82 FR 46247 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (OMB Approval Number 0985-0042); State Grant for Assistive Technology Program Annual Progress Report (AT APR)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 191 (October 4, 2017)
Administration for Community Living
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 191 (October 4, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-21259 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 46247-46248] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-21259] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (OMB Approval Number 0985-0042); State Grant for Assistive Technology Program Annual Progress Report (AT APR) AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services. 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 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA). This 30-day notice requests comments on the information collection requirements related to a proposed Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (ICR-Rev). The revision would allow ACL to continue to collect information necessary to determine grantee compliance with Section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as Amended (AT Act). DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by November 3, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information: by fax at (202) 395-5806 or by email to [email protected], Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACL. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Groenendaal at (202) 795-7356 or [email protected]. 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. The proposed data collection represents a revision of a currently approved information collection. In order to comply with the above requirement, ACL is requesting approval of an update of a previously approved collection, the State Grants for Assistive Technology Program Annual Progress Report (AT APR), formerly the 572 Report (0985-0042). The AT APR is submitted annually by all State Grants for AT programs receiving formula funds under Section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as Amended (AT Act). The AT APR is used by ACL to assess grantees' compliance with Section 4 of the AT Act, with section 1329 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and with applicable provisions of the HHS regulations at 45 CFR part 75. The AT APR enables ACL to analyze qualitative and quantitative data 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. This information collection has 3 pieces: (a) Web-based system that collects data from states; (b) performance measure survey on the access and acquisition of AT devices and services that states collect from individuals; and, (c) customer satisfaction survey that states collect from individuals on their experiences accessing and acquiring AT through the State AT program. The burden table below identifies the data collection activities for the three surveys above 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 State Grants for AT program conduct 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. Comments in Response to the 60-Day Federal Register Notice A 60-Day notice was published in the Federal Register in Vol. 82, No. 135, pg. 32710, on July 17th, 2017. ACL received one comment from the Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP), which represents 54 State Grant for AT programs. The comment noted that the proposed changes to the currently approved information collection were developed with extensive input of those it directly impacts, the State AT Program grantees. The revision process began over two years ago and grantees had multiple opportunities to discuss and make recommendations on the proposed changes, which were reviewed during numerous meetings with ATAP membership at national conferences and during online events. There is uniform support within the ATAP membership for the revisions. Annual Burden Estimates The proposed State Grants for Assistive Technology Program Annual Progress Report (AT APR) may be found on the ACL Web site at: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input. The total estimated hour burden per respondent for the proposed AT APR will decrease from the 406 hours per respondent estimated in FY 2014 to 404 hours estimated for FY 2017, an estimated reduction of two hours per respondent or 112 in total. These are in addition to reductions made during the last information collection process. The reduction in burden is a result of a data [[Page 46248]] collection workgroup composed of State AT program staff that met with ACL on several occasions to suggest revisions to the current instrument. The workgroup identified minor changes in several sections of the instrument, including the reporting of state-level and state leadership activities. For example, AT Device Reassignment and Open- Ended Loan have been combined into a single line in ``A. Recipient Table.'' This update aligns the AT APR with the State Plan for AT structure and will streamline data reporting by grantees. A separate module has been created for all the General Information for State AT programs that is consistent between the AT APR and the State Plan for AT. Data will be entered once and from that point forward only updates will be needed, which will streamline the data entry process for grantees. The Public Awareness table with numeric data has been replaced with two narrative text boxes. Numeric data reported in this section has been historically estimated with little consistency in how data is reported between grantees. With a shift to more electronic information sharing, quantified public awareness data is difficult to report for all grantees and aggregate data is not useful. This change will allow for qualitative data that is more helpful in understanding the activities conducted. 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 22,624 hours. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State Grants for AT Annual Progress Report (AT 56 1 80.0 4,480 APR)........................................... Performance Measure Surveys..................... 56 1 54.0 3,024 Customer Satisfaction Surveys................... 56 1 54.0 3,024 Data Entry for the Instruments.................. 56 1 208.0 11,648 Record Keeping Burden........................... 56 1 8.0 448 ----------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,624. Dated: September 27, 2017. Mary Lazare, Principal Deputy Administrator. [FR Doc. 2017-21259 Filed 10-3-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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Responses
Number of Hours per Annual
Respondent/data collection activity per
respondents response burden hours
respondent
State Councils on Developmental Disabilities Annual Program Performance
Report (PPR) ................................................................................................ 56 1 172 9,632
Total .......................................................................................................... 56 1 172 9,632
Dated: September 26, 2017. (OMB) for each collection of below identifies the data collection
Mary Lazare, information they conduct or sponsor. activities for the three surveys above as
Principal Deputy Administrator. ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined well as the estimates for record keeping
[FR Doc. 2017–21258 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR and entry of aggregate data. In addition
BILLING CODE 4154–01–P
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests to submitting a State Plan every three
or requirements that members of the years, states and outlying areas are
public submit reports, keep records, or required to submit annual progress
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND provide information to a third party. reports on their activities. The data
HUMAN SERVICES Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 required for these progress reports is
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal specified in Section 4(f) of the AT Act.
