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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued 

Instrument 

Annual total 

number of 

respondents 

Annual total 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual total 

burden hours 

Appointment of Representative for Risk Determination Hearing (Form RDH– 

3) .................................................................................................................. 1740 1 0.17 290 

Risk Determination Hearing Transcript Request (Form RDH–4) .................... 16 1 0.17 3 

Request for Appeal of Risk Determination Hearing (Form RDH–5) ............... 3 1 0.17 .5 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 438.5 

Comments: The Department 

specifically requests comments on (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 279; 8 U.S.C. 1232 

Mary C. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Availability of Program Application 

Instructions for Adult Protective 

Services Funding 

Title: Elder Justice Act—Adult 

Protective Services. 

Announcement Type: Initial. 

Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C 1397m– 

1. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.698. 

DATES: Letters of Assurance and the 

Initial Spend Plan must be submitted 

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

March 15, 2024. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The Administration for Community 

Living (ACL) is establishing the ‘‘Elder 

Justice Act—Adult Protective Services’’ 

funding opportunity in accordance with 

section 2042(b) of subtitle B of title XX 

of the Social Security Act, otherwise 

known as the Elder Justice Act (EJA) as 

authorized and funded through the 

Further Additional Continuing 

Appropriations and Other Extensions 

Act, 2024, Public Law 118–35. In 

accordance with these statutes, the 

purpose of this opportunity is to 

enhance and improve adult protective 

services provided by States, the District 

of Columbia, and the Territories. 

Funds awarded to States and 

Territories under this opportunity will 

provide Adult Protective Services (APS) 

programs in the States, District of 

Columbia, and Territories with 

resources to enhance, improve, and 

expand the ability of APS to investigate 

allegations of abuse, neglect, and 

exploitation. Examples of activities 

consistent with the purposes of the 

statute include: 

• Costs and salaries for hiring 

permanent or temporary staff members, 

extended hours/over-time for current 

staff, and associated personnel costs; 

• Costs associated with providing 

goods and services to APS clients; 

• Costs associated with community 

outreach, including public awareness 

campaigns and other resources designed 

to increase the public’s awareness and 

understanding of APS’ role in the 

community; 

• Training costs, including state-wide 

training conferences for APS staff; 

• Acquiring personal protection 

equipment and supplies; 

• Improving and enhancing 

technology systems, including 

supporting remote work, such as the 

purchase of communications and 

technology hardware, software, or 

infrastructure in order to provide adult 

protective services; 

• Improving data collection and 

reporting at the case worker, local-, and 

State-levels in a manner that is 

consistent with the National Adult 

Maltreatment Reporting System 

(NAMRS); 

• Improving or enhancing existing 

APS processes for receiving reports, 

conducting intakes and investigations, 

planning/providing for services, making 

case determinations, documenting and 

closing cases, and continuous quality 

improvement; 

• Working with tribal adult protective 

services efforts, such as conducting 

demonstrations on State-Tribal APS 

partnerships to better serve tribal elders 

who experience abuse, neglect, and 

exploitation, partnering with Tribes 

within the State to include tribal elder 

abuse data in the State’s NAMRS 

reporting, and undertaking 

demonstrations to better understand 

elder abuse experienced by tribal 

individuals living in non-tribal 

communities and served by State APS 

programs; 

• Establishing or enhancing the 

availability for elder shelters and other 

emergency, short-term housing and 

accompanying ‘‘wrap-around’’ services 

for APS clients; 

• Establishing, expanding, or 

enhancing state-wide and local-level 

elder justice networks for the purpose of 

removing bureaucratic obstacles and 

improving coordination across the many 

State and local agencies interacting with 

APS clients who have experienced 

abuse, neglect, or exploitation; 

• Costs associated with establishing 

new, or improving existing processes for 

responding to alleged scams and frauds; 

• Costs associated with assisting APS 

clients secure the least restrictive option 

for emergency or alternative housing, 

and with obtaining, providing, or 

coordinating with care transitions as 

appropriate; 

• Costs associated with transporting 

APS clients to necessary appointments, 

such as medical visits; and 

• Costs associated with establishing 

grants or contracts to address gaps in the 

APS program identified in the 

environmental scan previously 

completed. 

