82_FR_22096 82 FR 22006 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

82 FR 22006 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 90 (May 11, 2017)

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FR Document2017-09581

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 90 (Thursday, May 11, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 90 (Thursday, May 11, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects: Reinstate and Extend Collection with 
Modification--Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Post-Expenditure 
Report.
    Title: Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Post-Expenditure Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0234.
    Description: The purpose of this is to request approval to: (1) 
Reinstate and extend the collection of post-expenditure data using the 
current OMB approved Post-Expenditure Reporting form (OMB No. 0970-
0234) with modification past the current expiration date of November 
30, 2017; (2) propose 8 minor additions to the current Post-Expenditure 
Reporting form; and (3) to request that grantees continue to 
voluntarily submit estimated pre-expenditure data using the Post-
Expenditure Reporting form, as part of the required annual Intended Use 
Plan.
    The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) is authorized under Title XX 
of the Social Security Act, as amended, and is codified at 42 U.S.C. 
1397 through 1397e. SSBG provides funds to States, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (hereinafter referred 
to as States and Territories or grantees) to assist in delivering 
critical services to vulnerable older adults, persons with 
disabilities, at-risk adolescents and young adults, and children and 
families. SSBG funds are distributed to each State and the District of 
Columbia based on each State's population relative to all other States. 
Distributions are made to Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands based on 
the same ratio allotted to them in 1981 as compared to the total 1981 
appropriation.
    Each State or Territory is responsible for designing and 
implementing its own use of SSBG funds to meet the specialized needs of 
their most vulnerable populations. States and Territories may determine 
what services will be provided, who will be eligible, and how funds 
will be distributed among the various services. State or local SSBG 
agencies (i.e., county, city, regional offices) may provide the 
services or grantees may purchase services from qualified agencies,

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organizations, or individuals. States and Territories must administer 
the SSBG according to their accepted Intended Use Plan, along with 
amendments, and in conformance with their own implementing rules and 
policies. The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for 
Children and Families administers the SSBG.
    Annually, grantees are required to submit a Pre-Expenditure Report 
and Intended Use Plan as a prerequisite to receiving SSBG funds. The 
Pre-Expenditure Report must include information on the types of 
services to be supported and the characteristics of individuals to be 
served. This report is to be submitted 30 days prior to the start of 
the Fiscal Year (June 1 if the State operates on a July-June Fiscal 
Year, or September 1 if the State operates on a Federal Fiscal Year). 
No specific format is required for the Intended Use Plan. Grantees are 
required to submit a revised Intended Use Plan and Pre-Expenditure 
Report if the planned use of SSBG funds changes during the year (42 
U.S.C. 1397c).
    In order to provide a more accurate analysis of the extent to which 
funds are spent ``in a manner consistent'' with each of the grantees' 
plan for their use, as required by 42 U.S.C. 1397e (a), OCS continues 
to request that States voluntarily use the format of the Post-
Expenditure Reporting form to create their Pre-Expenditure Report, 
which provides estimates of the amount of expenditures and the number 
of recipients, by service category, and is submitted as part of the 
grantees' Intended Use Plan. Most of the States and Territories are 
currently using the format of the Post-Expenditure Reporting form to 
report estimated expenditures and recipients (the Pre-Expenditure 
Report), by service category, as part of their Intended Use Plan.
    On an annual basis, States and Territories are also required to 
submit a Post-Expenditure Report that details their use of SSBG funds 
in each of 29 service categories. Grantees are required to submit their 
Post-Expenditure Report within six months of the end of the period 
covered by the report. The Post-Expenditure Report must address (1) The 
number of individuals (including number of children and number of 
adults) who receive services paid for, in whole or in part, with 
Federal funds under the SSBG; (2) The amount of SSBG funds spent in 
providing each service; (3) The total amount of Federal, State, and 
Local funds spent in providing each service, including SSBG funds; (4) 
The method(s) by which each service is provided, showing separately the 
services provided by public and private agencies; and (5) The criteria 
applied in determining eligibility for each service such as income 
eligibility guidelines, sliding scale fees, the effect of public 
assistance benefits, and any requirements for enrollment in school or 
training programs (45 CFR 96.74a). The Post-Expenditure Report must 
also; (1) Indicate if recipient totals are actual or if the total 
reported is based on estimates and/or sampled data; and (2) use its own 
definition of child and adult in reporting the required data (45 CFR 
96.74b).
