request in Notes for
description of partnerships that increase referrals.
Comment Summary: Five AT grantees and one AT organization commented
in opposition to these changes and the new data element. All commenters
expressed concern about lack of clarity and significant new data burden
(both for AT Programs and consumers) associated with the proposed new
data collection requirements.
Commenters suggested these new data elements be removed and
requested ACL work with AT Act grantees to determine the most efficient
and effective way to report referral source data in a future
information collection.
ACL Response: ACL is appreciative of the participation of AT
stakeholders in the Federal Register Notice comment process and values
the submission of comments on the proposed updates to the Public
Awareness and Information and Assistance sections of the AT APR data
collection instrument. Once approved, ACL intends to address and work
through these changes with AT stakeholders to identify the most
efficient and effective way to collect referral source data in the
Information Collection.
State Improvement Outcomes--new optional section added to collect
data on
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coordination and collaboration with two new required narratives and
associated drop-down menu data.
Comment Summary: Two AT grantees commented in support.
ACL Response: No changes made.
Leveraged Funding--eliminated Section B and folded data into
Section A to simplify.
Comment Summary: Two AT grantees commented in support.
ACL Response: No changes made.
Instruction Manual--deleted redundant text and updated AT Taxonomy.
Comment Summary: Two AT grantees commented in support.
ACL Response: No changes made.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of
information as follows:
(A) A web-based system that collects data from states.
(B) A performance measurement survey that states collect from
individuals
(C) A customer satisfaction survey that states collect from
individuals.
(A) Fifty-six grantees report to ACL using the web-based data
collection system. A workgroup of grantees estimated that the average
amount of time required to complete all responses to the data
collection instrument is 80 hours annually. The estimated response
burden includes time to review the instructions, gather existing data,
and complete and review the data entries. These estimates are based on
the experience of staff who implement these programs at the state
level. In addition, we project that clean-up and clarification of data
elements will require no change in data burden estimates.
(B) The fifty-six grantees ask consumers to complete surveys that
provide information on their performance related to the state's
measurable goals. Historical data from states indicates that the
average state will ask for this information from 3,242 consumers at 1
minute per consumer to complete the question survey, for a total of 54
hours annually.
(C) The fifty-six grantees also ask consumers to complete customer
satisfaction surveys. Historical data from states indicated that the
average state asks for this information from 3,242 consumers at 1
minute per consumer, for a total of 54 hours annually.
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Number of Hours per Annual burden Total annual
responses response per grantee burden hours
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Work-Based System............................... 56 1.428 80 4,480
Performance Measurement......................... 3,242 0.01666 54 3.024
Customer Satisfaction........................... 3,242 0.01666 54 3,024
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Subtotal.................................... .............. .............. 188 10,528
Program Support................................. 56 4 208 11,648
Record Keeping Burden........................... 56 0.14286 8 448
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Subtotal.................................... .............. .............. 216 12,096
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Total................................... .............. .............. 404 22,624
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Dated: December 29, 2020.
Lance Robertson,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2020-29150 Filed 1-4-21; 8:45 am]
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