82 FR 34677 - Notice of Intent To Award a Single-Source Non-Competing Continuation Application To Fund Grant Number 90DN0295 University of Massachusetts for an Additional 12 Months

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 142 (July 26, 2017)

Page Range		34677-34678
FR Document		2017-15663

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) recently announced the awarding of the University of Massachusetts-Boston to the Institute of Community Inclusion (ICI). The University of Massachusetts-Boston will maintain and advance the longitudinal study describing day and employment services nationwide for individuals with developmental disabilities.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Notice of Intent To Award a Single-Source Non-Competing 
Continuation Application To Fund Grant Number 90DN0295 University of 
Massachusetts for an Additional 12 Months

SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) recently 
announced the awarding of the University of Massachusetts-Boston to the 
Institute of Community Inclusion (ICI). The University of 
Massachusetts-Boston will maintain and advance the longitudinal study 
describing day and employment services nationwide for individuals with 
developmental disabilities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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    Program Name: Institute of Community Inclusion.
    Award Amount: $350,000.00.
    Statutory Authority: The Developmental Disabilities and Bill of 
Rights Act of 2000.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.631.
    Program Description: The Administration on Developmental and 
Intellectual Disabilities, an agency of the U.S. Administration for 
Community Living, has been funding the ICI for thirty-five years. The 
project's activities include: Studying the effectiveness of state 
developmental disabilities agencies and vocational rehabilitation 
agencies in promoting full inclusion of individuals with intellectual 
and developmental disabilities through employment and other community 
activities; describing national trends in the employment and economic 
status of youth and adults with intellectual and developmental 
disabilities on a state and national basis; highlighting practices and 
outcomes in the transition from school to employment and promote policy 
enhancing integrated employment at both the systems and customer 
levels; developing guidelines for community-based non-work activities; 
implementing www.statedata.info, a Web site illustrating service system 
investment in day and employment services, and www.realworkstories.org, 
a Web site featuring successes of youth with intellectual and 
developmental disabilities in paid jobs in their communities; provide 
an online catalog of innovative state-level strategies that influence 
policy and facilitate access to integrated employment; collaborate with 
the University of Minnesota and the University of Colorado to show 
targeted current year and longitudinal data on the project Web site and 
providing a create-a-chart option allowing reports to be customized. 
The project provides comparative nationwide longitudinal study of the 
employment trends of people with Intellectual/Developmental 
Disabilities and is a thirty-five year body of work.
    Agency Contact: For further information or comments regarding this 
supplemental action, contact Katherine-Cargill-Willis, U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, 
Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 330 C 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20201; telephone 202-795-7322; email 
[email protected].

