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NCEHS–CCP in the past year, their 

satisfaction with the support, how the 

T/TA informed their work with EHS– 

CCP grantees, and how support could be 

improved. 

• Stakeholder telephone interviews. 

Semi-structured telephone interviews 

will be conducted in spring of 2017 and 

2019 with a purposively selected group 

of stakeholders that complete the 

stakeholder survey. The interviews will 

explore in more detail the types of T/TA 

support participants received from 

NCEHS–CCP, how that support has 

informed their work with EHS–CCP 

grantees, their satisfaction with the 

support, successes and challenges, and 

suggestions for improvement. 

A 60-Day Federal Register Notice was 

published for this study on October 27, 

2015. This 30-Day Federal Register 

Notice covers the following data 

collection activities: (1) Stakeholder 

survey, and (4) stakeholder telephone 

interviews. 

Respondents: Respondents include 

regional T/TA specialists, CCDF 

administrators, Head Start state and 

national collaboration office directors, 

and implementation planners and fiscal 

consultants. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Stakeholder survey .............................................................. 350 1 2 0.5 175 

Stakeholder telephone interviews ........................................ 150 1 1 1.0 75 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 250. 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 

C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. 

Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All 

requests should be identified by the title 

of the information collection. Email 

address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: OMB is required to 

make a decision concerning 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. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent directly to the following: Office 

of Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_

SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: 

Desk Officer for the Administration for 

Children and Families. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Procedures for Requests from 

Tribal Lead Agencies to use Child Care 

and Development Fund (CCDF) Funds 

for Construction or Major Renovation of 

Child Care Facilities. 

OMB No.: 0970–0160. 

Description: The Child Care and 

Development Block Grant Act, as 

amended, allows Indian Tribes to use 

Child Care and Development Fund 

(CCDF) grant awards for construction 

and renovation of child care facilities. A 

tribal grantee must first request and 

receive approval from the 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF) before using CCDF funds 

for construction or major renovation. 

This information collection contains the 

statutorily-mandated uniform 

procedures for the solicitation and 

consideration of requests, including 

instructions for preparation of 

environmental assessments in 

conjunction with the National 

Environmental Policy Act. The 

proposed draft procedures update the 

procedures that were originally issued 

in August 1997 and incorporate changes 

made by the Child Care and 

Development Block Grant Act of 2014, 

which now allows for a waiver to the 

requirement that the use of funds for 

construction or renovation does not 

result in the decrease in child care 

services. Respondents will be CCDF 

tribal grantees requesting to use CCDF 

funds for construction or major 

renovation. 

Respondents: Tribal Child Care Lead 

Agencies acting on behalf of Tribal 

Governments. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

esponse 

Total burden 

hours 

Construction or Major Renovation of Tribal Child Care Facilities ................... 5 1 20 100 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 100. 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded by writing 

to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, 

Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 

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infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

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. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Extension for a 

Currently Approved Collection, State 

Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) 

AGENCY: Independent Living 

Administration, Administration for 

Community Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

that the proposed collection of 

information listed below has been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

clearance. Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), 

Federal agencies are required to publish 

notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow public 

comment in response to the notice. 

DATES: Submit written comments on the 

collection of information by March 9, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information by 

email to OIRA_submission@

omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB Desk Officer 

for ACL. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Veronica Hogan, Administration for 

Community Living, Washington, DC 

20201. Telephone: (202) 795–7365; 

email: veronica.hogan@acl.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The State 

Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) 

Public Law (105–220) for the State 

Independent Living (SILS) and Centers 

for Independent Living (CIL) program 

authorized by title VII, chapter 1, of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended 

by the Workforce Innovation and 

Opportunity Act (WIOA, Pub. L. 113– 

128) [Rehabilitation Act]. States are 

required to submit an approvable SPIL 

in order to receive federal funding 

under the State Independent Living 

Services (SILS) and Centers for 

Independent Living (CIL) programs 

authorized by title VII, chapter 1, of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 

(Pub. L. 105–220). The SPIL 

encompasses the activities planned by 

the state to achieve its specified 

independent living objectives and 

reflects the state’s commitment to 

comply with all applicable statutory and 

regulatory requirements during the three 

years covered by the plan. Part I of the 

SPIL is a series of assurances, or 

statements of compliance, based on 

legal and regulatory provisions 

governing the SILS and CIL programs. 

Part II of the SPIL consists of narrative 

sections in which the state describes its 

independent living objectives, services, 

activities and operational details. 

If the SPIL is not extended and the 

data collection not conducted, ACL will 

not be authorized to fund the IL 

programs and, as a result, the 

availability of independent living 

services in the states will be severely 

limited. 

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 request 

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 of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, ACL is publishing notice 

of the proposed collection of 

information set forth in this document. 

With respect to the following collection 

of information, ACL invites comments 

on: (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; (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 through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

when appropriate, and other forms of 

information technology. 

The Independent Living Program is 

required by federal statute and 

regulation requires the collection of this 

information every three years. The 

three-year period for the next SPIL is FY 

2017–2019. The SPIL provided in 

writing to the Administration for 

Community Living, Administration on 

Disabilities, Independent Living 

Administration. The five core services 

are: Advocacy, information and referral, 

independent living skills training, peer 

counseling, and transition services. 

WIOA included three prongs to the 5th 

core service: 

• Facilitating the transition of 

individuals with significant disabilities 

from nursing homes and other 

institutions to home and communitybased residences, with the requisite 

supports and services; 

• Provide assistance to individuals 

with significant disabilities who are at 

risk of entering institutions so that the 

individuals may remain in the 

community, and 

• Facilitate the transition of youth 

who are individuals with significant 

disabilities, who were eligible for 

individualized education programs 

under section 614(d) of the Individuals 

with Disabilities Act (20 U.S.C. 

1414(d)), and who have completed their 

secondary education or otherwise left 

school, to postsecondary life. 

ILA to track grant activities and create 

the annual reports, to Congress. ACL 

estimates the burden of this collection 

of information as follows: 56 SPIL 

respond annually which should be an 

average burden of 3,360 hours per State 

per year. 

Dated: February 2, 2016. 

Kathy Greenlee, 

Administrator and Assistant Secretary for 

Aging. 

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