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Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Public Comment Request; of
the Performance Data for State Grants
for Assistive Technology Program
Annual Progress Report (OMB Control
Number 0985–0042)
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 proposed extension to
Performance Data for State Grants for
Assistive Technology Program Annual
Progress Report (OMB Control Number
0985–0042).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or
postmarked by March 29, 2024.
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:
Robert Groenendaal,
Robert.Groenendaal@acl.hhs.gov, (202)
795–7356.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3506), the
Administration for Community Living
(ACL) has submitted the following
proposed collection of information to
OMB for review and clearance. Section
4 of the 21st Century Assistive
Technology Act (29 U.S.C. 3003)
authorizes grants to public agencies in
the 50 states and the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern
Marianas (states and territories). With
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these funds, states and territories
operate ‘‘Statewide AT Programs’’ that
conduct activities to increase access to
and acquisition of assistive technology
(AT) for individuals with disabilities
and older Americans. Divided into two
comprehensive activity categories:
‘‘State-level Activities’’ and ‘‘State
Leadership Activities’’ a condition of
receiving a grant to support their
Statewide AT Programs, the states and
territories must provide to ACL an
application and annual progress reports
on their activities.
Applications: The application
required of states and territories is a
three-year State Plan for Assistive
Technology (State Plan for AT or State
Plan) (OMB No. 0985–0048). The
content of the State Plan for AT is based
on the requirements in section 4(d) of
the 21st Century Assistive Technology
Act (29 U.S.C. 3003(d)).
Annual Reports: In addition to
submitting a State Plan, every three
years, states and territories are required
to submit annual progress reports on
their activities. The data required in that
progress report is specified in section
4(f) of the 21st Century Assistive
Technology Act (29 U.S.C. 3003(f)).
National aggregation of data related to
measurable goals is necessary for the
Government Performance and Results
Modernization Act (31 U.S.C. 1115) as
well as an Annual Report to Congress.
Therefore, this data collection
instrument provides a way for all 56
grantees—50 U.S. states, DC, Puerto
Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands to collect and report data on
their performance in a consistent
manner, including a uniform survey to
be given to consumers. This uniform
survey is included as part of the data
collection package.
Section 8(d) of the 21st Century
Assistive Technology Act (29 U.S.C.
3006(d)) requires that ACL submit to
Congress an annual report on the
activities conducted under the Act and
an analysis of the progress of the states
and outlying areas in meeting their
measurable goals. This report must
include a compilation and summary of
the data collected under section 4(f) (29
U.S.C. 3003(f)). In order to make this
possible, states and territories must
provide their data uniformly. This data
collection instrument was developed to
ensure that all 56 states and territories
report data in a consistent manner in
alignment with the requirements of
section 4(f) (29 U.S.C. 3003(f)).
ACL will use the information
collected via this instrument to:
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(1) Complete the annual report to
Congress required by the 21st Century
Assistive Technology Act;
(2) Comply with reporting
requirements under the Government
Performance and Results Modernization
Act; and
(3) Assess the progress of states and
territories regarding measurable goals.
Data collected from the grantees will
provide a national description of
activities funded under the AT Act to
increase the access to and acquisition of
AT devices and services through
statewide AT programs for individuals
with disabilities and older adults. Data
collected from grantees will also
provide information for usage by
Congress, the Department, and the
public.
In addition, ACL will use this data to
inform program management,
monitoring, and technical assistance
efforts. States and territories will be able
to use the data for internal management
and program improvement.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day
Federal Register Notice
A 60-day Federal Register Notice
published in the Federal Register on
December 28, 2023, at 88 FR 89699 with
a comment period that closes on
February 26, 2024. This information
collection expires on February 29, 2024,
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3506), requires publication of a 30-day
Federal Register Notice and submittal to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB prior to expiration. To
remain compliant, ACL has published
this notice listing the public comments
received as of the date signed to this
notice.
The date of submittal to the Federal
Register occurred four days prior to
publication of this notice. At the time of
submission of this notice to the Federal
Register, ACL received three public
comments. To view any additional
public comments and ACL response to
comments received through the
comment period that closed on February
26, 2024, please view the information
collection request at 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.
Public Comment Summary
Proposed overall updates to the
Assistive Technology (AT) Annual
Progress Report (APR) information
collection (IC) instrument and
instruction manual to align with the
reauthorization of the Assistive
Technology Act.
