82 FR 28066 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Data Collection Materials for the Evaluation of the Administration for Community Living's American Indian, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs (OAA Title VI)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 117 (June 20, 2017)
Administration for Community Living
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 117 (June 20, 2017)
| Page Range | 28066-28067 | |
| FR Document | 2017-12748 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 28066-28067] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-12748] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Community Living Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Data Collection Materials for the Evaluation of the Administration for Community Living's American Indian, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs (OAA Title VI) AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The 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 as required under section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 30-Day notice collects comments on the information collection requirements related to a new collection (ICR New). DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of information by July 20, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by fax 202.395.5806 or by email to [email protected], Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL; or by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St. NW., Rm. 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Hudgins, 202-795-7732; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance. The Data Collection Materials for the Evaluation of the Administration for Community Living's American Indian, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs (OAA Title VI) is a new data collection (ICR-New) that will include focus groups for elders and caregiver program participants, interviews with Title VI staff, and a survey for caregiver program participants. The Evaluation of the Administration for Community Living's American Indian, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs will allow ACL/AoA to document the value of the Title VI programs for individuals, families, communities and Tribes/Tribal Organizations. ACL estimates the annual burden of this collection of information as follows: The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/policy-and-regulations. [[Page 28067]] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number of burden (in Annual burden Respondent type Form name annual responses per hours) per hours \1\ respondents respondent response -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program director............................... Program staff interview................ 10 1 1 10 Program director............................... Program staff focus group moderator 10 1 2 20 guide. Other Program Staff............................ Tribal program staff focus group 10 1 1 10 moderator guide. Other Program Staff............................ Tribal program staff focus group 10 1 2 20 moderator guide. Tribal elder................................... Tribal elder focus group moderator 100 1 2 200 guide. Tribal elder................................... Tribal elder interview................. 20 1 1 20 Caregiver...................................... Tribal caregiver focus group moderator 87 1 2 174 guide. Caregiver...................................... Tribal caregiver survey................ 98 1 0.42 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total...................................... ....................................... 335 .............. .............. 495 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Rounded to the nearest whole number. Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice In response to the 60-day Federal Register notice related to this proposed data collection and published on February 23, 2017, vol. 82, No. 35; pp. 11472-11473. No public comments to the evaluation materials were received, however; in an effort to maintain consistency between evaluation instruments, ACL has decided to change some of the wording and response options to Question 37 in the Tribal caregiver survey. This is in keeping with ACL's National Family Caregiver Support Program Evaluation Caregiver Survey as well as the National Evaluation of the Title III-C Services Client Outcomes Survey CAPI Questionnaire and does not substantively change the information being collected. Dated: June 13, 2017. Daniel P. Berger, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging. [FR Doc. 2017-12748 Filed 6-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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implementation of the MSP provisions service or technology will be considered ACTION: Notice.
as part of its overall authority for the new if it meets criteria established by
Medicare program. The CMS the Secretary after notice and SUMMARY: The Administration for
accomplishes this through a opportunity for public comment. Community Living (ACL) is announcing
combination of direct CMS action and Section 1886(d)(5)(K)(ii)(I) of the Act that the proposed collection of
work by CMS’ contractors. The CMS specifies that a new medical service or information listed above has been
efforts include policy and operational technology may be considered for new submitted to the Office of Management
guidelines, including regulations (as technology add-on payment if, ‘‘based and Budget (OMB) for review and
necessary), as well as oversight over on the estimated costs incurred with
clearance as required under section
contractor MSP responsibilities. As a respect to discharges involving such
506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
result of litigation in the mid-1990’s, service or technology, the DRG
prospective payment rate otherwise Act of 1995. This 30-Day notice collects
certain GHP insurers were mandated to
report coverage information for a applicable to such discharges under this comments on the information collection
number of years. Subsequent to this subsection is inadequate.’’ The requirements related to a new collection
litigation related mandatory reporting, regulations at 42 CFR 412.87 implement (ICR New).