Awards authorized under the EJA 

section 2042(b) shall be provided to the 

agency or unit of State government 

having the legal responsibility for 

providing adult protective services 

within the State, District of Columbia, or 

Territory. Funding under this 

opportunity may be used to serve any 

APS client who meets their State’s 

statutory or regulatory criteria for client 

eligibility for APS services. This 

funding must supplement and not 

supplant existing funding for APS 


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provided by States and local units of 

government. Additionally, award 

recipients will be required to submit 

Federal financial reports and annual 

program reports related to the activities 

performed. 

II. Award Information 

A. Eligible Entity 

The eligible entity for these awards is 

the agency or unit of State government 

legally responsible for providing adult 

protective services in each State, the 

District of Columbia, or Territory (EJA 

section 2042(b)(3)(B)). 

B. Funding Instrument Type 

These awards will be made in the 

form of formula grants to the agencies 

and units of State government with the 

legal responsibility to provide adult 

protective services. 

C. Anticipated Total Funding per 

Budget Period 

Under this program, ACL intends to 

make grant awards to each State, 

Territory, and the District of Columbia. 

Funding will be distributed through the 

formula identified in section 2042(b) of 

the Elder Justice Act. The amounts 

allocated are based upon the proportion 

of elders living in each State and 

Territory, as defined in statute, and will 

be distributed based on the formula. 

There are no cost-sharing nor match 

requirements. 

The project period for awards made 

under this announcement have an 

estimated start date of April 1, 2024 and 

an estimated end date of March 30, 

2028. These awards have a 24-month 

budget period. Projected available 

funding for FY 2024 is $13,766,829. The 

projected available funding is based on 

the FY23 appropriation levels, as 

described in the Further Additional 

Continuing Appropriations and Other 

Extensions Act, 2024, Public Law 118– 

35. Availability of funding and Notices 

of Award are contingent upon final 

Congressional appropriations, and this 

Notice will be updated accordingly. 

Below are the projected award 

amounts for FY 2024: 

Alabama ....................................... $202,092 

Alaska ........................................... 103,251 

Arizona ......................................... 295,966 

Arkansas ....................................... 118,929 

California ..................................... 1,370,306 

Colorado ....................................... 204,579 

Connecticut .................................. 148,885 

Delaware ...................................... 103,251 

District of Columbia .................... 19,193 

Florida .......................................... 1,020,937 

Georgia ......................................... 371,308 

Hawaii .......................................... 103,251 

Idaho ............................................ 103,251 

Illinois .......................................... 481,263 

Indiana ......................................... 257,455 

Iowa .............................................. 128,721 

Kansas .......................................... 111,431 

Kentucky ...................................... 176,257 

Louisiana ...................................... 174,021 

Maine ........................................... 103,251 

Maryland ...................................... 234,760 

Massachusetts .............................. 280,653 

Michigan ...................................... 416,921 

Minnesota .................................... 223,065 

Mississippi ................................... 112,707 

Missouri ....................................... 247,579 

Montana ....................................... 103,251 

Nebraska ....................................... 103,251 

Nevada ......................................... 118,427 

New Hampshire ........................... 103,251 

New Jersey ................................... 361,336 

New Mexico ................................. 103,251 

New York ..................................... 788,096 

North Carolina ............................. 411,823 

North Dakota ................................ 103,251 

Ohio .............................................. 478,682 

Oklahoma ..................................... 146,670 

Oregon .......................................... 175,035 

Pennsylvania ................................ 557,851 

Rhode Island ................................ 103,251 

South Carolina ............................. 220,397 

South Dakota ............................... 103,251 

Tennessee ..................................... 271,006 

Texas ............................................ 914,609 

Utah .............................................. 103,251 

Vermont ....................................... 103,251 

Virginia ........................................ 326,196 

Washington .................................. 288,664 

West Virginia ............................... 103,251 

Wisconsin .................................... 246,152 

Wyoming ...................................... 103,251 

American Samoa .......................... 13,767 

Guam ............................................ 13,767 

Northern Marianas ....................... 13,767 

Puerto Rico .................................. 157,773 

Virgin Islands ............................... 13,767 

III. Submission Requirements 

A. Letter of Assurance 

A Letter of Assurance is required to be 

submitted by the eligible entity in order 

to receive an award. The Letter of 

Assurance must include the following: 

