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care homes in which infant/toddler
teachers and caregivers work). We will
collect information on how competency
frameworks have been developed and
implemented; how competencies are
assessed; how program directors, center
directors, family child care providers,
and teachers and caregivers use
competency frameworks; key lessons
related to implementing competency
frameworks and assessing
competencies; and perspectives on how
competencies can help build the
capacity of the workforce teaching and
caring for infants and toddlers and
support quality improvement.
Respondents: System-level staff (this
may include lead developers, lead
adopters, administrators for state/local
quality improvement initiatives,
administrators of licensing and/or
credentialing agencies, higher education
Number of
respondents
(total over
request
period)
Instrument
System-Level Screening Protocol (Instrument 1) ................
System-Level Master Semi-structured Interview Protocol
(Instrument 2) ...................................................................
Nominations for Programs Protocol (Instrument 3) .............
Program-Level Screening Protocol (Instrument 4) ..............
Program-Level Master Semi-structured Interview Protocol
(Instrument 5): Directors ..................................................
Program-Level Master Semi-structured Interview Protocol
(Instrument 5): Family child care providers .....................
Program-Level Master Semi-structured Interview Protocol
(Instrument 5): Center-based teachers ............................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 102.25.
Authority: Head Start Act Section 640 [42
U.S.C. 9835] and Section 649 [42 U.S.C.
9844], and the Child Care and Development
Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 1990, as
amended by the CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L.
113–186).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
[OMB No. 0985–0039]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request;
Prevention and Public Health Fund
Evidence-Based Falls Prevention
Program, Information Collection
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice
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AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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70
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required under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-day
notice collects comments on the
information collection requirements
related to the proposed Extension with
minor changes on the information
collection requirements related to
Prevention and Public Health Funds
Evidence-Based Falls Prevention
Program.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by April 12,
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:
Shannon Skowronski, Administration
for Community Living, Washington, DC
20201, Shannon Skowronski, 202–795–
7438, shannon.skowronski@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
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stakeholders, other training and
technical assistance providers, statelevel oversight of federal programs) and
program-level staff (program and/or
center directors, professional
development coordinators/managers,
center-based teachers/caregivers and
family child care providers).
Annual Burden Estimates:
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review, comment and approval. The
Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Grant
Program is financed through the
Prevention and Public Health Fund
(PPHF), most recently with FY 2020
PPHF funds. The statutory authority for
these cooperative is contained in
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020
and Health Extenders Act of 2019,
Public Law 116–59; the Older
Americans Act (OAA) (Section 411);
and the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. 300u–11
(Prevention and Public Health Fund).
The Evidence-Based Falls Prevention
Program supports a national resource
center and awards competitive grants to
implement and promote the
sustainability of evidence-based
community programs that have been
proven to reduce the falls incidence and
risk among for older adults.
OMB approval of the existing set of
Falls Prevention data collection tools
(OMB Control Number, 0985–0039)
expires on 03/31/2021. This data
collection continues to be necessary for
monitoring program operations and
outcomes.
ACL/AoA proposes to use the
following tools: (1) Semi-annual
performance reports to monitor grantee
progress; (2) a Host/Implementation
Organization Information Form to
record location of agencies that sponsor
programs that will allow mapping of the
delivery infrastructure; and (3) a set of
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tools used to collect information at each
program completed by the program
leaders (Program Information Cover
Sheet and Attendance Log), a
Participant Information Form to be
completed by all participants, and a
Post Program Survey to be completed by
a random sample of participants. ACL/
AoA intends to continue using an
online data entry system for the program
and participant survey data. Minor
changes are being proposed to the
currently approved tools. All changes
proposed are based on feedback from a
focus group that included a sub-set of
current grantees and consultation with
subject-matter experts.
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Comments in Response to the 60-Day
Federal Register Notice
A notice published in the Federal
Register on September 28, 2020,
Volume 85, No. 188, page 60808. There
were five public comment emails
received during the 60-day FRN
comment period.
A summary of the comments and the
ACL response is provided below.
