82 FR 23814 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revised Annual and Final Reports for Performance Reporting Data From NIDILRR Grantees

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 99 (May 24, 2017)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Administration for Community Living (ACL), is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed above has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23814-23815]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10634]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Revised Annual and Final Reports for 
Performance Reporting Data From NIDILRR Grantees

AGENCY: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and 
Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Administration for Community Living, 
HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and 
Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Administration for Community Living 
(ACL), is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed 
above has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and clearance.

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by June 
23, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by 
fax to (202) 395-5806 or by email to [email protected], Attn: 
OMB Desk Officer for ACL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Darnell, (202) 795-7337; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Institute on Disability, 
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) 
Administration for Community Living (ACL) of the Department of Health 
and Human Services (HHS) requests clearance for a 3-year period of the 
revised Annual Performance Report (APR) and Final Report forms to be 
completed by all NIDILRR grantees.
    The Web-based system used for Reporting Year 2016 reporting 
incorporated a number of features to meet NIDILRR's information needs 
while minimizing burden. To further reduce burden, the proposed form is 
designed so that, instead of describing their accomplishments, grantees 
simply select their most important accomplishments from among the 
outputs they report. Data from grant applications, such as contact and 
budget information, are preloaded for efficiency. To facilitate grantee 
and NIDILRR staff review of information submitted, the system includes 
system-generated tables that summarize information entered in specific 
sections. The Web-based system also carries forward information from 
one section of the form to the next; for example, information on 
outcome-oriented goals is carried forward for convenient linkage with 
projects/activities and publications.
    NIDILRR and HHS will use the information gathered annually from 
these data collection efforts to provide Congress with the information 
mandated in GPRA, provide OMB information required for assessment of 
performance on GPRA indicators, and support its evaluation activities. 
Data collected from the 10 grant programs will provide a national 
description of the research activities of approximately 275 NIDILRR 
grantees per year in fiscal years 2017-2019.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. The average annual burden 
associated with these activities over a three-year period is summarized 
below. While the number of grantees will vary from year to year, all 
grantees will be required to submit an annual performance report and a 
final report at the completion of the project. Based on our experience 
with reporting burden, we estimate that it will take an average of 52 
hours to complete the reporting form in a grantee's first year of 
award. In subsequent years, the estimated response burden is 
approximately 22 hours. The estimated response burden includes time to 
review the instructions, gather existing data, and complete and review 
the form. The number of respondents is based on the average number of 
grants administered by NIDILRR over time.
    This notice collects comments on the information collection 
requirements relating to the revision of a currently approved 
collection (ICR Rev) covering ten NIDILRR programs (current approval 
number 1820-0675).
    The forms included in this package are revised versions of those 
used by grantees in the following 10 programs to submit their Annual 
and Final Performance Reports for Reporting Year 2016 under OMB 
collection number 1820-0675:

 Rehabilitation Research Training Centers (RRTCs)
 Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs)
 Field Initiated Research Projects (FIPs)
 Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Projects (ARRTs)
 Model Systems (including spinal cord injury, traumatic brain 
injury, and burn centers)
 Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs)
 Knowledge Translation (KT) Projects
 ADA National Network Centers (ADAs)
 Small Business Innovation Research Projects (SBIR) grantees 
(Phase 2 only)
 Research Fellowships Program (RFP)

    The APR includes common information and information specific to 
individual programs. The final report is a subset of items from the 
annual report and provides a summary of progress and outcomes for the 
full project period.

Comments in Response to the 60-day Federal Register Notice

    A 60-day Federal Register Notice was published in the Federal 
Register on January 24, 2017, Vol. 82, Number 14; pp. 8191-8192. No 
comments were received in response to the 60-day Federal Register 
notice.

Burden Estimates

    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. Burden estimates are based 
on historical patterns in data collection reported by the NIDILRR data 
collection contractor. The average annual burden associated with these 
activities over a three-year period is summarized below. The proposed 
NIDILRR Annual Performance Report (APR) and final report forms can be 
found on the ACL Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/policy-and-regulations.

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    ACL estimates the burden hours for this collection of information 
as follows:

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                                                                     Number of        Average
                                                     Number of    responses  per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents      respondent    per  response       hours
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New Grantees....................................              75               1              52           3,900
Continuations and Final Reports.................             200               1              22           4,400
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           8,300
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    Dated: May 18, 2017.
Daniel P. Berger,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2017-10634 Filed 5-23-17; 8:45 am]
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