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will help ensure that users have an
effective, efficient, and satisfying
experience with the Agency’s programs.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Collecting voluntary customer feedback
is the least burdensome, most effective
way for the Agency to determine
whether or not its public websites are
useful to and used by its customers.
Generic clearance is needed to ensure
that the Agency can continuously
improve its websites through regular
surveys developed from these predefined questions. Surveying the
Agency websites on a regular, ongoing
basis will help ensure that users have an
effective, efficient, and satisfying
experience on any of the websites,
maximizing the impact of the
information and resulting in optimum
benefit for the public. The surveys will
ensure that this communication channel
meets customer and partner priorities,
builds the Agency’s brands, and
contributes to the Agency’s health and
human services impact goals. Form
Number: CMS–10415 (OMB control
number 0938–1185); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public:
Individuals and households; Number of
Respondents: 2,000,000; Number of
Responses: 2,000,000; Total Annual
Hours: 50,000. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Aaron
Lartey at 410–786–7866.)
4. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Social Security
Office (SSO) Report of State Buy-In
Problem; Use: The statutory authority
for the State Buy-in program is section
1843 of the Social Security Act,
amended through 1989. Under section
1843, a State can enter into an
agreement to provide Medicare
protection to individuals who are
members of a Buy-in coverage group, as
specified in the State’s Buy-in
agreement. The Code of Federal
Regulations at 42 CFR 407.40 provides
for States to enroll in Medicare and pay
the premiums for all eligible members
covered under a Buy in coverage group.
Individuals enrolled in Medicare
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through the Buy-in program must be
eligible for Medicare and be an eligible
member of a Buy-in coverage group. The
day to day operations of the State Buyin program is accomplished through an
automated data exchange process. The
automated data exchange process is
used to exchange Medicare and Buy-in
entitlement information between the
Social Security District Offices, State
Medicaid Agencies and the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
When problems arise that cannot be
resolved though the normal data
exchange process, clerical actions are
required. The CMS–1957, ‘‘SSO Report
of State Buy-In Problem’’ is used to
report Buy-in problems cases. The
CMS–1957 is the only standardized
form available for communications
between the aforementioned agencies
for the resolution of beneficiary
complaints and inquiries regarding State
Buy-in eligibility. Form Number: CMS–
1957 (OMB control number 0938–0035);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected
Public: Individuals and households;
Number of Respondents: 1,400; Number
of Responses: 1,400; Total Annual
Hours: 467. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Keith
Johnson at 410–786–2262.)
Dated: November 21, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
[OMB Control Number 0985–0044]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request; State Plan for
Independent Living Instrument and
Instructions
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
SUMMARY:
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public comment in response to the
notice. This Proposed Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection (ICR Ext)
solicits comments on the information
collection requirements related to the
State Plan for Independent Living under
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or
postmarked by January 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the information collection
request to: Peter Nye at
OILPPRAComments@acl.hhs.gov.
Submit written comments on the
collection of information to
Administration for Community Living,
Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Peter
Nye.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Nye, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC
20201, (202) 795–7606, or
OILPPRAComments@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 and includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. The PRA
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
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respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
Legal authority for the State Plan for
Independent Living (SPIL) is contained
in Chapter 1 of Title VII of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
by the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act ([the Act], Pub. L. 113–
128). Section 704 of the Rehabilitation
Act requires that, to be eligible to
receive financial assistance under
Chapter 1, ‘‘a State shall submit to the
Department, and obtain approval of, a
State plan containing such provisions as
the Department may require.’’ ACL
approval of the SPIL is required for
states to receive federal funding for both
the Independent Living Services State
grants and Centers for Independent
Living (CIL) programs. Federal statute
and regulations require the collection of
this information every three years. The
current three-year approval period for
the SPIL expires March 31, 2023. The
SPIL Instrument is the template for
SPILs; the SPIL Instructions explain the
Instrument and give tips about how to
draft SPILs.
The Office of Independent Living
Programs (OILP) is proposing minor
revisions based on OILP and the
technical assistance provider revising
the Instrument and Instructions to
resolve issues that SILCs have reported
having with their SPILs, and to increase
the Instrument’s and Instructions’
clarity, conciseness, and precision. For
example,
• The revised Instrument and
Instructions correct grammatical and
punctuation errors.
• The revised Instructions add lines
for each core service.
• The revised Instrument and
Instructions clarify the definition, and
example, of state match.
These updates were recommended by
the technical assistance provider and
analyzed by all the independent living
project officers who work directly with
SPILs and the issues that they plan for.
The SPIL is jointly developed by the
chairperson of the Statewide
Independent Living Council and the
directors of the CILs in the state, after
receiving public input from individuals
throughout the State, and signed by the
chairperson of the SILC, acting on
behalf of—and at the direction of—the
SILC, the director of the designated
State entity, and not less than 51
percent of the directors of the CILs in
the State. ACL reviews the SPIL for
compliance with the Rehabilitation Act
Number of
respondents
Respondent/data collection activity
Responses
per
respondent
Hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
Statewide Independent Living Councils ..........................................................
