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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Title VI Program
Performance Report (OMB Control
Number 0985–0007)
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,
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 notice solicits comments on
a proposed extension without change
information collection and solicits
comments on the information collection
requirements related to the Title VI
Program Performance Report (OMB
Control Number 0985–0007).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or
postmarked by December 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: evaluation@acl.hhs.gov.
Submit written comments on the
collection of information to the
Administration for Community Living,
Washington, DC 20201, Attention:
Public Comment OMB Control Number
0985–0007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amanda Cash@acl.hhs.gov at 202–795–
7369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
SUMMARY:
information they conduct or sponsor. A
Collection of information 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 using automated
collection techniques when appropriate,
and other forms of information
technology.
A Program Performance Report on
activities under Title VI of the Older
Americans Act (OAA) is necessary for
the Administration of Community
Living (ACL) to monitor federal funds
effectively and to be informed as to the
progress of the programs. Grantees are
required to submit an annual Program
Performance Report to allow for
efficient federal monitoring.
The OAA states that an applicant for
a grant under Title VI Part A, Indian
Program, shall ‘‘provide that the tribal
organization will make such reports in
such form and containing such
information, as the Assistant Secretary
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respondents
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Respondent/data collection activity
may reasonably require, and comply
with such requirements as the Assistant
Secretary may impose to assure the
correctness of such reports.’’ The OAA
also states that an applicant for a grant
under Title VI Part B, Native Hawaiian
Program, shall ‘‘provide that the
organization will make such reports in
such form and containing such
information as the Assistant Secretary
may reasonably require, and comply
with such requirements as the Assistant
Secretary may impose to ensure the
correctness of such reports.’’ An
applicant for a grant under Title VI Part
C, Native American Caregiver Support
Program must also prepare and submit
reports on the data and records,
including information on the services
funded by ACL. A combined Program
Performance Report form is used for
reporting by grantees under Parts A, B
and C. The regulations at 45 CFR
92.40(b)(1) provide that ‘‘grantees shall
submit annual performance reports
unless the awarding agency requires
quarterly or semiannual reports.’’
The Program Performance Report
provides a data base for ACL to: (1)
monitor program achievement of
performance objectives; (2) establish
program policy and direction; and (3)
prepare responses to Congress, the
OMB, other federal departments, and
public and private agencies as required
by the OAA. If ACL did not collect the
program data herein requested, it would
not be able to monitor and manage total
program progress as expected, nor
develop program policy options
directed toward assuring the most
effective use of limited Title VI funds.
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: The
burden estimate is specific to the type
of work done by the grantees that use
this reporting format; ACL estimates it
takes 20 hours to complete the Title VI
PPR.
With 282 respondents taking 20 hours
per performance report, annual burden
hour totals 5,640 hours.
Responses
per
respondent
Hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
Title VI PPR .....................................................................................................
282
1
20
5,640
Total ..........................................................................................................
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 / Notices
Dated: October 20, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Senior official performing the duties of the
Administrator and the Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; State Health
Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Client Contact Forms OMB Control
Number 0985–0040
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
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
the proposed Revision for the
information collection requirements
related to the State Health Insurance
Assistance Program (SHIP) Client
Contact Forms OMB Control Number
0985–0040.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or
postmarked by December 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: Katherine.Glendening@
acl.hhs.gov. Submit written comments
on the collection of information to
Administration for Community Living,
330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201, Attention: Katherine Glendening.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katherine Glendening at
Katherine.Glendening@acl.hhs.gov, or
(202) 795–7350.
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
as and includes agency requests or
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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) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(3) 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; 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.
The purpose of this data collection is
to collect performance data from
grantees, grantee team members and
partners. Congress requires this data
collection for program monitoring and
Government Performance Results Act
(GPRA) purposes. This data collection
allows ACL to communicate with
Congress and the public on the SHIP,
the SMP program, and the Medicare
Improvements for Patients & Providers
Act (MIPPA) program. The SHIP, SMP,
and MIPPA programs are located in
each of the 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the
U.S. Virgin Islands. In order to ensure
that grantees report activity accurately
and consistently, it is imperative that
these data collection tools remain
active. The respondents for this data
collection are grantees, grantee team
members, and partners who meet with
Medicare beneficiaries and older adults’
in-group settings and in one-on-one
sessions to educate them on Medicare
enrollment, Medicare benefits and
subsidy programs, the importance of
being aware of Medicare fraud, error
and abuse, and having the knowledge to
protect the Medicare system.