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Comment Summary for Comments
received as of February 21, 2024: Three
State AT Act Program grantees
commented in support of the proposed
updates to the AT APR IC as reasonable
changes to align with the 21st Century
Assistive Technology Act.
ACL Response: ACL Acknowledged
receipt of comment.
Comments:
(1) Nevada Assistive Technology
Collaborative: Regarding the AT APR,
just wanted to let you know that I
support the proposed changes and
appreciate ACL making reasonable
changes to align with the new AT Act.
I believe the changes are appropriate
and appreciate that they do not
significantly increase data collection
and reporting burden.
(2) The Illinois Assistive Technology
Program (IATP) supports the proposed
changes to the Annual Progress Report.
We greatly appreciate the fact that there
are no additional data collection
elements that would be burdensome to
IATP and negatively impact our ability
to provide quality direct services to
customers. If you have any questions,
please reach out to me.
(3) Michigan Assistive Technology
Program: These guidelines make sense
and will not be a burden to us. Thank
you for all of your work on this—we
look forward to sharing the activities
Michigan is completing to increase
access to AT for people with disabilities
in Michigan.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL
estimates the burden of this collection
of information as follows:
As stated above, this information
collection has 3 pieces:
(A) A web-based system that collects
data from states and territories. Fifty-six
grantees report to ACL using the webbased data collection system. A
workgroup of grantees estimated that
the average amount of time required to
complete all responses to the data
collection instrument is 80 hours
annually. The estimated response
burden includes time to review the
instructions, gather existing data, and
complete and review the data entries.
These estimates are based on the
experience of staff who implement these
programs at the state level. In addition,
we project that clean-up and
clarification of data elements will
require no change in data burden
estimates.
(B) A performance measurement
survey that states and territories collect
from individuals. The fifty-six grantees
ask consumers to complete surveys that
provide information on their
performance related to the state’s
measurable goals. Historical data from
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states and territories indicates that the
average state will ask for this
information from 3,242 consumers at 1
minute per consumer to complete the
question survey, for a total of 54 hours
annually.
(C) A customer satisfaction survey
that states and territories collect from
individuals. The fifty-six grantees also
ask consumers to complete customer
satisfaction surveys. Historical data
from states indicated that the average
Number of
respondents
Respondent/data collection activity
Responses
per
respondent
Hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
Work-Based System ........................................................................................
Performance Management ..............................................................................
Customer Satisfaction ......................................................................................
Program Support .............................................................................................
Record Keeping Burden ..................................................................................
56
56
56
56
56
1
1
1
1
1
80
54
54
208
8
4,480
3,024
3,024
11,648
448
Total ..........................................................................................................
........................
........................
404
22,624
Dated: February 23, 2024.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the
Administration for Community Living,
performing the delegable duties of the
Administrator and the Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program; List of Petitions Received
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HRSA is publishing this
notice of petitions received under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program (the Program), as required by
the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as
amended. While the Secretary of HHS is
named as the respondent in all
proceedings brought by the filing of
petitions for compensation under the
Program, the United States Court of
Federal Claims is charged by statute
with responsibility for considering and
acting upon the petitions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about requirements for
filing petitions, and the Program in
general, contact Lisa L. Reyes, Clerk of
Court, United States Court of Federal
Claims, 717 Madison Place NW,
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 357–6400.
For information on HRSA’s role in the
Program, contact the Director, National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program,
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 08W–25A,
Rockville, Maryland 20857; (301) 443–
6593, or visit our website at: https://
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3,242 consumers at 1 minute per
consumer, for a total of 54 annual
burden hours.
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www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/
index.html.
The
Program provides a system of no-fault
compensation for certain individuals
who have been injured by specified
childhood vaccines. Subtitle 2 of title
XXI of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa–
10 et seq., provides that those seeking
compensation are to file a petition with
the United States Court of Federal
Claims and to serve a copy of the
petition to the Secretary of HHS, who is
named as the respondent in each
proceeding. The Secretary has delegated
this responsibility under the Program to
HRSA. The Court is directed by statute
to appoint special masters who take
evidence, conduct hearings as
appropriate, and make initial decisions
as to eligibility for, and amount of,
compensation.