56
1
60
3,360
Total ..........................................................................................................
56
1
60
3,360
Dated: November 19, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging.
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and 45 CFR part 1329 and approves the
SPIL. The SPIL serves as a primary
planning document for continuous
monitoring of, and technical assistance
to, the state independent living (IL)
programs to ensure appropriate
planning, financial support and
coordination, and other assistance to
appropriately address, statewide, needs
for the provision of IL services in the
state.
The proposed data collection tools
may be found on the ACL website for
review at https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL
estimates the burden associated with
this collection of information as follows:
56 Statewide Independent Living
Councils (SILCs) will respond to the
requirement for a SPIL every three
years. Each state’s SILC will take
approximately 60 hours to develop the
SPIL for a total of approximately 3,360
hours. This estimate is based on
amounts of time SILCs have reported
previously spending to complete the
SPIL. ACL does not expect the change
in Instrument and Instructions to take
more or less time than the currently
approved information collection.
Therefore, there is no change to the
estimated reporting burden.
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request;
Prevention and Public Health Fund
Evidence-Based Chronic Disease SelfManagement Education Program
Information Collection; OMB# 0985–
0036
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
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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 requirements related to the
Prevention and Public Health Fund
Evidence-Based Chronic Disease SelfManagement Education Program
Information Collection OMB# 0985–
0036.
SUMMARY:
Submit written comments on the
collection of information by December
27, 2022.
DATES:
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
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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
(Shannon.skowronski@acl.hhs.gov).
Administration for Community Living,
Washington, DC 20201, Attention:
Shannon Skowronski.
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 to collect
data for the Prevention and Public
Health Fund Evidence-Based Chronic
Disease Self-Management Education
Program Information Collection OMB#
0985–0036. The Evidence-Based
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
[OMB Control Number 0985-0044]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; State Plan for Independent Living Instrument
and Instructions
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 Proposed Extension of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR
Ext) solicits comments on the information collection requirements
related to the State Plan for Independent Living under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by January 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the information collection
request to: Peter Nye at [email protected]. Submit written
comments on the collection of information to Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Peter Nye.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Nye, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, (202) 795-7606, or
[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 and includes agency
requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports,
keep records, or provide information to a third party. The PRA 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
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respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques when appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
Legal authority for the State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) is
contained in Chapter 1 of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ([the Act],
Pub. L. 113-128). Section 704 of the Rehabilitation Act requires that,
to be eligible to receive financial assistance under Chapter 1, ``a
State shall submit to the Department, and obtain approval of, a State
plan containing such provisions as the Department may require.'' ACL
approval of the SPIL is required for states to receive federal funding
for both the Independent Living Services State grants and Centers for
Independent Living (CIL) programs. Federal statute and regulations
require the collection of this information every three years. The
current three-year approval period for the SPIL expires March 31, 2023.
The SPIL Instrument is the template for SPILs; the SPIL Instructions
explain the Instrument and give tips about how to draft SPILs.
The Office of Independent Living Programs (OILP) is proposing minor
revisions based on OILP and the technical assistance provider revising
the Instrument and Instructions to resolve issues that SILCs have
reported having with their SPILs, and to increase the Instrument's and
Instructions' clarity, conciseness, and precision. For example,
The revised Instrument and Instructions correct
grammatical and punctuation errors.
The revised Instructions add lines for each core service.
The revised Instrument and Instructions clarify the
definition, and example, of state match.
These updates were recommended by the technical assistance provider
and analyzed by all the independent living project officers who work
directly with SPILs and the issues that they plan for. The SPIL is
jointly developed by the chairperson of the Statewide Independent
Living Council and the directors of the CILs in the state, after
receiving public input from individuals throughout the State, and
signed by the chairperson of the SILC, acting on behalf of--and at the
direction of--the SILC, the director of the designated State entity,
and not less than 51 percent of the directors of the CILs in the State.
ACL reviews the SPIL for compliance with the Rehabilitation Act and 45
CFR part 1329 and approves the SPIL. The SPIL serves as a primary
planning document for continuous monitoring of, and technical
assistance to, the state independent living (IL) programs to ensure
appropriate planning, financial support and coordination, and other
assistance to appropriately address, statewide, needs for the provision
of IL services in the state.
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: 56 Statewide Independent
Living Councils (SILCs) will respond to the requirement for a SPIL
every three years. Each state's SILC will take approximately 60 hours
to develop the SPIL for a total of approximately 3,360 hours. This
estimate is based on amounts of time SILCs have reported previously
spending to complete the SPIL. ACL does not expect the change in
Instrument and Instructions to take more or less time than the
currently approved information collection. Therefore, there is no
change to the estimated reporting burden.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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Statewide Independent Living Councils........... 56 1 60 3,360
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Total....................................... 56 1 60 3,360
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Dated: November 19, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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