82 FR 43379 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (ICR-REV); State Plan for Assistive Technology (OMB Approval Number 0985-0048)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 178 (September 15, 2017)
Administration for Community Living
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 178 (September 15, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-19570 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 43379-43380] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-19570] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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); State Plan for Assistive Technology (OMB Approval Number 0985-0048) AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on ACL's intention to collect information necessary to determine grantee compliance with Section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended (AT Act). Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 to an existing information collection related to the State Grants for Assistive Technology Program State Plan for AT, formerly the 664 Report. DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of information by November 14, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information to: [email protected]. Submit written comments on the collection of information by mail to Robert Groenendaal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC 20201. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Groenendaal at (202) 795-7356 or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4 of the AT Act establishes formula grants to states to support comprehensive statewide programs (Statewide AT Programs) that conduct activities that improve access to and acquisition of AT devices and services for individuals with disabilities across the lifespan and across a wide array of disabilities, and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives. State Grants for AT program conducts the following state-level and state leadership activities: State financing, device demonstration, device loans, device reutilization, training and technical assistance, public awareness, and information and referral. 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. The proposed data collection represents a revision of a currently approved collection (ICR-Rev). In order to comply with the above requirement, ACL is requesting approval of a revision of a previously approved collection, the State Grants for Assistive Technology Program State Plan for AT, formerly known as the 664 report (0985-0048). 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. The State Plan for AT is submitted every three years and updated annually by all State Grants for AT programs [[Page 43380]] receiving formula funds under Section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as Amended (AT Act). The State Plan for AT is used by ACL to assess grantees' compliance with Section 4 of the AT Act and enables ACL to analyze qualitative and quantitative information to track performance outcomes and efficiency measures of the State Grants for AT programs; support budget requests; comply with the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) reporting requirements; provide national benchmark information; and inform program development and management activities. The burden table below identifies the data collection activities for the instrument as well as the estimates for record keeping and entry of aggregate data. In addition to submitting a State Plan every three years, states and outlying areas are required to submit annual progress reports on their activities. The data required for these progress reports is specified in Section 4(f) of the AT Act. The proposed State Grants for Assistive Technology Program State Plan for AT may be found on the ACL Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input. Burden Estimates ACL estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: The total estimated hour burden per respondent for the proposed State Plan for AT will decrease from the 74 hours per respondent estimated in FY 2015 to 73 hours estimated for FY 2018, an estimated reduction of one hour per respondent or 56 hours in total. The proposed State Plan for AT changes focus on a streamline of drop down choice lists in the current instrument. Actual expenditure data elements for state-level and state leadership tracking replaces the budget projections to provide more accurate fiscal data to ACL and to ensure compliance with AT Act requirements for expenditures. The proposed instrument simplifies the coordination and collaboration items to focus on activities conducted through a formal written agreement to ensure consistency and usefulness of data reported. The revised instrument aligns demographic data elements with the AT Annual Performance Report (APR), so that the data will be: Entered once, then only updated from that point on; used for both the State Plan and APR; updated quarterly with reminders; and used to populate the online State AT Program listing to ensure currency and accuracy. The reduction in burden is a result of a data collection workgroup composed of State AT program staff that met to suggest revisions to the current instrument. The workgroup solicited feedback from all of the grantees through face-to- face meetings and webinar presentations. The number of hours is multiplied by 56 AT State Grants programs, resulting in a total estimated hour burden of 4,088 hours. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State Plan for AT Annual Progress Report 56 1 73.0 4,088 (AT APR).................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: September 7, 2017. Mary Lazare, Principal Deputy Administrator. [FR Doc. 2017-19570 Filed 9-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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action. However, CMS needs to remain 759,700; Total Annual Hours: 19,638. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4
apprised of any potential payment (For policy questions regarding this of the AT Act establishes formula grants
changes. Hospitals are required to collection contact Laura Dash at 410– to states to support comprehensive
provide CMS with copy of any 786–8623.) statewide programs (Statewide AT
applications that they made to the Dated: September 11, 2017. Programs) that conduct activities that
MGCRB. CMS also developed the William N. Parham, III,
improve access to and acquisition of AT
guidelines for the MGCRB that were the devices and services for individuals
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
interim final issue of the Federal with disabilities across the lifespan and
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Register, and must ensure that the Affairs. across a wide array of disabilities, and
MGCRB properly applied the their family members, guardians,
[FR Doc. 2017–19521 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am]
guidelines. This check and balance advocates, and authorized
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process also contributes to limiting the representatives. State Grants for AT
number of hospitals that ultimately program conducts the following state-
need to appeal their MGCRB decisions level and state leadership activities:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
to the CMS Administrator. Form State financing, device demonstration,
HUMAN SERVICES
Number: CMS–R–138 (OMB control device loans, device reutilization,
number: 0938–0573); Frequency: Administration for Community Living training and technical assistance, public
Occasionally; Affected Public: awareness, and information and referral.
