80_FR_53689 80 FR 53517 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

80 FR 53517 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 172 (September 4, 2015)

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FR Document2015-22014

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 172 (Friday, September 4, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53517-53518]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22014]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Assets for Independence (AFI) Program Evaluation.
    OMB No.: 0970-0414.
    Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing a data 
collection activity as part of an experimental evaluation of the Assets 
for Independence (AFI) Program. The purpose of this study is to assess 
the impact of participation in AFI-funded individual development 
account (IDA) projects on the savings, asset purchases, and economic 
well-being of low-income individuals and families. While some 
evaluations suggest that IDAs help low-income families save, rigorous 
experimental research is limited. Few studies have focused on AFI-
funded IDAs, and few have tested alternative design features. The 
Assets for Independence Evaluation is the first experimental evaluation 
of IDA projects operating under the Assets for

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Independence Act, and will contribute importantly to understanding the 
effects of IDA project participation on project participants. The 
evaluation was launched in fall 2011 in two sites, with the random 
assignment of AFI-eligible cases to program and control groups. OMB 
approved three data collection efforts related to this project in 
October 2012, including approval of a baseline survey, 12-month follow-
up survey, and implementation study protocols.
    This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on 
a proposed new information collection activity: The AFI Evaluation 
second follow-up survey (at 36 months post-random assignment) of both 
treatment and control group members. The content of this survey is the 
same as the content approved for the 12-month follow-up. The purpose of 
the AFI Evaluation 36-month follow-up survey is to follow-up with study 
participants to document their intermediate savings and savings 
patterns, asset purchases, and other economic outcomes. The evaluation 
consists of both an impact study and an implementation study. Data 
collection activities will span a three-year period. Data collection 
activities to submit in a future information collection request include 
a third follow-up survey for AFI Evaluation study participants 
approximately 60 months after study enrollment.
    Respondents: Individuals enrolled in AFI programs, individuals who 
have left AFI programs, and control group members.

                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                                          Number of      Average burden
                             Instrument                              Total number of   Annual number    responses per      hours per      Annual burden
                                                                       respondents     of respondents     respondent        response          hours
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Follow-Up Survey: AFI-eligible participants........................             814              271                1                1              271
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    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-22014 Filed 9-3-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-26-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 172 / Friday, September 4, 2015 / Notices 53517 minimize the information collection 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests this disclosure. The form is also used by burden. or requirements that members of the health care facilities to document their DATES: Comments must be received by public submit reports, keep records, or plan of correction and by CMS, the November 3, 2015. provide information to a third party. states, facilities, purchasers, consumers, Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA advocacy groups, and the public as a ADDRESSES: When commenting, please requires federal agencies to publish a source of information about quality of reference the document identifier or 60-day notice in the Federal Register care and facility compliance. The OMB control number. To be assured concerning each proposed collection of regulations at 42 CFR 488.18 require consideration, comments and information, including each proposed that state survey agencies document all recommendations must be submitted in extension or reinstatement of an existing deficiency findings on a statement of any one of the following ways: collection of information, before deficiencies and plan of correction, 1. Electronically. You may send your submitting the collection to OMB for which is the CMS–2567. Sections comments electronically to http:// approval. To comply with this 488.26 and 488.28 further delineate how www.regulations.gov. Follow the requirement, CMS is publishing this compliance findings must be recorded instructions for ‘‘Comment or notice. and that CMS prescribed forms must be Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ used. Form Number: CMS–2567 (OMB to find the information collection Information Collection Control Number: 0938–0391); document(s) that are accepting 1. Type of Information Collection Frequency: Yearly and occasionally; comments. Request: Revision of a currently Affected Public: Private Sector (Business 2. By regular mail. You may mail approved collection; Title of or other for-profit and Not-for-profit written comments to the following Information Collection: Home Health institutions); Number of Respondents: address: CMS, Office of Strategic Agency Cost Report; Use: Providers of 64,500; Total Annual Responses: Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Services participating in the Medicare 64,500; Total Annual Hours: 128,083. Division of Regulations Development, program are required under sections (For policy questions regarding this Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 1815(a), 1833(e) and 1861(v)(1)(A) of the collection contact Sharon Lash at 410– Control Number ____, Room C4–26–05, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395g) to 786–9457.) 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, submit annual information to achieve Maryland 21244–1850. Dated: September 1, 2015. settlement of costs for health care To obtain copies of a supporting services rendered to Medicare William N. Parham, III, statement and any related forms for the beneficiaries. In addition, regulations at Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office proposed collection(s) summarized in 42 CFR 413.20 and 413.24 require of Strategic Operations and Regulatory this notice, you may make your request Affairs. adequate cost data and cost reports from using one of following: providers on an annual basis. The Form [FR Doc. 2015–22033 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am] 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at CMS–1728–94 cost report is needed to BILLING CODE 4120–01–P http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ determine a provider’s reasonable cost PaperworkReductionActof1995. incurred in furnishing medical services 2. Email your request, including your to Medicare beneficiaries and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND address, phone number, OMB number, reimbursement due to or from a HUMAN SERVICES and CMS document identifier, to provider. Form Number: CMS–1728–94 Administration for Children and Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. (OMB control number: 0938–0022); Families 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: (410) 786–1326. Private sector (Business or other for- Submission for OMB Review; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Comment Request Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– Number of Respondents: 11,352; Total 1326. Annual Responses: 11,352; Total Title: Assets for Independence (AFI) Annual Hours: 2,576,904. (For policy Program Evaluation. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB No.: 0970–0414. questions regarding this collection Contents contact Angela DiGorgio at 410–786– Description: The U.S. Department of 4516.) Health and Human Services, This notice sets out a summary of the 2. Type of Information Collection Administration for Children and use and burden associated with the Request: Extension without change of a Families (ACF) is proposing a data following information collections. More currently approved collection; Title of collection activity as part of an detailed information can be found in Information Collection: Statement of experimental evaluation of the Assets each collection’s supporting statement Deficiencies and Plan of Correction for Independence (AFI) Program. The and associated materials (see Supporting Regulations; Use: Section purpose of this study is to assess the ADDRESSES). 1864(a) of the Social Security Act impact of participation in AFI-funded CMS–10387 Skilled Nursing Facility requires that the Secretary use state individual development account (IDA) (SNF) Prospective Payment System survey agencies to conduct surveys to projects on the savings, asset purchases, and Consolidated Billing determine whether health care facilities and economic well-being of low-income CMS–2567 Statement of Deficiencies meet Medicare and Clinical Laboratory individuals and families. While some and Plan of Correction and Improvement Amendments evaluations suggest that IDAs help low- Supporting Regulations mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES participation requirements. The Form income families save, rigorous Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– CMS–2567 is the means by which the experimental research is limited. Few 3520), federal agencies must obtain survey findings are documented. This studies have focused on AFI-funded approval from the Office of Management section of the law further requires that IDAs, and few have tested alternative and Budget (OMB) for each collection of compliance findings resulting from design features. The Assets for information they conduct or sponsor. these surveys be made available to the Independence Evaluation is the first The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is public within 90 days of such surveys. experimental evaluation of IDA projects defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR The Form CMS–2567 is the vehicle for operating under the Assets for VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Sep 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04SEN1.SGM 04SEN1