Administration for Community Living agencies to provide a 60-day notice in The State Grants for AT program
the Federal Register concerning each conduct the following state-level and
Agency Information Collection proposed collection of information, state leadership activities: State
Activities; Proposed Collection; Public including each proposed extension or financing, device demonstration, device
Comment Request; Revision of a update of an existing collection of loans, device reutilization, training and
Currently Approved Information information, before submitting the technical assistance, public awareness,
Collection (OMB Approval Number collection to OMB for approval. The and information and referral.
0985–0042); State Grant for Assistive proposed data collection represents a
Technology Program Annual Progress revision of a currently approved Comments in Response to the 60-Day
Report (AT APR) information collection. In order to Federal Register Notice
comply with the above requirement, A 60-Day notice was published in the
AGENCY: Administration for Community
ACL is requesting approval of an update Federal Register in Vol. 82, No. 135, pg.
Living, Department of Health and
of a previously approved collection, the 32710, on July 17th, 2017. ACL received
Human Services.
State Grants for Assistive Technology one comment from the Association of
ACTION: Notice.
Program Annual Progress Report (AT Assistive Technology Act Programs
SUMMARY: The Administration for APR), formerly the 572 Report (0985– (ATAP), which represents 54 State
Community Living (ACL) is announcing 0042). Grant for AT programs. The comment
that the proposed collection of The AT APR is submitted annually by noted that the proposed changes to the
information listed above has been all State Grants for AT programs currently approved information
submitted to the Office of Management receiving formula funds under Section 4 collection were developed with
and Budget (OMB) for review and of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, extensive input of those it directly
clearance as required under the as Amended (AT Act). The AT APR is impacts, the State AT Program grantees.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the used by ACL to assess grantees’ The revision process began over two
PRA). This 30-day notice requests compliance with Section 4 of the AT years ago and grantees had multiple
comments on the information collection Act, with section 1329 of the Code of opportunities to discuss and make
requirements related to a proposed Federal Regulations, and with recommendations on the proposed
Revision of a Currently Approved applicable provisions of the HHS changes, which were reviewed during
Information Collection (ICR-Rev). The regulations at 45 CFR part 75. The AT numerous meetings with ATAP
revision would allow ACL to continue APR enables ACL to analyze qualitative membership at national conferences and
to collect information necessary to and quantitative data to track during online events. There is uniform
determine grantee compliance with performance outcomes and efficiency support within the ATAP membership
Section 4 of the Assistive Technology measures of the State Grants for AT for the revisions.
Act of 1998, as Amended (AT Act). programs; support budget requests;
comply with the GPRA Modernization Annual Burden Estimates
DATES: Submit written comments on the
Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) reporting The proposed State Grants for
collection of information by November
requirements; provide national Assistive Technology Program Annual
3, 2017.