A petition may be filed with respect
to injuries, disabilities, illnesses,
conditions, and deaths resulting from
vaccines described in the Vaccine Injury
Table (the Table) set forth at 42 CFR
100.3. This Table lists for each covered
childhood vaccine the conditions that
may lead to compensation and, for each
condition, the time period for
occurrence of the first symptom or
manifestation of onset or of significant
aggravation after vaccine
administration. Compensation may also
be awarded for conditions not listed in
the Table and for conditions that are
manifested outside the time periods
specified in the Table, but only if the
petitioner shows that the condition was
caused by one of the listed vaccines.
Section 2112(b)(2) of the PHS Act, 42
U.S.C. 300aa–12(b)(2), requires that
‘‘[w]ithin 30 days after the Secretary
receives service of any petition filed
under section 2111 the Secretary shall
publish notice of such petition in the
Federal Register.’’ Set forth below is a
list of petitions received by HRSA on
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January 1, 2024, through January 31,
2024. This list provides the name of the
petitioner, city, and state of vaccination
(if unknown then the city and state of
the person or attorney filing the claim),
and case number. In cases where the
Court has redacted the name of a
petitioner and/or the case number, the
list reflects such redaction.
Section 2112(b)(2) also provides that
the special master ‘‘shall afford all
interested persons an opportunity to
submit relevant, written information’’
relating to the following:
1. The existence of evidence ‘‘that
there is not a preponderance of the
evidence that the illness, disability,
injury, condition, or death described in
the petition is due to factors unrelated
to the administration of the vaccine
described in the petition,’’ and
2. Any allegation in a petition that the
petitioner either:
a. ‘‘[S]ustained, or had significantly
aggravated, any illness, disability,
injury, or condition not set forth in the
Vaccine Injury Table but which was
caused by’’ one of the vaccines referred
to in the Table, or
b. ‘‘[S]ustained, or had significantly
aggravated, any illness, disability,
injury, or condition set forth in the
Vaccine Injury Table the first symptom
or manifestation of the onset or
significant aggravation of which did not
occur within the time period set forth in
the Table but which was caused by a
vaccine’’ referred to in the Table.
In accordance with section 2112(b)(2),
all interested persons may submit
written information relevant to the
issues described above in the case of the
petitions listed below. Any person
choosing to do so should file an original
and three (3) copies of the information
with the Clerk of the United States
Court of Federal Claims at the address
listed above (under the heading FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), with a
copy to HRSA addressed to Director,
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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 Performance Data for State
Grants for Assistive Technology Program Annual Progress Report (OMB
Control Number 0985-0042)
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 proposed extension to Performance Data for State Grants for
Assistive Technology Program Annual Progress Report (OMB Control Number
0985-0042).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by March 29, 2024.
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: Robert Groenendaal,
[email protected], (202) 795-7356.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. 3506), the Administration for Community Living (ACL) has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance. Section 4 of the 21st Century Assistive
Technology Act (29 U.S.C. 3003) authorizes grants to public agencies in
the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Marianas (states and territories). With
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these funds, states and territories operate ``Statewide AT Programs''
that conduct activities to increase access to and acquisition of
assistive technology (AT) for individuals with disabilities and older
Americans. Divided into two comprehensive activity categories: ``State-
level Activities'' and ``State Leadership Activities'' a condition of
receiving a grant to support their Statewide AT Programs, the states
and territories must provide to ACL an application and annual progress
reports on their activities.
Applications: The application required of states and territories is
a three-year State Plan for Assistive Technology (State Plan for AT or
State Plan) (OMB No. 0985-0048). The content of the State Plan for AT
is based on the requirements in section 4(d) of the 21st Century
Assistive Technology Act (29 U.S.C. 3003(d)).
Annual Reports: In addition to submitting a State Plan, every three
years, states and territories are required to submit annual progress
reports on their activities. The data required in that progress report
is specified in section 4(f) of the 21st Century Assistive Technology
Act (29 U.S.C. 3003(f)).
National aggregation of data related to measurable goals is
necessary for the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act
(31 U.S.C. 1115) as well as an Annual Report to Congress. Therefore,
this data collection instrument provides a way for all 56 grantees--50
U.S. states, DC, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to collect
and report data on their performance in a consistent manner, including
a uniform survey to be given to consumers. This uniform survey is
included as part of the data collection package.
Section 8(d) of the 21st Century Assistive Technology Act (29
U.S.C. 3006(d)) requires that ACL submit to Congress an annual report
on the activities conducted under the Act and an analysis of the
progress of the states and outlying areas in meeting their measurable
goals. This report must include a compilation and summary of the data
collected under section 4(f) (29 U.S.C. 3003(f)). In order to make this
possible, states and territories must provide their data uniformly.
