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options?
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Anti-Kickback Statute
HHS is interested in whether
incentives offered to health care
providers by financial companies may
implicate the Federal anti-kickback
statute. Specifically, HHS is interested
in the following questions:
8. What financial relationships exist
between medical payment product
companies and health care providers?
For example, do companies provide
financial incentives to providers who
enroll patients in medical payment
products? Do providers pay financial
companies to collect patients’ overdue
balances? Or, do providers have
arrangements with financial companies
to indemnify the company in whole or
in part if the patient defaults, such as an
arrangement that when patients default
on their debt to the financial company,
the debt reverts to the provider?
9. Do health care providers or
financial institutions market or
recommend medical credit cards or
loans to Federal health care program
beneficiaries (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid,
Affordable Care Act Marketplace, or
Children’s Health Insurance Program
enrollees)? Is the use of these products
limited to certain types of health care
items or services, such as items and
services that are not reimbursable by
Medicare or another third-party payor?
10. Do medical payment product
companies recommend certain health
care providers to their users? Do
companies limit where or how patients
use medical credit cards?
11. Is the health care provider (or the
medical payment product company)
offsetting some of the patient’s medical
debt or providing any other incentives
to the patient (e.g., travel rewards for
charges to the card)?
d. Treasury-Specific Questions
The Treasury Department oversees
policy decisions relating to the Internal
Revenue Code, including those
provisions relating to tax-exempt
hospitals found in section 501(r).
Section 501(r)(4) and 26 CFR 1.501(r)–
4 require tax-exempt hospital
organizations to establish and widely
publicize a written financial assistance
policy that applies to all medically
necessary care provided by the hospital
organization. Section 501(r)(6) and 26
CFR 1.501(r)–6 require hospital
organizations to make reasonable efforts
to determine whether an individual is
eligible for assistance under the hospital
organization’s financial assistance
policy (FAP) before engaging in
extraordinary collection actions against
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that individual. Extraordinary collection
actions include credit reporting an
unpaid medical bill, deferring or
denying care to a patient due to their
unpaid medical bills, taking legal or
judicial action to recoup an alleged
medical debt, or selling an alleged
medical debt.
However, selling an alleged medical
debt is not considered an extraordinary
collection action if, prior to the sale, the
hospital facility enters into a legally
binding written agreement with the debt
buyer that meets four conditions: (1) the
buyer agrees not to engage in any
extraordinary collection actions to
obtain payment; (2) the buyer agrees not
to charge interest in excess of the rate
in effect under section 6621(a)(2) at the
time the debt is sold (currently set at 7
percent through June 2023); (3) the debt
is returnable to or recallable by the
hospital facility upon a determination
that the individual is financial
assistance-eligible; and (4) if the
individual is determined to be financial
assistance-eligible and the debt is not
returned or recalled, the buyer must
adhere to specified procedures which
ensure that the individual does not pay,
and has no obligation to pay, the buyer
and the hospital facility together more
than that individual is personally
responsible for paying under the
financial assistance policy.
Treasury welcomes comment on the
interplay between the requirements that
apply to tax-exempt hospitals and
medical payment products, including
comments in response to any of the
following specific questions:
1. What policy actions should
Treasury consider taking to address
problematic practices related to medical
credit cards or loans, including debt
collection and credit reporting practices,
to conform with the existing tax laws
and regulations pertaining to tax-exempt
hospitals?
2. Should a tax-exempt hospital’s
signing patients up for medical payment
products be considered similar to a taxexempt hospital’s selling medical debt,
such that the special rules that only
exclude debt sales from being
extraordinary collection actions if
certain requirements are met would be
applied to these payment products?
3. How would applying the debt sale
special rules to payment products
change hospitals’ and payment product
providers’ current practices, especially
those related to financial assistance
eligibility screening, extraordinary
collection actions, interest rates, and
recall or return of balances owed by
FAP-eligible individuals?
4. How do tax-exempt hospitals’
promotion of medical payment products
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compare to their operationalization of
the requirement that their financial
assistance policies be widely
publicized?
5. What are best practices for
hospitals publishing and making
patients aware of financial assistance
programs (beyond compliance with the
widely publicized requirements found
in the section 501(r) regulations)?