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Authorizing Legislation
Section 4360(f) of OBRA 1990 created
the State Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP) and requires the
Secretary to provide a series of reports
to the U.S. Congress on the performance
of the SHIP program annually. The law
also requires ACL to report on the
program’s impact on beneficiaries and
to obtain important feedback from
beneficiaries. This tool captures the
information and data necessary for ACL
to meet these Congressional
requirements, as well as, capturing
performance data on individual grantees
providing ACL essential insight for
monitoring and technical assistance
purposes. In addition, the Medicare
Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act (MIPPA), initially passed
in 2008, provided targeted funding for
the SHIPs, area agencies on aging
(AAAs), and Aging and Disability
Resource Centers (ADRC) to conduct re
enrollment assistance to Medicare
beneficiaries for the Limited Income
Subsidy (LIS) and Medicare Savings
Program (MSP). These activities,
collectively known as the MIPPA
Program, have been funded nearly
annually through a series of funding or
extenders bills (Pub. L. 110–275 as
amended by Pub. L. 111–148; Pub. L.
113–67; Pub. L. 113–93; Pub. L. 114–10;
Pub. L. 115–123; and Pub. L. 116–59).
Public Law 116–136, div. A, title III,
section 3803(a), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat.
428, extended funding for MIPPA
through November 30, 2020. This tool
also collects performance and outcome
data on the MIPPA Program providing
ACL necessary information for
monitoring and oversight.
Under Public Law 104–208, the
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations
Act of 1997, Congress established the
Senior Medicare Patrol Projects in order
to further curb losses to the Medicare
program.
The Senate Committee noted that
retired professionals, with appropriate
training, could serve as educators and
resources to assist Medicare
beneficiaries and others to detect and
report errors, fraud and abuse.
Among other requirements, it directed
the ACL to work with the Office of
Inspector General (OIG) and the
Government Accountability Office
(GAO) to assess the performance of the
program. The ACL employs this tool to
collect performance and outcome data
on the SMP Program necessary
information for monitoring and
oversight. ACL has shared this data and
worked with HHS/OIG to develop SMP
performance measures.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Title VI Program Performance Report (OMB Control
Number 0985-0007)
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,
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
notice solicits comments on a proposed extension without change
information collection and solicits comments on the information
collection requirements related to the Title VI Program Performance
Report (OMB Control Number 0985-0007).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by December 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: [email protected]. Submit written comments on the collection
of information to the Administration for Community Living, Washington,
DC 20201, Attention: Public Comment OMB Control Number 0985-0007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda [email protected] at 202-795-
7369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they
conduct or sponsor. A Collection of information 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 using automated collection techniques when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
A Program Performance Report on activities under Title VI of the
Older Americans Act (OAA) is necessary for the Administration of
Community Living (ACL) to monitor federal funds effectively and to be
informed as to the progress of the programs. Grantees are required to
submit an annual Program Performance Report to allow for efficient
federal monitoring.
The OAA states that an applicant for a grant under Title VI Part A,
Indian Program, shall ``provide that the tribal organization will make
such reports in such form and containing such information, as the
Assistant Secretary may reasonably require, and comply with such
requirements as the Assistant Secretary may impose to assure the
correctness of such reports.'' The OAA also states that an applicant
for a grant under Title VI Part B, Native Hawaiian Program, shall
``provide that the organization will make such reports in such form and
containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may reasonably
require, and comply with such requirements as the Assistant Secretary
may impose to ensure the correctness of such reports.'' An applicant
for a grant under Title VI Part C, Native American Caregiver Support
Program must also prepare and submit reports on the data and records,
including information on the services funded by ACL. A combined Program
Performance Report form is used for reporting by grantees under Parts
A, B and C. The regulations at 45 CFR 92.40(b)(1) provide that
``grantees shall submit annual performance reports unless the awarding
agency requires quarterly or semiannual reports.''
The Program Performance Report provides a data base for ACL to: (1)
monitor program achievement of performance objectives; (2) establish
program policy and direction; and (3) prepare responses to Congress,
the OMB, other federal departments, and public and private agencies as
required by the OAA. If ACL did not collect the program data herein
requested, it would not be able to monitor and manage total program
progress as expected, nor develop program policy options directed
toward assuring the most effective use of limited Title VI funds.
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: The burden estimate is specific to the
type of work done by the grantees that use this reporting format; ACL
estimates it takes 20 hours to complete the Title VI PPR.
With 282 respondents taking 20 hours per performance report, annual
burden hour totals 5,640 hours.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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Title VI PPR.................................... 282 1 20 5,640
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 5,640
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Dated: October 20, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Senior official performing the duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-23562 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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