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information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions,
the accuracy of the estimated burden,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected, and the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology to minimize the
information collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by
January 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
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1. Electronically. You may send your
comments electronically to https://
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instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) that are accepting
comments.
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This notice sets out a summary of the
use and burden associated with the
following information collections. More
detailed information can be found in
each collection’s supporting statement
and associated materials (see
ADDRESSES).
CMS–10558 Machine Readable Data
for Provider Network and
Prescription Formulary Content for
FFM QHPs
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.
The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
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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.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
requires federal agencies to publish a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, before
submitting the collection to OMB for
approval. To comply with this
requirement, CMS is publishing this
notice.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Machine
Readable Data for Provider Network and
Prescription Formulary Content for FFM
QHPs; Use: Under 45 CFR
156.122(d)(1)(2), 156.230(b), and
156.230(c), as finalized in the rule, the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment
Parameters for 2018 (CMS–9934–F),
established standards for qualified
health plan (QHP) issuers for the
submission of provider and formulary
data in a machine-readable format to the
Department of Health and Human
Services. (HHS) and for posting the data
on issuer websites. These standards
provide greater transparency for
consumers, including by allowing
software developers to access formulary
and provider data to create innovative
and informative tools. On September 30,
2015, the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) granted approval to the
data collection Information Collection
for Machine Readable Data for Provider
Network and Prescription Formulary
Content for FFE QHPs under OMB
control number 0938–1284. OMB
approval was granted again on
November 3, 2017 and March 22, 2021.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) is continuing that
information collection request (ICR) in
connection with these machine-readable
standards. This ICR serves as a formal
request for the renewal of the data
collection clearance. The burden
estimate for the ICR included in this
package reflects the time and effort for
QHP and SADP issuers to update and
publish the appropriate data and submit
it to CMS. Form Number: CMS–10558
(OMB control number: 0938–1284);
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Private Sector, State, Business, and Notfor Profits; Number of Respondents: 434;
Number of Responses: 434; Total
Annual Hours: 39,126. (For questions
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regarding this collection, contact Ana
Alza at (667) 290–8569, ext. 70008569).
Dated: October 31, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request;
Assessment and Evaluation of ACL’s
American Indian, Alaska Natives, and
Native Hawaiian Programs Older
Americans Act Title VI (OMB Control
Number 0985–0059)
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
required under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-day
notice collects comments on the
information collection requirements
related to the Assessment and
Evaluation of ACL’s American Indian,
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian
Programs Older Americans Act Title VI
(OMB Control Number 0985–0059).
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by December
4, 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:
Amanda Cash at Amanda.Cash@
acl.hhs.gov or (202) 795–7369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the
Administration for Community Living
(ACL) has submitted the following
SUMMARY:
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proposed collection of information to
OMB for review and clearance.
The Administration for Community
Living (ACL) is requesting approval for
data collection associated with the
Assessment and Evaluation of ACL’s
American Indian, Alaska Natives, and
Native Hawaiian Programs Older
Americans Act Title VI (OMB Control
Number 0985–0059). OAA Title VI
establishes grants to Native Americans
for nutrition services, supportive
services, and family caregiver support
services.
The purpose of Title VI is ‘‘to promote
the delivery of supportive services,
including nutrition services, to
American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and
Native Hawaiians that are comparable to
services provided under Title III’’ (42
U.S.C. 3057), which provides nutrition,
caregiver and supportive services to the
broader U.S. population. Title VI is
comprised of three parts; Part A
provides nutrition and supportive
services to American Indians and
Alaska Natives, Part B provides
nutrition and supportive services to
Native Hawaiians, and Part C provides
caregiver services to any programs that
have Part A/B.
