82_FR_33272 82 FR 33135 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Extension of the Certification of Maintenance of Effort for Title III and Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures

82 FR 33135 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Extension of the Certification of Maintenance of Effort for Title III and Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 137 (July 19, 2017)

Page Range33135-33136
FR Document2017-14962

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on two proposed collections 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 notice.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33135-33136]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14962]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request; Extension of the Certification of Maintenance 
of Effort for Title III and Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman 
Program Expenditures

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an 
opportunity for public comment on two proposed collections 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 
notice.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by September 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: Jesse E. Moore, Jr. at [email protected]. Submit written 
comments on the collection of information to Administration for 
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, attention Jesse Moore.

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 of an existing collection of information, before 
submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this 
requirement, ACL is publishing a 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. 
This notice solicits comments on the information collection 
requirements relating to: (1) The Certification on Maintenance of 
Effort under Title III of the Older Americans Act (OAA); and (2) 
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures for 
Older Americans Act Title III and Title VII Grantees. These proposed 
data collections would extend the Certification of Maintenance of 
Effort for Title III, and make minor revisions to, and extend, the 
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

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Expenditures. While separate in terms of the data gathered, the 
financial review and certification of funds processes that are 
completed to generate the information gathered on these forms are 
generally done at the same time by the States. To reduce burden, these 
forms are being presented together for renewal since both are issued 
under the same Program Instruction, and they have the same due date to 
ACL.
    The Certification of Maintenance of Effort under Title III and 
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) Program Expenditures 
provide statutorily required information regarding each state's 
contribution to programs funded under the Older Americans Act and 
compliance with legislative requirements, pertinent Federal 
regulations, and other applicable instructions and guidelines issued by 
ACL. This information will be used for Federal oversight of Title III 
Programs and Title VII Ombudsman Program expenditures.
    In addition to renewing OMB approval of these data collection 
instruments, minor changes are being proposed to the LTCO Expenditures 
Certification and an accompanying document which provides specific 
statutory references related to Ombudsman program minimum funding, non-
supplanting requirements and state authorization to expend Title III-B 
funds on Ombudsman activities. Specifically, changes include making the 
reference to the Fiscal Year at the bottom of the form a fillable field 
to allow the date to be changed annually; listing the ``Administration 
for Community Living (ACL)'' as the intended recipient of the completed 
form; and updating statutory language references (i.e., Section 
306(a)(9)) provided on the second page, to reflect changes made during 
the 2016 reauthorization of the OAA.
    ACL estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows: 56 State Agencies on Aging respond annually, and it takes each 
agency an average of one half (\1/2\) hour per State agency per year to 
complete each form for a total of twenty-eight hours for all state 
agencies annually. The half hour estimate is based on prior years' 
experience with States in completing these forms.
    The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL Web site 
for review at: https://www.acl.gov/sites/default/files/programs/2017-06/MOE%20and%20LTCO%20Certification%202017%20-%20FINAL.pdf.