53518 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 172 / Friday, September 4, 2015 / Notices Independence Act, and will contribute proposed new information collection study and an implementation study. importantly to understanding the effects activity: The AFI Evaluation second Data collection activities will span a of IDA project participation on project follow-up survey (at 36 months post- three-year period. Data collection participants. The evaluation was random assignment) of both treatment activities to submit in a future launched in fall 2011 in two sites, with and control group members. The information collection request include a the random assignment of AFI-eligible content of this survey is the same as the third follow-up survey for AFI cases to program and control groups. content approved for the 12-month Evaluation study participants OMB approved three data collection follow-up. The purpose of the AFI approximately 60 months after study efforts related to this project in October Evaluation 36-month follow-up survey enrollment. 2012, including approval of a baseline is to follow-up with study participants survey, 12-month follow-up survey, and to document their intermediate savings Respondents: Individuals enrolled in implementation study protocols. and savings patterns, asset purchases, AFI programs, individuals who have left This Federal Register Notice provides and other economic outcomes. The AFI programs, and control group the opportunity to comment on a evaluation consists of both an impact members. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Annual Number of Average Total number Annual burden Instrument number of responses per burden hours of respondents hours respondents respondent per response Follow-Up Survey: AFI-eligible participants ......................... 814 271 1 1 271 Additional Information: Copies of the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND logistics to be established for proposed collection may be obtained by HUMAN SERVICES participation in the call. If there are writing to the Administration for technical problems gaining access to the Children and Families, Office of Administration for Children and call or webinar, please call 888–569– Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 Families 3848 or press *0, and for GoToWebinar L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, technical support call 800–263–6317. DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Health Resources and Services Meeting Registration: Attendees are Clearance Officer. All requests should Administration asked to register for the conference by be identified by the title of the going to the registration Web site at Notice of Meeting: Advisory Committee https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ information collection. Email address: on the Maternal, Infant and Early register/8910471186935462146. OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Childhood Home Visiting Program Special Accommodations: Attendees OMB Comment: OMB is required to Evaluation with special needs requiring make a decision concerning the accommodations such as large print collection of information between 30 ACTION: Notice of meeting: Advisory materials or other accommodations may and 60 days after publication of this Committee on the Maternal, Infant and make requests when registering at the document in the Federal Register. Early Childhood Home Visiting Program online Web site by answering the Evaluation (MIECHVPE). ‘‘Special accommodations’’ question on Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it Authority: Section 511(g)(1) of the the registration page: https:// within 30 days of publication. Written Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711(g)) attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ comments and recommendations for the and Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 8910471186935462146. proposed information collection should Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– Agenda: The meeting will include be sent directly to the following: Office 463). updates on the progress of the of Management and Budget, Paperwork Name: Advisory Committee on the evaluation and will present the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood evaluation’s impact, implementation, Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ Home Visiting Program Evaluation. impact variation, and cost data analysis SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Date and Time: Monday, September plans. Agenda items are subject to Desk Officer for the Administration for 21, 2015, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. EST. change as priorities dictate. Children and Families. Public Comments: Members of the Place: Webinar. Robert Sargis, The Advisory Committee on the public may submit written comments ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood that will be distributed to Committee Home Visiting Program Evaluation members prior to the meeting. Written [FR Doc. 2015–22014 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am] (Committee) will meet for its fifth comments must be received by Monday, BILLING CODE 4184–26–P session on Monday, September 21, September 14, 2015 for consideration. 2015, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. ET. The purpose Comments can be submitted to Nancy of the meeting is to allow the Committee Margie at Nancy.Margie@acf.hhs.gov. to comment on the analysis plan of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any person interested in obtaining other mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES MIHOPE project. The general public (‘‘attendees’’) can join the meeting via information relevant to joining the webinar by logging onto https:// webinar can contact Carolyn Swaney at attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ Carolyn.Swaney@icfi.com. 8910471186935462146, and then follow SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The the instructions for registering. 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