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION FORM AND POST SURVEY
Comment
Response
A suggestion was made to add a purpose statement to the forms to
better inform participants of why this specific data collection is pertinent.
Suggestions were made to make adjustments to the wording and/or response options for some of the demographic questions, such as
those related to race, ethnicity, and gender.
ACL did not adopt this suggestion. The purpose of this data collection
is multi-fold—with different benefits and potential uses of the data by
federal, state, and local stakeholders.
ACL did not adopt these suggestions. The wording and response options for the demographic questions included are consistent with
OMB-approved surveys for other ACL programs. Having this consistency allows ACL and researchers utilizing this data to compare outcomes from the population reached with ACL’s Falls Prevention Programs to a more broadly representative population of older adults.
ACL did not adopt these suggestions. ACL consulted with experts in
the field to identify validated scales to capture the information needed to understand the impact of the programs on critical domains. Adjusting the wording of the questions would impact their validity.
For some of the non-demographic questions, suggestions were made
to use different response options, adjust the wording of the questions, or use different measurement scales.
Several suggestions were made with respect to the formatting of the
forms.
1. Provide a small box on the bottom right hand corner of each
sheet to identify participant ID. Should paperwork be separated,
it provides another mechanism to keep forms complete. Also
suggest adding more white space to the document, increasing
the space between questions and answers, and increasing the
font size.
2. There needs to be further consistency with bullet point sizes
and format of questions. They seem to be inconsistent.
3. To better align the pre- and post- survey, it might make sense
to move question number 9 on Participant Information Form
closer to question 12.
4. In question 7, the word ‘‘agree,’’ is misspelled under ‘‘Strongly
disagree’’.
Some commenters suggested including definitions of certain terms on
the form, for example, defining what is meant by ‘‘vigorous’’ or
‘‘moderate’’ exercise.
A suggestion was made to remove the proposed Question 19 from the
Participant Information Form, with the comment that it is not relevant
pre-program.
A suggestion was made to adjust the wording of the existing Question
11 (and the response options) to align with the ACL Chronic Disease
Self-Management Education data collection forms.
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A suggestion was made to expand the following question on the Participant Information Form:
‘‘Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?’’
Suggested replacement questions:
• ‘‘Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you:
Æ Have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making
decisions? Yes, No.
Æ Have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? Yes, No’’.
• ‘‘Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? Yes, No’’
• ‘‘Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing? Yes, No’’.
A commenter suggested adding the following questions to the forms:
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1. ACL did not adopt these suggestions in order to keep the Participant
Information Form and Post-Survey to one sheet (front and back).
ACL will be providing the surveys to grantees in a Word format so
they can make any formatting edits they deem necessary, i.e., larger
font size, more white space, etc.
2. ACL reviewed the bullet point sizes and format of questions to ensure consistency.
3. ACL revisited the ordering of the forms to ensure the questions
align, to the greatest extent possible.
4. ACL made the spelling correction to question 7.
ACL did not adopt suggestions to provide detailed definition of terms
within the questions. Including definitions would increase the length
of the forms, resulting in greater participant burden. Local program
coordinators are available to assist participants completing the forms,
in the event any questions arise with any of the specific questions.
ACL adopted this suggestion.
ACL did not adopt this suggestion. The ACL Falls Prevention and
Chronic Disease Self-Management Education grant programs are
two distinct grant programs, with two distinct lists of chronic conditions in their OMB-approved data collections.
ACL did not adopt this suggestion. This question was only included in
the Participant Information Form, not the Post Survey. The Participant Information Form and Post Survey already include questions to
assess limitations due to physical, mental, and/or emotional problems, so this question was deemed duplicative and removed from
the Participant Information Form entirely to reduce participant burden.
ACL did not adopt these suggestions to avoid increasing participant
burden and the length of the forms beyond one sheet (front and
back).