The previous data collection for this
project entailed a series of interviews
and focus groups with Title VI program
staff, elders, and caregivers. American
Indian, Alaska Native, and Native
Hawaiian (AI/AN/NH) populations
experience significant health and
socioeconomic disparities compared to
the rest of the U.S. population. The AI/
AN population has the highest rate of
disabilities and the lowest life
expectancy compared to the averages for
the overall population (Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention [CDC],
2008; Goins, Moss, Buchwald, &
Guralnik, 2007). While 18% of the nonHispanic white population is 65 years or
older, just 8% of Native Hawaiians and
10% of the AI/AN population is 65
years or older (AoA, 2015). However, as
overall life expectancy increases, the
proportion of older AI/AN adults is
expected to increase. By 2050, the
percentage of non-Hispanic white adults
is expected to decrease by 20%, while
the population of older minority
population adults, including AI/AN/
NH, is expected to increase by 110%
(AoA, 2015; CDC, 2013). For AI/AN
populations, this translates to a 93%
increase in the number of older adults.
In addition, the population aged 75 and
older needing long-term care is expected
to double by the year 2030 (AoA, 2015;
CDC 2013; Goins et al., 2007).
In fiscal year 2023, ACL awarded 290
Title VI three-year grants to tribes/tribal
organizations elders for the provision of
nutrition and supportive services, and a
portion of awardees also received funds
for the Native American Caregiver
Support Program. The Assessment and
Evaluation of the Title VI Programs will
examine the effects of the program on:
1. Older Indians, their families and
caregivers
2. Tribal communities
3. Intergenerational connections in
tribal communities
4. Management of the Title VI program
Additionally, the assessment will
examine how using COVID
supplemental funds impacted Title VI
services provided to older adults. This
work will help ACL better understand
and document the impact of these
funds, how service provision changed
over time, and what gaps existed despite
the additional funding.
The Need for Assessment and
Evaluation
The Assessment and Evaluation of the
Title VI Programs is authorized under
Section 206(a, c) of Title II of the OAA,
which directs ACL to ‘‘. . . measure and
evaluate the impact of all programs
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authorized by this Act, their
effectiveness in achieving stated goals in
general, and in relation to their cost,
their impact on related programs, their
effectiveness in targeting for services
under this Act unserved older
individuals with greatest economic need
(including low-income minority
individuals and older individuals
residing in rural areas) and unserved
older individuals with greatest social
need (including low-income minority
individuals and older individuals
residing in rural areas), and their
structure and mechanisms for delivery
of services, including, where
appropriate, comparisons with
appropriate control groups composed of
persons who have not participated in
such programs.’’
Consistent with requirements of the
Government Performance Results
Modernization Act (GPRMA), ACL’s
Administration on Aging (AoA)
integrates its strategic priorities and
plans with performance measurement
criteria. The AoA has three major
performance measures: improve
program efficiency, improve client
outcomes, and improve effective
targeting of vulnerable elders. Through
program assessments, ACL seeks a better
understanding of key programs, such as
the programs under Title VI of the OAA
for AI/AN/NH. Having completed most
of the data collection, the Assessment
and Evaluation of the Title VI Programs
has an interest in adding a data
collection activity to do a follow-up
interview with grantees after they have
completed the current evaluation cycle
to understand which components of the
technical assistance, they have received
have been the most useful for them.
Table 1 provides an overview of the
Assessment and Evaluation of the Title
VI Program data collection activity.
Data Collection Activities
TABLE 1
Activity
Purpose, respondents, method, and relevant study
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Title VI Program Staff Follow-up Interviews.
The Program Staff Follow-up Interviews will assess how the Title VI Programs have been utilizing
and implementing the Technical Assistance they have received from the contractor around the
practice of evaluation. Data will include how evaluation practice is being implemented and on what
occurring basis, as well as perceptions of met and unmet needs around evaluation; and barriers to
using evaluation. Up to 2 local staff (e.g., program director and evaluation staff person) will participate in each interview. The interviews will be conducted via telephone in Year 4 with up to 12 evaluation grantees, for a maximum of 24 participants, and will take 60 minutes to complete. See Attachment A (Title VI Program Staff Consent Form and Interview Guide).
Use of Information Collected
ACL’s strategic priorities are to
empower older people and their
families to (1) make informed decisions
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about, and easily access, health and
long-term care options and (2) enable
seniors to remain in their own homes
through the provision of home and
community-based services.