CMS instituted a Voluntary Data these provisions and specify three DATES:Submit written or electronic
Sharing Agreement (VDSA) effort which criteria for a new medical service or comments on the collection of
expanded the scope of the GHP technology to receive the additional information by July 20, 2017.
participants and added some NGHP payment: (1) The medical service or
participants. This VDSA process technology must be new; (2) the medical ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
complemented the IRS/SSA/CMS Data service or technology must be costly on the collection of information by fax
Match reporting by employers, but such that the DRG rate otherwise 202.395.5806 or by email to OIRA_
clearly did not include the universe of applicable to discharges involving the submission@omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB
primary payers and had few NGHP medical service or technology is Desk Officer for ACL; or by mail to the
participants. Both GHP and NGHP determined to be inadequate; and (3) the Office of Information and Regulatory
entities have had and continue to have service or technology must demonstrate Affairs, OMB, New Executive Office
the responsibility for determining when a substantial clinical improvement over Bldg., 725 17th St. NW., Rm. 10235,
they are primary to Medicare and to pay existing services or technologies. We Washington, DC 20503, Attn: OMB Desk
appropriately, even without the use the application in order to Officer for ACL.
mandatory Section 111 process. In order determine if a technology meets the new
to make this determination, they should technology criteria. Form Number: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
already and always be collecting most of CMS–10638 (OMB Control Number: Kristen Hudgins, 202–795–7732; email:
the information CMS will require in 0938—New); Frequency: Yearly; kristen.hudgins@acl.hhs.gov.
connection with Section 111 of the Affected Public: Individuals and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
MMSEA. Section 111 establishes households, Private sector (Business or
other for-profits and Not-for-profits compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, ACL
separate mandatory reporting has submitted the following proposed
requirements for GHP arrangements as institutions; Number of Respondents:
15; Total Annual Responses: 15; Total collection of information to OMB for
well as for liability insurance (including review and clearance.
self-insurance), no-fault insurance, and Annual Hours: 600. (For policy
workers’ compensation, these may questions regarding this collection The Data Collection Materials for the
collectively be referred to as ‘‘Non-GHP contact Noel Manlove at 410–786– Evaluation of the Administration for
or NGHP.’’ Form Number: CMS–10265 5161.) Community Living’s American Indian,
(OMB control number: 0938–1074); Dated: June 15, 2017. Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian
Frequency: Yearly, Quarterly; Affected William N. Parham, III, Programs (OAA Title VI) is a new data
Public: Private Sector (Business or other Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office collection (ICR-New) that will include
for-profits); Number of Respondents: of Strategic Operations and Regulatory focus groups for elders and caregiver
19,248; Total Annual Responses: Affairs. program participants, interviews with
5,019,248; Total Annual Hours: 557,826. [FR Doc. 2017–12849 Filed 6–19–17; 8:45 am] Title VI staff, and a survey for caregiver
(For policy questions regarding this BILLING CODE 4120–01–P program participants. The Evaluation of
collection contact John Albert at 410– the Administration for Community
786–7457.) Living’s American Indian, Alaska
2. Type of Information Collection DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs
Request: New collection (Request for a HUMAN SERVICES will allow ACL/AoA to document the
new OMB control number); Title of value of the Title VI programs for
Information Collection: Add-On Administration for Community Living
individuals, families, communities and
Payments for New Medical Services and
Agency Information Collection Tribes/Tribal Organizations. ACL
Technologies Paid Under the Inpatient
Activities; Proposed Collection; estimates the annual burden of this
Prospective Payment System; Use:
Comment Request; Data Collection collection of information as follows:
Sections 1886(d)(5)(K) and (L) of the Act
Materials for the Evaluation of the The proposed data collection tools
establish a process of identifying and
Administration for Community Living’s may be found on the ACL Web site at:
ensuring adequate payment for new
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American Indian, Alaska Natives and
medical services and technologies https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/policy-
Native Hawaiian Programs (OAA Title
(sometimes collectively referred to in and-regulations.
VI)
this section as ‘‘new technologies’’)
under the IPPS. Section1886(d)(5)(K)(vi) AGENCY: Administration for Community
of the Act specifies that a medical Living, HHS.
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Number Average
Number of responses burden Annual burden
Respondent type Form name of annual per (in hours) hours 1
respondents respondent per response
Program director ................................ Program staff interview .................... 10 1 1 10
Program director ................................ Program staff focus group moder- 10 1 2 20
ator guide.
Other Program Staff .......................... Tribal program staff focus group 10 1 1 10
moderator guide.
Other Program Staff .......................... Tribal program staff focus group 10 1 2 20
moderator guide.
