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hamper quality of life. The HOS 

supports CMS’s commitment to improve 

health outcomes for beneficiaries while 

reducing burden on providers. CMS 

accomplishes this by focusing on highpriority areas for quality measurement 

and improvement established in the 

agency’s Meaningful Measures 

Framework. The HOS uses quality 

measures that ask beneficiaries about 

health outcomes related to specific 

mental and Physical Conditions. Form 

Number: CMS–10203 (OMB control 

number: 0938–0701); Frequency: Yearly; 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households; Number of Respondents: 

1,275; Total Annual Responses: 

663,150; Total Annual Hours: 212,208. 

(For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Alyssa Rosen at 410– 

786–8559 or Alyssa.Rosen@

cms.hhs.gov.) 

William N. Parham III, 

Director, Division of Information Collections 

and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23395 Filed 10–8–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Review; Community 

Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual 

Report (OMB No. 0970–0492) 

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Community 

Services (OCS), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) requests 

an extension with substantial changes to 

the currently approved Community 

Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual 

Report. This is specific to a significantly 

revised version (Annual Report 3.0), to 

begin as an option for use in Fiscal Year 

(FY) 2026 and to be required beginning 

in FY2027. 

DATES: Comments due November 8, 

2024. OMB must make a decision about 

the collection of information between 30 

and 60 days after publication of this 

document in the Federal Register. 

Therefore, a comment is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. You can also obtain 

copies of the proposed collection of 

information by emailing infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: Section 678E of the CSBG 

Act requires States, including the 

District of Columbia and the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and U.S. 

territories, to annually prepare and 

submit a report on the measured 

performance of the State and the eligible 

entities in the State. Prior to the 

participation of the State in the 

performance measurement system, the 

State shall include in the report any 

information collected by the State 

relating to such performance. Each State 

shall also include in the report an 

accounting of the expenditure of funds 

received by the State through the CSBG 

program, including an accounting of 

funds spent on administrative costs by 

the State and the eligible entities, and 

funds spent by the eligible entities on 

the direct delivery of local services, and 

shall include information on the 

number of and characteristics of clients 

served under the subtitle in the State, 

based on data collected from the eligible 

entities. The State shall also include in 

the report a summary describing the 

training and technical assistance offered 

by the State. 

Section 3(b) of the Government 

Performance and Results (GPRA) 

Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) 

requires OCS, as an office under the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services, to collect performance 

information for the CSBG. 

OCS has updated the Annual Report 

for future years, the CSBG Annual 

Report 3.0. This updated version was 

originally planned to be submitted in 

conjunction with the extension of 

version 2.1, but in an effort to be 

responsive to the public comments 

received during the 60-day comment 

period (89 FR 29339), OCS delayed 

submission of version 3.0. OCS has 

reviewed all comments and applied 

revisions to the instrument as a result of 

the feedback. 

This request includes the final 

proposed CSBG Annual Report 3.0, 

which is a substantial revision of the 

current Annual Report form. This 

updated version streamlines State 

administrative information, as well as 

National Performance Indicators for 

individuals and families as reported by 

eligible entities. The proposed revisions 

seek to lessen the burden of the 

previous iteration of the report by 

decreasing the amount of data points 

collected, clarifying data points by using 

plain language, removing items not 

pertinent to annual report data 

collection, and improving data points to 

reflect industry standards in measuring 

the reduction of poverty. This revision 

would be an optional collection 

instrument in FY 2026 to support 

incremental implementation and 

minimize burden to the public and 

would become the required sole 

collection instrument in FY 2027. 

Copies of the proposed collections of 

information can be obtained by visiting: 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/ 

programs/csbg. 

There are no changes proposed to the 

other versions of the Annual Report, 

which can be found here: https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAICList?ref_nbr=202406-0970-004. 

Respondents: State governments, 

including the District of Columbia, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. 

territories, directly funded federally and 

State-recognized tribes and CSBG 

eligible entities. 

Annual Burden Estimates 

Below is the estimated annual burden 

for data collection for all versions of the 

CSBG Annual Report, including Tribal 

reports. Please note that there are no 

changes to the Annual Report 2.1, the 

Tribal Annual Report or the Tribal Short 

Form. In FY24, States and Tribal grant 

recipients would be required to 

complete the current versions of the 

Annual Reports. 