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Central to these priorities is the
pursuit of consistent and effective
approaches to support older adults in
their own homes and communities, and
to coordinate the provision of
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supportive services to seniors and their
caregivers in an integrated system of
long-term care. Information gathered
through the Assessment and Evaluation
of the Title VI Programs will inform
ACL and its partners, other Federal
agencies and administrators, current
grantees, policymakers, and the field
about ways to improve service delivery
for elders and their caregivers and
helping them to remain in their homes
for as long as possible. For example,
successful the training and technical
assistance provided to Title VI
evaluation grantees was for their
practice of data collection and use.
information gathered through the
evaluation will be used to identify gaps
and challenges in service delivery, as
well as areas of further need.
Without this assessment and
evaluation, Federal and local officials
will not be able to determine whether
the Title VI Programs are having the
intended impact on AI/AN/NH elders
and whether the grantees are meeting
the individual goals of the programs.
The new proposed data collection with
further allow ACL to understand how
Comments in Response to the 60-Day
Federal Register Notice
A notice published in the Federal
Register 88 FR 56633 on August 18,
2023. There were no public comments
received during the 60-day FRN.
Estimated Program Burden:
ESTIMATED PROGRAM BURDEN
Respondent type
Form name
Number of
annual
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden
(in hours)
per response
Annual burden
hours
Program director ...........
Program staff follow-up interview guide .............
12
1
1
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Dated: October 30, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the
Administration for Community Living,
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; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request; Assessment and Evaluation of ACL's
American Indian, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian Programs Older
Americans Act Title VI (OMB Control Number 0985-0059)
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-day notice
collects comments on the information collection requirements related to
the Assessment and Evaluation of ACL's American Indian, Alaska Natives,
and Native Hawaiian Programs Older Americans Act Title VI (OMB Control
Number 0985-0059).
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
December 4, 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: Amanda Cash at [email protected]
or (202) 795-7369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the
Administration for Community Living (ACL) has submitted the following
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proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance.
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is requesting
approval for data collection associated with the Assessment and
Evaluation of ACL's American Indian, Alaska Natives, and Native
Hawaiian Programs Older Americans Act Title VI (OMB Control Number
0985-0059). OAA Title VI establishes grants to Native Americans for
nutrition services, supportive services, and family caregiver support
services.
The purpose of Title VI is ``to promote the delivery of supportive
services, including nutrition services, to American Indians, Alaskan
Natives, and Native Hawaiians that are comparable to services provided
under Title III'' (42 U.S.C. 3057), which provides nutrition, caregiver
and supportive services to the broader U.S. population. Title VI is
comprised of three parts; Part A provides nutrition and supportive
services to American Indians and Alaska Natives, Part B provides
nutrition and supportive services to Native Hawaiians, and Part C
provides caregiver services to any programs that have Part A/B.
The previous data collection for this project entailed a series of
interviews and focus groups with Title VI program staff, elders, and
caregivers. American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (AI/AN/
NH) populations experience significant health and socioeconomic
disparities compared to the rest of the U.S. population. The AI/AN
population has the highest rate of disabilities and the lowest life
expectancy compared to the averages for the overall population (Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2008; Goins, Moss, Buchwald,
& Guralnik, 2007). While 18% of the non-Hispanic white population is 65
years or older, just 8% of Native Hawaiians and 10% of the AI/AN
population is 65 years or older (AoA, 2015). However, as overall life
expectancy increases, the proportion of older AI/AN adults is expected
to increase. By 2050, the percentage of non-Hispanic white adults is
expected to decrease by 20%, while the population of older minority
population adults, including AI/AN/NH, is expected to increase by 110%
(AoA, 2015; CDC, 2013). For AI/AN populations, this translates to a 93%
increase in the number of older adults. In addition, the population
aged 75 and older needing long-term care is expected to double by the
year 2030 (AoA, 2015; CDC 2013; Goins et al., 2007).
In fiscal year 2023, ACL awarded 290 Title VI three-year grants to
tribes/tribal organizations elders for the provision of nutrition and
supportive services, and a portion of awardees also received funds for
the Native American Caregiver Support Program. The Assessment and
Evaluation of the Title VI Programs will examine the effects of the
program on:
1. Older Indians, their families and caregivers
2. Tribal communities
3. Intergenerational connections in tribal communities
4. Management of the Title VI program
Additionally, the assessment will examine how using COVID
supplemental funds impacted Title VI services provided to older adults.