This data collection instrument was developed to ensure that all 56
states and territories report data in a consistent manner in alignment
with the requirements of section 4(f) (29 U.S.C. 3003(f)).
ACL will use the information collected via this instrument to:
(1) Complete the annual report to Congress required by the 21st
Century Assistive Technology Act;
(2) Comply with reporting requirements under the Government
Performance and Results Modernization Act; and
(3) Assess the progress of states and territories regarding
measurable goals.
Data collected from the grantees will provide a national
description of activities funded under the AT Act to increase the
access to and acquisition of AT devices and services through statewide
AT programs for individuals with disabilities and older adults. Data
collected from grantees will also provide information for usage by
Congress, the Department, and the public.
In addition, ACL will use this data to inform program management,
monitoring, and technical assistance efforts. States and territories
will be able to use the data for internal management and program
improvement.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice
A 60-day Federal Register Notice published in the Federal Register
on December 28, 2023, at 88 FR 89699 with a comment period that closes
on February 26, 2024. This information collection expires on February
29, 2024, the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3506), requires
publication of a 30-day Federal Register Notice and submittal to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB prior to expiration.
To remain compliant, ACL has published this notice listing the public
comments received as of the date signed to this notice.
The date of submittal to the Federal Register occurred four days
prior to publication of this notice. At the time of submission of this
notice to the Federal Register, ACL received three public comments. To
view any additional public comments and ACL response to comments
received through the comment period that closed on February 26, 2024,
please view the information collection request at 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.
Public Comment Summary
Proposed overall updates to the Assistive Technology (AT) Annual
Progress Report (APR) information collection (IC) instrument and
instruction manual to align with the reauthorization of the Assistive
Technology Act.
Comment Summary for Comments received as of February 21, 2024:
Three State AT Act Program grantees commented in support of the
proposed updates to the AT APR IC as reasonable changes to align with
the 21st Century Assistive Technology Act.
ACL Response: ACL Acknowledged receipt of comment.
Comments:
(1) Nevada Assistive Technology Collaborative: Regarding the AT
APR, just wanted to let you know that I support the proposed changes
and appreciate ACL making reasonable changes to align with the new AT
Act. I believe the changes are appropriate and appreciate that they do
not significantly increase data collection and reporting burden.
(2) The Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) supports the
proposed changes to the Annual Progress Report. We greatly appreciate
the fact that there are no additional data collection elements that
would be burdensome to IATP and negatively impact our ability to
provide quality direct services to customers. If you have any
questions, please reach out to me.
(3) Michigan Assistive Technology Program: These guidelines make
sense and will not be a burden to us. Thank you for all of your work on
this--we look forward to sharing the activities Michigan is completing
to increase access to AT for people with disabilities in Michigan.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
As stated above, this information collection has 3 pieces:
(A) A web-based system that collects data from states and
territories. Fifty-six grantees report to ACL using the web-based data
collection system. A workgroup of grantees estimated that the average
amount of time required to complete all responses to the data
collection instrument is 80 hours annually. The estimated response
burden includes time to review the instructions, gather existing data,
and complete and review the data entries. These estimates are based on
the experience of staff who implement these programs at the state
level. In addition, we project that clean-up and clarification of data
elements will require no change in data burden estimates.
(B) A performance measurement survey that states and territories
collect from individuals. The fifty-six grantees ask consumers to
complete surveys that provide information on their performance related
to the state's measurable goals. Historical data from
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states and territories indicates that the average state will ask for
this information from 3,242 consumers at 1 minute per consumer to
complete the question survey, for a total of 54 hours annually.
(C) A customer satisfaction survey that states and territories
collect from individuals. The fifty-six grantees also ask consumers to
complete customer satisfaction surveys. Historical data from states
indicated that the average state asks for this information from 3,242
consumers at 1 minute per consumer, for a total of 54 annual burden
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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Work-Based System............................... 56 1 80 4,480
Performance Management.......................... 56 1 54 3,024
Customer Satisfaction........................... 56 1 54 3,024
Program Support................................. 56 1 208 11,648
Record Keeping Burden........................... 56 1 8 448
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Total....................................... .............. .............. 404 22,624
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Dated: February 23, 2024.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for Community
Living, performing the delegable duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2024-04134 Filed 2-27-24; 8:45 am]
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