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                                                                   Responses per
       Respondent/data collection activity           Number of     respondent (/     Hours per     Annual burden
                                                    respondents        year)         response          hours
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Certification on Maintenance of Effort under                  56               1           \1/2\              28
 Title III......................................
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman                     56               1           \1/2\              28
 Program Expenditures...........................
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    Total.......................................             112               2               1              56
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    Dated: July 11, 2017.
Mary Lazare,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2017-14962 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4154-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 137 / Wednesday, July 19, 2017 / Notices 33135 In order to be prepared for an increase accommodate the extensive amount of in referrals for shelter services, ORR will referrals from DHS. solicit proposals from one grantee to Shelter current Low-cost funding ending extension State Grantee 9/30/16 1/1/17–3/31/17 ($) ($) Texas ...................... International Educational Services, Inc. ................................................................. $27,082,262 $7,081,914 Texas ...................... International Educational Services, Inc. ................................................................. 15,451,597 8,026,034 Texas ...................... International Educational Services, Inc. ................................................................. 6,180,591 1,547,774 Texas ...................... International Educational Services, Inc. ................................................................. 8,269,202 2,012,586 Texas ...................... International Educational Services, Inc. ................................................................. 9,148,344 2,286,654 Total ................ ................................................................................................................................. 66,131,996 20,954,962 ORR has specific requirements for the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND information they conduct or sponsor. provision of services. Award recipients HUMAN SERVICES ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined must have the infrastructure, licensing, in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR experience, and appropriate level of Administration for Community Living 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests trained staff to meet those requirements. or requirements that members of the Agency Information Collection public submit reports, keep records, or The expansion of the existing shelter Activities; Proposed Collection; Public services program through this provide information to a third party. Comment Request; Extension of the Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 supplemental award is a key strategy for Certification of Maintenance of Effort U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal ORR to be prepared to meet its for Title III and Certification of Long- agencies to provide a 60-day notice in responsibility of safe and timely release Term Care Ombudsman Program the Federal Register concerning each of Unaccompanied Alien Children Expenditures proposed collection of information, referred to its care by DHS and so that including each proposed extension of an the US Border Patrol can continue its AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS. existing collection of information, vital national security mission to before submitting the collection to OMB prevent illegal migration, trafficking, ACTION: Notice. for approval. To comply with this and protect the borders of the United SUMMARY: The Administration for requirement, ACL is publishing a notice States. Community Living (ACL) is announcing of the proposed collection of Statutory Authority: This program is an opportunity for public comment on information set forth in this document. authorized by— two proposed collections of certain With respect to the following collection information by the agency. Under the of information, ACL invites comments (A) Section 462 of the Homeland on: (1) Whether the proposed collection Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the Security Act of 2002, which in March of information is necessary for the PRA), Federal agencies are required to 2003, transferred responsibility for the proper performance of ACL’s functions, publish a notice in the Federal Register care and custody of Unaccompanied concerning each proposed collection of including whether the information will Alien Children from the Commissioner information, including each proposed have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of of the former Immigration and extension of an existing collection of ACL’s estimate of the burden of the Naturalization Service (INS) to the information, and to allow 60 days for proposed collection of information, Director of ORR of the Department of public comment in response to the including the validity of the Health and Human Services (HHS). notice. methodology and assumptions used; (3) (B) The Flores Settlement Agreement, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and DATES: Submit written or electronic Case No. CV85–4544RJK (C. D. Cal. clarity of the information to be comments on the collection of collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 1996), as well as the William information by September 18, 2017. burden of the collection of information Wilberforce Trafficking Victims ADDRESSES: Submit electronic on respondents, including through the Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 comments on the collection of use of automated collection techniques (Pub. L. 110–457), which authorizes information to: Jesse E. Moore, Jr. at when appropriate, and other forms of post release services under certain jesse.moore@acl.hhs.gov. Submit information technology. This notice conditions to eligible children. All written comments on the collection of solicits comments on the information programs must comply with the Flores information to Administration for collection requirements relating to: (1) Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85– Community Living, Washington, DC The Certification on Maintenance of 4544–RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), pertinent 20201, attention Jesse Moore. Effort under Title III of the Older regulations and ORR policies and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Americans Act (OAA); and (2) procedures. Jesse E. Moore, Jr., Aging Services asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Certification of Long-Term Care Program Specialist, Administration for Ombudsman Program Expenditures for Christopher Beach, Community Living, Washington, DC Older Americans Act Title III and Title Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of 20201, 202–795–7578. VII Grantees. These proposed data Grants Policy, Office of Administration, collections would extend the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Administration for Children and Families. PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal Certification of Maintenance of Effort for [FR Doc. 2017–15117 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am] agencies must obtain approval from the Title III, and make minor revisions to, BILLING CODE 4184–45–P Office of Management and Budget and extend, the Certification of Long- (OMB) for each collection of Term Care Ombudsman Program VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:49 Jul 18, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JYN1.SGM 19JYN1

