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] 

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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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The HHS/OIG has collected SMP 

performance data and issued SMP 

performance reports since 1997. The 

information from the current collection 

is reported by the OIG to Congress and 

the public. This information is also used 

by ACL as the primary method for 

monitoring the SMP Projects. 

This data collection will also support 

ACL in tracking performance outcomes 

and efficiency measures with respect to 

annual and long-term performance 

targets established in the Government 

Performance Results Modernization Act 

of 2010 (GPRMA). The Performance 

Data for the SHIP, SMP, and MIPPA, 

data collection will continue to provide 

data necessary to determine the 

effectiveness of the programs. 

To support alignment with Executive 

Order 13985 on Advancing Racial 

Equity and Support for Underserved 

Communities Through the Federal 

Government, Executive Order 14075 on 

Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, 

Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and 

Intersex Individuals, and Executive 

Order 13988 on Preventing and 

Combating Discrimination on the Basis 

of Gender Identity and Sexual 

Orientation, ACL is adding three sexual 

orientation and gender identity (SOGI) 

items to this information collection. 

Understanding these disparities can and 

should lead to improved service 

delivery for ACL’s programs and 

populations served. 

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 

ACL estimates the respondent burden 

hours to prepare and complete all 

reports associated with this collection 

will be hours. This estimate is based on 

the current data systems ability to 

aggregate data and generate reports. By 

modifying several forms ACL has 

reduced the overall burden and grantees 

will no longer have to generate reports 

outside of the newly created data 

system. 

Form name Estimated time 

in minutes 

Fraction of 

an hour 

SMP Media Outreach & Education ......................................................................................................................... 4 0.0667 

SMP Group Outreach & Education ......................................................................................................................... 4 0.0667 

SMP Individual Interaction ....................................................................................................................................... 5 0.0833 

SMP Team Member Activity .................................................................................................................................... 5 0.0833 

SMP Interaction ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 0.0833 

SMP Team Member ................................................................................................................................................ 7 0.1166 

SHIP Media Outreach & Education ......................................................................................................................... 4 0.0667 

SHIP Group Outreach & Education ......................................................................................................................... 4 0.0667 

SHIP Team Member ................................................................................................................................................ 7 0.1166 

SHIP Beneficiary Contact ........................................................................................................................................ 5 0.0833 

SHIP Training Form ................................................................................................................................................. 6 0.10 

SHIP Team Member Activity ................................................................................................................................... 7 0.1166 

SHIP Training .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 0.0667 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Grantee respondent type Form/report name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in minutes) 

Total 

burden 

hours 

SMP .................................................. Media Outreach & Education ........... 216 46 4 662.4 

SMP .................................................. Group Outreach & Education ........... 6,935 4 4 1,849.33 

SMP .................................................. Individual Interaction ........................ 6,935 41 5 23,694.58 

SMP .................................................. Team Member .................................. 216 31 5 558 

SMP .................................................. SIRS Team Member Activity ............ 216 31 5 558 

SMP .................................................. SMP Interaction ................................ 6,935 2 5 1,155.83 

* SMP ................................................ OIG Report ....................................... * 0 0 0 0 

* SMP ................................................ Time Spent Report ........................... * 0 0 0 0 

SHIP/MIPPA ...................................... Media Outreach & Education ........... 3,750 15 4 3,750 

SHIP/MIPPA ...................................... Group Outreach & Education ........... 3,750 15 4 3,750 

SHIP/MIPPA ...................................... SHIP Team Member ........................ 216 75 5 1,350 

SHIP/MIPPA ...................................... Beneficiary Contact .......................... 15,000 233 5 291,250 

* SHIP/MIPPA .................................... SHIP Performance Report ............... * 0 0 0 0 

* SHIP/MIPPA .................................... Resource Report .............................. * 0 0 0 0 

* SHIP/MIPPA .................................... MIPPA Performance Report ............ * 0 0 0 0 

SHIP/MIPPA ...................................... SHIP Team Member Activity ............ 216 40 7 1,008 

* SHIP/SMP/MIPPA ........................... Summary Reports ............................ * 0 0 0 0 

* SHIP/MIPPA .................................... Part D Enrollment Outcomes Report * 0 0 0 0 

Totals ......................................... ........................................................... 49,769 4,042,681 ........................ 345,646.47 

* This data collection activity is an automated task in the system and does not compute to an estimate of time for burden. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 / Notices 73347 

Dated: October 19, 2023. 

