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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

[OMB Control Number—0985–0033] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Public Comment Request; 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection (ICR-Rev); State 

Developmental Disabilities Council— 

Annual Program Performance Report 

(PPR) 

AGENCY: Administration on Intellectual 

and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD), 

Administration for Community Living 

(ACL), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on ACL’s intention to collect 

information necessary to determine 

grantee compliance with Part B of the 

Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act). 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (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 proposed action. This 

notice solicits comments on a proposed 

revision to an existing data collection 

related to the State Councils on 

Developmental Disabilities (State 

Councils) Annual Program Performance 

Report (PPR). On an annual basis, each 

Council must submit a Program 

Performance Report (PPR) to describe 

the extent to which annual progress is 

being achieved on the 5-year State plan 

goals. The PPR will be used by (1) the 

Council as a planning document to track 

progress made in meeting state plan 

goals; (2) the citizenry of the State as a 

mechanism for monitoring progress and 

activities on the plans of the Council; 

and (3) the Department as a stewardship 

tool for ensuring compliance with the 

Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

and Bill of Rights Act and for 

monitoring and providing technical 

assistance (e.g., during site visits), and 

support for management decision 

making. 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information by December 4, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to: Sara.Newell-Perez@

acl.hhs.gov. Submit written comments 

on the collection of information by mail 

to Sara Newell-Perez, U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services, 

Administration for Community Living, 

330 C Street SW., Room 1108B, 

Washington, DC 20201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Newell-Perez at (202) 795–7413 or 

Sara.Newell-Perez@acl.hhs.gov. 

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 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

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 or 

update of an existing collection of 

information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. 

The proposed data collection 

represents a revision of a currently 

approved information collection (ICRRev). In compliance with the 

requirements of Section 506 (c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

the Administration on Community 

Living is soliciting public comment on 

the information collection described 

above. The Department specifically 

requests comments on: (a) Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the function of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) 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. 

Consideration will only be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. The 

proposed State Councils on 

Developmental Disabilities Annual 

Program Performance Report can be 

found on the ACL Web site at: https:// 

www.acl.gov/about-acl/policy-andregulations. 

ACL estimates the burden of this 

collection of information as follows: 

Burden Estimates 

The total estimated hour burden per 

respondent for the proposed DD Council 

PPR will increase from the 138 hours 

estimated in 2015 to 172 burden hours 

per response. The number of hours is 

multiplied by 56 State Council 

programs, resulting in a total estimated 

hour aggregate burden of 9,632. 

The increase in burden is primarily 

due to the incorporation of new 

performance measures into the FFY 

2017–2021 state plan cycle. These 

measures will hone in on individual 

and family advocacy, as well as systems 

change advocacy. One example of these 

measures is a reporting of the number of 

promising and/or best practices 

improved as a result of systems change 

activities. The Program Performance 

Report (PPR) is an opportunity for 

Councils to report on the actual data 

and outcomes that resulted from 

carrying out the new State Plan 

activities. The proposed revisions to the 

PPR form were reviewed and pilot 

tested by a Performance Measures 

Workgroup consisting of nine (9) State 

Council representatives. This 

workgroup deemed the PPR revisions 

necessary to accurately capture and 

report on the progress of the State 

Councils. A separate workgroup 

consisting of nine (9) different State 

Council representatives further 

discussed data collection methodologies 

as it relates to the proposed PPR 

template. The new performance 

measures will offer a comprehensive 

categorization and approach to 

collecting data necessary to report to 

Congress and other interested entities. 

The burden calculation takes into 

account that 40% percent of the change 

Councils estimated for data collection 

burden will be pre-populated for them 

through their web-based reporting 

system, ACL Reporting. The increase of 

24.6% for burden is consistent with the 

development of new performance 

measures and were approved and 

anticipated by the State Councils. 


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Respondent/data collection activity Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Annual 

burden hours 

State Councils on Developmental Disabilities Annual Program Performance 

Report (PPR) ................................................................................................ 56 1 172 9,632 

Total .......................................................................................................... 56 1 172 9,632 

Dated: September 26, 2017. 