    This request seeks approval to reinstate and continue the use of 
the current OMB approved Post-Expenditure Reporting form (OMB No. 0970-
0234) with modification, for estimating expenditures and recipients as 
part of States'/Territories' Pre-Expenditure Reports and for annual 
Post-Expenditure Reporting. The proposed modifications seek to 
consolidate information that would be stored or transmitted elsewhere 
into the singular reporting form to allow OCS to better analyze and 
provide guidance to improve States efficiency in grant administration. 
These modifications address the regulations 42 U.S.C. 1397e and 45 CFR 
96.74 cited above by providing space on the Post-Expenditure form to 
indicate the required information.
    Beginning in 2013, States completed the current reporting form on 
the SSBG Portal. The SSBG Portal is a secure web-based data portal. The 
SSBG Portal allows for more efficient data submission without 
increasing the overall burden on States. Until recently, Territories 
reported the data on the Post-Expenditure Reporting form in Microsoft 
Excel and submitted it to ACF, via email or posted mail. In 2017, 
Territories can complete the current reporting form on the SSBG Portal. 
The SSBG Portal provides a user-friendly means for States and 
Territories to submit and access their Pre-Expenditure and Post-
Expenditure and Recipient Data.
    Information collected in the Post-Expenditure Reports submitted by 
States and Territories is analyzed and described in an annual report on 
SSBG expenditures and recipients produced by the Office of Community 
Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The 
information contained in this report is used for grant planning and 
management. The data establishes how SSBG funding is used for the 
provision of services in each State or Territory.
    The data is also analyzed to determine the performance of States 
and Territories in meeting the SSBG performance measures developed to 
meet the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of 
1993 (GPRA), as amended by the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 [Pub. L. 
11-352; 31 U.S.C 1115(b)(10)]. GPRA requires all Federal agencies to 
develop measurable performance goals.
    The SSBG currently has an administrative costs efficiency measure 
which is intended to decrease the percentage of SSBG funds identified 
as administrative costs in the Post-Expenditure Reports [U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children 
and Families, Office of Community Services. (2007, June). Implementing 
a new performance measure to enhance efficiency (Information Memorandum 
Transmittal No. 04-2007). Available from https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/resource/implementing-a-new-performance-measure-to-enhance-efficiency]. 
The SSBG also implements a performance measure designed to ensure that 
SSBG funds are spent effectively and efficiently while maintaining the 
intrinsic flexibility of the SSBG as a block grant. The performance 
measure assesses the degree to which States and Territories spend SSBG 
funds in a manner consistent with their intended use, as required by 
Federal law [42 U.S.C. 1397e(a); U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community 
Services. (2012, February). Implementation of a new performance measure 
(Information Memorandum Transmittal No. 01-2012). Available from 
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/resource/implementation-of-a-new-performance-measure]. It will be used to determine how well grantees 
are doing overall in minimizing variance between projected and actual 
expenditures of SSBG funds. This program measure began implementation 
with FY 2013 data and remains ongoing.
    Respondents: The Post-Expenditure Reporting form and Pre-
Expenditure Report are completed once annually by a representative of 
the agency that administers the Social Services Block Grant at the 
State or Territory level. Respondents include the 50 States, the 
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as the territories of 
American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of 
Northern Mariana Islands.

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                                             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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Post-Expenditure Reporting Form.................              56               1             110           6,160
Use of Post-Expenditure Reporting Form as Part                56               1               2             112
 of the Intended Use Plan.......................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,272.
