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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request; for the State Plan
of Assistive Technology (OMB Control
Number 0985–0048)
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
(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 collection of information
extension solicits comments on the
information collection requirements
relating to the State Plan of Assistive
Technology (OMB Control Number
0985–0048).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EDT) or
postmarked by May 28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: Rob Groenendaal
Robert.Groenendaal@acl.hhs.gov.
Submit written comments on the
collection of information to
Administration for Community Living,
330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201, Attention: Rob Groenendaal
Robert.Groenendaal@acl.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob
Groenendaal, Robert.Groenendaal@
acl.hhs.gov, (202) 795–7356.
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
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
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.
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
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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. Section 4 of the 21st
Century Assistive Technology Act (AT
Act) provides grants to States and
Territories to operate comprehensive
statewide assistive technology programs
(Statewide AT Programs) that increase
access to and acquisition of AT devices
and services for individuals with
disabilities and older Americans. States
and Territories are required to apply to
ACL in order to receive funds under this
grant program. Section 4(d) of the AT
Act requires that this application
contain:
(1) information identifying and
describing the lead agency and
implementing entity (if applicable)
responsible for carrying out the
Statewide AT Program and a description
of how the implementing entity (if
applicable) coordinates and collaborates
with the State;
(2) a description of how public and
private entities were involved in the
development of the application and will
be involved in implementation of the
grant, including the resources to be
committed by these entities;
(3) a description of how the Statewide
AT Program will implement the
activities required under the grant,
which include State financing, device
reutilization, device loans, device
demonstrations, training, technical
assistance, and public awareness.
Statewide AT Programs must conduct
these activities in coordination and
collaboration with other appropriate
entities;
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(4) an explanation of how the grant
funds will be allocated, used, and
tracked;
(5) a set of assurances; and
(6) a description of the activities that
will be supported with State funds.
Section 4 Requirements Necessitating
Submission of the State Plan for AT and
Annual Data Collection
Section 4 of the AT Act 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 outlying areas).
With these funds, the 56 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. These comprehensive
activities are divided into two
categories: ‘‘State-level Activities’’ and
‘‘State Leadership Activities.’’
According to section 4 of the AT Act,
as a condition of receiving a grant to
support their Statewide AT Programs,
the 56 States and Territories must
provide to ACL: (1) applications and (2)
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 AT Act. As a part of this State Plan,
section 4(d)(3) of the AT Act requires
that States and Territories conduct
activities addressing the assistive
technology needs of individuals with
disabilities in education, employment,
community living and information
technology/telecommunications.
National aggregation of data related to
the required State-level and State
leadership activities is necessary for the
Government Performance and Results
Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA)
as well as an Annual Report to
Congress. Therefore, this State Plan for
AT 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.
Annual Reports: In addition to
submitting a State Plan for AT every
three years, States and outlying areas are
required to submit annual progress
reports on their activities. The data
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required in that progress report is
specified in section 4(f) of the AT Act.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Section 8 Requirements Necessitating
Collection
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2023–N–2179]
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Section 8(d) of the AT Act requires
that ACL submit to Congress an annual
report on the activities identified in the
State Plan for AT and an analysis of the
progress of the States and Territories in
meeting their measurable goals. The
State Plan for AT must include a
compilation and summary of the
activities conducted under section 4(f).
In order to make this possible, States
and Territories must provide their data
uniformly. This State Plan for AT
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).
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: ACL
estimates the burden of this collection
of information as follows: 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 73 hours
annually. The burden estimates affect
the reporting responsibilities of the
Statewide AT Programs, and the
directors were chosen to represent the
diversity of the 56 programs based on
regions of the country, sizes of the
programs, types of agencies operating
the programs, and whether the director
is an individual with a disability. The
estimated response burden includes
time to review the instructions, gather
existing information, and complete and
review the data entries.
a. Number of respondents: 56.
b. Frequency of response: 1.
c. Total annual responses (a × b): 56.
d. Hours per response: 73.
e. Total burden hours (c × d): 4,088.
Dated: March 20, 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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Phillip Leonowens: Final Debarment
Order
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is issuing an
order under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) debarring
Phillip Leonowens for a period of 5
years from importing or offering for
import any drug into the United States.
FDA bases this order on a finding that
Mr. Leonowens was convicted of one
felony count under Federal law for
conspiracy to smuggle goods into the
United States. The factual basis
supporting Mr. Leonowens’ conviction,
as described below, is conduct relating
to the importation into the United States
of a drug or controlled substance. Mr.
Leonowens was given notice of the
proposed debarment and was given an
opportunity to request a hearing to show
why he should not be debarred. As of
December 31, 2023 (30 days after receipt
of the notice), Mr. Leonowens had not
responded. Mr. Leonowens’s failure to
respond and request a hearing
constitutes a waiver of his right to a
hearing concerning this matter.
DATES: This order is applicable March
26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Any application by Mr.