1. Assurance that the award recipient 

is the agency or unit of State 

government legally responsible for 

providing adult protective services in 

each State and Territory. 

2. Assurance that funds will 

supplement and not supplant existing 

APS funding. 

3. Assurance that the award recipient 

has included an initial spend plan for 

the FY 2024 funds, that a spend plan 

will be submitted prior to awards for 

each new budget period, and that the 

initial spend plans will be regularly 

maintained to accurately reflect how the 

recipient is investing their funding 

under this program. 

4. Assurance that the award recipient 

will provide within 180 days of award 

an updated operational plan that covers 

activities through 2028. 

5. Assurance that funds will be spent 

in ways consistent with the Elder Justice 

Act Section 2042(b) and guidance 

provided by ACL, including the 

examples of activities consistent with 

the purposes of the authorizing 

legislation contained in this notice: 

• Personnel costs; 

• Providing goods and services to 

APS clients; 

• Community outreach; 

• Training; 

• Acquiring personal protection 

equipment and supplies; 

• Improving and enhancing 

technology systems; 

• Improving data collection and 

reporting at the case worker, local-, and 

State-levels in a manner that is 

consistent with the National Adult 

Maltreatment Reporting System; 

• Improving or enhancing existing 

APS processes; 

• Working with tribal adult protective 

services efforts; 

• Establishing or enhancing the 

availability for elder shelters and other 

emergency, short-term housing and 

accompanying ‘‘wrap-around’’ services; 

• Establishing, expanding, or 

enhancing state-wide and local-level 

elder justice networks; 

• Improving and supporting remote 

work; 

• Establishing new, or improving 

existing processes for responding to 

alleged scams and frauds; 

• Transportation costs; 

• Assisting APS clients secure the 

least restrictive option for emergency or 

alternative housing, and with obtaining, 

providing, or coordinating with care 

transitions as appropriate; and 

• Establishing grants and contracts as 

needed. 

6. Assurance to provide Federal 

financial reports and annual program 

reports related to the activities 

performed for each fiscal year of 

funding received. 

B. Spend Plans 

An Initial Spend Plan is required with 

the submission of the Letter of 

Assurance, and prior to awards for each 

new budget period through the end of 

the project period. The Initial Spend 

Plan should outline how the State/ 

Territory intends to spend their fiscal 

year allotment in response to the needs 

and challenges to their APS program. 

The plan should be consistent with the 

purpose of the authorizing legislation 

and the description and examples 

outlined above. The Initial Spend Plan 

should have the following format: 3–5 

pages in length, double-spaced, with 

12pt font and 1′′ margins, with a layout 

of 8.5′′ x 11′′ paper. The Initial Spend 

Plan submitted is considered a 

preliminary framework for how the 

State/Territory will plan to spend the 


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funds for the specified fiscal year, and 

they should be maintained on a regular 

basis to reflect accurately how the APS 

program is investing their funding. 

C. Unique Entity ID Number 

All grant applicants must obtain and 

keep current a Unique Entity ID (UEI). 

On April 4, 2022, the unique entity 

identifier used across the Federal 

Government changed from the DUNS 

Number to the Unique Entity ID 

(generated by SAM.gov). The Unique 

Entity ID is a 12-character alphanumeric 

ID assigned to an entity by SAM.gov. 

The UEI is viewable in your SAM.gov 

entity registration record. 

D. Intergovernmental Review 

Executive Order 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs, is not applicable to these 

grant applications. 