Businesses or other for-profits and Not- Agency Information Collection Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520),
for-profit institutions; Number of Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Federal agencies must obtain approval
Respondents: 300; Total Annual Comment Request; Revision of a from the Office of Management and
Responses: 300; Total Annual Hours: Currently Approved Information Budget (OMB) for each collection of
300. (For policy questions regarding this Collection (ICR–REV); State Plan for information they conduct or sponsor.
collection contact Noel Manlove at 410– Assistive Technology (OMB Approval ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
786–5161.) Number 0985–0048) in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
2. Type of Information Collection 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
Request: Extension of a currently AGENCY: Administration for Community or requirements that members of the
approved collection; Title of Living, Department of Health and public submit reports, keep records, or
Information Collection: Disclosure Human Services. provide information to a third party.
Requirement for the In-Office Ancillary ACTION: Notice. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
Services Exception; Use: Section 6003 of U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal
the ACA established a disclosure SUMMARY: The Administration for agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
requirement for the in-office ancillary Community Living (ACL) is announcing the Federal Register concerning each
services exception to the prohibition of an opportunity for the public to proposed collection of information,
physician self-referral for certain comment on ACL’s intention to collect including each proposed extension or
imaging services. This section of the information necessary to determine update of an existing collection of
ACA amended section 1877(b)(2) of the grantee compliance with Section 4 of information, before submitting the
Social Security Act by adding a the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as collection to OMB for approval. The
requirement that the referring physician amended (AT Act). Under the proposed data collection represents a
informs the patient, at the time of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 revision of a currently approved
referral and in writing, that the patient (PRA), Federal agencies are required to collection (ICR–Rev). In order to comply
may receive the imaging service from publish a notice in the Federal Register with the above requirement, ACL is
another supplier. The implementing concerning each proposed collection of requesting approval of a revision of a
regulations are at 42 CFR 411.355(b)(7). information, including each proposed previously approved collection, the
Physicians who provide certain extension of an existing collection of State Grants for Assistive Technology
imaging services (MRI, CT, and PET) information, and to allow 60 days for Program State Plan for AT, formerly
under the in-office ancillary services public comment in response to the known as the 664 report (0985–0048).
exception to the physician self-referral proposed action. This notice solicits With respect to the following
prohibition are required to provide the comments on a proposed revision to an collection of information, ACL invites
disclosure notice as well as the list of existing information collection related comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
other imaging suppliers to the patient. to the State Grants for Assistive collection of information is necessary
The patient will then be able to use the Technology Program State Plan for AT, for the proper performance of ACL’s
disclosure notice and list of suppliers in formerly the 664 Report. functions, including whether the
making an informed decision about his DATES: Submit written or electronic information will have practical utility;
or her course of care for the imaging comments on the collection of (2) the accuracy of ACL’s estimate of the
service. CMS would use the collected burden of the proposed collection of
information by November 14, 2017.
