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a budget request includes a breakdown
of the budgetary costs with supporting
justification that fully explains and
justifies the costs for each major budget
item.
Applications should be submitted
electronically to the Allison Cruz at
allison.cruz@acl.hhs.gov.
2. Submission Dates and Times
To receive consideration, Application
packets must be submitted by 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time on April 17, 2023.
Letters of Assurance should be
submitted electronically via email and
have an electronic time stamp
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authority for grants under this program
announcement is through the Public
Health and Social Service Emergency
Fund (Pub. L. 117–2) and awards
authorized under Subtitle B of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Rights Act, State Councils on
Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) shall
be provided funding under this
opportunity.
Dated: March 10, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging.
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Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request; of
the State Councils on Developmental
Disabilities (Councils) State Plan OMB
Control Number 0985–0029
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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
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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
Developmental Disabilities State Plan
OMB control number 0985–0029.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by April 17,
2023.
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: Sara
Newell-Perez, 202–795–7413 or
Sara.Newell-Perez@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
review and clearance of the
Developmental Disabilities State Plan
OMB control number 0985–0029. The
State Councils on Developmental
Disabilities (Councils) are authorized in
Subtitle B, of the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights
Act of 2000 (DD Act), as amended, [42
U.S.C. 15001 et seq.] (The DD Act). The
DD Act requires Councils to submit a
five-year State plan. Section 124(a) [42
U.S.C. 15024(a)], states that: Any State
desiring to receive assistance under this
subtitle shall submit to the Secretary,
and obtain approval of, a 5-year
strategic State plan under this section.
The DD Act regulations outlines
additional guiding requirements in 45
CFR part 1326.30(a), which states that:
In order to receive Federal financial
assistance under this subpart, each
State Developmental Disabilities
Council must prepare and submit to the
Secretary, and have in effect, a State
plan which meets the requirements of
sections 122 and 124 of the Act (42
U.S.C. 6022 and 6024) and these
regulations.
The Council is responsible for the
development, and submission of the
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State plan as well as implementation of
the activities described in the plan. The
Council updates the State plan annually
during the five years. The State plan
provides information on individuals
with developmental disabilities in the
State, and a description of the services
available to them and their families. The
State plan sets forth the goals and
specific objectives to be achieved by the
State Council in pursuing systems
change and capacity building that result
in empowering people with
developmental disabilities to lead
independent lives within the
community. It describes State priorities,
strategies, and actions, and the
allocation of funds to meet these goals
and objectives. Additionally, the data
collected in the State plan and
submitted to ACL is also used to comply
with the GPRA Modernization Act of
2010 (GPRAMA).
The State Plan is used in three ways.
First, it provides a framework for
citizens, State governments, and other
key stakeholder to provide input and
comments to help shape the goals and
objectives during the development
stage. Secondly, it is used by each
Council as a planning document to
operationalize its goals and strategies.
Finally, it provides information the
Department needs for monitoring and
providing technical assistance to ensure
the Council is compliant.
This IC also adds elements to ensure
ACL is gathering necessary and relevant
demographic information to assess
diversity and equity in support of the
Executive Order on Advancing Racial
Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal
Government and the Executive Order on
Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and
Intersex Individuals. On this issue, AoD
will follow ACL approved policy for the
inclusion of sexual orientation and
gender identity (SOGI) data elements.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day
Federal Register Notice
A notice published in the Federal
Register (87 FR 73559) on November 30,
2022. During the 60-day notice there
were four public comments submitted,
each comment included a range of
topics. ACL lists the commenter by
topic and provides response in the
included table.
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Data collection form
Comment
ACL response
State Plan (Commenters 1–4)
Burden hours do not accurately reflect the work of the
Council and should be increased.
State Plan (Commenter 1, 3) ..
Some of the required data points are difficult to collect
and do not always correlate 1:1 to demographic
data collected or reported through federal and state
sources. Data collection is only utilitarian as to the
extent the data is applied to correct or rectify an
identified shortcoming. Asking some of these data
points may result in people not attending council
events or decreased data results. It is recommended to focus more on qualitative stories.
ACL should give clear instructions on how the information collected relates to the plan. We collect
much more information than we need to develop the
plan. If the optional sections aren’t needed, they
should be deleted from the plan template. States
feel obligated to provide the information because it’s
there. Also, the national data sets usually come to
states after we’ve started our public input. That data
isn’t typically a driving force of plan/goal development.