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Total 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Annual burden 

hours 

CSBG Annual Report 3.0 (States) ....................................... 56 2 124 13,888 4,629.3 

CSBG Annual Report 3.0 (Eligible Entities) ........................ 1,000 2 426 852,000 284,000 


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Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Total 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Annual burden 

hours 

CSBG Annual Report 2.1 (States) ....................................... 56 1 198 11,088 3,696 

CSBG Annual Report 2.1 (Eligible Entities) ........................ 1,000 1 493 493,000 164,333.3 

CSBG Tribal Annual Report ................................................ 24 3 111 7,992 2,664 

CSBG Tribal Annual Report Short Form ............................. 30 3 40 3,600 1,200 

Total Estimates ............................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,381,568 460,522.60 

Comments: The Department 

specifically requests comments on the 

following: 

1. Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance measurement of Federal, 

State, or local agencies. 

2. The quality of the information to be 

collected. 

3. The clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

4. Does the information to be 

collected produce significant burden? If 

so, how could the burden be minimized 

on respondents, including using 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of technology? 

5. The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information. 

6. What, if any, additions, revisions, 

or modifications to the information 

collection would you suggest? 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 30 days of this publication. 

Authority: 112 Stat. 2729; 42 U.S.C. 

9902(2). 

Mary C. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Announcing the Intent To Award a 

Single-Source Supplement for 

University Center for Excellence in 

Developmental Disabilities Core 

Function Activities 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) announces the 

intent to award a single-source 

supplement to the current grant held by 

the Oregon Health and Science 

University Center for Excellence in 

Developmental Disabilities. The 

purpose of this supplemental funding is 

to support one or more core function 

activities to address the needs of and 

provide support for individuals with 

intellectual and developmental 

disabilities (I/DD) who use 

Augmentative and Alternative 

Communication (AAC) or could benefit 

from AAC to ensure access to needed 

community services, individualized 

supports, and other forms of assistance 

that promote self-determination, 

independence, productivity, and 

integration and inclusion in all facets of 

community life. The administrative 

supplement for fiscal year 2024 will 

amount to $270,000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information or comments 

regarding this program supplement, 

contact Pamela O’Brien, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Administration for 

Community Living, Administration on 

Disabilities, (202) 795–7417 or via email 

Pamela.OBrien@acl.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

supplementary funding will expand the 

engagement and technical assistance 

efforts around supporting people who 

use AAC devices to live well in the 

community. It will increase the capacity 

of the Oregon Health and Science 

University for Excellence in 

Developmental Disabilities (OHSU 

UCEDD) to broaden its reach and 

increase its impact by carrying out 

activities that address the needs of an 

unserved/underserved population— 

people with I/DD who use AAC or could 

benefit from AAC. 

As a result of this funding, ACL 

expects the OHSU UCEDD will carry out 

one or more of the four core functions 

activities, which could include but are 

not limited to: 

• Interdisciplinary Training: Training 

of future practitioners about the benefits 

of AAC and how to support access to 

AAC. 

• Community Service: Supporting a 

community of AAC users for peer-topeer networking, support, and exchange 

of ideas for addressing barriers to 

accessing AAC. 

• Research: Conducting research such 

as research on the benefits of peer 

connections amongst AAC users. 

• Information Dissemination: 

Developing and disseminating materials 

to assist others in accessing AAC and 

sharing findings from research with the 

UCEDD network and DD Community. 

This supplement will fund enhanced 

efforts related to developing a network 

of AAC users to connect them where 

they otherwise would not be able to 

connect with each other. 

Program Name: University Center for 

Excellence in Developmental 

Disabilities Education, Research and 

Service. 

Recipient: Oregon Health and Science 

University Center for Excellence in 

Developmental Disabilities. 

Period of Performance: The 

supplement award will be issued from 

September 30, 2024, through September 

29, 2025. 

Total Supplement Award Amount: 

$270,000. 

Award Type: Grant. 

Statutory Authority: This program is 

authorized under 42 U.S.C 15062(d). 

Basis for Award: Due to the low 

incidence of communication disabilities 

associated with the use of AAC, there 

are very few experts in this specialty 

area. OHSU is a designated UCEDD with 

extensive expertise and experience in 

AAC. The UCEDD has conducted 

research and led teams on development 

of assistive technology, intervention 

planning, AAC peer support models, 

and assessment protocols for both 

children and adults. The UCEDD 

completed several AAC externally 

funded innovative projects that 

addressed public health, device 

development and evaluation, and 

interventions for young children. The 

UCEDD is currently developing a 

network of AAC users to connect them 

where they otherwise would not be able 

to connect with each other. The 

supplemental funding will leverage the 

experience and expertise of the OHSU 

UCEDD to focus on this unserved/ 

underserved population and strengthen 

the UCEDD’s work in this area. 


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