Mary Lazare, 

Principal Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21258 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; Public 

Comment Request; Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection (OMB Approval Number 

0985–0042); State Grant for Assistive 

Technology Program Annual Progress 

Report (AT APR) 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

that the proposed collection of 

information listed above has been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

clearance as required under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 

PRA). This 30-day notice requests 

comments on the information collection 

requirements related to a proposed 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection (ICR-Rev). The 

revision would allow ACL to continue 

to collect information necessary to 

determine grantee compliance with 

Section 4 of the Assistive Technology 

Act of 1998, as Amended (AT Act). 

DATES: Submit written comments on the 

collection of information by November 

3, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information: by fax 

at (202) 395–5806 or by email to OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov, Attn: OMB 

Desk Officer for ACL. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Groenendaal at (202) 795–7356 

or robert.groenendaal@acl.hhs.gov. 

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 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

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 or 

update of an existing collection of 

information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. The 

proposed data collection represents a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. In order to 

comply with the above requirement, 

ACL is requesting approval of an update 

of a previously approved collection, the 

State Grants for Assistive Technology 

Program Annual Progress Report (AT 

APR), formerly the 572 Report (0985– 

0042). 

The AT APR is submitted annually by 

all State Grants for AT programs 

receiving formula funds under Section 4 

of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, 

as Amended (AT Act). The AT APR is 

used by ACL to assess grantees’ 

compliance with Section 4 of the AT 

Act, with section 1329 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, and with 

applicable provisions of the HHS 

regulations at 45 CFR part 75. The AT 

APR enables ACL to analyze qualitative 

and quantitative data to track 

performance outcomes and efficiency 

measures of the State Grants for AT 

programs; support budget requests; 

comply with the GPRA Modernization 

Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) reporting 

requirements; provide national 

benchmark information; and inform 

program development and management 

activities. This information collection 

has 3 pieces: (a) Web-based system that 

collects data from states; (b) 

performance measure survey on the 

access and acquisition of AT devices 

and services that states collect from 

individuals; and, (c) customer 

satisfaction survey that states collect 

from individuals on their experiences 

accessing and acquiring AT through the 

State AT program. The burden table 

below identifies the data collection 

activities for the three surveys above as 

well as the estimates for record keeping 

and entry of aggregate data. In addition 

to submitting a State Plan every three 

years, states and outlying areas are 

required to submit annual progress 

reports on their activities. The data 

required for these progress reports is 

specified in Section 4(f) of the AT Act. 

The State Grants for AT program 

conduct the following state-level and 

state leadership activities: State 

financing, device demonstration, device 

loans, device reutilization, training and 

technical assistance, public awareness, 

and information and referral. 

Comments in Response to the 60-Day 

Federal Register Notice 

A 60-Day notice was published in the 

Federal Register in Vol. 82, No. 135, pg. 

32710, on July 17th, 2017. ACL received 

one comment from the Association of 

Assistive Technology Act Programs 

(ATAP), which represents 54 State 

Grant for AT programs. The comment 

noted that the proposed changes to the 

currently approved information 

collection were developed with 

extensive input of those it directly 

impacts, the State AT Program grantees. 

The revision process began over two 

years ago and grantees had multiple 

opportunities to discuss and make 

recommendations on the proposed 

changes, which were reviewed during 

numerous meetings with ATAP 

membership at national conferences and 

during online events. There is uniform 

support within the ATAP membership 

for the revisions. 

Annual Burden Estimates 

The proposed State Grants for 

Assistive Technology Program Annual 

Progress Report (AT APR) may be found 

on the ACL Web site at: https://

www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input. 

The total estimated hour burden per 

respondent for the proposed AT APR 

will decrease from the 406 hours per 

respondent estimated in FY 2014 to 404 

hours estimated for FY 2017, an 

estimated reduction of two hours per 

respondent or 112 in total. These are in 

addition to reductions made during the 

last information collection process. The 

reduction in burden is a result of a data 


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