While the intent of the Executive Orders to achieve
equity and equality for LGBTQI individuals is vital,
invasive, or highly personal demographic questions
often elicit very low response rates. Survey respondents question as to why these questions are
being asked at all, and if they are needed for the individual to obtain the services that they need. At
times the terms and language used can be confusing for respondents. Each further question unrelated to the specific needs of the individual creates
further mistrust with the interviewer or public survey
process and adds an even greater time and work
burden in adding new information into the State
Plan.
Uploading data, formatting, entering graphs, tables,
web addresses and symbols is difficult in the current
reporting platform. Staff spend significant time getting data to fit within existing character limits. ACL
should explore automated collection techniques
when appropriate, and other forms of information
technology to reduce burden.
There should not be subcategories that are added to
create another indicator. Indicators should simply be
the thing that is collected and reported.
—Instead of ‘better able to say what they need’,
indicator IFA 2.3 should be ‘has gained new
skills and feels more empowered . . .’.
—IFA 2.4 and 2.5 can get confusing for reporting
purposes. If there is a way to distinguish further, that would be helpful.
When collecting Council, Staff, and grantee participant
data, we recommend being able to report under
Male, Female, ‘‘X’’ (instead of ‘‘Other’’), which is
consistent with new legislation in our state.
Burden calculation was based on the average entry
estimates shared by a sample size of Councils.
While Councils range in staffing size, number of
goals and activities they include in their State Plans.
Past workgroups comprised of DD Council staff developed the existing State plan template after much
consensus building conversations and a thorough
vetting process. ACL will continue to have conversations on areas for potential streamlining as part of
our continuous quality improvement efforts. Areas
where the reporting platform can assist in streamlining will be taken under consideration.
ACL has conducted workgroups comprised of council
staff to determine data sets and methods for collection. Training and technical assistance resources
that describe what sections of the plan and data
points are required versus optional will be shared
again. ACL will continue to work with Councils to
determine the effectiveness of data collection efforts
and the results they provide.
State Plan (Commenter 1, 2) ..
State Plan (Commenter 1, 3) ..
State Plan (Commenter 4) ......
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As ACL works to implement new SOGI policies, a
workgroup with DD network grantees will be developed to establish guidance on how to effectively
capture these data requirements.
OIDD will explore platform capabilities as the commenters suggest (e.g., uploading, copy/pasting opportunities).
Performance measures were previously vetted through
a workgroup comprised of Council and Federal staff.
ACL will explore opportunities to enhance guidance
and plain language to further explain what is being
asked for.
We are following ACL guidance for collecting SOGI
data and the instrument is updated to that effect.
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Comment
ACL response
State Plan (Commenter 4) ......
In Part A(i) ‘‘Racial and Ethnic Diversity of the State
Population,’’ we would recommend adding ‘‘Middle
Eastern’’ as a racial and ethnic group. It would be
beneficial to be able to collect data racial/ethnic
data on Middle Eastern population to make more
visible any disparities they may experience. We
would also recommend keeping ‘‘Two or more
races’’ as one line without two additional subset
lines (referring to ‘‘Two races including Some other
race’’ and ‘‘Two races excluding Some other race,
and three or more races’’). Those additional 2 subset lines are very general and do not provide
enough specificity to act on or respond to that data.
We are following ACL guidance for collecting race and
ethnicity data and the instrument is updated to that
effect.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL
estimates the burden of this collection
of information as follows:
Number of
respondents
Respondent/data collection activity
Hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
State Councils on Developmental Disabilities State plan ...........................
56
1
367
20,522
Total ......................................................................................................
56
1
367
20,522
Dated: March 10, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging.
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Availability of Program Application
Instructions for Disaster Recovery
Assistance for the Florida Protection
and Advocacy System (P&A)
Title: Disaster Assistance for the
Florida Protection and Advocacy
System.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.630.
DATES: The deadline date for the
submission of the Disaster Assistance
for the Florida Protection and Advocacy
System is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time April
17, 2023.
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Responses per
respondent
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Administration for Community
Living (ACL) announces a new funding
opportunity to address the needs of
people with disabilities impacted by
Hurricanes Ian. People with disabilities
often have unique needs during a crisis.
For example, they may have a wider
variety of functional limitations,
sometimes requiring more supports,
many of which are often in short supply
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critical that individuals, service
providers, and communities actively
engage in emergency planning and
response that is inclusive of people with
disabilities to ensure they continue to be
supported in their communities and not
in institutions. Effective emergency and
disaster response and recovery promotes
and protects the health of people and
the communities where they live, learn,
work, and play. The disability networks
funded by the ACL play essential roles
in that work. As the nation’s visible and
trusted network of programs, these
organizations provide a variety of
services, including those related to
assisting with emergency and disaster
recovery efforts, such as offering case
management support, relocating
impacted individuals to safe housing in
the community, and ensuring state and
local services provided are accessible to
people with disabilities. Understanding
the resources available and the needs of
people with disabilities in their areas,
these networks have over 50 years of
community experience and possess
intimate knowledge of how to address
emergencies and disasters.