    In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), the Administration for 
Children and Families 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 the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions 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; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

 Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-09581 Filed 5-10-17; 8:45 am]
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22006 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 90 / Thursday, May 11, 2017 / Notices by the petitioner, Stecker et al. [2014], The studies by Wilkenfeld et al. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND does not meet the policy’s relevance [2016] and Stecker et al. [2016] HUMAN SERVICES requirement of being an epidemiologic exhibited many significant limitations study of a 9/11-exposed population, and were found, individually and Administration for Children and because it was an in vitro study together, not to provide a basis for Families conducted in rat tissues; 14 therefore, it deciding whether to propose adding was not further considered. The Proposed Information Collection neuropathy to the List. Program also identified a study by Activity; Comment Request Marmor et al. [2017] 15 which reported D. Administrator’s Final Decision on Proposed Projects: Reinstate and on the prevalence and risk factors for Whether To Propose the Addition of Extend Collection with Modification— paresthesia, a condition related to and at Neuropathy to the List Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) times a symptom of neuropathy, among Post-Expenditure Report. community members who attended the In accordance with the review and determination discussed above, the Title: Social Services Block Grant WTC Environmental Health Center for (SSBG) Post-Expenditure Report. treatment of health outcomes resulting Administrator has concluded that the OMB No.: 0970–0234. from 9/11 exposures. Since the Marmor available evidence does not have the Description: The purpose of this is to et al. [2017] study concerns paresthesia potential to provide a basis for a request approval to: (1) Reinstate and rather than neuropathy, it is not decision on whether to add neuropathy extend the collection of post- considered ‘‘relevant’’ and, per Program to the List. Accordingly, the expenditure data using the current OMB policy,16 cannot provide potential Administrator has determined that approved Post-Expenditure Reporting support for deciding whether to propose insufficient evidence is available to take form (OMB No. 0970–0234) with adding neuropathy to the List.17 further action at this time, including modification past the current expiration The Wilkenfeld et al. study was either proposing the addition of date of November 30, 2017; (2) propose previously reviewed for quality as part neuropathy to the List (pursuant to PHS 8 minor additions to the current Post- of the Program’s evaluation of Petition Act, sec. 3312(a)(6)(B)(ii) and 42 CFR Expenditure Reporting form; and (3) to 010, which requested the addition of 88.16(a)(2)(ii)) or publishing a request that grantees continue to peripheral neuropathy to the List. As determination not to publish a proposed voluntarily submit estimated pre- discussed in the Federal Register notice rule in the Federal Register (pursuant to expenditure data using the Post- regarding Petition 010, the Wilkenfeld et PHS Act, sec. 3312(a)(6)(B)(iii) and 42 Expenditure Reporting form, as part of al. [2016] study was found to have CFR 88.16(a)(2)(iii)). The Administrator the required annual Intended Use Plan. numerous limitations preventing further has also determined that requesting a The Social Services Block Grant evaluation.18 recommendation from the STAC (SSBG) is authorized under Title XX of Upon review, the Stecker et al. [2016] (pursuant to PHS Act, sec. the Social Security Act, as amended, study also exhibited significant 3312(a)(6)(B)(i) and 42 CFR and is codified at 42 U.S.C. 1397 limitations, including flawed study 88.16(a)(2)(i)) is unwarranted. through 1397e. SSBG provides funds to design and selection bias. Similar to the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto For the reasons discussed above, the Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the study by Wilkenfeld et al. [2016], the Stecker et al. [2016] study was cross- Petition 015 request to add neuropathy Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth sectional and did not include to the List of WTC-Related Health of the Northern Mariana Islands appropriate population sampling Conditions is denied. (hereinafter referred to as States and criteria. Although Stecker et al. [2016] E. Approval To Submit Document to the Territories or grantees) to assist in used an objective measure of Office of the Federal Register delivering critical services to vulnerable neuropathy, the comparison group was older adults, persons with disabilities, inadequate. The small exposure group The Secretary, HHS, or his designee, at-risk adolescents and young adults, and multiple statistical tests may have the Director, Centers for Disease Control and children and families. SSBG funds limited the study power. Neither the and Prevention (CDC) and are distributed to each State and the Wilkenfeld et al. [2016] nor the Stecker Administrator, Agency for Toxic District of Columbia based on each et al. [2016] study addressed potential Substances and Disease Registry State’s population relative to all other exposures to toxins outside of 9/11 (ATSDR), authorized the undersigned, States. Distributions are made to Puerto exposures and other confounders that the Administrator of the WTC Health Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the could explain the findings. Program, to sign and submit the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth document to the Office of the Federal of the Northern Mariana Islands based 14 Only epidemiologic studies of the health Register for publication as an official on the same ratio allotted to them in condition in human 9/11-exposed populations are 1981 as compared to the total 1981 considered relevant. document of the WTC Health Program. appropriation. 