81_FR_17521 81 FR 17461 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; State Developmental Disabilities Council 5-Year State Plan

81 FR 17461 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; State Developmental Disabilities Council 5-Year State Plan

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Community Living

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 60 (March 29, 2016)

Page Range17461-17461
FR Document2016-07065

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 review the plan and make any amendments. The State Plan will be used (1) by any amendments. The State Plan will be used (2) by the Council as a planning document; (3) by the citizenry of the State as a mechanism for commenting on the plans of the Council; (4) by the Department as a stewardship tool, for ensuring compliance with the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, as one basis for providing technical assistance (e.g., during site visits), and as a support for management decision making.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Community Living


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; State 
Developmental Disabilities Council 5-Year State Plan

AGENCY: Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 
Administration on Community Living, 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 review the plan and make any amendments. The State 
Plan will be used (1) by any amendments. The State Plan will be used 
(2) by the Council as a planning document; (3) by the citizenry of the 
State as a mechanism for commenting on the plans of the Council; (4) by 
the Department as a stewardship tool, for ensuring compliance with the 
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, as one 
basis for 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 May 
31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
email to: Valerie.Bond@acl.hhs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Bond, Administration on 
Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental 
Disabilities, Office of Program Support, 330 C Street SW., Room 1139-C, 
Washington, DC 20201, (202) 795-7311.

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: Valerie Bond, Administration on 
Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental 
Disabilities, Office of Program Support, 330 C Street NW., Room 1139-C, 
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.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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State Developmental Disabilities Council 5-Year               56               1             367          20,552
 State Plan.....................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,552.

    Dated: March 22, 2016.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2016-07065 Filed 3-28-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4154-01-P



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                                                  Information Collection                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          HUMAN SERVICES                                        Valerie Bond, Administration on
                                                     1. Type of Information Collection                                                                          Community Living, Administration on
                                                  Request: New collection (Request for a                  Administration on Community Living                    Intellectual and Developmental
                                                  new OMB control number); Title of                                                                             Disabilities, Office of Program Support,
                                                  Information Collection: Healthy Indiana                 Proposed Information Collection                       330 C Street SW., Room 1139–C,
                                                  Program (HIP) 2.0 Beneficiaries Survey;                 Activity; Comment Request; State                      Washington, DC 20201, (202) 795–7311.
                                                  Use: Approval for testing and                           Developmental Disabilities Council 5-
                                                                                                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
                                                  developing the survey is vital to                       Year State Plan
                                                  adequately inform CMS decision                                                                                compliance with the requirements of
                                                  making regarding Section 1115 Waivers,                  AGENCY: Administration on Intellectual                Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
                                                  in particular the State’s upcoming                      and Developmental Disabilities,                       Reduction Act of 1995, the
                                                  NEMT waiver due for renewal by                          Administration on Community Living,                   Administration on Community Living is
                                                  December 1, 2016. The NEMT benefit                      HHS.                                                  soliciting public comment on the
                                                                                                                                                                specific aspects of the information
                                                  provides transportation for Medicaid                    ACTION: Notice.
                                                  beneficiaries who otherwise have no                                                                           collection described above. Copies of
                                                  means of transportation to get to and                   SUMMARY:   A plan developed by the State              the proposed collection of information
                                                  from medical services. The Healthy                      Council on Developmental Disabilities                 can be obtained and comments may be
                                                  Indiana Program (HIP) 2.0                               is required by federal statute. Each State            forwarded by writing to: Valerie Bond,
                                                  demonstration provides authority for                    Council on Developmental Disabilities                 Administration on Community Living,
                                                  the State to not offer NEMT for the new                 must develop the plan, provide for                    Administration on Intellectual and
                                                  adult group during the first year of the                public comments in the State, provide                 Developmental Disabilities, Office of
                                                  demonstration (except for pregnant                      for approval by the State’s Governor,                 Program Support, 330 C Street NW.,
                                                  women and individuals determined to                     and finally submit the plan on a five-                Room 1139–C, Washington, DC 20201.
                                                  be medically frail). CMS may extend the                 year basis. On an annual basis, the                     The Department specifically requests
                                                  State’s authority, subject to evaluation                Council must review the plan and make                 comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
                                                  of the impact of this policy on access to               any amendments. The State Plan will be                Collection of information is necessary
                                                  care. Form Number: CMS–10615 (OMB                       used (1) by any amendments. The State                 for the proper performance of the
                                                  control number: 0938–1300); Frequency:                  Plan will be used (2) by the Council as               function of the agency, including
                                                  Once; Affected Public: Individuals and                  a planning document; (3) by the                       whether the information shall have
                                                  households; Number of Respondents:                      citizenry of the State as a mechanism for             practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
                                                  36; Total Annual Responses: 36; Total                   commenting on the plans of the                        agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                  Annual Hours: 36. (For policy questions                 Council; (4) by the Department as a                   proposed collection of information; (c)
                                                  regarding this collection contact Teresa                stewardship tool, for ensuring                        the quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                  DeCaro at 202–384–6309).                                compliance with the Developmental                     information to be collected; (d) ways to
                                                                                                          Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights            minimize the burden information to be
                                                     Written comments and                                                                                       collected; and (e) ways to minimize the
                                                  recommendations will be considered                      Act, as one basis for providing technical
                                                                                                          assistance (e.g., during site visits), and            burden of the collection of information
                                                  from the public if received by the date                                                                       on respondents, including through the
                                                  and address noted above.                                as a support for management decision
                                                                                                          making.                                               use of automated collection technique
                                                     Dated: March 22, 2016.                                                                                     comments and or other forms of
                                                  William N. Parham, III,                                 DATES:  Submit written comments on the                information technology. Consideration
                                                                                                          collection of information by May 31,                  will be given to comments and
                                                  Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
                                                  of Strategic Operations and Regulatory                  2016.                                                 suggestions submitted within 60 days of
                                                  Affairs.                                                ADDRESSES:  Submit written comments                   this publication.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–06828 Filed 3–28–16; 8:45 am]             on the collection of information by                     Respondents: 56 State Developmental
                                                  BILLING CODE 4120–01–P                                  email to: Valerie.Bond@acl.hhs.gov.                   Disabilities Councils.