33136 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 137 / Wednesday, July 19, 2017 / Notices Expenditures. While separate in terms used for Federal oversight of Title III provided on the second page, to reflect of the data gathered, the financial Programs and Title VII Ombudsman changes made during the 2016 review and certification of funds Program expenditures. reauthorization of the OAA. processes that are completed to generate In addition to renewing OMB ACL estimates the burden of this the information gathered on these forms approval of these data collection instruments, minor changes are being collection of information as follows: 56 are generally done at the same time by proposed to the LTCO Expenditures State Agencies on Aging respond the States. To reduce burden, these forms are being presented together for Certification and an accompanying annually, and it takes each agency an renewal since both are issued under the document which provides specific average of one half (1⁄2) hour per State same Program Instruction, and they statutory references related to agency per year to complete each form have the same due date to ACL. Ombudsman program minimum for a total of twenty-eight hours for all The Certification of Maintenance of funding, non-supplanting requirements state agencies annually. The half hour Effort under Title III and Certification of and state authorization to expend Title estimate is based on prior years’ Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) III–B funds on Ombudsman activities. experience with States in completing Program Expenditures provide Specifically, changes include making these forms. statutorily required information the reference to the Fiscal Year at the The proposed data collection tools regarding each state’s contribution to bottom of the form a fillable field to may be found on the ACL Web site for programs funded under the Older allow the date to be changed annually; review at: https://www.acl.gov/sites/ Americans Act and compliance with listing the ‘‘Administration for default/files/programs/2017-06/ legislative requirements, pertinent Community Living (ACL)’’ as the MOE%20and%20LTCO% Federal regulations, and other intended recipient of the completed 20Certification%202017%20- applicable instructions and guidelines form; and updating statutory language issued by ACL. This information will be references (i.e., Section 306(a)(9)) %20FINAL.pdf. Responses Number of per Hours per Annual burden Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours (/year) Certification on Maintenance of Effort under Title III ....................................... 56 1 ⁄ 12 28 Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures ........... 56 1 ⁄ 12 28 Total .......................................................................................................... 112 2 1 56 Dated: July 11, 2017. https://www.hrsa.gov/ Rockville, MD 20857; (2) call 301–443– Mary Lazare, advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/ 3999; or (3) send an email to: AFerrero@ Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary heritabledisorders/index.html. hrsa.gov. for Aging. DATES: The meeting will be held on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The [FR Doc. 2017–14962 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am] August 3, 2017, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ACHDNC provides advice to the BILLING CODE 4154–01–P ET and August 4, 2017, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 Secretary of HHS on the development of p.m. ET. Meeting times may be revised; newborn screening activities, please check the Committee’s Web site technologies, policies, guidelines, and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND for updates. programs for effectively reducing HUMAN SERVICES ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held morbidity and mortality in newborns in-person at 5600 Fishers Lane, 5th and children having, or at risk for, Health Resources and Service Floor Pavilion, Rockville, MD 20857. heritable disorders. In addition, Administration The meeting will also be accessible via ACHDNC’s recommendations regarding Advisory Committee on Heritable Webcast. Instructions on accessing the inclusion of additional conditions and Disorders in Newborns and Children meeting via Webcast will be provided inherited disorders for screening which upon registration. Please note that 5600 have been adopted by the Secretary are AGENCY: Health Resources and Service Fishers Lane requires security screening then included in the Recommended Administration (HRSA), Department of on entry. Visitors must provide a Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP). Health and Human Services (HHS). driver’s license, passport, or other form Conditions listed on the RUSP ACTION: Notice of meeting. of government-issued photo constitute part of the comprehensive identification to be granted entry into preventive health guidelines supported SUMMARY: In accordance with the the facility. Non-US citizens planning to by HRSA for infants and children under Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice attend in person will need to provide section 2713 of the Public Health is hereby given that a meeting is additional information to HRSA by July Service Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 300gg- scheduled for the Advisory Committee 24, 2017, 12:00 p.m. EDT. Please see 13. Under this provision, non- contact information below. asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and grandfathered health plans are required Children (ACHDNC). This meeting will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to cover screenings included in the be open to the public but advance Anyone requesting information HRSA-supported comprehensive registration is required. Please register regarding the ACHDNC should contact guidelines without charging a co- online at http:// Ann Ferrero, Maternal and Child Health payment, co-insurance, or deductible for www.achdncmeetings.org/ by 12:00 p.m. Bureau (MCHB), HRSA, in one of three plan years (i.e., policy years) beginning ET on August 1, 2017. Information ways: (1) Send a request to the following on or after the date that is 1 year from about the ACHDNC can be obtained by address: Ann Ferrero, MCHB, HRSA the Secretary’s adoption of the accessing the following Web site: 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18N100C, condition for screening. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:49 Jul 18, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JYN1.SGM 19JYN1


Document Created: 2017-07-19 06:17:37
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit written or electronic comments on the collection of information by September 18, 2017.
ContactJesse E. Moore, Jr., Aging Services Program Specialist, Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, 202-795-7578.
FR Citation82 FR 33135 
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