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)

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FR Document		2017-10634

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.

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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.
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Email address: infocollection@ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: includes time to review the instructions,
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be Mary Darnell, (202) 795–7337; gather existing data, and complete and
identified by the title of the information Mary.Darnell@acl.hhs.gov. review the form. The number of
collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The respondents is based on the average
The Department specifically requests National Institute on Disability, number of grants administered by
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed Independent Living, and Rehabilitation NIDILRR over time.
collection of information is necessary Research (NIDILRR) Administration for This notice collects comments on the
for the proper performance of the Community Living (ACL) of the information collection requirements
functions of the agency, including Department of Health and Human relating to the revision of a currently
whether the information shall have Services (HHS) requests clearance for a approved collection (ICR Rev) covering
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 3-year period of the revised Annual ten NIDILRR programs (current approval
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Performance Report (APR) and Final number 1820–0675).
proposed collection of information; (c) Report forms to be completed by all The forms included in this package
the quality, utility, and clarity of the NIDILRR grantees. are revised versions of those used by
information to be collected; and (d) The Web-based system used for grantees in the following 10 programs to
ways to minimize the burden Reporting Year 2016 reporting submit their Annual and Final
information to be collected; and (d) incorporated a number of features to Performance Reports for Reporting Year
ways to minimize the burden of the meet NIDILRR’s information needs 2016 under OMB collection number
collection of information on while minimizing burden. To further 1820–0675:
respondents, including through the use reduce burden, the proposed form is • Rehabilitation Research Training
of automated collection techniques or designed so that, instead of describing Centers (RRTCs)
other forms of information technology. their accomplishments, grantees simply • Rehabilitation Engineering Research
Consideration will be given to select their most important Centers (RERCs)
comments and suggestions submitted accomplishments from among the • Field Initiated Research Projects
within 60 days of this publication. outputs they report. Data from grant (FIPs)
Robert Sargis, applications, such as contact and budget • Advanced Rehabilitation Research
Reports Clearance Officer. information, are preloaded for Training Projects (ARRTs)
efficiency. To facilitate grantee and • Model Systems (including spinal cord
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NIDILRR staff review of information injury, traumatic brain injury, and
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submitted, the system includes system- burn centers)
generated tables that summarize • Disability and Rehabilitation Research
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND information entered in specific sections. Projects (DRRPs)
HUMAN SERVICES The Web-based system also carries • Knowledge Translation (KT) Projects
forward information from one section of • ADA National Network Centers
Administration for Community Living the form to the next; for example, (ADAs)
information on outcome-oriented goals • Small Business Innovation Research
Agency Information Collection is carried forward for convenient Projects (SBIR) grantees (Phase 2
Activities: Submission for OMB linkage with projects/activities and only)
Review; Comment Request; Revised publications. • Research Fellowships Program (RFP)
Annual and Final Reports for NIDILRR and HHS will use the The APR includes common
Performance Reporting Data From information gathered annually from information and information specific to
NIDILRR Grantees these data collection efforts to provide individual programs. The final report is
Congress with the information a subset of items from the annual report
AGENCY: National Institute on Disability,
mandated in GPRA, provide OMB and provides a summary of progress and
Independent Living and Rehabilitation
information required for assessment of outcomes for the full project period.
Research (NIDILRR), Administration for
performance on GPRA indicators, and
Community Living, HHS. Comments in Response to the 60-day
support its evaluation activities. Data
ACTION: Notice. collected from the 10 grant programs Federal Register Notice
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
will provide a national description of A 60-day Federal Register Notice was
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the research activities of approximately published in the Federal Register on
(PRA), the National Institute on 275 NIDILRR grantees per year in fiscal January 24, 2017, Vol. 82, Number 14;
Disability, Independent Living and years 2017–2019. pp. 8191–8192. No comments were
Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), OMB approval is requested for 3 received in response to the 60-day
Administration for Community Living years. The average annual burden Federal Register notice.
(ACL), is announcing that the proposed associated with these activities over a
three-year period is summarized below. Burden Estimates
collection of information listed above
has been submitted to the Office of While the number of grantees will vary OMB approval is requested for 3
Management and Budget (OMB) for from year to year, all grantees will be years. Burden estimates are based on
review and clearance. required to submit an annual historical patterns in data collection
performance report and a final report at reported by the NIDILRR data collection
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DATES: Submit written comments on the
the completion of the project. Based on contractor. The average annual burden
collection of information by June 23, our experience with reporting burden, associated with these activities over a
2017. we estimate that it will take an average three-year period is summarized below.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments of 52 hours to complete the reporting The proposed NIDILRR Annual
on the collection of information by fax form in a grantee’s first year of award. Performance Report (APR) and final
to (202) 395–5806 or by email to In subsequent years, the estimated report forms can be found on the ACL
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov, Attn: response burden is approximately 22 Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/about-
OMB Desk Officer for ACL. hours. The estimated response burden acl/policy-and-regulations.