Alison Barkoff, 

Senior official performing the duties of the 

Administrator and the Assistant Secretary for 

Aging. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23563 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2021–N–0584] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget Review; 

Comment Request; Standardized 

Reporting Forms for Food and Drug 

Administration Federally Funded 

Public Health Projects and Agreements 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is 

announcing that a proposed collection 

of information has been submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Submit written comments 

(including recommendations) on the 

collection of information by November 

24, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on 

the information collection are received, 

OMB recommends that written 

comments be submitted to https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. The OMB 

control number for this information 

collection is 0910–0909. Also include 

the FDA docket number found in 

brackets in the heading of this 

document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Showalter, Office of Operations, 

Food and Drug Administration, Three 

White Flint North, 10A–12M, 11601 

Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 

20852, 240–994–7399, PRAStaff@

fda.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA 

has submitted the following proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

review and clearance. 

Standardized Reporting Forms for FDA 

Federally Funded Public Health 

Projects 

OMB Control Number 0910–0909— 

Revision 

This information collection supports 

federally funded public health projects 

administered by FDA. As part of FDA’s 

efforts to protect the public health, we 

work collaboratively with State partners 

to enhance oversight of FDA-regulated 

products. Consistent with applicable 

regulations, we collect information 

related to an awardee’s progress in 

completing agreed-upon performance 

metrics. 

To increase our efficiency in 

evaluating program effectiveness and 

return-on-investment (ROI)/return-onvalue (ROV) for the federally funded 

projects that we administer, we 

developed and established the use of 

digital forms under a pilot project 

information collection that contain 

tailored, standardized questions to 

capture data elements necessary to 

measure/track ROI/ROV, best practices, 

and program effectiveness. Forms are 

submitted by email and aggregated into 

dynamic reports by program for FDA 

evaluators allowing for quick 

comparison of program data between 

report periods and comparable metrics 

to evaluate program success or lack of 

performance in a timely manner. The 

pilot project confirmed that the use of 

standardized forms will reduce the time 

required by awardees in completing and 

submitting data collection reports. 

Additional findings include: a drastic 

increase in data quality, a significant 

reduction in the number of follow-ups 

needed to request additional 

information or clarify responses, and the 

ability to aggregate data quickly into a 

useable format for programmatic review 

and respond effectively to requests for 

program performance data. Coupled 

with positive feedback from FDA data 

users and external partners received 

during the pilot project, we considered 

the pilot phase a success and plans to 

continue use of tailored forms for 

program performance metrics including 

ROI/ROV data for its current and new 

funded public health projects moving 

forward. 

Respondents complete an initial 

report and progress/performance reports 

which include data fields to identify the 

award project and contact person and 

directs specific questions to respondents 

regarding project and progress updates. 

As the public, partnering awardees, and 

FDA data users provide feedback 

through various opportunities, we will 

revise the reports tailoring for project 

specificity and purpose, to include, but 

not limited to, improvements in metrics 

analysis, question clarity, and 

formatting and design, such as dropdown menu selections and potential 

common response indicators. This 

method will ensure a continuation of 

the reduced time for respondents and 

allow us to more quickly process 

information and determine impacts at 

the Agency level as observed during the 

pilot. As information will be requested 

of actively funded projects, it still may 

become necessary to request additional 

information for a particular project to 

complete the performance evaluation(s) 

in a timely manner. To ensure data is 

sufficient, on a case-by-case basis, FDA 

anticipates a need for follow-up 

questionnaire(s) to supplement the 

progress reports and as instruments of 

collection are developed and fine-tuned 

through this effort. We do not have any 

specific adjustments or revisions to the 

approved forms at this time, other than 

the inclusion of PRA statements. Due to 

the evolving nature of public health 

issues, non-substantive modifications 

may be made to the forms during the 3- 

year approval period of this information 

collection. Prior to implementation, 

such modifications will be submitted to 

OMB for approval, and they will be 

made available for public review and 

comment during the standard 

information collection extension/ 

revision approval process. 

In the Federal Register of July 29, 

2021 (86 FR 40853), FDA published a 

60-day notice requesting public 

comment on the proposed collection of 

information. No comments were 

received. Subsequent to the close of the 

60-day notice public comment period, 

additional comments were received 

from internal and external stakeholders 

through our solicitation of feedback 

external to the PRA public comment 

opportunity. Upon our review, these 

comments were generally supportive of 

the piloted forms, and many contained 

suggestions for additional technical 

improvements. At the same time, none 

of the comments suggested any change 

to our estimated burden and we have 

therefore retained those currently 

submitted. While we are not making 

changes to the forms with this 

submission, we plan to implement 

changes based on the feedback received 

as part of the continuous improvement 

process for the information collection 

over the next few years. 

Description of Respondents: 

Respondents to the information 

collection are State, local, Tribal and 

Territorial governments who are 

recipients of FDA-funded projects who 

submit required information to FDA. 


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