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RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT TABLE—Continued
Name
Position
Comment
Draft response/notes for
discussion
Mary McGurran ..
Adult Protection Supervisor | Aging and
Adult Services, Minnesota Department of
Human Services.
Adult Protection Supervisor | Aging and
Adult Services, Minnesota Department of
Human Services.
Case Component Data; Enhance data selections to include a service approach effective
in preventing maltreatment..
CLT26: Add code for Support System Engaged
No change. The suggested code ‘‘Support System Engaged’’ falls under the definition of
current code value ‘‘Care Case Management’’
and should be mapped and reported to it.
NAMRS Annual Report; Enhance data report to
improve utility for APS program evaluation
and equity.
Add: race/ethnicity; gender identify; sexual orientation; disability type for clients referred
and accepted for APS and for voluntary and
involuntary services and interventions.
Add state population rate for: reports; reports
accepted; investigation/assessment; services;
involuntary intervention; client location at APS
start and close.
No change. ACL agrees in principle with this
recommendation. However, it impacts the reporting and use of the current data and does
not require a change in the proposed data
elements. The suggested demographic categories are all currently part of the data collection except that referred and accepted
data is collected in the Agency Component
and is not client specific. After this data renewal, as noted in the postings, ACL will
begin sharing state specific data so this recommendation is timely. ACL will consider
how to incorporate state population rates in
any future reports that include state-specific
data.
Mary McGurran ..
Estimated Program Burden: ACL
estimates the burden associated with
this collection of information as follows:
59 APS programs will respond every
year to the Agency Component, with 50
states providing Case Component data
and 9 states providing Key Indicator
data. The total annual burden is
estimated to be 5,416 hours. The
estimates are based on the amount of
time States have previously reported in
completing the data collection
instruments; continued increase in the
number of states reporting on Case
Component and Key Indicator
Component data; one-time costs for the
Number of
respondents
Respondent/data collection activity
Responses
per
respondent
Hours per
response
Annual burden
estimate
Agency One-Time ............................................................................................
Key Indicator One-Time ...................................................................................
Case Component One-Time ............................................................................
59
9
50
1
1
1
6.20
30.00
83
365.80
270.00
4,150.00
One-Time Subtotal ...................................................................................
Agency Component .........................................................................................
Key Indicators Component ..............................................................................
Case Component .............................................................................................
........................
59
9
50
........................
1
1
1
119.20
4
20
100
4,785.80
236.00
180.00
5,000.00
Recurring Sub-total ...................................................................................
........................
........................
124
5,416.00
Dated: February 11, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request; of the ACL Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Research and Assessment:
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Administration for Community
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changes in the data elements for this
renewal; and assumption of modest
incremental efficiencies by States in
reporting data to NAMRS every year,
including, most significantly, minimal
need to recode to extract data after the
initial year.
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on the proposed collection of
SUMMARY:
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information listed above. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(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 IC solicits comments on the
information collection requirements
relating to the ACL Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Research and Assessment, a generic
mechanism to conduct qualitative
research in support of program
improvement, knowledge generation,
and technical assistance for ACL
programs and populations served by the
agency.
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Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or
postmarked by April 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: ACL’s Office of
Performance and Evaluation at
evaluation@acl.hhs.gov. Submit written
comments on the collection of
information to Administration for
Community Living, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201, Attention:
Office of Performance and Evaluation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amanda Cash, Administration for
Community Living, 202–795–7369 or
Amanda.Cash@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.
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:
DATES:
interviews, (b) focus groups, (c)
questionnaires, and (d) other qualitative
methods.