6. Are medical payment product
companies advertising their products as
delivering community benefits or as a
form of financial assistance?
7. Are tax-exempt hospitals claiming
that their promotion of medical
payment products delivers community
benefits or provides financial assistance,
including in their filings of Form 990,
Schedule H?
8. Does the availability of medical
payment products generally benefit the
community or assist patients
financially?
Signing Authority for HHS
The Administrator of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, having
reviewed and approved this document,
authorizes Vanessa Garcia, who is the
Federal Register Liaison, to
electronically sign this document for
purposes of publication in the Federal
Register.
Rohit Chopra,
Director, Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau.
Thomas C. West Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy,
Department of the Treasury.
Vanessa Garcia,
Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Application Package for AmeriCorps
Seniors Application Instructions,
Progress Reporting, Independent
Living and Respite Surveys
Corporation for National and
Community Service.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Corporation for National
and Community Service, operating as
AmeriCorps, has submitted a public
SUMMARY:
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information collection request (ICR) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the individual and office
listed in the ADDRESSES section by
August 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling AmeriCorps, Robin
Corindo, at (202) 489–5578 or by email
to rcorindo@cns.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB
is particularly interested in comments
which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of CNCS, including whether
the information will have practical
utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
• Propose ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Propose ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments
A 60-day Notice requesting public
comment was published in the Federal
Register on April 27, 2023 at 88 FR
25625. This comment period ended June
27, 2023. The Notice received 32 public
comments, of which 26 were identical.
Of the other comments, one was in
support and one was without specific
comment. The others detailed how
completing the Progress Report
Supplement (PRS) is a burden.
AmeriCorps Seniors agrees that the
reporting reporting requirements of the
PRS may be burdensome and is
therefore reducing the number of
questions it requires within it. The PRS
is the only document with proposed
revisions.
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Comment: AmeriCorps Seniors grants
are awarded for a three-year period with
required annual budget submissions.
ASPN questions the value and
additional time needed to update the
grant application and workplan
submission annually. With a three-year
performance period, ASPN proposes for
a grantee to submit an annual budget
application and an executive summary
to update amended community needs
and changes instead of the entire grant
application. This change would not only
reduce the time needed of grantee staff,
but also regional staff grant reviewers.
AmeriCorps Response: AmeriCorps is
in the process of modernizing our grant
management systems. As part of the
modernization effort, AmeriCorps will
propose that grantees submit a
simplified budget application and an
update through a simplified amendment
process, rather than an entire grant
continuation application.
Comment: While the Progress Report
at the end of a grant year is
straightforward, there is confusion as to
how much information is needed in the
narrative section. Instructions about the
examples of info that is most helpful in
the narrative sections would be
welcome.
AmeriCorps Response: In addition to
Progress Report Instructions and
training, AmeriCorps provides
Appendix A.4—AmeriCorps Seniors
Progress Report Tips in each Program
Handbook. This document shares
examples about what information is
worth considering for the narrative
sections of the Progress Report. In
addition, grantees can also speak with
their Portfolio Manager about the type
and extent of information they should
include.
Comment: The Progress Report
Supplement has been referred to as
many different things over the years.
With current Performance Measure
workplans being very specific as to the
special needs served by volunteers, this
complete demographic report is
burdensome for both program and
station staff. ASPN has been told that
there is no way for [AmeriCorps] to
aggregate the data reported into a
national needs snapshot. As such, ASPN
strongly believes that if [AmeriCorps is]
unable to aggregate this data, programs
should not be asked to collect it. The
current reporting dates do not take into
account grant years; therefore, programs
are reporting on portions of two
different grant years, causing the
information to often be incorrect.
Demographics of the volunteers should
be rolled into the annual Progress
Report. The PPR–S should be
eliminated and would reduce the
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administrative burden for both grantees
and agency staff.
AmeriCorps Response: AmeriCorps
can and does aggregate the demographic
section of the Progress Report
Supplement (PRS). We are in the
process of updating our grant
management systems so that volunteer
information can be entered directly into
the system. AmeriCorps Seniors
anticipates that this will eliminate the
need for the PRS and reduce the
administrative burden for grantees and
agency staff.