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PARTICIPANT INFORMATION FORM AND POST SURVEY—Continued
Comment
Response
• ‘‘Are you deaf or do you have serious difficulty hearing? Yes,
No’’
• ‘‘Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even
when wearing glasses? Yes, No’’
• ‘‘During the past year, did you provide regular care or assistance to a friend or family member who has a long-term health
condition or disability?’’
FALL PREVENTION COVERSHEET
Comment
Response
Some commenters suggested not requiring a separate Program Information Coversheet—instead folding some of the questions in the
coversheet into the Participant Information Form, Post-Survey, and/or
the semi-annual grantee report.
ACL did not adopt this suggestion. The grantee focus group reported
that this form was useful for organizing their data collection and program delivery. Adding questions to the Participant Information and
Post-Survey would also increase their length beyond 1 sheet (front
and back).
ACL adopted these edits.
A commenter provided the following formatting-related comments:
• The dotted lines dictating the start year appear to be missing—
suggest adding these; and
• suggest adjusting the bullet sizes to be consistent, specifically in
question number 7, the bullet under indicating ‘‘other,’’ is different from the previous bullet
A commenter suggested adding a space to note host/implementation
organization.
A commenter suggested adding check boxes to note if the program
was delivered in a remote format.
ACL did not adopt this suggestion.
ACL did not adopt this suggestion due to variability in how remote programs are defined and delivery format.
HOST/IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION FORM
Comment
Response
A commenter suggested adding to Question 2 the statement, ‘‘Please
check only if you are a new ll Host Organization ll Implementation Site.’’.
ACL did not adopt this suggestion. The purpose of this form is to document new host organizations and implementation sites, so these additional instructions were deemed unnecessary.
FALL PREVENTION ATTENDANCE LOG
Comment
Response
One commenter suggested using an ‘‘X’’ (rather than fill in the box) to
denote sessions attended.
One commenter noted that ‘‘the last blank for ‘end date’ is not bolded’’
One commenter suggested changing the form to landscape to account
for length of Tai Chi and Enhance Fitness programs.
ACL adopted this suggestion.
ACL made this correction.
ACL adopted this suggestion.
COMMENT RELEVANT TO ALL FORMS
Comment
Response
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One commenter suggested that ACL provide fillable PDF forms ............
ACL will be providing the documents in Word format. If resources
allow, we will also provide fillable PDFs for grantee use.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated
with this collection of information as
follows:
Respondent/data collection activity
Number of
respondents
Responses per
respondent
Project staff, Semi-annual Performance Report .........
Local agency leaders Program Information Cover
Sheet/Participant Information Form/Attendance
Log/Post Local data entry staff; Program Survey.
20 .....................................
436 leaders ......................
Twice a year ....................
Twice a year (one set per
program).
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.50
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burden hours
320
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Number of
respondents
Responses per
respondent
40 data entry staff ...........
.50
436
.05
22
Respondent/data collection activity
Annual
burden hours
Local organization staff and local database entry
staff; Host Organization Data Form.
Program participants; Participant Information Form ...
Program Participants; Post Program Survey ..............
436 staff ...........................
Once per program × 872
programs.
1 .......................................
10,455 ..............................
6,273 ................................
1 .......................................
1 .......................................
.10
.10
1046
628
Total Burden Hours ..............................................
..........................................
..........................................
........................
2888
Dated: March 5, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2021–05042 Filed 3–10–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier OMB No. 0990–0476]
Agency Information Collection
Request. 60-Day Public Comment
Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirement of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary (OS), Department of Health
and Human Services, is publishing the
following summary of a proposed
collection for public comment.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
received on or before May 10, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov or by calling
(202) 795–7714.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
When submitting comments or
requesting information, please include
the document identifier 0990–0476, and
project title for reference, to Sherrette
Funn, the Reports Clearance Officer,
Sherrette.funn@hhs.gov, or call 202–
795–7714.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding this burden estimate 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
SUMMARY:
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techniques or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Title of the Collection: ASPA COVID–
19 Public Education Campaign Market
Research.