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

Number of Average
Number of responses burden hours Total burden
respondents per per hours
respondent response

New Grantees .................................................................................................. 75 1 52 3,900
Continuations and Final Reports ..................................................................... 200 1 22 4,400

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 8,300

Dated: May 18, 2017. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant individuals associated with the grant
Daniel P. Berger, applications. applications, the disclosure of which
Place: Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 would constitute a clearly unwarranted
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
for Aging.
22202.
invasion of personal privacy.
[FR Doc. 2017–10634 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am] Contact Person: Dennis Hlasta, Ph.D., Name of Committee: National Cancer
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of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Cancer Centers.
National Institutes of Health, 6707 Open: June 19, 2017, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) Agenda: Discussion on Cancer Centers.
HUMAN SERVICES 451–4794, dennis.hlasta@nih.gov. Place: Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill
Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
Dated: May 18, 2017.
National Institutes of Health Contact Person: Dr. Henry P. Ciolino,
David Clary, Executive Secretary, NCAB Ad Hoc
National Institute of Biomedical Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Subcommittee on Cancer Centers, National
Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Committee Policy. Cancer Institute—Shady Grove, National
Closed Meetings [FR Doc. 2017–10550 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am] Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center
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Pursuant to section 10(d) of the (240) 276–5624, henry.ciolino@nih.gov.
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Name of Committee: National Cancer
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Advisory Board Ad Hoc Subcommittee on
hereby given of the following meetings. HUMAN SERVICES Population Science, Epidemiology and
The meetings will be closed to the Disparities.
public in accordance with the National Institutes of Health Open: June 19, 2017, 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
provisions set forth in sections Agenda: Discussion on Population Science,
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., National Cancer Institute; Notice of Epidemiology and Disparities.
as amended. The grant applications and Meetings Place: Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill
the discussions could disclose Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Contact Person: Dr. Deborah Winn,
confidential trade secrets or commercial Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Executive Secretary, NCAB Ad Hoc
property such as patentable material, amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is Subcommittee on Population Science,
and personal information concerning hereby given of the joint meeting of the Epidemiology and Disparities, National
individuals associated with the grant National Cancer Advisory Board Cancer Institute—Shady Grove, National
applications, the disclosure of which (NCAB) and NCI Board of Scientific Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center
would constitute a clearly unwarranted Advisors (BSA). Drive, Room 4E344, Bethesda, MD 20892,
invasion of personal privacy. The meetings will be open to the (240) 276–6755, winnde@mail.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: National Institute of public as indicated below, with Name of Committee: National Cancer
Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering attendance limited to space available. Advisory Board and NCI Board of Scientific
Special Emphasis Panel; Mentored Career Individuals who plan to attend and Advisors.
Development (K) and Conference (R13) Open: June 20, 2017, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
need special assistance, such as sign Agenda: Joint meeting of the National
Award Application Review 2017–10. language interpretation or other
Date: June 19, 2017. Cancer Advisory Board and NCI Board of
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
reasonable accommodations, should Scientific Advisors; NCI Board of Scientific
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant notify the Contact Person listed below Advisors Concepts Review, NCI Acting
applications. in advance of the meeting. The open Director’s report.
Place: National Institutes of Health, Two session will be videocast and can be Place: National Institutes of Health,
Democracy Plaza, Suite 920, 6707 Democracy accessed from the NIH Videocasting and Building 31, C-Wing, 6th Floor, Room 10,
Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Virtual Podcasting Web site (http:// 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting). videocast.nih.gov). Contact Person: Paulette S. Gray, Ph.D.,
Contact Person: John P Holden, Ph.D., A portion of the National Cancer Director, Division of Extramural Activities,
Scientific Review Officer, National Institute Advisory Board meeting will be closed National Cancer Institute—Shady Grove,
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of Health, National Institute of Biomedical National Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical
to the public in accordance with the Center Drive, Room 7W444, Bethesda, MD
Imaging and Bioengineering, Bethesda, MD
20892, (301) 496–8947, john.holden@nih.gov.
provisions set forth in sections 20892, 240–276–6340, grayp@mail.nih.gov.
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
Name of Committee: National Institute of Name of Committee: National Cancer
Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
as amended. The grant applications and Advisory Board.
Special Emphasis Panel; Quantum Review the discussions could disclose Closed: June 20, 2017, 4:45 p.m. to 5:30
Meeting (2017/01). confidential trade secrets or commercial p.m.
Date: June 28, 2017. property such as patentable material, Agenda: Review of NCAB grant
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Dates		Submit written comments on the collection of information by June 23, 2017.
Contact		Mary Darnell, (202) 795-7337; [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 23814

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 SERVICESAdministration for Community Living

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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living