15 Marmor M, Shao Y, Bhatt DH, et al. [2017], Anne Schuchat, M.D., Acting Director, Each State or Territory is responsible Paresthesias among Community Members Exposed CDC, and Acting Administrator, for designing and implementing its own to the World Trade Center Disaster, JOEM article in ATSDR, approved this document for press. use of SSBG funds to meet the 16 See supra note 3 and Section A. publication on May 2, 2017. specialized needs of their most 17 Paresthesia refers to abnormal sensations such vulnerable populations. States and asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES John Howard, as prickling, tingling, itching, burning or cold, skin Territories may determine what services crawling or impaired sensations. Although Administrator, World Trade Center Health paresthesia symptoms could arise from nerve Program and Director, National Institute for will be provided, who will be eligible, damage, including neuropathy, other conditions Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for and how funds will be distributed can also produce paresthesia, such as anxiety, Disease Control and Prevention, Department among the various services. State or metabolic derangements, and certain infectious local SSBG agencies (i.e., county, city, diseases such as Lyme disease. Because paresthesia of Health and Human Services. is not exclusively associated with neuropathy, [FR Doc. 2017–09551 Filed 5–10–17; 8:45 am] regional offices) may provide the paresthesia is not a proxy for neuropathy. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 90 / Thursday, May 11, 2017 / Notices 22007 organizations, or individuals. States and service is provided, showing separately The data is also analyzed to determine Territories must administer the SSBG the services provided by public and the performance of States and according to their accepted Intended private agencies; and (5) The criteria Territories in meeting the SSBG Use Plan, along with amendments, and applied in determining eligibility for performance measures developed to in conformance with their own each service such as income eligibility meet the requirements of the implementing rules and policies. The guidelines, sliding scale fees, the effect Government Performance and Results Office of Community Services (OCS), of public assistance benefits, and any Act of 1993 (GPRA), as amended by the Administration for Children and requirements for enrollment in school or GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 [Pub. Families administers the SSBG. training programs (45 CFR 96.74a). The L. 11–352; 31 U.S.C 1115(b)(10)]. GPRA Annually, grantees are required to Post-Expenditure Report must also; (1) requires all Federal agencies to develop submit a Pre-Expenditure Report and Indicate if recipient totals are actual or measurable performance goals. Intended Use Plan as a prerequisite to if the total reported is based on receiving SSBG funds. The Pre- estimates and/or sampled data; and (2) The SSBG currently has an Expenditure Report must include use its own definition of child and adult administrative costs efficiency measure information on the types of services to in reporting the required data (45 CFR which is intended to decrease the be supported and the characteristics of 96.74b). percentage of SSBG funds identified as individuals to be served. This report is This request seeks approval to administrative costs in the Post- to be submitted 30 days prior to the start reinstate and continue the use of the Expenditure Reports [U.S. Department of the Fiscal Year (June 1 if the State current OMB approved Post- of Health and Human Services, operates on a July–June Fiscal Year, or Expenditure Reporting form (OMB No. Administration for Children and September 1 if the State operates on a 0970–0234) with modification, for Families, Office of Community Services. Federal Fiscal Year). No specific format estimating expenditures and recipients (2007, June). Implementing a new is required for the Intended Use Plan. as part of States’/Territories’ Pre- performance measure to enhance Grantees are required to submit a Expenditure Reports and for annual efficiency (Information Memorandum revised Intended Use Plan and Pre- Post-Expenditure Reporting. The Transmittal No. 04–2007). Available Expenditure Report if the planned use proposed modifications seek to from https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/ of SSBG funds changes during the year consolidate information that would be resource/implementing-a-new- (42 U.S.C. 1397c). stored or transmitted elsewhere into the performance-measure-to-enhance- In order to provide a more accurate singular reporting form to allow OCS to efficiency]. The SSBG also implements analysis of the extent to which