73344 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Title VI Program 

Performance Report (OMB Control 

Number 0985–0007) 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on the proposed collection of 

information listed above. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

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. This notice solicits comments on 

a proposed extension without change 

information collection and solicits 

comments on the information collection 

requirements related to the Title VI 

Program Performance Report (OMB 

Control Number 0985–0007). 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information must be submitted 

electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or 

postmarked by December 26, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to: evaluation@acl.hhs.gov. 

Submit written comments on the 

collection of information to the 

Administration for Community Living, 

Washington, DC 20201, Attention: 

Public Comment OMB Control Number 

0985–0007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amanda Cash@acl.hhs.gov at 202–795– 

7369. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. A 

Collection of information includes 

agency requests or requirements that 

members of the public submit reports, 

keep records, or provide information to 

a third party. The PRA 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 our burden estimates or 

any other aspect of this collection of 

information, including: 

(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 

to determine burden estimates; (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 using automated 

collection techniques when appropriate, 

and other forms of information 

technology. 

A Program Performance Report on 

activities under Title VI of the Older 

Americans Act (OAA) is necessary for 

the Administration of Community 

Living (ACL) to monitor federal funds 

effectively and to be informed as to the 

progress of the programs. Grantees are 

required to submit an annual Program 

Performance Report to allow for 

efficient federal monitoring. 

The OAA states that an applicant for 

a grant under Title VI Part A, Indian 

Program, shall ‘‘provide that the tribal 

organization will make such reports in 

such form and containing such 

information, as the Assistant Secretary 

may reasonably require, and comply 

with such requirements as the Assistant 

Secretary may impose to assure the 

correctness of such reports.’’ The OAA 

also states that an applicant for a grant 

under Title VI Part B, Native Hawaiian 

Program, shall ‘‘provide that the 

organization will make such reports in 

such form and containing such 

information as the Assistant Secretary 

may reasonably require, and comply 

with such requirements as the Assistant 

Secretary may impose to ensure the 

correctness of such reports.’’ An 

applicant for a grant under Title VI Part 

C, Native American Caregiver Support 

Program must also prepare and submit 

reports on the data and records, 

including information on the services 

funded by ACL. A combined Program 

Performance Report form is used for 

reporting by grantees under Parts A, B 

and C. The regulations at 45 CFR 

92.40(b)(1) provide that ‘‘grantees shall 

submit annual performance reports 

unless the awarding agency requires 

quarterly or semiannual reports.’’ 

The Program Performance Report 

provides a data base for ACL to: (1) 

monitor program achievement of 

performance objectives; (2) establish 

program policy and direction; and (3) 

prepare responses to Congress, the 

OMB, other federal departments, and 

public and private agencies as required 

by the OAA. If ACL did not collect the 

program data herein requested, it would 

not be able to monitor and manage total 

program progress as expected, nor 

develop program policy options 

directed toward assuring the most 

effective use of limited Title VI funds. 

The proposed data collection tools 

may be found on the ACL website for 

review at https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input. 

Estimated Program Burden: The 

burden estimate is specific to the type 

of work done by the grantees that use 

this reporting format; ACL estimates it 

takes 20 hours to complete the Title VI 

PPR. 

With 282 respondents taking 20 hours 

per performance report, annual burden 

hour totals 5,640 hours. 

Respondent/data collection activity Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Title VI PPR ..................................................................................................... 282 1 20 5,640

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 5,640 


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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 / Notices 73345 

Dated: October 20, 2023. 

Alison Barkoff, 

Senior official performing the duties of the 

Administrator and the Assistant Secretary for 

Aging. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23562 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; State Health 

Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) 

Client Contact Forms OMB Control 

Number 0985–0040 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on the proposed collection of 

information listed above. 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. This notice solicits comments on 

the proposed Revision for the 

information collection requirements 

related to the State Health Insurance 

Assistance Program (SHIP) Client 

Contact Forms OMB Control Number 

0985–0040. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information must be submitted 

electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or 

postmarked by December 26, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to: Katherine.Glendening@

acl.hhs.gov. Submit written comments 

on the collection of information to 

Administration for Community Living, 

330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 

20201, Attention: Katherine Glendening. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine Glendening at 

Katherine.Glendening@acl.hhs.gov, or 

(202) 795–7350. 