benchmark information; and inform Progress Report (AT APR) may be found
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments program development and management on the ACL Web site at: https://
on the collection of information: by fax activities. This information collection www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
at (202) 395–5806 or by email to OIRA_ has 3 pieces: (a) Web-based system that The total estimated hour burden per
submission@omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB collects data from states; (b) respondent for the proposed AT APR
Desk Officer for ACL. performance measure survey on the will decrease from the 406 hours per
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: access and acquisition of AT devices respondent estimated in FY 2014 to 404
Robert Groenendaal at (202) 795–7356 and services that states collect from hours estimated for FY 2017, an
or robert.groenendaal@acl.hhs.gov. individuals; and, (c) customer estimated reduction of two hours per
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the satisfaction survey that states collect respondent or 112 in total. These are in
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal from individuals on their experiences addition to reductions made during the
agencies must obtain approval from the accessing and acquiring AT through the last information collection process. The
Office of Management and Budget State AT program. The burden table reduction in burden is a result of a data
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collection workgroup composed of State separate module has been created for all to more electronic information sharing,
AT program staff that met with ACL on the General Information for State AT quantified public awareness data is
several occasions to suggest revisions to programs that is consistent between the difficult to report for all grantees and
the current instrument. The workgroup AT APR and the State Plan for AT. Data aggregate data is not useful. This change
identified minor changes in several will be entered once and from that point will allow for qualitative data that is
sections of the instrument, including the forward only updates will be needed, more helpful in understanding the
reporting of state-level and state which will streamline the data entry activities conducted. The workgroup
leadership activities. For example, AT process for grantees. The Public solicited feedback from all of the
Device Reassignment and Open-Ended Awareness table with numeric data has grantees through face-to-face meetings
Loan have been combined into a single been replaced with two narrative text and webinar presentations. The number
line in ‘‘A. Recipient Table.’’ This boxes. Numeric data reported in this
of hours is multiplied by 56 AT State
update aligns the AT APR with the State section has been historically estimated
Grants programs, resulting in a total
Plan for AT structure and will with little consistency in how data is
streamline data reporting by grantees. A reported between grantees. With a shift estimated hour burden of 22,624 hours.
Responses Annual
Number of Hours per
Respondent/data collection activity per burden
respondents response
respondent hours
State Grants for AT Annual Progress Report (AT APR) ................................. 56 1 80.0 4,480
Performance Measure Surveys ....................................................................... 56 1 54.0 3,024
Customer Satisfaction Surveys ....................................................................... 56 1 54.0 3,024
Data Entry for the Instruments ........................................................................ 56 1 208.0 11,648
Record Keeping Burden .................................................................................. 56 1 8.0 448
Total .......................................................................................................... 56 1 404.0 22,624
Estimated Total Annual Burden solicits comments on the content and confidential business information, such
Hours: 22,624. format requirements for pregnancy and as a manufacturing process. Please note
Dated: September 27, 2017. lactation labeling for human that if you include your name, contact
Mary Lazare,
prescription drugs and biological information, or other information that
products. identifies you in the body of your
Principal Deputy Administrator.
DATES: Submit either electronic or comments, that information will be
[FR Doc. 2017–21259 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
written comments on the collection of
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information by December 4, 2017.
with confidential information that you
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments do not wish to be made available to the
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND as follows. Please note that late, public, submit the comment as a
HUMAN SERVICES untimely filed comments will not be written/paper submission and in the
considered. Electronic comments must manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Food and Drug Administration be submitted on or before December 4, Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
2017. The https://www.regulations.gov
[Docket No. FDA–2017–N–5624] Written/Paper Submissions
electronic filing system will accept
Agency Information Collection comments until midnight Eastern Time Submit written/paper submissions as
Activities; Proposed Collection; at the end of December 4, 2017. follows:
Comment Request; Content and Comments received by mail/hand • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
Format of Labeling for Human delivery/courier (for written/paper written/paper submissions): Dockets
Prescription Drugs and Biological submissions) will be considered timely Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
Products; Requirements for Pregnancy if they are postmarked or the delivery Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
and Lactation Labeling service acceptance receipt is on or Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
before that date. • For written/paper comments
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, submitted to the Dockets Management
HHS. Electronic Submissions Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
ACTION: Notice. Submit electronic comments in the well as any attachments, except for
following way: information submitted, marked and
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug • Federal eRulemaking Portal: identified, as confidential, if submitted
Administration (FDA or Agency) is https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
announcing an opportunity for public instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received
comment on the proposed collection of Comments submitted electronically, must include the Docket No. FDA–
certain information by the Agency. including attachments, to https:// 2017–N–5624 for ‘‘Agency Information
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of www.regulations.gov will be posted to Collection Activities; Proposed
1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are the docket unchanged. Because your Collection; Comment Request; Content
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required to publish notice in the comment will be made public, you are and Format of Labeling for Human
Federal Register concerning each solely responsible for ensuring that your Prescription Drugs and Biological
proposed collection of information, comment does not include any Products; Requirements for Pregnancy
including each proposed extension of an confidential information that you or a and Lactation Labeling.’’ Received
existing collection of information, and third party may not wish to be posted, comments, those filed in a timely
to allow 60 days for public comment in such as medical information, your or manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed
response to the notice. This notice anyone else’s Social Security number, or in the docket and, except for those
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