funds are better analyze and provide guidance to a performance measure designed to spent ‘‘in a manner consistent’’ with improve States efficiency in grant ensure that SSBG funds are spent each of the grantees’ plan for their use, administration. These modifications effectively and efficiently while as required by 42 U.S.C. 1397e (a), OCS address the regulations 42 U.S.C. 1397e maintaining the intrinsic flexibility of continues to request that States and 45 CFR 96.74 cited above by the SSBG as a block grant. The voluntarily use the format of the Post- providing space on the Post- performance measure assesses the Expenditure Reporting form to create Expenditure form to indicate the degree to which States and Territories their Pre-Expenditure Report, which required information. spend SSBG funds in a manner provides estimates of the amount of Beginning in 2013, States completed consistent with their intended use, as expenditures and the number of the current reporting form on the SSBG required by Federal law [42 U.S.C. recipients, by service category, and is Portal. The SSBG Portal is a secure web- 1397e(a); U.S. Department of Health and submitted as part of the grantees’ based data portal. The SSBG Portal Human Services, Administration for Intended Use Plan. Most of the States allows for more efficient data Children and Families, Office of and Territories are currently using the submission without increasing the Community Services. (2012, February). format of the Post-Expenditure overall burden on States. Until recently, Implementation of a new performance Reporting form to report estimated Territories reported the data on the Post- measure (Information Memorandum expenditures and recipients (the Pre- Expenditure Reporting form in Transmittal No. 01–2012). Available Expenditure Report), by service Microsoft Excel and submitted it to from https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/ category, as part of their Intended Use ACF, via email or posted mail. In 2017, resource/implementation-of-a-new- Plan. Territories can complete the current performance-measure]. It will be used to On an annual basis, States and reporting form on the SSBG Portal. The determine how well grantees are doing Territories are also required to submit a SSBG Portal provides a user-friendly overall in minimizing variance between Post-Expenditure Report that details means for States and Territories to projected and actual expenditures of their use of SSBG funds in each of 29 submit and access their Pre-Expenditure SSBG funds. This program measure service categories. Grantees are required and Post-Expenditure and Recipient began implementation with FY 2013 to submit their Post-Expenditure Report Data. within six months of the end of the Information collected in the Post- data and remains ongoing. period covered by the report. The Post- Expenditure Reports submitted by Respondents: The Post-Expenditure Expenditure Report must address (1) States and Territories is analyzed and Reporting form and Pre-Expenditure The number of individuals (including described in an annual report on SSBG Report are completed once annually by number of children and number of expenditures and recipients produced a representative of the agency that administers the Social Services Block asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES adults) who receive services paid for, in by the Office of Community Services whole or in part, with Federal funds (OCS), Administration for Children and Grant at the State or Territory level. under the SSBG; (2) The amount of Families (ACF). The information Respondents include the 50 States, the SSBG funds spent in providing each contained in this report is used for grant District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as service; (3) The total amount of Federal, planning and management. The data well as the territories of American State, and Local funds spent in establishes how SSBG funding is used Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and providing each service, including SSBG for the provision of services in each the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana funds; (4) The method(s) by which each State or Territory. Islands. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:52 May 10, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11MYN1.SGM 11MYN1

22008 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 90 / Thursday, May 11, 2017 / Notices ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Average Number of Number of burden hours Total burden Instrument responses per respondents per ours respondent response Post-Expenditure Reporting Form ................................................................... 