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 

as and includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. The PRA 

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 our burden 

estimates or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including: 

(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) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(3) Accuracy of ACL’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used 

to determine burden estimates; 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 purpose of this data collection is 

to collect performance data from 

grantees, grantee team members and 

partners. Congress requires this data 

collection for program monitoring and 

Government Performance Results Act 

(GPRA) purposes. This data collection 

allows ACL to communicate with 

Congress and the public on the SHIP, 

the SMP program, and the Medicare 

Improvements for Patients & Providers 

Act (MIPPA) program. The SHIP, SMP, 

and MIPPA programs are located in 

each of the 50 states, the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the 

U.S. Virgin Islands. In order to ensure 

that grantees report activity accurately 

and consistently, it is imperative that 

these data collection tools remain 

active. The respondents for this data 

collection are grantees, grantee team 

members, and partners who meet with 

Medicare beneficiaries and older adults’ 

in-group settings and in one-on-one 

sessions to educate them on Medicare 

enrollment, Medicare benefits and 

subsidy programs, the importance of 

being aware of Medicare fraud, error 

and abuse, and having the knowledge to 

protect the Medicare system. 

Authorizing Legislation 

Section 4360(f) of OBRA 1990 created 

the State Health Insurance Assistance 

Program (SHIP) and requires the 

Secretary to provide a series of reports 

to the U.S. Congress on the performance 

of the SHIP program annually. The law 

also requires ACL to report on the 

program’s impact on beneficiaries and 

to obtain important feedback from 

beneficiaries. This tool captures the 

information and data necessary for ACL 

to meet these Congressional 

requirements, as well as, capturing 

performance data on individual grantees 

providing ACL essential insight for 

monitoring and technical assistance 

purposes. In addition, the Medicare 

Improvements for Patients and 

Providers Act (MIPPA), initially passed 

in 2008, provided targeted funding for 

the SHIPs, area agencies on aging 

(AAAs), and Aging and Disability 

Resource Centers (ADRC) to conduct re 

enrollment assistance to Medicare 

beneficiaries for the Limited Income 

Subsidy (LIS) and Medicare Savings 

Program (MSP). These activities, 

collectively known as the MIPPA 

Program, have been funded nearly 

annually through a series of funding or 

extenders bills (Pub. L. 110–275 as 

amended by Pub. L. 111–148; Pub. L. 

113–67; Pub. L. 113–93; Pub. L. 114–10; 

Pub. L. 115–123; and Pub. L. 116–59). 

Public Law 116–136, div. A, title III, 

section 3803(a), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 

428, extended funding for MIPPA 

through November 30, 2020. This tool 

also collects performance and outcome 

data on the MIPPA Program providing 

ACL necessary information for 

monitoring and oversight. 

Under Public Law 104–208, the 

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations 

Act of 1997, Congress established the 

Senior Medicare Patrol Projects in order 

to further curb losses to the Medicare 

program. 

The Senate Committee noted that 

retired professionals, with appropriate 

training, could serve as educators and 

resources to assist Medicare 

beneficiaries and others to detect and 

report errors, fraud and abuse. 

Among other requirements, it directed 

the ACL to work with the Office of 

Inspector General (OIG) and the 

Government Accountability Office 

(GAO) to assess the performance of the 

program. The ACL employs this tool to 

collect performance and outcome data 

on the SMP Program necessary 

information for monitoring and 

oversight. ACL has shared this data and 

worked with HHS/OIG to develop SMP 

performance measures. 


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