This work will help ACL better understand and document the impact of
these funds, how service provision changed over time, and what gaps
existed despite the additional funding.
The Need for Assessment and Evaluation
The Assessment and Evaluation of the Title VI Programs is
authorized under Section 206(a, c) of Title II of the OAA, which
directs ACL to ``. . . measure and evaluate the impact of all programs
authorized by this Act, their effectiveness in achieving stated goals
in general, and in relation to their cost, their impact on related
programs, their effectiveness in targeting for services under this Act
unserved older individuals with greatest economic need (including low-
income minority individuals and older individuals residing in rural
areas) and unserved older individuals with greatest social need
(including low-income minority individuals and older individuals
residing in rural areas), and their structure and mechanisms for
delivery of services, including, where appropriate, comparisons with
appropriate control groups composed of persons who have not
participated in such programs.''
Consistent with requirements of the Government Performance Results
Modernization Act (GPRMA), ACL's Administration on Aging (AoA)
integrates its strategic priorities and plans with performance
measurement criteria. The AoA has three major performance measures:
improve program efficiency, improve client outcomes, and improve
effective targeting of vulnerable elders. Through program assessments,
ACL seeks a better understanding of key programs, such as the programs
under Title VI of the OAA for AI/AN/NH. Having completed most of the
data collection, the Assessment and Evaluation of the Title VI Programs
has an interest in adding a data collection activity to do a follow-up
interview with grantees after they have completed the current
evaluation cycle to understand which components of the technical
assistance, they have received have been the most useful for them.
Table 1 provides an overview of the Assessment and Evaluation of
the Title VI Program data collection activity.
Data Collection Activities
Table 1
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Activity Purpose, respondents, method, and relevant study
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Title VI Program Staff Follow-up Interviews. The Program Staff Follow-up Interviews will assess how the Title
VI Programs have been utilizing and implementing the Technical
Assistance they have received from the contractor around the
practice of evaluation. Data will include how evaluation practice
is being implemented and on what occurring basis, as well as
perceptions of met and unmet needs around evaluation; and
barriers to using evaluation. Up to 2 local staff (e.g., program
director and evaluation staff person) will participate in each
interview. The interviews will be conducted via telephone in Year
4 with up to 12 evaluation grantees, for a maximum of 24
participants, and will take 60 minutes to complete. See
Attachment A (Title VI Program Staff Consent Form and Interview
Guide).
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Use of Information Collected
ACL's strategic priorities are to empower older people and their
families to (1) make informed decisions about, and easily access,
health and long-term care options and (2) enable seniors to remain in
their own homes through the provision of home and community-based
services.
Central to these priorities is the pursuit of consistent and
effective approaches to support older adults in their own homes and
communities, and to coordinate the provision of
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supportive services to seniors and their caregivers in an integrated
system of long-term care. Information gathered through the Assessment
and Evaluation of the Title VI Programs will inform ACL and its
partners, other Federal agencies and administrators, current grantees,
policymakers, and the field about ways to improve service delivery for
elders and their caregivers and helping them to remain in their homes
for as long as possible. For example, information gathered through the
evaluation will be used to identify gaps and challenges in service
delivery, as well as areas of further need.
Without this assessment and evaluation, Federal and local officials
will not be able to determine whether the Title VI Programs are having
the intended impact on AI/AN/NH elders and whether the grantees are
meeting the individual goals of the programs. The new proposed data
collection with further allow ACL to understand how successful the
training and technical assistance provided to Title VI evaluation
grantees was for their practice of data collection and use.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
A notice published in the Federal Register 88 FR 56633 on August
18, 2023. There were no public comments received during the 60-day FRN.
Estimated Program Burden:
Estimated Program Burden
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Number of Number of Average burden
Respondent type Form name annual responses per (in hours) per Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Program director............................... Program staff follow-up interview 12 1 1 12
guide.
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Dated: October 30, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for Community
Living, performing the duties of the Administrator and the Assistant
Secretary for Aging.
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