IV. Submission Information 

A. Submission Process 

To receive funding, eligible entities 

must provide a Letter of Assurance and 

an Initial Spend Plan (if applicable) 

containing all the information outlined 

in section III A. and B. above. 

Materials should be addressed to: 

Alison Barkoff, Administration for 

Community Living, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201. 

Letters of Assurance and the Initial 

Spend Plan should be submitted 

electronically via email to aps@

acl.hhs.gov. 

B. Submission Dates and Times 

To receive consideration, Letters of 

Assurance and the Initial Spend Plan 

must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (EST) 

March 15, 2024, Letters of Assurance 

and the Initial Spend Plan should be 

submitted electronically via email to 

aps@acl.hhs.gov and have an electronic 

time stamp indicating the date/time 

submitted. 

V. Agency Contacts 

A. Programmatic Issues/Questions 

Direct programmatic inquiries to: Erin 

Kee, erin.kee@acl.hhs.gov and/or 202– 

795–7312. 

B. Submission Issues/Questions 

Direct inquiries regarding submission 

of applications to aps@acl.hhs.gov. ACL 

will provide a response within 2 

business days. 

Dated: February 8, 2024. 

Alison Barkoff, 

Principal Deputy Administrator for the 

Administration for Community Living, 

performing the delegable duties of the 

Administrator and the Assistant Secretary for 

Aging. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03010 Filed 2–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket Nos. FDA–2022–E–2222 and FDA– 

2022–E–2223] 

Determination of Regulatory Review 

Period for Purposes of Patent 

Extension; SIMPLIFY CERVICAL 

ARTIFICIAL DISC 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or the Agency) has 

determined the regulatory review period 

for SIMPLIFY CERVICAL ARTIFICIAL 

DISC and is publishing this notice of 

that determination as required by law. 

FDA has made the determination 

because of the submission of 

applications to the Director of the U.S. 

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 

Department of Commerce, for the 

extension of patents which claim that 

medical device. 

DATES: Anyone with knowledge that any 

of the dates as published (see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) are 

incorrect must submit either electronic 

or written comments and ask for a 

redetermination by April 15, 2024. 

Furthermore, any interested person may 

petition FDA for a determination 

regarding whether the applicant for 

extension acted with due diligence 

during the regulatory review period by 

August 12, 2024. See ‘‘Petitions’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

more information. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

as follows. Please note that late, 

untimely filed comments will not be 

considered. The https://

www.regulations.gov electronic filing 

system will accept comments until 

11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of 

April 15, 2024. Comments received by 

mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/ 

paper submissions) will be considered 

timely if they are received on or before 

that date. 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments submitted electronically, 

including attachments, to https://

www.regulations.gov will be posted to 

the docket unchanged. Because your 

comment will be made public, you are 

solely responsible for ensuring that your 

comment does not include any 

confidential information that you or a 

third party may not wish to be posted, 

such as medical information, your or 

anyone else’s Social Security number, or 

confidential business information, such 

as a manufacturing process. Please note 

that if you include your name, contact 

information, or other information that 

identifies you in the body of your 

comments, that information will be 

posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 

• If you want to submit a comment 

with confidential information that you 

do not wish to be made available to the 

public, submit the comment as a 

written/paper submission and in the 

manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper 

Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). 

Written/Paper Submissions 

Submit written/paper submissions as 

follows: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for 

written/paper submissions): Dockets 

Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and 

Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers 

Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

• For written/paper comments 

submitted to the Dockets Management 

Staff, FDA will post your comment, as 

well as any attachments, except for 

information submitted, marked and 

identified, as confidential, if submitted 

as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’ 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket Nos. FDA– 

2022–E–2222 and FDA–2022–E–2223 

for ‘‘Determination of Regulatory 

Review Period for Purposes of Patent 

Extension; SIMPLIFY CERVICAL 

ARTIFICIAL DISC.’’ Received 

comments, those filed in a timely 

manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed 

in the docket and, except for those 

submitted as ‘‘Confidential 

Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at 

https://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Dockets Management Staff between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, 240–402–7500. 

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