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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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