Florida was directly impacted by a
major category 4 hurricane which
significantly affected the vital services
and programs that support older adults,
people with disabilities, and their
family caregivers to live as
independently as possible in their own
communities. The Aging and Disability
Network has been attempting to meet an
increased need for services in impacted
communities with current Older
Americans Act (OAA) funding,
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Rehabilitation Act funding, and
Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Right Act funding. None of
these authorities include direct funding
for disaster related activities and
programs are redirecting funds intended
for other activities to address immediate
needs caused by the Hurricanes. This
funding is intended for the ACL Aging
and Disability Network in Florida to
help advance recovery and response
efforts that are inclusive of people with
disabilities and provide gap-filling
services for older adults, people with
disabilities, and their family caregivers
for immediate and long-term disaster
response and recovery.
Specifically, this program aims to
fund the P&A to support the needs of
people with disabilities who were
impacted by Hurricane Ian in Florida to
ensure their health, wellness, and
safety. Eligible entities, Protection and
Advocacy Systems (P&As) under
Subtitle C of the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights
Act of 2000 (DD Act), shall be provided
funding for allowable activities that are
targeted for recovery and response
efforts for the disability community.
Allowable costs include program and
staffing costs to support response and
recovery efforts; program materials and
supply costs to support response and
recovery efforts; general outreach and
information and referral regarding
disaster and recovery assistance for
people with disabilities; monitoring
emergency shelters and temporary
dwellings for accessibility, health,
wellness, and safety; coordination with
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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; of the State Councils on Developmental
Disabilities (Councils) State Plan OMB Control Number 0985-0029
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Developmental Disabilities State
Plan OMB control number 0985-0029.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
April 17, 2023.
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: Sara Newell-Perez, 202-795-7413 or
[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 and clearance of the Developmental Disabilities State Plan OMB
control number 0985-0029. The State Councils on Developmental
Disabilities (Councils) are authorized in Subtitle B, of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000
(DD Act), as amended, [42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.] (The DD Act). The DD
Act requires Councils to submit a five-year State plan. Section 124(a)
[42 U.S.C. 15024(a)], states that: Any State desiring to receive
assistance under this subtitle shall submit to the Secretary, and
obtain approval of, a 5-year strategic State plan under this section.
The DD Act regulations outlines additional guiding requirements in 45
CFR part 1326.30(a), which states that: In order to receive Federal
financial assistance under this subpart, each State Developmental
Disabilities Council must prepare and submit to the Secretary, and have
in effect, a State plan which meets the requirements of sections 122
and 124 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 6022 and 6024) and these regulations.
The Council is responsible for the development, and submission of
the State plan as well as implementation of the activities described in
the plan. The Council updates the State plan annually during the five
years. The State plan provides information on individuals with
developmental disabilities in the State, and a description of the
services available to them and their families. The State plan sets
forth the goals and specific objectives to be achieved by the State
Council in pursuing systems change and capacity building that result in
empowering people with developmental disabilities to lead independent
lives within the community. It describes State priorities, strategies,
and actions, and the allocation of funds to meet these goals and
objectives. Additionally, the data collected in the State plan and
submitted to ACL is also used to comply with the GPRA Modernization Act
of 2010 (GPRAMA).
The State Plan is used in three ways. First, it provides a
framework for citizens, State governments, and other key stakeholder to
provide input and comments to help shape the goals and objectives
during the development stage. Secondly, it is used by each Council as a
planning document to operationalize its goals and strategies. Finally,
it provides information the Department needs for monitoring and
providing technical assistance to ensure the Council is compliant.
This IC also adds elements to ensure ACL is gathering necessary and
relevant demographic information to assess diversity and equity in
support of the Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support
for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government and the
Executive Order on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals. On this issue, AoD will
follow ACL approved policy for the inclusion of sexual orientation and
gender identity (SOGI) data elements.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
A notice published in the Federal Register (87 FR 73559) on
November 30, 2022. During the 60-day notice there were four public
comments submitted, each comment included a range of topics. ACL lists
the commenter by topic and provides response in the included table.
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Data collection form Comment ACL response
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State Plan (Commenters 1-4).......... Burden hours do Burden
not accurately calculation
reflect the was based on
work of the the average
Council and entry
should be estimates
increased. shared by a
sample size of
Councils.