information for enforcement purposes. information, including the validity of
Specifically, if we were investigating the ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
the methodology and assumptions used;
referrals of a physician providing comments on the collection of (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
advanced imaging services under the in- information to: Robert.Groenendaal@ and clarity of the information to be
office ancillary services exception, we acl.hhs.gov. Submit written comments collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
would review the written disclosure in on the collection of information by mail burden of the collection of information
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
order to determine if it satisfied the to Robert Groenendaal, U.S. Department on respondents, including through the
requirement. Form Number: CMS– of Health and Human Services, use of automated collection techniques
10332 (OMB control number: 0938– Administration for Community Living, when appropriate, and other forms of
1133); Frequency: Occasionally; Washington, DC 20201. information technology.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The State Plan for AT is submitted
Governments; Number of Respondents: Robert Groenendaal at (202) 795–7356 every three years and updated annually
7,100; Total Annual Responses: or Robert.Groenendaal@acl.hhs.gov. by all State Grants for AT programs
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receiving formula funds under Section 4 The proposed State Grants for coordination and collaboration items to
of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, Assistive Technology Program State focus on activities conducted through a
as Amended (AT Act). The State Plan Plan for AT may be found on the ACL formal written agreement to ensure
for AT is used by ACL to assess Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/about- consistency and usefulness of data
grantees’ compliance with Section 4 of acl/public-input. reported. The revised instrument aligns
the AT Act and enables ACL to analyze demographic data elements with the AT
qualitative and quantitative information Burden Estimates
Annual Performance Report (APR), so
to track performance outcomes and ACL estimates the burden of this that the data will be: Entered once, then
efficiency measures of the State Grants collection of information as follows:
only updated from that point on; used
for AT programs; support budget The total estimated hour burden per
for both the State Plan and APR;
requests; comply with the GPRA respondent for the proposed State Plan
for AT will decrease from the 74 hours updated quarterly with reminders; and
Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA)
reporting requirements; provide per respondent estimated in FY 2015 to used to populate the online State AT
national benchmark information; and 73 hours estimated for FY 2018, an Program listing to ensure currency and
inform program development and estimated reduction of one hour per accuracy. The reduction in burden is a
management activities. The burden table respondent or 56 hours in total. The result of a data collection workgroup
below identifies the data collection proposed State Plan for AT changes composed of State AT program staff that
activities for the instrument as well as focus on a streamline of drop down met to suggest revisions to the current
the estimates for record keeping and choice lists in the current instrument. instrument. The workgroup solicited
entry of aggregate data. In addition to Actual expenditure data elements for feedback from all of the grantees
submitting a State Plan every three state-level and state leadership tracking through face-to-face meetings and
years, states and outlying areas are replaces the budget projections to webinar presentations. The number of
required to submit annual progress provide more accurate fiscal data to hours is multiplied by 56 AT State
reports on their activities. The data ACL and to ensure compliance with AT Grants programs, resulting in a total
required for these progress reports is Act requirements for expenditures. The estimated hour burden of 4,088 hours.
specified in Section 4(f) of the AT Act. proposed instrument simplifies the
Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
State Plan for AT Annual Progress Report (AT APR) .................................. 56 1 73.0 4,088
Dated: September 7, 2017. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Mary Lazare, PRA). This 30-day notice requests PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
Principal Deputy Administrator. comments on the information collection agencies must obtain approval from the
[FR Doc. 2017–19570 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am] requirements related to a proposed Office of Management and Budget
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Extension Without Changes of a (OMB) for each collection of
Currently Approved Information information they conduct or sponsor.
Collection (ICR Ext) (OMB approval ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND number 0985–0023). The extension in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
HUMAN SERVICES would allow ACL to continue to collect 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
information necessary to determine or requirements that members of the
Administration for Community Living grantee compliance with Title VII of the public submit reports, keep records, or
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended provide information to a third party.
Agency Information Collection by the Workforce Innovation and Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Opportunity Act of 2014. U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal
Comment Request; Extension of a agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
ACL received a large number of
Currently Approved Information the Federal Register concerning each
public comments resulting from a 60-
Collection; Annual Performance proposed collection of information,
day Federal Register notice for the 704
Reports for the Centers for including each proposed extension or
Part II report. In response to the
Independent Living (CILs), Designated update of an existing collection of
comments, ACL is proposing to extend
State Entities (DSEs), and Statewide information, before submitting the
the currently approved forms for one
Independent Living Councils (SILC) collection to OMB for approval. The
year while we work on a revision that
(704 Parts I and II Reports) proposed data collection represents an
addresses all the comments from the 60-
extension of a currently approved
AGENCY: Independent Living day notice regarding the updated form.
information collection.
Administration, Administration on DATES: Submit written comments on the In order to comply with the above
Disabilities, Administration for collection of information by October 16, requirement, the Independent Living
Community Living, HHS. 2017. Administration (ILA) is requesting
ACTION: Notice. approval of an extension of a previously
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
approved collection, the Centers for
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on the collection of information: By fax
SUMMARY: The Administration for Independent Living Program
at 202.395.5806 or by email to OIRA_
Community Living (ACL) is announcing Performance Report (704 Part II), and
submission@omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB
that the proposed collection of the Independent Living Services
Desk Officer for ACL.
information listed above has been Program Performance Report (704 Part I)
submitted to the Office of Management FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: annual reports (0985–0043). Sections
and Budget (OMB) for review and Veronica Hogan at (202) 795–7365 or 704(m)(4)(D), 706(d), 721(b)(3), and
clearance as required under the veronica.hogan@acl.hhs.gov. 725(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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| Dates | Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of information by November 14, 2017. | |
| Contact | Robert Groenendaal at (202) 795-7356 or [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 43379 |
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