80 FR 32960 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; State Developmental Disabilities Council-Annual Program Performance Report (PPR)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Community Living

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 111 (June 10, 2015)

A Plan developed by the State Council on Developmental Disabilities is required by federal statute. Each State Council on Developmental Disabilities must develop the plan, provide for public comments in the State, provide for approval by the State's Governor, and finally submit the plan on a five-year basis. On an annual basis, the Council must submit a Program Performance Report (PPR) to described the extent to which annual progress is being achieved on the 5 year state plan goals. The PPR will be used by (1) the Council as a planning document to track progress made in meeting state plan goals; (2) the citizenry of the State as a mechanism for monitoring progress and activities on the plans of the Council; (3) the Department as a stewardship tool, for ensuring compliance with the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, as one basis for monitoring and providing technical assistance (e.g., during site visits), and as a support for management decision making.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32960-32961]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14051]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Community Living


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; State 
Developmental Disabilities Council--Annual Program Performance Report 
(PPR)

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Administration on 
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: A Plan developed by the State Council on Developmental 
Disabilities is required by federal statute. Each State Council on 
Developmental Disabilities must develop the plan, provide for public 
comments in the State, provide for approval by the State's Governor, 
and finally submit the plan on a five-year basis. On an annual basis, 
the Council must submit a Program Performance Report (PPR) to described 
the extent to which annual progress is being achieved on the 5 year 
state plan goals. The PPR will be used by (1) the Council as a planning 
document to track progress made in meeting state plan goals; (2) the 
citizenry of the State as a mechanism for monitoring progress and 
activities on the plans of the Council; (3) the Department as a 
stewardship tool, for ensuring compliance with the Developmental 
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, as one basis for 
monitoring and providing technical assistance (e.g., during site 
visits), and as a support for management decision making.

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
August 10, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
email to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Cruz, Administration on 
Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental 
Disabilities, Office of Program Support, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., 
Room 4306, Washington, DC 20201, 202-357-3439.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the requirements of 
section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Administration on Community Living is soliciting public comment on the 
specific aspects of the information collection described above. Copies 
of the proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments 
may be forwarded by writing to: Allison Cruz, Administration on 
Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental 
Disabilities, Office of Program, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Room 
4306, Washington, DC 20201.
    The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the 
proposed Collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the function of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden information to be 
collected; and (e) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection technique comments and or other forms of information 
technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions 
submitted within 60 days of this publication.

Respondents

    56 State Developmental Disabilities Councils.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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State Developmental Disabilities Program                      56               1             138           7,728
 Performance Report (PPR).......................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........  ..............  ..............  ..............           7,728
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    Dated: June 3, 2015.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2015-14051 Filed 6-9-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4154-01-P