56 1 110 6,160 Use of Post-Expenditure Reporting Form as Part of the Intended Use Plan 56 1 2 112 Estimated Total Annual Burden SUMMARY: The Secretary of HHS governed by provisions of Public Law Hours: 6,272. established the Advisory Council to 92–463 (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which In compliance with the requirements provide advice and consultation to the sets forth standards for the formation of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Secretary on how to prevent or reduce and use of advisory committees. (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), the the burden of Alzheimer’s disease and The Advisory Council consists of 22 Administration for Children and related dementias on people with the members. Ten members will be Families is soliciting public comment disease and their caregivers. The designees from Federal agencies on the specific aspects of the Secretary signed the charter establishing the Advisory Council on May 23, 2011. including the Centers for Disease information collection described above. Copies of the proposed collection of HHS is soliciting nominations for seven Control and Prevention, Administration information can be obtained and (7) new non-Federal members of the for Community Living, Centers for comments may be forwarded by writing Advisory Council to replace the seven Medicare and Medicaid Services, Indian to the Administration for Children and members whose terms will end Health Service, National Institutes of Families, Office of Planning, Research September 30th, 2017. Nominations Health, National Science Foundation, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., should include the nominee’s contact Department of Veterans Affairs, Food Washington DC 20201. Attn: ACF information (current mailing address, and Drug Administration, Agency for Reports Clearance Officer. Email email address, and telephone number) Healthcare Research and Quality, and address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All and current curriculum vitae or resume. the Health Resources and Services requests should be identified by the title DATES: Submit nominations by email or Administration. of the information collection. USPS mail before COB on June 16, 2017. The Advisory Council also consists of The Department specifically requests ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 12 non-federal members selected by the comments on: (a) Whether the proposed by email to Rohini Khillan at Secretary who fall into 6 categories: collection of information is necessary rohini.khillan@hhs.gov; or sent by USPS Dementia caregivers (2), health care for the proper performance of the mail to: Rohini Khillan, Office of the providers (2), representatives of State functions of the agency, including Assistant Secretary for Planning and health departments (2), researchers with whether the information shall have Evaluation, Room 424E, Humphrey dementia-related expertise in basic, practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Building, 200 Independence Avenue translational, clinical, or drug agency’s estimate of the burden of the SW., Washington, DC 20201. proposed collection of information; (c) development science (2), voluntary the quality, utility, and clarity of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: health association representatives (2), information to be collected; and (d) Rohini Khillan (202) 690–5932, and dementia patient advocates, ways to minimize the burden of the rohini.khillan@hhs.gov. including an advocate who is currently collection of information on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The living with the disease (2). The member respondents, including through the use Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s living with the disease serves a 2-year of automated collection techniques or Research, Care, and Services meets term. other forms of information technology. quarterly to discuss programs that At this time, the Secretary shall Consideration will be given to impact people with Alzheimer’s disease appoint one member for each category, comments and suggestions submitted and related dementias and their to replace the seven members whose within 60 days of this publication. caregivers. The Advisory Council makes terms will end on September 30th, 2017, recommendations to Congress and the Robert Sargis, for a total of seven (7) new members to Secretary of Health and Human Services Reports Clearance Officer. the Council. After receiving about ways to reduce the financial nominations, the Secretary, with input [FR Doc. 2017–09581 Filed 5–10–17; 8:45 am] impact of Alzheimer’s disease and BILLING CODE 4184–24–P related dementias and to improve the from his staff, will make the final health outcomes of people with these decision, and the new members will be conditions. The Advisory Council also announced soon after. Members shall be DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND provides feedback on a National Plan for invited to serve 4-year terms, except that HUMAN SERVICES Alzheimer’s disease. On an annual any member appointed to fill a vacancy basis, the Advisory Council evaluates for an unexpired term shall be Request for Nominations to the the implementation of the appointed for the remainder of such asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s recommendations through an updated term. The member living with the Research, Care, and Services National Plan. The National Alzheimer’s disease will serve a 2-year term. A AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Project Act, Public Law 111–375 (42 member may serve after the expiration Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S.C. 11225), requires that the of the member’s term until a successor Department of Health and Human Secretary of Health and Human Services has taken office. Members will serve as Services. (HHS) establish the Advisory Council Special Government Employees. on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and ACTION: Notice. Services. The Advisory Council is VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:52 May 10, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11MYN1.SGM 11MYN1


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