Comment: Independent Living and
Respite Surveys: [Senior Companion
Program] (SCP) directors report that
national workplans do not require all
the information requested on these
surveys. If the workplan does not
request the information, it would be best
if those questions were eliminated from
the survey and would possibly result in
a better return on the number of clients
completing the surveys. As Senior
Companions serve those with dementia,
it is often the caregiver of the client that
completes this survey. In an effort to
[lessen] caregiver burden, a shortened
survey could be more easily completed
which would then, in turn, produce a
better response rate.
AmeriCorps Response: AmeriCorps
Seniors disagrees that, at only 13
questions, this survey is too
burdensome. Nevertheless, AmeriCorps
Seniors will review the Independent
Living and Respite Survey, and is
interested in the specific questions
which SCP Directors propose to be
eliminated.
Title of Collection: Application
Package for AmeriCorps Seniors
Applications Instructions, Progress
Reporting, Independent Living and
Respite Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 3045–0143.
Type of Review: Renewal with change.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Organizations and State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,250.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 6,250.
Abstract: The AmeriCorps Seniors
Grant Application is used by
prospective and existing sponsors of
AmeriCorps Seniors projects under the
AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP (RSVP),
AmeriCorps Seniors FGP (FGP),
AmeriCorps Seniors (SCP), and
AmeriCorps Seniors Senior
Demonstration Program (SDP). The
Project Progress Report and Project
Report Supplement will be used to
report progress toward accomplishing
work plan goals and objectives,
reporting volunteer and service outputs,
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reporting actual outcomes of selfnominated performance measures,
meeting challenges encountered,
describing significant activities, and
requesting technical assistance. The
Application Instructions and PPR and
PRS forms in this package conform to
AmeriCorps’ web-based electronic
grants management system. The SCP
Independent Living Survey and SCP
Respite Survey are instruments that
collect information from a sample of
Senior Companion clients and
caregivers. The purpose of the surveys
is to assess the feasibility of conducting
a longitudinal, quasi-experimental
evaluation of the impact of independent
living and respite services on clients’
social ties and perceived social support.
The results of the surveys may also be
used to inform the feasibility of using a
similar instrument to measure client
and caregiver outcomes for an
evaluation of RSVP. AmeriCorps seeks
to renew the current information
collection with revisions. The revisions
are intended to capture the
socioeconomic status of AmeriCorps
Seniors volunteers. The information
collection will otherwise be used in the
same manner as the existing
application. AmeriCorps also seeks to
continue using the current application
until the revised application is
approved by OMB. The current
application is due to expire on March
31, 2025.
Danielle Melfi,
Chief Program Officer.
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U.S. Army Science Board Open
Meeting; Notice
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976, the Department of the Army
announces the following committee
meeting of the U.S. Army Science Board
(ASB) Summer Voting Session.
DATES: The U.S. Army Science Board
Summer Voting Session will meet from
8:15 a.m.–1:45 p.m. on Thursday, July
20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The Arnold and Mabel
Beckman Center of the National
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Academies of Sciences and Engineering,
100 Academy Way, Irvine, CA 92617.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Army Science Board, Designated
Federal Officer, 2530 Crystal Drive,
Suite 7098, Arlington, VA 22202; Ms.
Heather J. Gerard (Ierardi), the ASB’s
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at
(406) 926–9090 or email:
heather.j.gerard.civ@army.mil, and Mr.
Vince L. Bullard, the ASB’s Alternate
Designated Federal Official at (571)
215–1408 or email:
vinson.l.bullard.civ@army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to
circumstances beyond the control of the
Designated Federal Officer, the U.S.
Army Science Board was unable to
provide public notification required by
41 CFR 102–3.150(a) concerning its July
20, 2023 meeting. Accordingly, the
Advisory Committee Management
Officer for the Department of Defense,
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b),
waives the 15-calendar day notification
requirement.
Purpose of Meeting: The purpose of
the meeting is for ASB members to
review, deliberate, and vote on the
findings and recommendations
presented for one Fiscal Year (FY) 2020
study, one FY2021 study, and two
(FY23) ASB studies.