Leonowens for termination of
debarment under section 306(d)(1) of
the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 335a(d)(1)) may
be submitted as follows:
SUMMARY:
Electronic Submissions
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
An application submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket unchanged. Because your
application will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
application does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as medical information, your or
anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
that if you include your name, contact
information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your
application, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
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• If you want to submit an
application with confidential
information that you do not wish to be
made available to the public, submit the
application as a written/paper
submission and in the manner detailed
(see ‘‘Written/Paper Submissions’’ and
‘‘Instructions’’).
Written/Paper Submissions
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
written/paper submissions): Dockets
Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For a written/paper application
submitted to the Dockets Management
Staff, FDA will post your application, as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted, marked, and
identified, as confidential, if submitted
as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All applications must
include the Docket No. FDA–2023–N–
2179. Received applications will be
placed in the docket and, except for
those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Dockets Management Staff between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, 240–402–7500.
• Confidential Submissions—To
submit an application with confidential
information that you do not wish to be
made publicly available, submit your
application only as a written/paper
submission. You should submit two
copies total. One copy will include the
information you claim to be confidential
with a heading or cover note that states
‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
Agency will review this copy, including
the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of your application.
The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information
redacted/blacked out, will be available
for public viewing and posted on
https://www.regulations.gov. Submit
both copies to the Dockets Management
Staff. Any information marked as
‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed
except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20
and other applicable disclosure law. For
more information about FDA’s posting
of comments to public dockets, see 80
FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access
the information at: https://
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-201509-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
Docket: For access to the docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and insert
the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the
‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
and/or go to the Dockets Management
Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request; for the State Plan of Assistive Technology (OMB
Control Number 0985-0048)
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
(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
collection of information extension solicits comments on the
information collection requirements relating to the State Plan of
Assistive Technology (OMB Control Number 0985-0048).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EDT) or postmarked by May 28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Rob Groenendaal [email protected]. Submit written
comments on the collection of information to Administration for
Community Living, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attention: Rob
Groenendaal [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Groenendaal,
[email protected], (202) 795-7356.
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 in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
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. 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. Section 4 of
the 21st Century Assistive Technology Act (AT Act) provides grants to
States and Territories to operate comprehensive statewide assistive
technology programs (Statewide AT Programs) that increase access to and
acquisition of AT devices and services for individuals with
disabilities and older Americans. States and Territories are required
to apply to ACL in order to receive funds under this grant program.
Section 4(d) of the AT Act requires that this application contain:
(1) information identifying and describing the lead agency and
implementing entity (if applicable) responsible for carrying out the
Statewide AT Program and a description of how the implementing entity
(if applicable) coordinates and collaborates with the State;
(2) a description of how public and private entities were involved
in the development of the application and will be involved in
implementation of the grant, including the resources to be committed by
these entities;
(3) a description of how the Statewide AT Program will implement
the activities required under the grant, which include State financing,
device reutilization, device loans, device demonstrations, training,
technical assistance, and public awareness. Statewide AT Programs must
conduct these activities in coordination and collaboration with other
appropriate entities;
(4) an explanation of how the grant funds will be allocated, used,
and tracked;
(5) a set of assurances; and
(6) a description of the activities that will be supported with
State funds.
Section 4 Requirements Necessitating Submission of the State Plan for
AT and Annual Data Collection
Section 4 of the AT Act 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 outlying areas). With these funds, the 56 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.
These comprehensive activities are divided into two categories:
``State-level Activities'' and ``State Leadership Activities.''
According to section 4 of the AT Act, as a condition of receiving a
grant to support their Statewide AT Programs, the 56 States and
Territories must provide to ACL: (1) applications and (2) 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 AT Act. As a part
of this State Plan, section 4(d)(3) of the AT Act requires that States
and Territories conduct activities addressing the assistive technology
needs of individuals with disabilities in education, employment,
community living and information technology/telecommunications.
National aggregation of data related to the required State-level
and State leadership activities is necessary for the Government
Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) as well as
an Annual Report to Congress. Therefore, this State Plan for AT
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.
Annual Reports: In addition to submitting a State Plan for AT every
three years, States and outlying areas are required to submit annual
progress reports on their activities. The data
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required in that progress report is specified in section 4(f) of the AT
Act.
Section 8 Requirements Necessitating Collection
Section 8(d) of the AT Act requires that ACL submit to Congress an
annual report on the activities identified in the State Plan for AT and
an analysis of the progress of the States and Territories in meeting
their measurable goals. The State Plan for AT must include a
compilation and summary of the activities conducted under section 4(f).
In order to make this possible, States and Territories must provide
their data uniformly. This State Plan for AT 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).
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: ACL estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows: 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 73 hours annually. The
burden estimates affect the reporting responsibilities of the Statewide
AT Programs, and the directors were chosen to represent the diversity
of the 56 programs based on regions of the country, sizes of the
programs, types of agencies operating the programs, and whether the
director is an individual with a disability. The estimated response
burden includes time to review the instructions, gather existing
information, and complete and review the data entries.
a. Number of respondents: 56.
b. Frequency of response: 1.
c. Total annual responses (a x b): 56.
d. Hours per response: 73.
e. Total burden hours (c x d): 4,088.
Dated: March 20, 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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