Type of Collection: OMB #0990–0476.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Public Affairs (ASPA), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting an
extension on a currently approved
collection that includes three
components: 1. COVID–19 Current
Events Tracker; 2. Foundational Focus
Groups; and 3. Copy Testing Surveys.
Together, these efforts support the
development and execution of the
COVID–19 Public Education Campaign.
The broad purpose of each effort is as
follows:
Current Events Tracker
The primary purpose of the COVID–
19 Current Events Tracker (CET) survey
is to continuously track key metrics of
importance to the Campaign, including
vaccine confidence, familiarity with and
trust in HHS, and the impact of external
events on key attitudes and behaviors.
Tracking Americans’ attitudes about,
perceptions of, and behavior toward the
COVID–19 pandemic will inform the
Campaign of key metrics around vaccine
confidence and uptake, as well as
towards vaccine messengers such as
HHS and key public health officials. It
will also inform changes in messaging
strategies necessary to effectively reach
the entire U.S. population or specific
subgroups.
The weekly tracking of this
information will be critical for the
Campaign’s ability to respond to shifting
events and attitudes in real-time,
helping guide the American public with
accurate information about the vaccine
rollout as well as on how to take
protective actions.
Foundational Focus Groups
ASPA is collecting information
through the COVID–19 Public Education
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Campaign Foundational Focus Groups
to inform the Campaign about audience
risk knowledge, perceptions, current
behaviors, and barriers and motivators
to healthy behaviors (including COVID–
19 vaccination). Ultimately these focus
groups will provide in-depth insights
regarding information needed by
Campaign audiences as well as their
attitudes and behaviors related to
COVID–19 and the COVID–19 vaccines.
These will be used to inform the
development of Campaign messages and
strategy.
Copy Testing Surveys
Prior to placing Campaign
advertisements in market, ASPA will
conduct copy testing surveys to ensure
the final Campaign messages have the
intended effect on target attitudes and
behaviors. Copy testing surveys will be
conducted with sample members who
comprise the target audiences; these
surveys will assess perceived
effectiveness of the advertisements as
well as the effect of exposure to an ad
on key attitudes and behavioral
intentions. The results from these
surveys will be used internally by ASPA
to inform decisions on Campaign
messages and materials; for example, to
identify revisions to the materials or
determine which advertisement to move
to market.
Need and Proposed Use: In light of
the current COVID–19 crisis, this
information is needed given the impact
of the pandemic on the nation. The
Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) has
declared a public health emergency
effective January 27, 2020, under section
319 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 247d [1]) and renewed it
continually since its issuance (see links
to the determination here and here).
Additionally, in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.13, HHS previously requested
emergency submissions (sections 1320
(a)(2)(ii) and (2)(iii) of the federal
regulations.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
[OMB No. 0985-0039]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request; Prevention and Public Health Fund
Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program, Information Collection
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 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-day notice
collects comments on the information collection requirements related to
the proposed Extension with minor changes on the information collection
requirements related to Prevention and Public Health Funds Evidence-
Based Falls Prevention Program.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
April 12, 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: Shannon Skowronski, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, Shannon Skowronski, 202-795-
7438, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review, comment and approval. The Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Grant
Program is financed through the Prevention and Public Health Fund
(PPHF), most recently with FY 2020 PPHF funds. The statutory authority
for these cooperative is contained in Continuing Appropriations Act,
2020 and Health Extenders Act of 2019, Public Law 116-59; the Older
Americans Act (OAA) (Section 411); and the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. 300u-11 (Prevention and Public Health
Fund).
The Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program supports a national
resource center and awards competitive grants to implement and promote
the sustainability of evidence-based community programs that have been
proven to reduce the falls incidence and risk among for older adults.
OMB approval of the existing set of Falls Prevention data
collection tools (OMB Control Number, 0985-0039) expires on 03/31/2021.
This data collection continues to be necessary for monitoring program
operations and outcomes.