    Dated: July 17, 2017.
Mary Lazare,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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Responses: 750,000; Total Annual 6. Type of Information Collection evaluation of the issuer’s compliance
Hours: 300,000. (For policy questions Request: Revision of currently approved with applicable risk corridors standards.
regarding this collection contact Robert collection; Title of Information On May 2, 2017, CMS published a 60-
Burger at 410–786–2125.) Collection: Annual MLR and Rebate day notice in the Federal Register (82
5. Type of Information Collection Calculation Report and MLR Rebate FR 20481) for the public to submit
Request: Extension of a currently Notices; Use: Under Section 2718 of the written comments on this information
approved information collection; Title Affordable Care Act and implementing collection; the public comment period
of Information Collection: Health Care regulation at 45 CFR part 158, a health closed on July 3, 2017. As part of the 60-
Reform Insurance Web Portal insurance issuer (issuer) offering group day notice, CMS updated its annual
Requirements 45 CFR part 159; Use: In or individual health insurance coverage burden hour estimates to reflect the
accordance with the provisions of the must submit a report to the Secretary actual numbers of submissions, rebates
ACA referenced above, the U.S. concerning the amount the issuer and rebate notices.
Department of Health and Human spends each year on claims, quality CMS received a total of six comments
Services created a Web site called improvement expenses, non-claims on a number of specific issues regarding
healthcare.gov to meet these and other costs, Federal and State taxes and the notice of the revised MLR PRA
provisions of the law, and data licensing and regulatory fees, the package. CMS has taken into
collection was conducted for six months amount of earned premium, and consideration all of the comments and
based upon an emergency information beginning with the 2014 reporting year, has modified the information collection
collection request. The interim final rule the amounts related to the reinsurance, instruments and instructions (the 2016
published on May 5, 2010 served as the risk corridors, and risk adjustment MLR Annual Reporting Form and
emergency Federal Register notice for programs established under sections Instructions; no comments were
the prior information collection request. 1341, 1342, and 1343, respectively, of submitted on the 2016 Risk Corridors
The Office of Management and Budget the Affordable Care Act. An issuer must Plan-Level Data Form and Instructions)
provide an annual rebate if the amount in order to correct errors and to provide
(OMB) reviewed the request under
it spends on certain costs compared to additional clarifications. These
emergency processing and approved it
its premium revenue (excluding Federal modifications do not affect the
on April 30, 2010.
and States taxes and licensing and previously estimated burden hours or
CMS updated the web portal system costs. Form Number: CMS–10418 (OMB
where state Departments of Insurance regulatory fees) does not meet a certain
ratio, referred to as the medical loss Control Number: 0938–1164);
and issuers log in using a custom user Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
ID and password validation. The states ratio (MLR). Each issuer is required to
submit annually MLR data, including Private Sector, Business or other for-
are asked to provide information on profits and not-for-profit institutions;
issuers in their state and various Web information about any rebates it must
provide, on a form prescribed by CMS, Number of Respondents: 545; Number
sites maintained for consumers. The of Responses: 2,532; Total Annual
issuers are also tasked with providing for each State in which the issuer
conducts business. Each issuer is also Hours: 200,597. (For policy questions
information on their major medical regarding this collection, contact
insurance products and plans. They are required to provide a rebate notice to
each policyholder that is owed a rebate Christina Whitefield at (301) 492–4172.)
ultimately given the choice to download
a basic information template to enter and each subscriber of policyholders Dated: July 21, 2017.
data then upload into the web portal; to that are owed a rebate for any given William N. Parham, III,
manually enter data within the web MLR reporting year. Additionally, each Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
portal itself; or to submit .xml files issuer is required to maintain for a of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
containing their information. Once the period of seven years all documents, Affairs.
states and issuers submit their data, they records and other evidence that support [FR Doc. 2017–15726 Filed 7–25–17; 8:45 am]
will receive an email notifying them of the data included in each issuer’s BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
any errors, and that their submission annual report to the Secretary.
was received. Under Section 1342 of the Patient
CMS mandates that issuers verify and Protection and Affordable Care Act and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
update their information on a quarterly implementing regulation at 45 CFR part HUMAN SERVICES
basis and requests that States verify 153, issuers of qualified health plans Administration for Community Living
State-submitted information on an (QHPs) must participate in a risk
annual basis. In the event that an issuer corridors program. A QHP issuer will Notice of Intent To Award a Single-
enhances its existing plans, proposes pay risk corridors charges or be eligible Source Non-Competing Continuation
new plans, or deactivates plans, the to receive payments based on the ratio Application To Fund Grant Number
organization would be required to of the issuer’s allowable costs to the 90DN0295 University of Massachusetts
update the information in the web target amount. Each QHP issuer is for an Additional 12 Months
portal. Changes occurring during the required to submit an annual report to
three month quarterly periods will be CMS concerning the issuer’s allowable SUMMARY: The Administration for
allowed utilizing effective dates for both costs, allowable administrative costs, Community Living (ACL) recently
the plans and rates associated with the premium, and proportion of market announced the awarding of the
plans. Form Number: CMS–10320 (OMB premium in QHPs. Risk corridors University of Massachusetts-Boston to
control number: 0938–1086); Frequency: premium information that is specific to the Institute of Community Inclusion
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Annually, Quarterly; Affected Public: an issuer’s QHPs is collected through a (ICI). The University of Massachusetts-
State, Local, and Tribal Governments; separate plan-level data form, which is Boston will maintain and advance the
Number of Respondents: 305; Total included in this information collection. longitudinal study describing day and
Annual Responses: 5,500; Total Annual Additionally, each QHP issuer is employment services nationwide for
Hours: 89,725. (For policy questions required to maintain for a period of ten individuals with developmental