Tribal elder ........................................ Tribal elder focus group moderator 100 1 2 200
guide.
Tribal elder ........................................ Tribal elder interview ....................... 20 1 1 20
Caregiver ........................................... Tribal caregiver focus group moder- 87 1 2 174
ator guide.
Caregiver ........................................... Tribal caregiver survey .................... 98 1 0.42 41
Total ........................................... .......................................................... 335 ........................ ........................ 495
1 Rounded to the nearest whole number.
Comments in Response to the 60-Day more culturally appropriate information neglect, and exploitation in Indian
Federal Register Notice and community education materials on Country. Some of the undertakings of
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in the initiative that are included will be
In response to the 60-day Federal
Indian Country. The one year extension (1) to maintain a resource center on
Register notice related to this proposed
will enable NIEJI to (1) continue to elder abuse to assist tribes in addressing
data collection and published on
develop culturally appropriate para- indigenous elder abuse, neglect and
February 23, 2017, vol. 82, No. 35; pp.
professional training to tribal aging exploitation; (2) to identify and make
11472–11473. No public comments to
networks, including work with available existing literature; (3) to
the evaluation materials were received,
community health representatives, develop resources and tribal codes that
however; in an effort to maintain
Senior Companions and Foster address indigenous elder abuse; and (4)
consistency between evaluation
Grandparents; (2) develop additional to develop and disseminate culturally
instruments, ACL has decided to change
training modules around aspects of appropriate and responsive resources
some of the wording and response
elder neglect, exploitation and abuse; (3) for use by tribes, care providers, law
options to Question 37 in the Tribal
continue to work with individual tribes enforcement and other stakeholders.
caregiver survey. This is in keeping with
and tribal organizations seeking UND/NIEJI has experience working with
ACL’s National Family Caregiver
direction on developing prevention and elder justice issues throughout Indian
Support Program Evaluation Caregiver
awareness programs, and to (4) provide
Survey as well as the National country and is recognized as the
on-going training to tribal aging and
Evaluation of the Title III–C Services prevention specialist in this area.
health programs.
Client Outcomes Survey CAPI Changing recipients at this time would
Questionnaire and does not DATES: Estimated Project Period—
necessitate a break in the established
substantively change the information August 1, 2017–July 31, 2018. workflow and additional time to
being collected. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: familiarize a new grantee with the
Program Name: Native American project and working with Indian
Dated: June 13, 2017.
Elder Justice Initiative Program- Country. The research specialist who
Daniel P. Berger,
University of North Dakota/National directs the project has grown with NIEJI
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative.
for Aging. and is recognized for that work
Award Amount: $200,000.
[FR Doc. 2017–12748 Filed 6–19–17; 8:45 am] throughout Indian Country. UND/NIEJI
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.
BILLING CODE 4154–01–P Statutory Authority: This program is currently educates and collaborates with
authorized under Title II, Section law enforcement, caregivers and social
201(c)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C.3011). services providers throughout Indian
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Catalog of Federal Domestic Country on elder justice issues through
HUMAN SERVICES Assistance (CFDA) Number: 95.047. the ‘‘Native American Elder Abuse
Program Description: The Online Educational Training Modules’’
Administration for Community Living Administration on Aging, an agency of designed by NIEJI. Additionally UND/
the U.S. Department of Health and NIEJI is currently working to complete
Notice of Intent To Award a Single three additional trainings and will be
Source Non-Competing Supplement to Human Service’s Administration for
Community Living, has funded the utilized by individuals and groups
the Native American Elder Justice
University of North Dakota’s (UND) working in Indian Country on elder
Initiative (NAEJI)
National Indigenous Elder Justice justice priorities and other elder abuse
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SUMMARY: In 2014, ACL announced a Initiative (NIEJI) under the Native issues. This initiative was developed to
funding opportunity known as ‘‘the American Elder Justice Initiative address the unique cultural aspects of
Native American Elder Justice (NAEJI) Program since August 1, 2014. abuse, neglect and exploitation and to
Initiative’’ that awarded funds to the The purpose of the initiative is to assist tribes in developing an
University of North Dakota (UND) address the lack of culturally appropriate response to fit the needs of
National Indigenous Elder Justice appropriate information and community their particular communities in
Initiative (NIEJI), to address the need for education materials on elder abuse, protecting tribal elders.
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