While Councils
range in
staffing size,
number of
goals and
activities
they include
in their State
Plans. Past
workgroups
comprised of
DD Council
staff
developed the
existing State
plan template
after much
consensus
building
conversations
and a thorough
vetting
process. ACL
will continue
to have
conversations
on areas for
potential
streamlining
as part of our
continuous
quality
improvement
efforts. Areas
where the
reporting
platform can
assist in
streamlining
will be taken
under
consideration.
State Plan (Commenter 1, 3).......... Some of the ACL has
required data conducted
points are workgroups
difficult to comprised of
collect and do council staff
not always to determine
correlate 1:1 data sets and
to demographic methods for
data collected collection.
or reported Training and
through federal technical
and state assistance
sources. Data resources that
collection is describe what
only sections of
utilitarian as the plan and
to the extent data points
the data is are required
applied to versus
correct or optional will
rectify an be shared
identified again. ACL
shortcoming. will continue
Asking some of to work with
these data Councils to
points may determine the
result in effectiveness
people not of data
attending collection
council events efforts and
or decreased the results
data results. they provide.
It is
recommended to
focus more on
qualitative
stories. ACL
should give
clear
instructions on
how the
information
collected
relates to the
plan. We
collect much
more
information
than we need to
develop the
plan. If the
optional
sections aren't
needed, they
should be
deleted from
the plan
template.
States feel
obligated to
provide the
information
because it's
there. Also,
the national
data sets
usually come to
states after
we've started
our public
input. That
data isn't
typically a
driving force
of plan/goal
development.
State Plan (Commenter 1, 2).......... While the intent As ACL works to
of the implement new
Executive SOGI policies,
Orders to a workgroup
achieve equity with DD
and equality network
for LGBTQI grantees will
individuals is be developed
vital, to establish
invasive, or guidance on
highly personal how to
demographic effectively
questions often capture these
elicit very low data
response rates. requirements.
Survey
respondents
question as to
why these
questions are
being asked at
all, and if
they are needed
for the
individual to
obtain the
services that
they need. At
times the terms
and language
used can be
confusing for
respondents.
Each further
question
unrelated to
the specific
needs of the
individual
creates further
mistrust with
the interviewer
or public
survey process
and adds an
even greater
time and work
burden in
adding new
information
into the State
Plan.
State Plan (Commenter 1, 3).......... Uploading data, OIDD will
formatting, explore
entering platform
graphs, tables, capabilities
web addresses as the
and symbols is commenters
difficult in suggest (e.g.,
the current uploading,
reporting copy/pasting
platform. Staff opportunities)
spend .
significant
time getting
data to fit
within existing
character
limits. ACL
should explore
automated
collection
techniques when
appropriate,
and other forms
of information
technology to
reduce burden.
State Plan (Commenter 4)............. There should not Performance
be measures were
subcategories previously
that are added vetted through
to create a workgroup
another comprised of
indicator. Council and
Indicators Federal staff.
should simply ACL will
be the thing explore
that is opportunities
collected and to enhance
reported. guidance and
--Instead of plain language
`better able to to further
say what they explain what
need', is being asked
indicator IFA for.
2.3 should be
`has gained new
skills and
feels more
empowered . .
.'.
--IFA 2.4 and
2.5 can get
confusing for
reporting
purposes. If
there is a way
to distinguish
further, that
would be
helpful.
State Plan (Commenter 4)............. When collecting We are
Council, Staff, following ACL
and grantee guidance for
participant collecting
data, we SOGI data and
recommend being the instrument
able to report is updated to
under Male, that effect.
Female, ``X''
(instead of
``Other''),
which is
consistent with
new legislation
in our state.
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State Plan (Commenter 4)............. In Part A(i) We are
``Racial and following ACL
Ethnic guidance for
Diversity of collecting
the State race and
Population,'' ethnicity data
we would and the
recommend instrument is
adding ``Middle updated to
Eastern'' as a that effect.
racial and
ethnic group.
It would be
beneficial to
be able to
collect data
racial/ethnic
data on Middle
Eastern
population to
make more
visible any
disparities
they may
experience. We
would also
recommend
keeping ``Two
or more races''
as one line
without two
additional
subset lines
(referring to
``Two races
including Some
other race''
and ``Two races
excluding Some
other race, and
three or more
races''). Those
additional 2
subset lines
are very
general and do
not provide
enough
specificity to
act on or
respond to that
data.
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Estimated Program Burden: ACL estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
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Number of Responses per Hours per Total annual
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response burden hours
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State Councils on Developmental Disabilities 56 1 367 20,522
State plan...................................
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Total..................................... 56 1 367 20,522
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Dated: March 10, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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