Agenda: The board will present
findings and recommendations for
deliberation and vote on the following
studies:
‘‘An lndependent Assessment of the
Army’s Ability to Fight and Win on a
Nuclear Battlefield.’’ This FY21 study is
classified and will be presented in a
closed session at 8:15 a.m.–9:15 a.m.
‘‘Surge Capacity in the Industrial
Base.’’ The study team collected data
marked CUI from its source and cannot
disseminate the information to the
public. Reasons include (but are not
limited to) the passing of proprietary
business information and controlled
technical information. This FY23 study
is controlled unclassified and will be
presented in a closed session at 9:30
a.m.–10:30 a.m.
‘‘An Independent Assessment of the
Army Implementation of Digital
Engineering.’’ This FY23 study is not
classified and will be presented in an
open session at 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
‘‘An Independent Assessment of the
2040 Battlefield and its Implications for
5th Generation Combat Vehicle
Technologies’’. This FY20 study is not
classified and will be presented in an
open session at 12:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m.
Public Accessibility to the Meeting:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended,
and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–
3.165, and subject to the availability of
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space, this meeting is open to the
public. Registration of members of the
public who wish to attend the meeting
will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the
meeting. Seating is limited and is on a
first-to-arrive basis. Attendees will be
asked to provide their name, title,
affiliation, and contact information to
include email address and daytime
telephone number at registration. Any
interested person may attend the
meeting, file written comments or
statements with the committee, or make
verbal comments from the floor during
the public meeting, at the times, and in
the manner, permitted by the
committee, as set forth below.
Special Accommodations: The
meeting venue is fully handicap
accessible, with wheelchair access.
Individuals requiring special
accommodations to access the public
meeting or seeking additional
information about public access
procedures, should contact Mr. Vince
Bullard, the Alternate Designated
Federal Official (ADFO) for the ASB, at
the email addresses or telephone
numbers listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section, at least
five (5) business days prior to the
meeting so that appropriate
arrangements can be made.
Written Comments or Statements:
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
§ 102–3.140(c) and 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3),
the public or interested organizations
may submit written comments or
statements to the ASB about its mission
and/or the topics to be addressed in this
public meeting. Written comments or
statements should be submitted to Mr.
Vince Bullard, the ADFO of the ASB,
via electronic mail, the preferred mode
of submission, at the addresses listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section in the following formats: Adobe
Acrobat or Microsoft Word. The
comment or statement must include the
author’s name, title, affiliation, address,
and daytime telephone number. Written
comments or statements being
submitted in response to the agenda set
forth in this notice must be received by
the ADFO at least five (5) business days
prior to the meeting so that they may be
made available to the ASB for its
consideration prior to the meeting.
Written comments or statements
received after this date may not be
provided to the ASB until its next
meeting. Please note that because the
ASB operates under the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, all written comments will be
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application Package for AmeriCorps Seniors Application
Instructions, Progress Reporting, Independent Living and Respite
Surveys
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating
as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public
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information collection request (ICR) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office
listed in the ADDRESSES section by August 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling AmeriCorps, Robin
Corindo, at (202) 489-5578 or by email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of CNCS,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions;
Propose ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
Propose ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments
A 60-day Notice requesting public comment was published in the
Federal Register on April 27, 2023 at 88 FR 25625. This comment period
ended June 27, 2023. The Notice received 32 public comments, of which
26 were identical. Of the other comments, one was in support and one
was without specific comment. The others detailed how completing the
Progress Report Supplement (PRS) is a burden. AmeriCorps Seniors agrees
that the reporting reporting requirements of the PRS may be burdensome
and is therefore reducing the number of questions it requires within
it. The PRS is the only document with proposed revisions.
Comment: AmeriCorps Seniors grants are awarded for a three-year
period with required annual budget submissions. ASPN questions the
value and additional time needed to update the grant application and
workplan submission annually. With a three-year performance period,
ASPN proposes for a grantee to submit an annual budget application and
an executive summary to update amended community needs and changes
instead of the entire grant application. This change would not only
reduce the time needed of grantee staff, but also regional staff grant
reviewers.
AmeriCorps Response: AmeriCorps is in the process of modernizing
our grant management systems. As part of the modernization effort,
AmeriCorps will propose that grantees submit a simplified budget
application and an update through a simplified amendment process,
rather than an entire grant continuation application.