ACL/AoA proposes to use the following tools: (1) Semi-annual
performance reports to monitor grantee progress; (2) a Host/
Implementation Organization Information Form to record location of
agencies that sponsor programs that will allow mapping of the delivery
infrastructure; and (3) a set of
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tools used to collect information at each program completed by the
program leaders (Program Information Cover Sheet and Attendance Log), a
Participant Information Form to be completed by all participants, and a
Post Program Survey to be completed by a random sample of participants.
ACL/AoA intends to continue using an online data entry system for the
program and participant survey data. Minor changes are being proposed
to the currently approved tools. All changes proposed are based on
feedback from a focus group that included a sub-set of current grantees
and consultation with subject-matter experts.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
A notice published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2020,
Volume 85, No. 188, page 60808. There were five public comment emails
received during the 60-day FRN comment period.
A summary of the comments and the ACL response is provided below.
Participant Information Form and Post Survey
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Comment Response
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A suggestion was made to add a purpose ACL did not adopt this
statement to the forms to better suggestion. The purpose of
inform participants of why this this data collection is multi-
specific data collection is pertinent. fold--with different benefits
and potential uses of the data
by federal, state, and local
stakeholders.
Suggestions were made to make ACL did not adopt these
adjustments to the wording and/or suggestions. The wording and
response options for some of the response options for the
demographic questions, such as those demographic questions included
related to race, ethnicity, and gender. are consistent with OMB-
approved surveys for other ACL
programs. Having this
consistency allows ACL and
researchers utilizing this
data to compare outcomes from
the population reached with
ACL's Falls Prevention
Programs to a more broadly
representative population of
older adults.
For some of the non-demographic ACL did not adopt these
questions, suggestions were made to suggestions. ACL consulted
use different response options, adjust with experts in the field to
the wording of the questions, or use identify validated scales to
different measurement scales. capture the information needed
to understand the impact of
the programs on critical
domains. Adjusting the wording
of the questions would impact
their validity.
Several suggestions were made with
respect to the formatting of the
forms.
1. Provide a small box on the 1. ACL did not adopt these
bottom right hand corner of each suggestions in order to keep
sheet to identify participant ID. the Participant Information
Should paperwork be separated, it Form and Post-Survey to one
provides another mechanism to keep sheet (front and back). ACL
forms complete. Also suggest will be providing the surveys
adding more white space to the to grantees in a Word format
document, increasing the space so they can make any
between questions and answers, and formatting edits they deem
increasing the font size. necessary, i.e., larger font
size, more white space, etc.
2. There needs to be further 2. ACL reviewed the bullet
consistency with bullet point point sizes and format of
sizes and format of questions. questions to ensure
They seem to be inconsistent. consistency.
3. To better align the pre- and 3. ACL revisited the ordering
post- survey, it might make sense of the forms to ensure the
to move question number 9 on questions align, to the
Participant Information Form greatest extent possible.
closer to question 12.
4. In question 7, the word 4. ACL made the spelling
``agree,'' is misspelled under correction to question 7.
``Strongly disagree''.
Some commenters suggested including ACL did not adopt suggestions
definitions of certain terms on the to provide detailed definition
form, for example, defining what is of terms within the questions.
meant by ``vigorous'' or ``moderate'' Including definitions would
exercise. increase the length of the
forms, resulting in greater
participant burden. Local
program coordinators are
available to assist
participants completing the
forms, in the event any
questions arise with any of
the specific questions.
A suggestion was made to remove the ACL adopted this suggestion.
proposed Question 19 from the
Participant Information Form, with the
comment that it is not relevant pre-
program.
A suggestion was made to adjust the ACL did not adopt this
wording of the existing Question 11 suggestion. The ACL Falls
(and the response options) to align Prevention and Chronic Disease
with the ACL Chronic Disease Self- Self-Management Education
Management Education data collection grant programs are two
forms. distinct grant programs, with
two distinct lists of chronic
conditions in their OMB-
approved data collections.