regarding this collection contact Kim years all documents, records and other disabilities.
Heckstall at 410–786–1647). evidence sufficient to enable the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Program Name: Institute of Dated: July 17, 2017. Intellectual and Developmental
Community Inclusion. Mary Lazare, Disabilities and supports is a forty year
Award Amount: $350,000.00. Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary body of work.
for Aging. Agency Contact: For further
Statutory Authority: The [FR Doc. 2017–15663 Filed 7–25–17; 8:45 am] information or comments regarding this
Developmental Disabilities and Bill of supplemental action, contact Katherine
BILLING CODE 4154–01–P
Rights Act of 2000. Cargill-Willis, U.S. Department of
Catalog of Federal Domestic Health and Human Services,
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.631. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Administration for Community Living,
Program Description: The HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Intellectual and
Administration on Developmental and Developmental Disabilities, 330 C Street
Administration for Community Living SW., Washington, DC 20201; telephone
Intellectual Disabilities, an agency of the
U.S. Administration for Community 202–795–7322; email katherine.cargill-
Notice of Intent To Award a Single- willis@acl.hhs.gov.
Living, has been funding the ICI for Source Non-Competing Continuation
thirty-five years. The project’s activities Dated: July 17, 2017.
Application to the University of
include: Studying the effectiveness of Minnesota for an Additional 12 Months Mary Lazare,
state developmental disabilities Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
agencies and vocational rehabilitation SUMMARY: The Administration for for Aging.
agencies in promoting full inclusion of Community Living (ACL) recently [FR Doc. 2017–15661 Filed 7–25–17; 8:45 am]
individuals with intellectual and announced the awarding of the BILLING CODE 4154–01–P
developmental disabilities through University of Minnesota to the
employment and other community Residential Information System Project
activities; describing national trends in (RISP). The University of Minnesota DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
the employment and economic status of will maintain and continue the HUMAN SERVICES
youth and adults with intellectual and longitudinal study of annual state-by-
developmental disabilities on a state state and national statistics on Administration for Community Living
and national basis; highlighting residential services and supports for
people with intellectual and Notice of Intent To Award a Single-
practices and outcomes in the transition
developmental disabilities. Source Non-Competing Continuation
from school to employment and Application To Fund Grant Number
promote policy enhancing integrated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Program Name: Residential 90DN0296 the University of Colorado
employment at both the systems and for an Additional 12 Months
customer levels; developing guidelines Information Systems Project.
for community-based non-work Award Amount: $350,000.00. SUMMARY: The Administration for
activities; implementing Statutory Authority: The Community Living (ACL) recently
www.statedata.info, a Web site Developmental Disabilities and Bill of announced the awarding of the
illustrating service system investment in Rights Act of 2000. University of Colorado for the State of
day and employment services, and Catalog of Federal Domestic the States in Intellectual and
www.realworkstories.org, a Web site Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.631. Developmental Disabilities (State of the
featuring successes of youth with Program Description: The States) project. The University of
intellectual and developmental Administration on Developmental and Colorado will maintain and advance a
disabilities in paid jobs in their Intellectual Disabilities, an agency of the comparative nationwide longitudinal
communities; provide an online catalog U.S. Administration for Community study of public financial commitments
of innovative state-level strategies that Living, has been funding the RISP for and programmatic trends in
thirty-five years. The project’s activities developmental disabilities services and
influence policy and facilitate access to
include: Utilizing a large multistate supports.
integrated employment; collaborate with
database on individuals with SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the University of Minnesota and the
developmental disabilities to examine Program Name: State of the States on
University of Colorado to show targeted
the associations between personal Intellectual and Developmental
current year and longitudinal data on
characteristics, housing, financing and Disabilities.
the project Web site and providing a
support models, state systems on Award Amount: $350,000.00.
create-a-chart option allowing reports to
inclusion, self-determination, Statutory Authority: The
be customized. The project provides
satisfaction, and outcomes; conducting Developmental Disabilities and Bill of
comparative nationwide longitudinal
state policy and program surveys on key Rights Act of 2000.
study of the employment trends of
topics in residential and other Catalog of Federal Domestic
people with Intellectual/Developmental community services; maintaining a Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.631.
Disabilities and is a thirty-five year body clearinghouse of information and Program Description: The
of work. resources on consumer-controlled Administration on Developmental and
Agency Contact: For further housing, the direct support workforce, Intellectual Disabilities, an agency of the
information or comments regarding this and community living outcomes; U.S. Administration for Community
supplemental action, contact Katherine- collaborating with the University of Living, has been funding the State of the
Cargill-Willis, U.S. Department of Massachusetts and the University of States project for thirty-five years. The
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

Health and Human Services, Colorado to show targeted current year project’s activities include: A analyzing
Administration for Community Living, and longitudinal data on the project developmental disabilities financial and
Administration on Intellectual and Web site and providing a create-a-chart programmatic trends in each state and
Developmental Disabilities, 330 C Street option allowing reports to be the District of Columbia; identifying
SW., Washington, DC 20201; telephone customized. The comparative trends and innovations in the financing
202–795–7322; email katherine.cargill- nationwide longitudinal study of the of family support supported living, and
willis@acl.hhs.gov. residential settings where people with supported employment in the states;

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82 FR 34677 - Notice of Intent To Award a Single-Source Non-Competing Continuation Application To Fund Grant Number 90DN0295 University of Massachusetts for an Additional 12 Months

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAdministration for Community Living

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 142 (July 26, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living