81 FR 57592 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; Protection and Advocacy Annual Program Performance Report and Statement of Goals and Priorities

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Community Living

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 163 (August 23, 2016)

This notice seeks to collect comments on revisions to an existing collection: Annual Protection and Advocacy Systems Program Performance Report (0985-0027). State Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems in each State and Territory provide individual legal advocacy, systemic advocacy, monitoring and investigations to protect and advance the rights of people with developmental disabilities, using funding administered by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Administration on Disability, Administration on Community Living, HHS. The Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 15044, requires each P&A to annually prepare a report that describes the activities and accomplishments of the system during the preceding fiscal year and a Statement of Goals and Priorities (SGP) (0985-0034) for each coming fiscal year. P&As are required to annually report on ``the activities, accomplishments, and expenditures of the system during the preceding fiscal year, including a description of the system's goals, the extent to which the goals were achieved, barriers to their achievement, the process used to obtain public input, the nature of such input, and how such input was used.'' To meet it statutory reporting requirements, P&As have used separate forms for submitting the annual report (0985-0027) and the SGP (0985-0034). It is proposed that the two be combined by creating the Protection and Advocacy Annual Program Performance Report and Statement of Goals and Priorities form. By combining the forms, P&As will have a reduced burden by submitting only one report annually. The combined form will also allow federal reviewers to analyze patterns more readily between goals and priority setting and program performance. The annual program performance report (PPR) and SGP is reviewed by federal staff for compliance and program outcomes. Information in the PPRs and SGPs is analyzed to create a national profile of programmatic compliance, program outcomes, and goals and priorities for P&A Systems. These profiles are used to track accomplishments against goals, develop technical assistance, and determine compliance with Federal requirements. Information collected in the unified report also will inform AIDD of trends in P&A advocacy, collaboration with other federally-funded entities, and best practices for efficient use of federal funds.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57592-57593]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20161]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Community Living


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; 
Protection and Advocacy Annual Program Performance Report and Statement 
of Goals and Priorities

AGENCY: Office of Program Support, Administration on Intellectual and 
Developmental Disabilities, Administration on Disability, 
Administration on Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice seeks to collect comments on revisions to an 
existing collection: Annual Protection and Advocacy Systems Program 
Performance Report (0985-0027). State Protection and Advocacy (P&A) 
Systems in each State and Territory provide individual legal advocacy, 
systemic advocacy, monitoring and investigations to protect and advance 
the rights of people with developmental disabilities, using funding 
administered by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental 
Disabilities, Administration on Disability, Administration on Community 
Living, HHS.
    The Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 
15044, requires each P&A to annually prepare a report that describes 
the activities and accomplishments of the system during the preceding 
fiscal year and a Statement of Goals and Priorities (SGP) (0985-0034) 
for each coming fiscal year. P&As are required to annually report on 
``the activities, accomplishments, and expenditures of the system 
during the preceding fiscal year, including a description of the 
system's goals, the extent to which the goals were achieved, barriers 
to their achievement, the process used to obtain public input, the 
nature of such input, and how such input was used.'' To meet it 
statutory reporting requirements, P&As have used separate forms for 
submitting the annual report (0985-0027) and the SGP (0985-0034). It is 
proposed that the two be combined by creating the Protection and 
Advocacy Annual Program Performance Report and Statement of Goals and 
Priorities form. By combining the forms, P&As will have a reduced 
burden by submitting only one report annually. The combined form will 
also allow federal reviewers to analyze patterns more readily between 
goals and priority setting and program performance. The annual program 
performance report (PPR) and SGP is reviewed by federal staff for 
compliance and program outcomes. Information in the PPRs and SGPs is 
analyzed to create a national profile of programmatic compliance, 
program outcomes, and goals and priorities for P&A Systems. These 
profiles are used to track accomplishments against goals, develop 
technical assistance, and determine compliance with Federal 
requirements. Information collected in the unified report also will 
inform AIDD of trends in P&A advocacy, collaboration with other 
federally-funded entities, and best practices for efficient use of 
federal funds.

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
October 24, 2016.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clare Huerta, Administration on 
Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental 
Disabilities, Office of Program Support, 330 C Street SW., DC, 
Washington, DC 20201, (202) 795-7301.

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. The 
form is available at http://www.acl.gov/Programs/AIDD/Program_Resource_Search/Results_DDC.aspx#resources.
    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 only be given to comments and 
suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.
    Respondents: 57 Protection and Advocacy Systems.

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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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Protection and Advocacy Annual Program                    57                1               90            5,130
 Performance Report and Statement of Goals
 and Priorities.............................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,130.

    Dated: August 17, 2016.
Edwin L. Walker,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2016-20161 Filed 8-22-16; 8:45 am]
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