Comment: While the Progress Report at the end of a grant year is
straightforward, there is confusion as to how much information is
needed in the narrative section. Instructions about the examples of
info that is most helpful in the narrative sections would be welcome.
AmeriCorps Response: In addition to Progress Report Instructions
and training, AmeriCorps provides Appendix A.4--AmeriCorps Seniors
Progress Report Tips in each Program Handbook. This document shares
examples about what information is worth considering for the narrative
sections of the Progress Report. In addition, grantees can also speak
with their Portfolio Manager about the type and extent of information
they should include.
Comment: The Progress Report Supplement has been referred to as
many different things over the years. With current Performance Measure
workplans being very specific as to the special needs served by
volunteers, this complete demographic report is burdensome for both
program and station staff. ASPN has been told that there is no way for
[AmeriCorps] to aggregate the data reported into a national needs
snapshot. As such, ASPN strongly believes that if [AmeriCorps is]
unable to aggregate this data, programs should not be asked to collect
it. The current reporting dates do not take into account grant years;
therefore, programs are reporting on portions of two different grant
years, causing the information to often be incorrect. Demographics of
the volunteers should be rolled into the annual Progress Report. The
PPR-S should be eliminated and would reduce the administrative burden
for both grantees and agency staff.
AmeriCorps Response: AmeriCorps can and does aggregate the
demographic section of the Progress Report Supplement (PRS). We are in
the process of updating our grant management systems so that volunteer
information can be entered directly into the system. AmeriCorps Seniors
anticipates that this will eliminate the need for the PRS and reduce
the administrative burden for grantees and agency staff.
Comment: Independent Living and Respite Surveys: [Senior Companion
Program] (SCP) directors report that national workplans do not require
all the information requested on these surveys. If the workplan does
not request the information, it would be best if those questions were
eliminated from the survey and would possibly result in a better return
on the number of clients completing the surveys. As Senior Companions
serve those with dementia, it is often the caregiver of the client that
completes this survey. In an effort to [lessen] caregiver burden, a
shortened survey could be more easily completed which would then, in
turn, produce a better response rate.
AmeriCorps Response: AmeriCorps Seniors disagrees that, at only 13
questions, this survey is too burdensome. Nevertheless, AmeriCorps
Seniors will review the Independent Living and Respite Survey, and is
interested in the specific questions which SCP Directors propose to be
eliminated.
Title of Collection: Application Package for AmeriCorps Seniors
Applications Instructions, Progress Reporting, Independent Living and
Respite Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 3045-0143. Type of Review: Renewal with change.
Respondents/Affected Public: Organizations and State, Local or
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,250.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,250.
Abstract: The AmeriCorps Seniors Grant Application is used by
prospective and existing sponsors of AmeriCorps Seniors projects under
the AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP (RSVP), AmeriCorps Seniors FGP (FGP),
AmeriCorps Seniors (SCP), and AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration
Program (SDP). The Project Progress Report and Project Report
Supplement will be used to report progress toward accomplishing work
plan goals and objectives, reporting volunteer and service outputs,
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reporting actual outcomes of self-nominated performance measures,
meeting challenges encountered, describing significant activities, and
requesting technical assistance. The Application Instructions and PPR
and PRS forms in this package conform to AmeriCorps' web-based
electronic grants management system. The SCP Independent Living Survey
and SCP Respite Survey are instruments that collect information from a
sample of Senior Companion clients and caregivers. The purpose of the
surveys is to assess the feasibility of conducting a longitudinal,
quasi-experimental evaluation of the impact of independent living and
respite services on clients' social ties and perceived social support.
The results of the surveys may also be used to inform the feasibility
of using a similar instrument to measure client and caregiver outcomes
for an evaluation of RSVP. AmeriCorps seeks to renew the current
information collection with revisions. The revisions are intended to
capture the socioeconomic status of AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers. The
information collection will otherwise be used in the same manner as the
existing application. AmeriCorps also seeks to continue using the
current application until the revised application is approved by OMB.
The current application is due to expire on March 31, 2025.
Danielle Melfi,
Chief Program Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-14776 Filed 7-11-23; 8:45 am]
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