ACL’s mission is to maximize the
independence, well-being, and health of
older adults, people with disabilities
across the lifespan, and their families
and caregivers. ACL implements critical
disability and aging programs, serves as
the advisor to the HHS Secretary on
disability and aging policy, works with
other HHS agencies, Departments and
the White House on disability and aging
policies, and engages a range of
disability and aging constituents to
inform program development and
implementation. Integral to this role,
ACL will use this mechanism to
conduct research, evaluation, and
assessment to understand the needs,
barriers, or facilitators for ACL
programs. Future 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 of this collection
of information as follows:
A variety of instruments and
platforms will be used to collect
information from respondents. The
annual burden hours (5,043) requested
and the anticipated number of
respondents (10,086) are based on the
number of qualitative information
collection requests (ICRs) that were
approved by OMB currently at ACL. Out
of the total ICRs at ACL, we estimated
that that 30% of them have a qualitative
research component. We used this
information to develop the annual
burden estimate below. Therefore, we
estimate that over the requested period
for this clearance (3 years) and
approximately 30,258 respondents and
15,129 burden hours will be needed.
(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.
Some individual information
collection requests may contain
demographic data, and ACL will ensure
adherence to best practices for
collection of all demographic
information in accordance with OMB
guidance.
The Administration for Community
Living (ACL) at the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) is
requesting a generic clearance for
purposes of conducting qualitative
research to gain a better understanding
of emerging issues related to ACL’s
grantees, service providers, and
programs; develop future intramural
and extramural research projects; and to
ensure HHS and ACL leadership,
programs, and staff can obtain timely
and relevant data and information. ACL
defines qualitative feedback as
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions
but are not statistical surveys that yield
results that can be generalized beyond
the population of study. ACL is
requesting approval for at least four
types of qualitative research: (a)
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Form
ACL Program Recipient, Partner, or
Key Informant.
Qualitative Research ........................
Number of
responses per
respondent
10,086
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; of the ACL Generic Clearance for the Collection
of Qualitative Research and Assessment: OMB 0985-NEW
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an
opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of
information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(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 IC
solicits comments on the information collection requirements relating
to the ACL Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Research
and Assessment, a generic mechanism to conduct qualitative research in
support of program improvement, knowledge generation, and technical
assistance for ACL programs and populations served by the agency.
[[Page 10122]]
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by April 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: ACL's Office of Performance and Evaluation at
[email protected]. Submit written comments on the collection of
information to Administration for Community Living, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Office of Performance and Evaluation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Cash, Administration for
Community Living, 202-795-7369 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 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. 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
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques when appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
Some individual information collection requests may contain
demographic data, and ACL will ensure adherence to best practices for
collection of all demographic information in accordance with OMB
guidance.
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) at the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting a generic clearance for
purposes of conducting qualitative research to gain a better
understanding of emerging issues related to ACL's grantees, service
providers, and programs; develop future intramural and extramural
research projects; and to ensure HHS and ACL leadership, programs, and
staff can obtain timely and relevant data and information. ACL defines
qualitative feedback as information that provides useful insights on
perceptions and opinions but are not statistical surveys that yield
results that can be generalized beyond the population of study. ACL is
requesting approval for at least four types of qualitative research:
(a) interviews, (b) focus groups, (c) questionnaires, and (d) other
qualitative methods.
ACL's mission is to maximize the independence, well-being, and
health of older adults, people with disabilities across the lifespan,
and their families and caregivers. ACL implements critical disability
and aging programs, serves as the advisor to the HHS Secretary on
disability and aging policy, works with other HHS agencies, Departments
and the White House on disability and aging policies, and engages a
range of disability and aging constituents to inform program
development and implementation. Integral to this role, ACL will use
this mechanism to conduct research, evaluation, and assessment to
understand the needs, barriers, or facilitators for ACL programs.
Future 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 of this
collection of information as follows:
A variety of instruments and platforms will be used to collect
information from respondents. The annual burden hours (5,043) requested
and the anticipated number of respondents (10,086) are based on the
number of qualitative information collection requests (ICRs) that were
approved by OMB currently at ACL. Out of the total ICRs at ACL, we
estimated that that 30% of them have a qualitative research component.
We used this information to develop the annual burden estimate below.
Therefore, we estimate that over the requested period for this
clearance (3 years) and approximately 30,258 respondents and 15,129
burden hours will be needed.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ACL Program Recipient, Qualitative 10,086 1 .5 5,043
Partner, or Key Informant. Research.
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Dated: February 11, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-03265 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
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