82 FR 28068 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (ICR-Rev); Title III Supplemental Form to the Financial Status Report (SF-425)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 117 (June 20, 2017)

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the proposed action. This notice solicits comments on a proposed revision of an existing data collection regarding the information collection requirements relating to the Title III Supplemental Form to the Financial Status Report for all ACL/AoA Title III Grantees.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28068-28069]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12755]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection (ICR-Rev); Title III Supplemental Form to the Financial 
Status Report (SF-425)

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an 
opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of 
certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in 
the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information, including each proposed extension of an existing 
collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in 
response to the proposed action. This notice solicits comments on a 
proposed revision of an existing data collection regarding the 
information collection requirements relating to the Title III 
Supplemental Form to the Financial Status Report for all ACL/AoA Title 
III Grantees.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by August 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: [email protected]. Submit written comments on the collection 
of information to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, Attention: 
Jesse E. Moore, Jr.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse E. Moore, Jr., Aging Services 
Program Specialist, Administration for Community Living, Washington, 
DC, 20201, 202-795-7578.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. 
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
requires Federal agencies to provide a 60 day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension or update of an existing collection of 
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, ACL is publishing the notice of the 
proposed collection of information set forth in this document. With 
respect to the following collection of information, ACL invites 
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of ACL's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of ACL's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques when appropriate, and other forms of 
information technology.

Purpose

    The Title III Supplemental Form to the Financial Status Report (SF-
425) is used by ACL/AoA for all grantees to obtain a more detailed 
understanding of how projects funded under Title III of the Older 
Americans Act (OAA) of 1965, as amended, are being administered, and to 
ensure compliance with legislative requirements, pertinent Federal 
regulations and other applicable instructions and guidelines issued by 
the ACL. The level of data detail necessary is not available through 
the Federal Financial Status Report (SF-425) form. The Title III 
Supplemental Form provides necessary details on non-federal required 
match, administration expenditures, Older Relative Caregivers 
expenditures, and Long Term Care Ombudsman expenditures.
    In addition to renewing OMB approval of this data collection, minor 
changes are being proposed to it to reflect changes in statutory 
language that occurred as a result of the 2016 reauthorization of the 
OAA. Specifically, the term ``Grandparents Only'' has been changed to 
``Older Relative Caregivers,'' the new term in the OAA that describes 
this population of eligible service recipients. Similarly, the 
accompanying instructions for completing the Title III Supplemental 
Form to the Financial Status Report were also modified to include this 
same language. References in the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) have 
been updated addressing financial reporting requirements and non-
substantive technical edits have been made to the instructions.

Data Burden

    ACL estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows: 56 State Units on Aging (SUA) respond semi-annually which 
should have an average estimated burden of 2 hours per grantee for a 
total of 112 hours per submission.
    The proposed data collection tool may be found on the ACL Web site 
for review at: https://www.acl.gov/sites/default/files/about-acl/2017-06/ACL%20Title%20III%20Supplemental%20Form%20and%20Instructions%202017.pdf.


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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total annual
       Respondent/data collection activity          respondents     respondent       response      burden hours
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Title III Supplemental Form to the Financial                  56            2/yr               2             224
 Status Report..................................
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    Total.......................................              56            2/yr               2             224
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    Dated: June 13, 2017.
Daniel P. Berger,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2017-12755 Filed 6-19-17; 8:45 am]
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