                                                                                                                 ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
                                                                                                                                                                Number of            Average
                                                                                                                                              Number of                                          Total burden
                                                                                        Instrument                                                            responses per       burden hours
                                                                                                                                             respondents                                            hours
                                                                                                                                                                respondent        per response

                                                  State Developmental Disabilities Council 5-Year State Plan ..........................                  56                1               367         20,552



                                                   Estimated Total Annual Burden                          DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug
                                                  Hours: 20,552.                                          HUMAN SERVICES                                        Administration (FDA) is establishing a
                                                    Dated: March 22, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                public docket to make available to the
                                                                                                          Food and Drug Administration                          public a report of the pediatric studies
                                                  Kathy Greenlee,                                                                                               of Lorazepam that were conducted in
                                                                                                          [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–3037]
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                                                  Administrator and Assistant Secretary for                                                                     accordance with the Public Health
                                                  Aging.
                                                                                                          Pediatric Studies of Lorazepam;                       Service Act (PHS Act) and submitted to
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–07065 Filed 3–28–16; 8:45 am]             Establishment of Public Docket                        the Director of the National Institutes of
                                                  BILLING CODE 4154–01–P                                                                                        Health (NIH) and the Commissioner of
                                                                                                          AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              Food and Drugs.
                                                                                                          HHS.
                                                                                                                                                                DATES: Submit either electronic or
                                                                                                          ACTION:   Notice; establishment of docket.
                                                                                                                                                                written comments by April 28, 2016.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit written comments on the collection of information by May 31, 2016.
ContactValerie Bond, Administration on Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Program Support, 330 C Street SW., Room 1139-C, Washington, DC 20201, (202) 795-7311.
FR Citation81 FR 17461 

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