A suggestion was made to expand the ACL did not adopt this
following question on the Participant suggestion. This question was
Information Form: only included in the
``Are you limited in any way in any Participant Information Form,
activities because of physical, not the Post Survey. The
mental, or emotional problems?''. Participant Information Form
and Post Survey already
include questions to assess
limitations due to physical,
mental, and/or emotional
problems, so this question was
deemed duplicative and removed
from the Participant
Information Form entirely to
reduce participant burden.
Suggested replacement questions:
``Because of a physical,
mental, or emotional condition, do
you:
[cir] Have serious difficulty
concentrating, remembering, or making
decisions? Yes, No.
[cir] Have difficulty doing errands
alone such as visiting a doctor's
office or shopping? Yes, No''.
``Do you have serious
difficulty walking or climbing stairs?
Yes, No''.
``Do you have difficulty
dressing or bathing? Yes, No''.
A commenter suggested adding the ACL did not adopt these
following questions to the forms: suggestions to avoid
increasing participant burden
and the length of the forms
beyond one sheet (front and
back).
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``Are you deaf or do you
have serious difficulty hearing?
Yes, No''
``Are you blind or do you
have serious difficulty seeing,
even when wearing glasses? Yes,
No''
``During the past year,
did you provide regular care or
assistance to a friend or family
member who has a long-term health
condition or disability?''
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Fall Prevention Coversheet
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Comment Response
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Some commenters suggested not requiring ACL did not adopt this
a separate Program Information suggestion. The grantee focus
Coversheet--instead folding some of group reported that this form
the questions in the coversheet into was useful for organizing
the Participant Information Form, Post- their data collection and
Survey, and/or the semi-annual grantee program delivery. Adding
report. questions to the Participant
Information and Post-Survey
would also increase their
length beyond 1 sheet (front
and back).
A commenter provided the following ACL adopted these edits.
formatting-related comments:
The dotted lines dictating
the start year appear to be
missing--suggest adding these; and
suggest adjusting the
bullet sizes to be consistent,
specifically in question number 7,
the bullet under indicating
``other,'' is different from the
previous bullet
A commenter suggested adding a space to ACL did not adopt this
note host/implementation organization. suggestion.
A commenter suggested adding check ACL did not adopt this
boxes to note if the program was suggestion due to variability
delivered in a remote format. in how remote programs are
defined and delivery format.
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Host/Implementation Organization Form
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Comment Response
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A commenter suggested adding to ACL did not adopt this
Question 2 the statement, ``Please suggestion. The purpose of
check only if you are a new __ Host this form is to document new
Organization __ Implementation Site.''. host organizations and
implementation sites, so these
additional instructions were
deemed unnecessary.
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Fall Prevention Attendance Log
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Comment Response
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One commenter suggested using an ``X'' ACL adopted this suggestion.
(rather than fill in the box) to
denote sessions attended.
One commenter noted that ``the last ACL made this correction.
blank for `end date' is not bolded''.
One commenter suggested changing the ACL adopted this suggestion.
form to landscape to account for
length of Tai Chi and Enhance Fitness
programs.
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Comment Relevant to All Forms
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Comment Response
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One commenter suggested that ACL ACL will be providing the
provide fillable PDF forms. documents in Word format. If
resources allow, we will also
provide fillable PDFs for
grantee use.
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Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of
information as follows:
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Respondent/data collection Responses per Hours per Annual burden
activity Number of respondents respondent response hours
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Project staff, Semi-annual 20................... Twice a year......... 8 320
Performance Report.
Local agency leaders Program 436 leaders.......... Twice a year (one set .50 436
Information Cover Sheet/ per program).
Participant Information Form/
Attendance Log/Post Local data
entry staff; Program Survey.
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40 data entry staff.. Once per program x .50 436
872 programs.
Local organization staff and local 436 staff............ 1.................... .05 22
database entry staff; Host
Organization Data Form.
Program participants; Participant 10,455............... 1.................... .10 1046
Information Form.
Program Participants; Post Program 6,273................ 1.................... .10 628
Survey.
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Total Burden Hours............ ..................... ..................... .............. 2888
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Dated: March 5, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2021-05042 Filed 3-10-21; 8:45 am]
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